Presents For Paws

11/03/2024

Thank you, Tara, for the dog toys!

10/31/2024

Thank you everyone who came out to the Halloween in the Village and who voted for Sherlock Bones. We won for Best in Show!!!

Congratulations to all of the winners and participants! They were all amazing and really made our town beautifully festive for Halloween.

Massive thanks to the East Haddam Economic Development Commission and the Friends of the Rathbun Library for organizing such a fun, community event. We are looking forward to participating next year!

10/30/2024

ONE DAY LEFT! We are just 2lbs away from winning 165lbs of FREE pet food!

Thank you Yummypets for this paw-some opportunity!

It's free - just click here: https://www.yummypets.com/voice/pot/438. This promotion ends on Oct 31st.

Every click gets us closer!

10/29/2024

Presents For Paws could really use your votes for the 2024 East Haddam Scarecrow contest: Click this link to vote!

https://forms.gle/XCLUbtNuScjJf1Xd6

VOTE for SHERLOCK BONES!

(The Mystery of the Great Cat Napper!)

There are a variety of categories and votes are required for all of them so make sure you scroll through.

We are in the following categories:
- Adult
- Best in Show
- East Haddam Spirit Award

10/26/2024

Check out our scarecrow, Sherlock Bones! He's hot on the case of the mystery of the great cat-napper! Will the per-paw-trator get away with the purr-fect crime? Stay tuned!

Vote for him in the upcoming contest. Voting details will be posted soon!

East Haddam Economic Development Commission

10/24/2024

Halloween is only a few days away. This is our annual friendly reminder on how to keep your furry friend(s) safe!

10/24/2024

WE NEED YOUR HELP! There is only 7 days left to help us earn 165lbs of FREE pet food! Thank you Yummypets for this paw-some opportunity!

It's free - just click here daily: https://www.yummypets.com/voice/pot/438. This promotion ends on Oct 31st.

Every click gets us closer!

10/21/2024

We are so honored to have hosted PAWtoberfest at the Old Lyme Animal Shelter. The combined efforts raised over $1600 and over 400lbs of pet food was collected for CT municipal animal shelters!!

Thank you to ACOs Lynn and Kim and their group of pawsome volunteers, to everyone who donated the fabulous raffle baskets, to the incredibly talented vendors, and to everyone who stopped by (two- and four-legged). Your support and generosity are amazing!

Lyme-Old Lyme Lions Club
Cove Paper Crafts
Simply Country
Face painting by Sweet Caroline
Smithland- Old Saybrook
Something Winey Wine/cork related crafts
Boomer's Baked Goods
Handmade Haven by Lori
Quinn crafts and more
My Pet's World, LLC
Layton's Loft
No Cows Harmed
Kevin Smith Bluebird Houses
Aaron's Soap For Hope
DI's Crafts

10/19/2024

We're here until 3pm! Food, vendors, face painting, trick or treat, and RAFFLES! Proceeds benefit the Friends of Old Lyme Animal Control and Presents For Paws !

10/19/2024

Stop by and see us from 11am - 3pm at the Old Lyme Animal Shelter (3 Machnik Dr, Old Lyme)!

Trick or treating for kids, face painting, raffles, food, and more! Did I say raffles because there are a ton! Don't forget the dog!

Presents for Paws will be collecting pet food for CT animal shelters. Items needed: dry adult dog food, dry adult cat food, cat litter.

10/14/2024

We really have some PRIME supporters! Thank you Jane S., Amy C., Patty B., Laurene B., Melinda W., and the anonymous people who purchased items off our Amazon wishlist last week!

We received 65 lbs dog food, 48 cans dog food, 41 lbs cat food, 36 cans can food, 106 lbs of cat litter, and cat/dog treats!

Thank you Marlene and the staff at the East Haddam Post Office for helping load the car 💪

Our shelves were empty, and now we can start making deliveries again. Thank you for your generosity - your donations make a difference!

10/14/2024

Don't miss out on this great event - so many paw-some vendors! See you this Saturday!

Send a message to learn more

10/13/2024

We are so thankful! These two donations arrived from our Chewy wishlist!!

10/12/2024

We'd like to thank everyone who stopped by to see us at Shagbark's Howl-ween event. We collected over 125lbs of dog food/treats today! We greatly appreciate your support and generosity in helping us restock our empty shelves❤️. We can't do what we do without YOU!

If you'd like to help us in our mission to support CT municipal animal shelters, please consider purchasing an item from one of our wishlists. We have a collection bin year-round in the pet room Shagbark Lumber & Farm Supplies, too!

‼️Dry dog food, dry cat food, and cat litter are desperately needed‼️

Chewy (https://www.chewy.com/g/presents-for-paws_b65968896)
Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/291TM8BOUVPL3)
Walmart (https://www.walmart.com/registry/RR/1d7e16f2-642e-4696-87e8-fab7424ed94e)

10/12/2024

We're all set up Shagbark Lumber & Farm Supplies ! We're here from 10am until 2pm collecting pet food for CT animal shelters!

Come on down! There's trick or treating for the kids, raffles, vendors, yummy food, and more! Don't forget the dog! There's bobbing for balls and a pet costume contest 🐾

10/11/2024

Thank you Katie and Sandy for your donations we received today!! Two paws up for your generosity!!

10/11/2024

Thank you to the person who sent us these items off of our Chewy wishlist! We are so grateful for your generosity!!!

10/09/2024

COME SEE US THIS SATURDAY AT Shagbark Lumber & Farm Supplies. We'll be by the pet room collecting food for CT animal shelters!

Bring your bestie for all treats, no tricks!
▪️Pet costume contest
▪️Local vendors
▪️Raffles
▪️Trick or Treating throughout the store
▪️Scary good sales
▪️Food & drinks

FUN FOR EVERYONE!

10/08/2024

PRIME time to help shelter pets! We are out of adult dry dog food, adult dry cat food, and cat litter.

Check out these deals on items on our wishlist:
Wag dry dog food - 29% off
Purina ProPlan cat food - 33% off
Naked Essentials Cat food - 25% off
Tidy cats litter - 15% off
Fresh step litter - 20% off

Any help is greatly appreciated: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/291TM8BOUVPL3

10/05/2024

One of our volunteers organized a fundraiser, the 2nd Annual Sweat for Shelter Pets triathlon, at her gym. Members participated in a friendly competition. The event raised $510 for Presents for Paws!!!

We'd like to thank Annino Strength & Conditioning for hosting the event! We'd like to thank the participants for their hard work 💪 and all the folks who bought raffle tickets!

We'd especially like to thank all of the AMAZING local businesses that donated raffle items!
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
Island Vibes Creamery
Moodus Mud Coffee Roasters
Earth and Fire Pottery Studio
Glazed Pottery Painting & Art Studio
SKIPPERS SEAFOOD
Swing Bridge Fine Wine & Spirits
Soul Sweat Yoga Studios (Old Saybrook)
Yankee Hard Ciders
Arrigoni Winery
Connecticut River Museum
Purring Pottery
Ashley’s Beauty Room
Lavender Pond Farm
Aaron's Soap For Hope
Wineberry Farm
DeucesDetailing
Fair Weather Growers
Board & Brush Mystic, CT
Hops on the Hill
Stumpy's Hatchet House Manchester

10/05/2024

Thank you Patricia and Sandy for your donations, and thank you to the anonymous supporter who sent us a Chewy e-gift card!!

We still have a long way to go restock our shelves to help shelters in crisis across the State.

‼️Dry adult dog food ‼️
‼️Dry adult cat food ‼️
‼️Cat litter ‼️

Chewy (https://www.chewy.com/g/presents-for-paws_b65968896)
Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/291TM8BOUVPL3)
Walmart (https://www.walmart.com/registry/RR/1d7e16f2-642e-4696-87e8-fab7424ed94e)

Don't forget to shop local at Shagbark Lumber & Farm Supplies - we have a red collection bin year-round in the pet room!!

10/02/2024

October is National Adopt A Shelter Dog month! There are so many wonderful dogs at your local animal shelters/rescues who would love to meet you – we know because we met a bunch while delivering supplies to these shelters this year :
Windsor Animal Shelter
Montville Animal Control
Friends of Old Lyme Animal Control
Hartford Animal Shelter Partnered with Hartford Police Department
Clinton Ct Animal Control
Madison CT Animal Control
Westbrook Animal Control
Bridgeport, Connecticut Animal Control
Meriden Animal Control-Saving Paws
West Hartford Animal Control
Brass City Rescue Alliance
Tyler Regional Animal Care Shelter - Tracs
Pride Rock Rescue
Bloomfield CT Animal Control
Berlin Animal Control
Cromwell Animal Control
Middletown Animal Control
North Stonington Animal Control
Glastonbury, CT Animal Control
Northeastern CT Council of Government (NECCOG - serves 20 towns)
Burlington & Canton Animal Control
The Robin I. Kroogman New Haven Animal Shelter

Shelters across CT are at or near capacity! Check in with your local shelter/rescue. Your new best friend is waiting for you!

10/01/2024

Presents for Paws is excited to announce that for the month of October, we are participating in the ‘Voice’ program by Yummypets! Each day in October, visit our special link and click the button, which will help us earn 165lbs of pet food donations from YummyPets (https://www.yummypets.com/voice/pot/438)!

You can click once per day and it is totally free! You don't even need to make an account (although if you do make an account, it doubles your click from 1 to 2!).

Thank you to YummyPets for partnering with us, and to everyone who takes the time to click for us this month!

10/01/2024

October 1 is - a way to raise awareness of 'black dog syndrome', a phenomenon where black/dark colored dogs are overlooked in favor of light-colored pups at shelters and therefore are more likely to stay in shelters longer and get euthanized if they aren’t adopted soon enough.

Check your local shelter and don't be so quick to pass by those ebony furballs. They will love you just as much!

🐾SHOW US YOUR BLACK DOGGIES AND HOW WONDERFUL THEY ARE!

09/28/2024

😁 Saturday smiles 😁