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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mimi's Lounge raises funds for animal shelter in Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A benefit held at Mimi's Lounge helped raise money for the Elmira Animal Shelter on Saturday. An area outside of Mimi's Lounge was sectioned off for eventgoers to partake in the festivities on Saturday, June 7. People were seen buying tickets for more than 20 raffle items that were donated by local businesses and a few places in Binghamton. Live music was featured, and beverages were served with a portion of the funds going towards the animal shelter. The money raised will be allocated towards the shelter's capital building fund for improvements to its building. Support a local animal shelter at Mimi's Lounge in Elmira on Saturday 'They really support the community. This is a great place to come to be a part of Elmira and support the animals,' Jamie Waite said. 'It's a good worthy cause, great music, the band's amazing,' added Richard Anderson. Mimi's Lounge raised $26,000 from last year's benefit and hopes to exceed that amount and raise $30,000 from this year's event. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
28-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Social media policy at animal shelter questioned
Vancouver Watch Volunteers at a city-run animal shelter say bureaucracy is getting in the way of what's best for the animals.
South China Morning Post
21-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
‘Despicable' Chinese shop owner adopts stray dogs only to kill, cook and eat them
A woman shop owner in northeastern China who adopted stray dogs from rescue groups, then killed and cooked them, has triggered a wave of outrage. An animal shelter in Liaoning province recently received multiple reports from concerned dog lovers. Whistleblowers claimed a local grain and oil wholesaler was taking in stray dogs then making a soup out of them. According to the mainland media outlet Jimu News, the woman, who uses the alias Zhixuan, contacted shelter staff via messaging apps asking about free adoptions. The woman has adopted dogs from multiple animal shelters and then posted videos of herself cooking them. Photo: Shutterstock She promises to care for the canines and agrees to follow-up visits, then takes them home.
Washington Post
19-05-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Shipment of thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck now overwhelming an animal shelter
CAMDEN, Delaware — A Delaware animal shelter is trying to care for and rehome thousands of chicks that survived being left in a postal service truck for three days. Trapped in a warm enclosure, without food and water, thousands died before they were discovered. Involved parties are still awaiting answers as to how 12,000 chicks were abandoned within the truck at a Delaware mail distribution center. The United States Postal Service said in an email that it was aware of a process breakdown and was actively investigating what occurred.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Metro Atlanta animal shelter $15,000 check for contractor stolen, cashed, delaying new construction
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways A metro Atlanta animal shelter says a check for $15,000 paid for by donations was stolen. Furkids provides lifesaving care for hundreds of cats and dogs at its Cumming facility. Channel 2's Tom Regan was at the shelter, where staff say someone stole one of their checks causing a big problem for construction of a new dog shelter. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The money was supposed to go to a contractor for the dog shelter to be built. With the money gone, they don't know what steps to take next. 'To have money like this, such a large amount just snatched from us, it's just devastating,' Samantha Shelton, Furkids Executive Director and Founder, said. TRENDING STORIES: Furkids is Georgia's largest no-kill animal shelter. They provide temporary homes to hundreds of animals, as well as medical care. Recently, they sent a $15,000 check to a contractor working on their new shelter. 'The check was mailed in Kennesaw and it should have arrived in Norcross, but it never made it to its destination,' Shelton told Channel 2 Action News. 'Maybe it was stolen out of a mailbox. We don't know how it occurred, that the person got a hold of the check.' Shelton said she did get a hold of the check after it was fraudulently cashed. 'Someone intercepted that check, they washed it, they wrote a fake name on in it and they cashed it,' Shelton said. 'So we lost $15,000.' Shelton said this is the first time Furkids has been victimized by significant fraud, which undercuts its critical mission helping defenseless animals everyday. 'It's a big hit, we work very hard to save the lives of homeless animals, to raise money needed to care for them and build a new building to save more lives,' Shelton said. 'We are new to this, we have never had theft and we have never had a theft like this before. It's scary.' Shelton said the shelter has contacted police and the bank, but there's no guarantee they'll get the money back. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
