Friends of Ivins Animal Shelter: 2008

8.04.2008

Calendar of Events

Heritage Adoption Days
September 26th through October 3, 2008
Half Price Adoption Fees

Special Adoption Day at Ivins Heritage Art Festival
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Ivins City Park, Main & 100 North
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The event will feature special treat bags for adoptive families, adoption booklet, health tips and more!

2009 FurBall Gala
The second annual FurBall Gala will be held Saturday, March 7, 2009. Friends of Ivins Animal Shelter and PAWS are co-sponsors of the special event. The FurBall raises funds to help homeless pets. Randall Carlisle, ABC 4 New Anchor, will MC the event for the second year.

Who Are We?

Homeless, frightened, sick or injured pets must rely on those around them to provide a safe and loving environment. They trust us to provide that safe haven where they can rest, regain their strength and learn to trust again before they find a “Forever Home”.

Ivins City Council approved a new and progressive animal ordinance on January 19, 2006. To embrace the “No Kill” philosophy the ordinance states the following policy.

CHAPTER I – General
6.01.101Policy: It is the policy of Ivins City that no adoptable animal shall be euthanized if it can be adopted into a suitable and adequate home. (Ord. 2006-01)

Friends of Ivins Animal Shelter is a non-profit corporation, 501 (c)(3), founded to support the “No Kill” philosophy at the Ivins City Municipal Animal Shelter. Our shelter is the only “No Kill” municipal shelter in Southern Utah. Ivins is a small community without a large commercial tax base. The “No Kill” philosophy is supported by FIAS. Funding for spay/neuter, vaccinations, emergency medical care, general health care, food for animals requiring special diets, advertising, adoptions events and other needs to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the animals entrusted to our care is provided by FIAS through donations from kind, caring animal lovers.

Why Donate?

Funds are needed to help assist us with all of the programs designed to help the animals. Funds are especially needed for the Remodel/Building Fund. Our shelter is old, small and not appropriate to house animals on a long term basis. Ivins City has $300,000 in the Capital Facilities Plan to refurbish the shelter but an additional $250,000 is needed. Donations may be made to the following special funds.

FIAS-Remodel/Building Fund
FIAS-Spay/Neuter & Vaccinations
FIAS-Emergency/General Medical Care
FIAS-Advertising/Adoption
FIAS-Special Needs Pets

Come Visit Us!

We love visitors. Please come and see us at the shelter, woof, woof and meow, meow. The Ivins Animal Shelter is located at:
474 North 200 West
Ivins, Utah 84738
435-669-7042
Directions: from St. George, go north on Bluff until you reach Snow Canyon Pkwy; turn left; follow Snow Canyon Pkwy to Ivins (you will pass Red Mountain Spa); this street will now be Center St. in Ivins. Continue straight on Center going west to 200 West; turn right; go north to end of street. Shelter is on the right at the end of the street.