Richmond Pet Lovers

Strut Your Mutt at Woofstock! Saturday May 4th at Festival Park in Downtown Richmond!

RAL — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:55:25 +0000

—Guest Blogger: Sarah Clinton, RAL Community Manager Woofstock 2013 has an exciting new location! Yes, we know we are four days away from our party. That gives you, let’s see, FOUR WHOLE DAYS to shift your sails and join us at a new spot! Due to a communication blip on the part of RAL, [...]

Cooper Vineyards hosts exhibit from New Orleans artist Martin LaBorde to support the Richmond SPCA

Richmond SPCA — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:02:32 +0000

—Guest Blogger: Tabitha Frizzell Hanes, Richmond SPCA Director of Advancement This Sunday, Jan. 13, Cooper Vineyards is hosting a first-in-Virginia exhibit from New Orleans artist Martin LaBorde. His work is presented courtesy of Bee Galleries, and the gallery has generously pledged to donate 15 percent from the purchase of each piece sold at this event [...]

10-year old Richmond 4th grader gives up Christmas for homeless pets

RAL — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:57:32 +0000

—Guest Blogger: Sarah Clinton, Richmond Animal League Community Manager Meet Emily. She’s 10 years old, a fourth grader, a fan of cats and dogs, and is “giving up” Christmas for Richmond Animal League (RAL) this year. We learned about this incredible gift when a $500 donation from Emily’s aunt and uncle came in with a [...]

Richmond SPCA Winter Break Critter Camp: Careers with Animals

Richmond Petlover — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:56:31 +0000

Does your child aspire to work with pets? Why not sign them up for Richmond SPCA’s Winter Break Critter Camp: Careers with Animals? The Richmond SPCA is offering camp sessions for children in 5th through 9th grades during Winter Break. Campers will spend time with each department at our humane center during each of these [...]

Richmond Animal League sends every animal home for the holidays – again

RAL — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:22:57 +0000

—Guest Blogger: Sarah Clinton, RAL Community Manager Operation Silent Night, an initiative of Richmond Animal League (RAL), was conceived with the idea of sending all of the animals at the shelter home for the holidays. In 2011, 119 animals had found their forever homes (and 55 more were placed in loving foster homes) during the [...]

Adopt a Pit Bull from Chesterfield County Animal Shelter and Ring Dog Rescue will pay your $60 adoption fee

Ring Dog Rescue — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:28:47 +0000

—Guest Blogger: Tonya Irizarry, Ring Dog Rescue Ring Dog Rescue has teamed up with Chesterfield County Animal Shelter, to get pit bull type dogs adopted! The first 10 approved applications wishing to adopt a “Pit Bull Type” dog; Ring Dog Rescue will pay the $60 adoption fee. The adopted dogs will be spayed or neutered, [...]

Join The Amazing Raise at GiveRichmond.org!

Richmond Petlover — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:01:06 +0000

Richmonders, Turn $50 into $20,000 for a local nonprofit by joining Richmond’s Amazing Raise! During this 36-hour online giving event, (6am September 19th to 6pm on September 20th) the more unique donors who give a gift of $50 or more to their favorite Richmond nonprofits, the greater the chance of those organizations winning bonus grants [...]

The Gratitude 100

Richmond Petlover — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:00:02 +0000

Saturday, August 11th Independence Golf Course Paul Carr, CEO of Car Pool, will be walking 50 holes of golf at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Virginia. His goal is to raise money for 4 charities that are very dear to his heart: The Richmond SPCA; Fetch a Cure; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Robins [...]

Jessica Beath Foundation Pledges $10,000 in Matching Donations to the Richmond Animal League

RAL — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:48:58 +0000

—Guest Blogger: Sarah Clinton, Richmond Animal League Community Manager For the second time in two years, the Beath Foundation yesterday committed another $10,000 to match donations of $100 or more made to the Richmond Animal League (RAL). As a privately run shelter that receives no funding from governmental agencies, RAL depends on the generosity and [...]

Breakout at Richmond Animal League!

Mary — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:09:57 +0000

Most Richmond pet lovers know that Amy McCracken, Richmond Animal League’s (RAL) Executive Director, is good at her job. What you may not realize, is that she is also a social media genius! Really. I just happen to be one of Amy’s (apparently many) Facebook friends. She got my attention this week by posting that [...]