Current Happenings-Clemson Animal Welfare Society

Right now, CAWS is pretty busy!! Yesterday (Oct. 27th), we helped with American Family Day to raise money for our club. American Family Day is a company that specializes in corporate family days...companies pay AFD to plan a carnival-like event for all of their employees and families and, instead of having workers travel around the country, AFD hires local organizations to work the events and gives them a donation. We had 20 people work the event and got to raise $850 for CAWS, so it was definitely worthwhile! This was the second time we worked an event like this and the event itself is really easy to work (paint faces, help with crafts, etc.), but the clean-up is a pain because all of the carnival tents, games, etc. have to fit in one Enterprise truck. Luckily, the Clemson men's Rugby team was working that day also, so they got to lift all of the heavy things : )

Next Saturday, (Nov. 3rd), CAWS is going to Asheville to help with the Wolfdog Rescue. As I mentioned in class, this rescue is a sanctuary for the "wolfdogs" in the mountains that are a problem due to wild dogs breeding with wolves. The animals have a difficult time because they have too many domesticated traits to make it in the wilderness with the wolves, but not many people want to adopt a dog that is half wolf. There are quite a few wolfdogs that are really loving and some have found great homes. I've never been to this rescue before, so I'm excited to find out more.

CAWS is also advertising our first annual calendar fundraiser. Everyone is encouraged to enter! Submit a photo of your pet showing "Clemson spirit" (be creative--it doesn't have to just be a costume). Right now the deadline is November 2nd, but we are considering extending it because we haven't even received 12 entries so far. The entry fee is $10 per photo entered, and you can enter more than one photo to increase your odds. The top twelve picks will earn spots in the calendar, a free calendar, and a customized bag of your pet's favorite treats. The top two photos will also win a $25 Petsmart giftcard. Talk to me to learn more or download the application from our website: www.clemson.edu/~caws