TAKE A MOMENT TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF HOMELESS ANIMALS AND “PET OUT THE VOTE” FOR BUTTE HUMANE SOCIETY ONLINE

Little shelter with a big heart is only shelter in the west among Top 10 finalists in Zootoo.com contest

Butte County’s Butte Humane Society (BHS) was selected this week by ZooToo.com as a Top 10 finalist in a national competition to win a shelter makeover valued at up to $1 million. With the final round of voting in the competition starting today and running through Sunday evening, BHS is the only shelter in California, and in fact, the only shelter in the west to make the final round.

Please take a moment to register online at buttehumane.org and post a photo of yourself with your pet! You can vote up to ten times per day for BHS. BHS is a little shelter with a big heart, annually taking in more than 5,000 dogs and cats who have been abandoned or surrendered, and making every effort to place them in new loving families. With home foreclosures and fewer resources putting a huge strain on every community’s animal shelters, BHS’ 60 year-old facilities limit its ability to help more animals in the Butte County area and beyond. Makeover priorities include repairing a leaky roof, improving ventilation, and adding more housing to meet the animals’ needs.

“We’ve got an incredibly dedicated staff to care for the animals that come in,” said Heather Schoeppach, BHS’ dedicated executive director, who has helped rally support to earn BHS’s berth in the Top 10. “But our resources are dwindling and our shelter is very badly in need of the Zootoo.com shelter makeover. We need all humane Californians to help us win this competition so that we can help save more animals and ensure they are safe and comfortable here before we find them loving homes.”

To learn more, please visit: www.buttehumane.org.