Editorial | Animal lover? Make a difference
Cape Coral Animal Shelter will hold one of its largest — and most popular — fundraisers next week.
The fourth annual Virtual Auction opens Monday and runs through Friday, offering an abundance of opportunities to bid on some very nice items — everything from handcrafted artwork and pampering spa days to a Taylor Swift-themed Airbnb in Nashville, airline tickets, and luxury getaways at Margaritaville and The Westin Cape Coral.
We thank all of the businesses and individuals who have donated auction items, and we urge you to check it out. You might just win a bargain and help the shelter with its mission of “bringing new hope to homeless animals” to boot.
The auction, which raised a whopping $46,000 last year with hopes to “smash that record with your help this year!,” is not the only way to help, though.
A drive is underway to raise the money needed to triple shelter space by adding a new 19,000-square-foot shelter building and expanding its low-cost clinic.
For those looking to make a major impact, CCAS is offering “naming opportunities” to help pay for components of the new facility.
For those of us with less to spare, one-time donations — or regular giving through the shelter’s monthly Constant Companion program — can also make a big difference. Ten dollars will microchip two shelter pets; $25 will feed all shelter pets for a day; $50 will provide vaccines and an exam for new intakes and $75 and $100 will cover lab work and emergency services respectively.
Donations of supplies are also welcome (the shelter has a list of needed items on its website) as are volunteers, fosters and, of course, adoptive pet parents.
With Lee County’s Domestic Animal Services shelter overflowing, and other shelters burdened as well, even making space for one more dog or cat can make what literally can be a lifesaving difference.
If you can help, please do.
Visit capecoralanimalshelter.com or call 239-573-2002.
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