Companion Animal Protection Society of Annapolis County, NS

News and Events

CAPS Yard Sale - July 31

CAPS will be taking part in the Margaretsville Days "Round the Square" Yard Sale, to be held on Saturday July 31, 2010 beginning at 8 a.m. Our table will be located at our largest foster home at 1468 Ben Phinney Road, Margaretsville.  Hot Dogs and cold drinks will be available for a low price.  There will be lots of tempting treasures for you to search through! Donations of items for the table gratefully accepted.  Call 825-2343 for pickup/drop off information.

Please note: this is not an open house.  The foster home areas will not be open to the public during this time. 

 

 Port Royal Animal Hospital Open House - August 1

Please come out and join Dr. Jody Rice and staff of the Port Royal Animal Hospital in Annapolis Royal at an Open House, to be held Sunday August 1, from 1-5 pm. The address is 21 St. Anthony Street, Annapolis Royal. There will be a canteen on site where you will be able to purchase pop, chips, burgers, hot dogs and sausages.  Proceeds from the canteen will benefit CAPS, HART and TLC rescue organizations.  We hope to see you there!

August 14 is CAPS Golf for Animals Day

 

 

The Above Par Golf Course located at 9725 Highway 201 in East Farmington, Annapolis County is hosting our first ever CAPS Golf for Animals Day.  Green Fees for the entire day will be donated to CAPS.  Beginning at 10 a.m., the event is open to all golfers, not just CAPS golfers!  Even if you don't plan on golfing, stop by and say hello! There will be CAPS merchandise for sale, BBQ, refreshments and lots of dedicated CAPS volunteers on hand to answer any questions you may have about CAPS.  Donations to CAPS may be dropped off during the day. Visit our donate page for the list of "always needed" supplies. Enjoy a day of golf and know that you have helped make the lives of stray and abandoned animals in Annapolis County a little better.

Annapolis Valley Exhibition August 16 -21

Look for our walking group in the Annapolis Valley Exhibition Parade August 16 2010 at 6:30 pm in Lawrencetown.  You can also come and join us!  All well-mannered, leashed dogs and their human friends are welcome to walk with us.  The more, the merrier! We will also be having a CAPS booth in the Youth Arena beginning Wednesday August 18 through Saturday August 21.  CAPS volunteers will be on hand to sell CAPS gear and answer all your questions regarding our Adoption, Foster and Sponsorship Programs, as well as general questions about our organization.  We will certainly have Adoption applications and applications for volunteering on hand as well! 

CAPS Annual Dog Walk

Details are still being finalized, but mark your calendar for September 25 2010 as the date.  Global Petfoods in New Minas has once again generously to sponsor the event.  The venue will be Jubilee Park in Bridgetown.  Brigitte Eisengruber and her agility teams will be on site for agility demonstrations. Stay tuned for more details!

Cookies for CAPS

The last Thursday and Friday of each month, Classic Hobbies located at 163 Main Street in Middleton is hosting a coffee party. For $2.00, you can enjoy a delicious muffin or cookie with the proceeds coming to CAPS.  Donations of food and supplies for CAPS may also be dropped off at the store.  Stop in, buy a few cookies, muffins or slices of cake and help support this wonderful fundraiser. Dates are as follows: August 26&27, September 23&24, October 28&29, November 25&26.

 

Monthly board meetings

Join us at 7:00pm on the last Wednesday of each month for the regular monthly meeting of CAPS' board of directors. Meetings are held at the municipal building in Lawrencetown. Members and friends are encouraged to attend!

To market we go

Stop by our booth and say "Hi!" at the Middleton Farmers' Market held every Friday from 2-6 pm through October. The outdoor market is held across from the Middleton Town Hall.  We hope to see you there!

 

Vision Committee

Where to build? Can we lease the land? How big a building do we need? How do we raise enough money? What is your idea of a great shelter?

These are all questions that the newly-formed Vision Committee of Companion Animal Protection Society is asking. The Vision Committee was formed to oversee the planning and building of a shelter in Annapolis County to supplement or replace the exisiting foster homes CAPS uses at present. This is a long-term vision and one we realize may not be possible for many years to come. But, we have to start somewhere, one step at a time. We are all in agreement that we want the animals to live in the same home-like environment that they presently enjoy. We made a promise to them that they will have a home with us until they live in their "forever" home. We intend to keep that promise.

We are asking for your input and suggestions. CAPS invites all active members to take part. At every regular meeting of the CAPS Board of Directors, which takes place the last Wednesday of every month at the Municipal Building in Lawrencetown NS, 15 minutes will be set aside to deal with Vision Committee business. All members are invited to attend and help plan the future of CAPS. If you cannot attend, please submit your suggestions to: info@caps-annapolis.org.

If you wish to make a donation to our building fund, contact our treasurer

Marg Dalrymple, RR # 3 Bridgetown NS B0S 1C0 or you can donate through www.CanadaHelps.org