River Valley Animal Protection League

02/24/2025

Please join us at our annual potluck fundraiser to help support our animals.

There will be a lot of great raffles, games and door prizes.

AND A CAKE AUCTION!!! 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂

We cant wait to see you there, your support is as always greatly appreciated.

12/11/2024

Our Fresh,Evergreen Holiday Centerpieces are completed.
We have them on display at the RVAPL.
Text Tammie #603-852-8372 I will make arrangements to meet you there to select your pieces. All proceeds go to the RVAPL.
Happy Holidays!

12/03/2024

We have several Holiday pieces completed on display at RVAPL . We are open to the public Tuesdays 1 -2.
Keep an eye out we will have fresh greens centerpieces for your holiday celebrations.

11/23/2024

Getting Ready for the Holidays?
We have Yule Time Logs w taper candles and a potpourri jar finished and ready to sell.
Santa little helpers are making holiday centerpieces as quickly as we can. Stop by the rescue peek into the office window and see what has been created and ready to take home. All creations will last all season and even next year as they are artificial.
Two weeks before Christmas we will have fresh evergreen centerpieces available. Come on down and window shop. Check often we are adding new ones as they are completed or stop by in person Tuesdays 1-2 see our cats and check out the centerpieces available.
Have a special color scheme? Text Tammie at 603-852-8372 and we will try to accommodate all requests.
All proceeds go to RVAPL .
Thank you,
Have a safe and happy holiday season.

06/19/2023

Check out the articles below! Be prepared, and stay safe! 🐾💕

💕🐾🐱🐶 June is National Pet Preparedness Month! 🐶🐱🐾💕

Check out these two articles to learn how to prepare your pet care business and furry friends in an emergency!

Pets & Emergency Preparedness:
Pets & https://psi.petsitterinsurance.com/blog/pet-emergency-preparedness

Hurricane Season is Here, Be Prepared!: https://napps.petsitterinsurance.com/blog/hurricane-season-is-here-be-prepared

05/26/2023

Be prepared!

02/18/2023

UPCOMING FUNDRAISER EVENT!

The RVAPL is planning to have our Potluck Dinner fundraiser this March 25. We are hoping to go back to our "pre-covid" original format, having a potluck dinner, raffles, cake auction, games, etc.!!

Please plan to join us Sat 3/25 starting at 5pm at the VFW on Lovers Lane in Charlestown.

Please call 603 826 3061 with any questions.

*** If necessary, we can revert back to our "Rafflepalooza" format that we have done the last 2 yrs, without the food, if conditions suggest that would be better.

03/11/2022

07/08/2021

Please join us at the shelter for our yard sale/plant sale/ bake sale on Saturday July 17 from 8 to 3pm. This is part of the Charlestown townwide yard sale day!! We will be having some great items for raffle as well. Hope to see you there!

06/26/2021

We have someone who is looking to rehome a pair of bonded cats. They are both males, named Barnabus and Stephen King. Please contact the shelter if you or someone you know is interested in giving these wonderful cats a home.

Feel free to give us a call 826-3061

04/02/2021

Charlestown Middle School teams with RVAPL

In January, Charlestown Middle School 6th graders were assigned to create a podcast interview using primary sources—someone who is an expert or who has had direct experience with an event. Everyone had free choice to choose their topic, and one student, Clynton Harris, wanted to know what it was like to run an animal shelter.

His teacher, Rose Marie Marinace, put him in touch with the shelter staff and shelter president of the River Valley Animal Protection League, Donna Montgomery, gave his questions to the shelter director, Kara Lee. Clynton and Kara couldn’t meet for the interview because of covid, but everyone worked creatively to help the project be a success.

Kara wrote down the answers to Clynton’s questions about running the shelter and caring for the animals. Clynton wrote a script that helped tell the story with her expertise, and then he recorded it.

Clynton’s enthusiasm for the project from start to finish was noticed by his teacher, Mrs. Marinace, and they worked together to polish it up for submission to National Public Radio’s Student Podcast Challenge.

Ms. Montgomery and Mrs. Marinace hope to bring students to see the shelter at a later date when field trips are allowed, because supporting an early interest in volunteering is good for kids and for the non-profits they support. Until then, we’ll be waiting to hear the winners of the contest in the late spring

03/22/2020

Until further notice, the shelter will be closed to the public for animal
viewing and visiting, but we will continue to conduct adoptions via
individual appointments. Please call the shelter if you are interested
in adopting.

Thanks, Kara

03/15/2020

RVAPL has decided to postpone our annual pot luck and cake auction, scheduled for March 21st. With the ongoing spread of Covid-19, we do not wish to put people at unnecessary risk. A new date for the event will be decided at a later date. We thank everyone who intended on coming, and for those donating a cake!

03/06/2020

Come out and support RVAPL April 1st, at the Sumner House. Join us for an evening of painting, and enjoy great food and drinks. To attend the painting party please follow the link in the flyer below and register.

03/04/2020

Q: Can pets 🐩🐈 at home spread the new coronavirus?

A: At present, there is no evidence that companion animals/pets such as dogs, cats can be infected with the virus.
However, it is always a good idea to wash your hands with soap and water after contact with pets