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Name: Jeepers
Gender: Male
Age: 2 years, 1 month
Species: Cat
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Orphaned Since: April 21

Jeepers is one lovable feline. Take a look at her gorgeous orange coat and adorable white paws. She loves attention and would be the perfect pet for your family.

Name: Joy Bella
Gender: Female
Age: 1 years, 3 months
Species: Dog
Breed: Black Mouth Cur Mix
Orphaned Since: April 13

Joy Bella is a fun-loving gal that has lived with kids, other dogs and is already housetrained. She can sit and shake on command and is ready to learn more with you. Drop in to meet her today.

 Meet these pets and all of the SPCA Adoptable Pets at the SPCA Adoption Center at 5850 Brannen Road South in Lakeland. The Adoption Center is open Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our Animal Medical Center is also open to serve the public, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  and on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lakeland, Fla. – Dine in or carry out from Sonny’s Bar-BQ in South Lakeland on Tuesday, June 1 between 4 – 9 p.m. and 10% of your bill will be donated to the SPCA.

Just mention the SPCA when you make your order or stop by the SPCA to get a flyer to distribute to friends, family and co-workers.

For more information about the SPCA and its programs, visit www.lovemyspca.com or call 863/646-7722.

For more information on Sonny’s Bar-BQ, call 863/646-2990 or visit www.sonnysbbq.com.

Lakeland, Fla.The SPCA is holding a free pet obedience class for previous adopters. The class is on Saturday, June 5 from 10 a.m. to noon at the SPCA and is taught by Debbi Snyder from DogSense Obedience.

Attendants are asked to be over 16 years of age and to leave their dogs at home. Snyder will help you conquer the world of pet parenting by addressing how to stop the chewing, dealing with excessive barking, and more. Bring your questions and concerns for our obedience expert. Suggested donation is $5. To register, e-mail mchurch@lovemyspca.com or call 863/646-7722 ext. 117.

For more information about the SPCA programs, visit www.lovemyspca.com or call 863/646-7722.

Debbi Snyder is a lifetime resident of Lakeland and has trained canines for most of her life. She has studied with top trainers throughout the country and has earned 22 titles in competition, including Obedience Trail Captain. For more information on Debbi and DogSense Obedience, call 863/647-4557 or visit www.dogsenseobedience.com.

Lakeland, Fla.Visit www.theanimalrescuesite.com and click on the “Shelter Challenge” tab on the right to vote for SPCA, Inc. in the All-Star Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter Challenge together with Petfinder.com.

Enter “SPCA, Inc” as the shelter name and “FL” as the state to find us and secure your vote. Once you click on the vote button, you will be asked to confirm your vote by naming the animal shown in the picture on the next page. Then, your vote is confirmed.

You can vote every day, and voting officially ends at midnight Pacific Time on Sunday, August 22. The SPCA, Inc. is currently number 317. There are many chances to win, including overall most votes, most votes in your state and weekly prizes for most votes during that week. Start voting today and keep voting until August 22!

For more information about the SPCA and its programs, visit www.lovemyspca.com or call 863/646-7722.

Lakeland, Fla.The SPCA is partnering with the Lakeland Flying Tigers for the Third Annual Bark in the Park on Friday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in Joker Merchant Stadium. The Lakeland Flying Tigers will take on the St. Lucie Mets. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Human tickets are $5 and pooch passes are $1. Half of the proceeds will benefit the SPCA. Human tickets must be purchased in advance to guarantee donation to SPCA. Pooch passes can be purchased in advance or on the night of the event.

To order your tickets and pooch passes, call 863/646-7722 ext. 117, e-mail mchuch@lovemyspca.com or use the calendar at www.lovemyspca.com to purchase tickets today.

Lakeland, Fla.The SPCA has been awarded $10,700 which will be used to provide pet sterilization to low-income families. The George W. Jenkins Fund within the Community Foundation of Greater Lakeland, Inc. funded $8,000 and the CFGL Grant Committee funded $2,700.

Pet owners within the following zip codes are eligible to receive free spay/neuter services: 33801, 33803, 33805, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33813, 33815, 33837, 33841, 33843, 33853, and 33868. To provide such services, the SPCA has partnered with the Polk County Sheriff Office’s Animal Control Section.

For more information, call the SPCA’s Animal Medical Center at 863/646-7722. The Animal Medical Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and on Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

There is a limit of two sterilizations per household and other guidelines do apply.

Lakeland, Fla. – The SPCA is collecting hair (pet and human) to help in the effort to mop up the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The hair will be packaged and mailed to Matter of Trust – a non-profit organization that collects hair to help clean up oil spills. The only requirement is that the hair be clean and debris free. You can drop off hair donations to the SPCA at 5850 Brannen Road South in Lakeland.

For more information about the SPCA, visit www.lovemyspca.com, call 863/646-7722 or e-mail info@lovemyspca.com.

To learn more about Matter of Trust, visit www.matteroftrust.org.

Lakeland, Fla.The SPCA will give away a surprise gift with every adoption on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31.

The SPCA Adoption Center will be open regular business hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day. The Adoption Center houses around 200 animals and many of those orphaned pets can be seen at www.lovemyspca.com.

For more information, call 863/646-7722 or visit the SPCA in person at 5850 Brannen Road South in Lakeland.

Owner Darryl Thomas and Mongo Man present Community Outreach Coordinator Mary Church with a check for almost $400 for the SPCA’s May 4 event.

Lakeland, Fla. – The SPCA held a fundraiser at BD’s Mongolian Grill in Lakeside Village on Tuesday, May 4. Through a combination of tips given to celebrity grillers and 20% of the evening’s sales, over $400 was raised to help the animals at the SPCA.

Celebrity grillers included the City of Lakeland’s Deputy City Manager Tony Delgado, Lakeland Mayor Gow Fields, the Lakeland Police Department’s Assistant Chief Bill LePere, 97 Country’s Melissa Moran, MAX 98.3’s Eric Michaels and Mike Lee, Ross Vecchio’s Dennis Ross, FOX 13’s Ken Suarez, and Lakeland City Commissioners Justin Troller and Howard Wiggs.

For more information about the SPCA and other upcoming events, visit www.lovemyspca.com, call 863/646-7722 or e-mail info@lovemyspca.com.

Lakeland, Fla.The SPCA is partnering with Invisible Fence of Central Florida for a Buy One, Get One Half Off promotion that ends at the end of May.

Dog owners can purchase an Invisible Fence and get a second one half off. Then, a donation of $150 will be made on behalf of each of the purchasers. For each BOGO deal, a total of $300 will be donated to help the animals at the SPCA.

To get your Invisible Fence or for more information, call 863/299-4310. To learn how you can help the SPCA, visit www.lovemyspca.com, call 863/646-7722 or e-mail info@lovemyspca.com.

Invisible Fence is the “brand vets recommend most for dog safety and freedom”.

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