Friends of the Wallingford Animal Shelter

03/10/2025

Happy National Nap Day
Take a cue from the experts 🐈🐈‍⬛

03/10/2025

Learning to read can be intimidating, but reading to a cute animal can be comforting!

March and April dates children will habe the chance to read to rabbits from Soul Friends, Inc

Sign up for a time slot to read a book to a furry friend. April has not been opened up for registration, but March Is wide open!!

Choose between 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM

Children are encouraged to bring a book In with them to read.

March:
https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/paws-reading-1115-52779

April:
https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/paws-reading-1100-45253

03/10/2025

03/09/2025

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It appears the cat was not impressed. He was waiting to be interviewed.

03/09/2025

Are you ready for a wild time? Join us for pet trivia night at the Wallingford Public Library

We’ll go barking mad with questions about domestic pets. Teams must include an adult and kids in grades K-5. Get ready for rounds, prizes, and treats. Register online at the Library today!

https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/pet-trivia-family-event-50739

03/09/2025

Happy Caturday from one of our loooongest cat residents!🐈‍⬛❤️🐾

Citgo knows what he wants and he’s not afraid to tell ya. If he’s hungry, he’ll tell ya.
If he wants pets, he’ll tell ya.
If he no longer wants pets, he’ll tell you that too.

We guess you could say he’s an excellent communicator. That’s a great quality in anyone! He will sometimes even strut around and vocalize with a toy stuffed in his mouth when he wants your attention, which, let’s face it, is absolutely freaking adorable.

He loooooves to eat and has yet to meet a food or treat that he didn’t like. Probably not a kitty that you can just leave a bowl down and free feed, lest you want to be aggressively shamed and scolded by your veterinarian for having a very L O R G E, very rollie pollie kitty cat.

He lived with another cat (our beautiful, recently adopted Tulip!) and gets along well with a lot of the other cats in the room, but probably wouldn’t be an appropriate fit for a household with very young children, cuz, well… sass. As far as dogs, we really aren’t sure! He probably wouldn’t hesitate to put one in their place. Proper intros and slow integration into the fold is always best!

THE BASICS:

Breed: domestic short hair

Approximate age: eh, like 6ish years.

Weight/size: pretty average for an adult male kitty!

Energy level: like, medium! Some chills, some thrills.

Cattitude: somewhere between a dollop and a healthy dose.

Citgo has been waiting so patiently for his furrever family❤️ Want to give a handsome guy a good home? Click that button and send an inquiry!

https://www.petfinder.com/cat/citgo-65413704/ct/wallingford/wallingford-animal-control-ct227/

03/08/2025

Very sound advice ❤️

Teach your children to love animals, and they’ll grow up to be better humans! 💕 A child who learns kindness, compassion, and responsibility through animals will carry those values into the world. 🌍🐱🐶

03/08/2025

🌍 Happy International Women's Day! Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements of women who work to make our organization great! Let's uplift and empower each other to create a brighter future for all. 💪

03/07/2025

It’s somewhat rare that we end up with an animal straight from their home but are unable to obtain ANY history on them.

While we don’t have any direct evidence that he was mistreated in any way and cannot post about the circumstances in which Barley came to us, what we can say is that they were not good. We were told that he was never even given a name, referred to simply as “dog”, and thats about all relatives of Barley’s family knew about him.

Now, onto the happier stuff. Here’s what we have learned about this super handsome, super tall boy:

Barley’s got major BPE (Big Puppy Energy)! He’s a very active and playful dog who doesn’t necessarily RUN per se, but rather bounces around like a bunny and leaps around like a gazelle.

As well as requiring a physically active household that’ll meet those exercise needs, he could also use some continued guidance in the manners department for simple things like jumping, and for confidence building to help him work through some minor stranger danger when meeting new folks. (Don’t worry, he befriends people quickly!) Overall, he’s a really great guy!

Barley regularly plays with a male dog who’s a bit smaller than him, and who has a similar rough and tumble play style. He LOVES to chase and wrestle, so canine housemates will have to be tolerant of that sort of thing! We have not yet introduced him to small dogs or cats.

As far as young kiddos go, we feel that a home without any would be most comfortable for Mr. Barley boy.

THE BASICS:

Breed/mix: some sort of houndy type mix would be our best guess!

Age guesstimate: perhaps between one and two years old?

Approximate weight/size: he’s a larger guy at just a hair over 70lbs and he’s got a tall, lean build similar to that of a Great Dane.

Energy level: Barley is a high energy dog! Think runs, walks, hikes, play dates, training sessions, games, puzzle toys, etc!

If you’re interested in this exceptionally handsome, very tall drink of water, please fill out our adoption application!

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/barley-75003700/ct/wallingford/wallingford-animal-control-ct227/

03/07/2025

Well, maybe the rabbits won’t be dressed up like Peter Rabbit 🐇 , but we WILL have rabbits you can read to on March 22nd!

Mary Ellen Crawford will be bringing her friends from Soul Friends, Inc!

Space is limited
There are 4 time slots from 11:00 AM-11:45 AM. Sign your kids up and have them pick out their favorite story to read to the bunnies!

You must sign up directly through the Wallingford Public Library

https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/paws-reading-1100-45252

03/07/2025

There is so much going on over the next couple of months!

☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
March 21- Pet Trivia Family Event*

https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/pet-trivia-family-event-50739

March 22- Paws for Reading with 🐇 Rabbits*

4️⃣ time slots available:
https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/paws-reading-1115-52779

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April 5- Bark in the Park Hartford Yard Goats
$25/special ticket and you can bring your dog!

Email [email protected] to reserve tickets

April 19- Paws for Reading*

4️⃣ time slots available:
https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/paws-reading-1100-45253

April 25- Tunes for Tails
$10 In advance or $15 at the door

Email [email protected] to reserve tickets

*please note: all events held at Wallingford Public Library requires registration online.

We would love to have us join us!!

03/07/2025

We are thrilled to announce an upcoming event next month, featuring a live performance by local band Outlier at the Square Foot Theatre Company

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Outlier's setlist includes songs from the 70's-90's.
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Join us in supporting the Friends of the Wallingford Animal Shelter. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. Seating is limited.

🐾 Live Music 🐾 Raffles 🐾 Cash Bar 🐾 Food

Email: [email protected] to reserve tickets 🎟️

03/07/2025

With Easter on its way, please think twice before getting a live animal for your child’s Easter basket! Many parents believe that raising a duckling can be a fun learning experience for a child, and that it can end with dropping the animal off at the nearest lake when it gets bigger. It’s unfortunately not that simple.

Ducks sold as pets are domesticated animals, just like cats, dogs, or cattle. They don’t have the same survival skills as their wild counterparts and can’t forage, migrate, or avoid predators. You (hopefully!) wouldn’t get your child a puppy and then dump it at the park when it gets older, so please don’t do that to a duck.

Unless you’re prepared for a lifelong commitment to a new pet, skip the live bunnies, chicks, and ducklings, and opt for chocolate instead.

03/06/2025

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Animal Control Officers serving the town of Wallingford, CT Proud to be a kinder, more compassionate municipal animal control agency and shelter. We are committed to minimizing stress in the animals that end up in our care and have recently begun to implement the Fear Free program. We are always loo...

03/04/2025

🎉 Celebrate Mardi Gras with us! Join our nonprofit in bringing joy and support to our community this festive season. Your donations help us provide essential services and programs to those in need. 🌟 Let’s make a difference together!