Ooh...the cat lovers are beating the dog lovers

[MoonandBean]

I know most of you don't have time to log on and vote online. You can also TEXT a vote everyday. Please take 2 seconds and text a vote for Griffin Pond Animal Shelter by texting 103840 to 73774.

They are very close to winning 50,000 from Pepsi and will use all the money to provide free spay/neuter surgeries for pets of people who wouldn't otherwise do so due to cost.

Spay/Neuter is one of the major solutions to the Pet Overpopulation problem.

You can also vote online IF you want: www.refresheverything.com/savethepuppies

NORMAL TEXTING RATES APPLY (no cost for texting plans, 10cents per text if you pay for each text)

Thanks!!

[MoonandBean]

Please vote this weekend :)

[Randi]

Current rank is 7th! :) More votes, please! What could be better to vote for?

[MoonandBean]

Current rank is 7th! :) More votes, please! What could be better to vote for?


Thanks Randi!

[MoonandBean]

Brrr.....my fingers are too cold to vote.

[MoonandBean]

Still in 7th. Please vote for this last week.

[Randi]

I voted again. Hope you'll get to 6th place soon! :)

[MoonandBean]

Thanks Randi!!!

[Roxyluvsme13]

I also just voted, they're still in 7th. Come on everyone, vooote :)!

[MoonandBean]

I also just voted, they're still in 7th. Come on everyone, vooote :)!


YAY....Thank you!!!!!

[Randi]

I'm rather surprized that not more members here have expressed whether they are voting. We all think it's SO important to spay/neuter in order to prevent all these poor cats and dogs from ending up as strays.

Folks, please vote - it's free!

[MoonandBean]

I'm rather surprized that not more members here have expressed whether they are voting. We all think it's SO important to spay/neuter in order to prevent all these poor cats and dogs from ending up as strays.

Folks, please vote - it's free!

Yes...it's free...AND so important.

1. Every day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born in this country while only 10,000 people are born. It's simple math - there just aren’t enough homes for all of these animals.
2l Every year over 6 million animals are euthanized in shelters for lack of available homes. If the number were "only" 7 million, that would mean 135,000 PER WEEK, or 20,000 pets euthanized EVERY 24 HOURS. 365 DAYS A YEAR!
3. An animal is euthanized in the U.S. every 2 seconds.
4. On average, 64% of all animals taken into shelters nationwide have to be euthanized for this reason.
5. The animals at animal control shelters are not "problem" animals. The animals available for adoption have been picked up as strays or taken from the owner for abuse, or neglect. They are truly in need of a loving home and are greatly appreciative for a second chance at life.
6. At least 50% of the overpopulation problem is non-neutered males. Females can't do it alone.
7. Purebreds account for 30% off all the animals in shelters. "Papers" don't mean an animal should be bred.
8. For every home you find for an animal that you have bred, a home is lost for a shelter animal.
9. Breeding to "see the miracle of birth" demands that you also "see the tragic results". Visit a shelter and watch a puppy being euthanized for every puppy your "miracle of birth" delivered.
10. Animal overpopulation has reached a crisis point in this country.
11. 40,000 animals were euthanized in the year 2000 in Arkansas alone.

You personally can make a difference by spaying or neutering YOUR pet.

It is the single most important thing you can do to prevent animal cruelty!

[MoonandBean]

This is posted in CAT GENERAL too and has gotten much more attention over there :D

[cassiesmom]

I voted, but I didn't look at the ranks.

I voted for Pepsi Refresh Catada ... uh, Canada ... too.

[MoonandBean]

Griffin Pond is still in 7th but lots of strong projects are gaining on them. Every vote counts.

[MoonandBean]

4 days left.

[Randi]

We all have to make an effort now! Come on, vote!! Don't we all want stray cats and dogs to be spayed! It's really sad that so many are put to sleep due to some people's ignorance or lack of money.

Here are some people who could make a difference!

[MoonandBean]

Perplexing, isnt' it? Thanks for your support Randi...and a few others who have jumped on board. You know, all of this started for me back in April when I got an email from a friend asking me to vote for a shelter in her town. Each month after that, I actually enjoyed seeing which animal projects were in the running and how I could help. You never know who might just take the ball and run with it like I did but I will keep reaching out to pet lovers in the hopes that others will decide to take an active role and all the good that one person can do.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Vote, everyone!!! I keep voting as many times a day as I remember to, but it doesn't seem they're moving up any :(

[MoonandBean]

Vote, everyone!!! I keep voting as many times a day as I remember to, but it doesn't seem they're moving up any :(

Thank you Roxy and it's all good...the top 10 finishers WIN 50,000 and Griffin Pond is at #7 so as long as they can stay there until 1/31/11 at midnight, they will win. Every vote counts and will help secure a win. Thank you!!

[MoonandBean]

2 days left.

[MoonandBean]

Last day to vote :)

[cassiesmom]

Please vote! No Kill Lehigh Valley is holding on to #10! (M&B, I voted :) )

http://www.refresheverything.com/nokilllehighvalley

[MoonandBean]

Thanks Elyse! Griffin Pond AND No Kill Lehigh valley won! Yes!!!

[Roxyluvsme13]

Thanks Elyse! Griffin Pond AND No Kill Lehigh valley won! Yes!!!

Woohoo!

[Randi]

Congratulations! :D A lot more cats and dogs will neutered and spayed now, meaning less kittens and puppies will be put to sleep or run lose with no one to care for them. I'm so happy Griffin Pond were amongst the winners. :)

[MoonandBean]

Congratulations! :D A lot more cats and dogs will neutered and spayed now, meaning less kittens and puppies will be put to sleep or run lose with no one to care for them. I'm so happy Griffin Pond were amongst the winners. :)

Thank you!!! Me too :)

[cassiesmom]

Okay, voters... Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is as follows.

While Pepsi Refresh is on hiatus- please go to the Animal Rescue Site and do two things
1) click to help feed pets
2) vote for Reach Out Rescue in the Shelter Challenge -- type Reach Out Rescue in the shelter name and Illinois in the state box.

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3

You proved you're good at voting - let's keep it up!