‘Happy Tail’ Kitty with Nine Lives Romayne Trudo In the dead of winter last year, Jeff, a SaddleBrooke resident, found a pure white kitten in the snow on the side of the road in Durango, Colo. He rescued the little girl and named her Princess Leia. For the next year, she was his best buddy.…
Annual Pet Food Drive: Helping Pets in Need Don’t miss SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s (SBPRN) Pet Food Drive on Wednesday, April 19, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., being held at the SaddleBrooke One parking lot near the bocce ball courts. This food drive benefits the Pets in Need Action League (P.I.N.A.L.), which provides temporary pet…
Linda Lyon Friends of Pinal Animal Shelter and Rescues is a 501(c)(3) that assists Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC) and their supporting rescue organizations by funding lifesaving veterinary care, training, and supplies necessary to enhance quality of life and adoptability. Established in early 2020 by SaddleBrooke resident Mera Laureys, Friends of Pinal (FoP)…
Joy Wegner, PCACC Volunteer It sometimes takes a community of committed volunteers to make things happen. In January, 2023, just such a group came together in SaddleBrooke to build 125 customized dog beds for our county’s animal shelter, Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC). It sometimes takes a spark of imagination to begin such…
Please join us for our monthly get-together for all our girls and boys, held on the second Saturday of the month, Jan. 14, at 10:30 a.m. For more information, please call or text Gretchen Houston at 208-890-5836 or email [email protected].
Linda Lyon Continually working to improve conditions at the SaddleBrooke Dog Park, the volunteer maintenance crew recently added another project to their long list of completed upgrades. This one addressed a hazard that occurs when water runs through the “wild side” of the park after a heavy rain. The more developed small dog and big…
Pet Rescue’s Fashion Show/Luncheon a Huge Success This year’s SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s (SBPRN) fundraiser was a huge success! Because of the response, we were able to continue holding the fashion show/luncheon on two days again this year! Ticket sales, raffle sales, and Calle Rose sales exceeded all expectations! We thank everyone who made this possible.…
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s Pet Food Drive a Super Success Karyle Steele Our annual pet food drive benefits Pets in Need Action League (P.I.N.A.L.), which serves as a pet food bank for all of Pinal County. Families need to qualify for this service, and once qualified, they receive pet food from the organization to help…
Linda Lyon Working like dogs might be an appropriate descriptor for the SaddleBrooke Dog Park Association (SDPA) lately, but there’s been much fun in the mix as well. Our awesome volunteer maintenance team has been diligently dealing with the change in weather challenges, and have stepped up event planning with snowbirds returning and the holidays…
Joy Wegner One hundred new dog beds! That’s the ambitious goal for volunteers committed to helping the Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC) shelter provide healthy kennel environments for dogs at the county’s shelter. In 2018, more than 30 donors funded materials to build custom dog beds for the shelter’s kennels. Bud Wegner, a…