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FALL 2020 EDITION
BIDE AWHILE ANIMAL SHELTER NEWS
Pe k oe m a r k s B i d e A w h i l e ’s s e c o n d F I V p o s i t i ve a d o p t i o n i n 2 0 2 0
I n the beginning of October,
a four-year-old tabby named
Pekoe was welcomed into our
Years ago an FIV diagnosis would
be grounds for euthanasia. Recent
information shows that cats with
Pekoe was our second FIV positive
adoption this year and we are proud
to be able to provide animals like
care. Through our routine testing FIV are generally able to live a long, Pekoe with a second chance at life.
upon intake, we determined that healthy life just like any other cat.
Pekoe was positive for feline Cats positive for FIV need to be
immunodeficiency virus (FIV ). indoor cats and the only cat in the
household (with the exception of
FIV compromises a cat ’s immune other FIV positive cats).
system, making it harder to protect
themselves from and fight off After receiving his FIV diagnosis,
viruses. FIV positive cats are also we were able to place Pekoe in a
more susceptible to secondary room by himself where he could
infections due to their compromised play and roam around without the
immune systems. FIV is transferable potential of infecting other cats.
between cats through bites, but Thankfully, Pekoe didn’t have to wait
cannot be transferred to humans or long to find his forever home and
other species. headed to live with a loving family.
www.bideawhile.org/kennel-klub
Bide Awhile is pleased to announce and welcome new Executive Director
basis until a permanent candidate is retiring in 2018, he held several
identified. leadership roles during his career,
finishing as Innovacorp’s VP,
Charley is a dedicated advocate for Investment.
animal welfare and has been a strong
supporter of the shelter for over 20 Charley will lead shelter
years. He has three Bide Awhile operations, helping to build on our
adoptees – Marge, Liam and Baxter, capabilities and expertise to advance
and also served on our Board of Bide Awhile’s vision of caring for
Director’s from 2000-2008. lost and abandoned animals within
B ide Awhile Animal Shelter
is excited to announce
and welcome Charley Baxter as
Charley is a CPA, CA who works
as a consultant. He also teaches
our community. His familiarity with
Bide Awhile, combined with his
leadership experience, will enable
Executive Director. Charley is accounting at Saint Mary’s as a him to contribute to the continued
assuming this role on an interim part-time faculty member. Before success of the organization.
A n i m a l s c a n te a ch h u m a n s to f i n d j oy i n t h e s m a l l t h i n g s i n l i f e
“Animal lovers are a special breed snow, they ran around the yard, put kind to animals, and find a reason to
of humans, generous of spirit, full their faces down to eat it and then smile every day. Thank you for your
of empathy, perhaps a little prone to started rolling around in it. Words continued support of Bide Awhile,
sentimentality, and with hearts as big cannot do justice to the smiles and together we are creating so many
as a cloudless sky.” - John Grogan pure enjoyment they were having. happy moments.
Their happiness made me happy, the
I was so excited to see Timothy
Bean on the cover of the 2021
calendar. He is such a photogenic
initial sadness of snow on November
4th lifted and I went out to throw
snowballs to them.
- Stacey Langley, President
guy and a perfect representative for
Bide Awhile. His picture makes me Animals are the best companions,
smile and makes me think about how they teach us to love the little
many smiles and happy moments things in life; a warm spot to sleep,
begin with a trip to our shelter. If watching the birds and the squirrels,
2020 has taught me anything it ’s to chasing leaves as they blow across
be grateful for what you have and the yard. Instead of being sad that
to find the positive in everything. the days are shorter and there’s snow
We had the first snowfall of the on the ground, I will go roll in the
season the other day, it made me snow and make snow angels.
sad, I am not ready to say goodbye
to summer. I opened the door My wish for the holidays and 2021
to put the dogs out, it was like a is that you enjoy the little things Stacey’s Bide Awhile rescue, Booklyn,
party! Oh the excitement of fresh in life, be kind to one another, be playing in the f irst snowfall
Make sure you are
following Bide Awhile
on social media to stay
up-to-date on current
animals, upcoming events
and more!
Incredible efforts f rom staff keep shelter running during the pandemic
I n March (for Canada), the
world as we knew it changed.
Faced with the unknowns of a
animals have continued to receive
uninterrupted quality care - adopting
171 cats into loving homes, all while
Melissa, has been keeping spirits up
and the public engaged through our
social media, most notably through
global pandemic, Bide Awhile maintaining the safety of both staff our kitten cam (which can be found
shut our doors to the public and and the public. on YouTube if you missed it live!)
volunteers to ensure the safety of
both our staff and visitors. While Our office staff have also been Thanks to the hard work and
our doors continue to be closed to key players in ensuring operations dedication of all, Bide Awhile
the public and volunteers, we have continue during these times. Our has successfully continued to
been able to process adoptions Office Administrator, Wanda, has maintain operations during these
thanks to an all new, well thought played an important role in keeping unprecedented times. We look
out adoption process put in place by shelter staff up-to-date on provincial forward to welcoming you back into
our Animal Care Manager, Jennifer. policies and guidelines put out by the the shelter when it is safe to do so.
Thanks to Jennifer and her team government surrounding COVID-19. In the meantime, we thank you all for
(Chelsea, Justin and Samantha), our Our Communications Coordinator, your support!
Share your adoption story with us at PR@bideawhile.org
J ust sending you guys a little
adoption update on a guy we
got in June. Now about 6-months-
confident not so little guy. He’s
also quite polite and will sit and
give paw before meals. His favorite
old, we got Fable (formally ash) activities include running up and
when he was just 9-weeks, and down the stairs when he gets the
since then he’s been an absolute zoomies, chasing after his fuzzy
joy to have around. Within an worm or feather toys, and playing
hour of having him home he fetch with his absolute favorite
walked around like he had always thing, a spring toy.
owned the place and has grown
into a very curious, smart, and - Helen & Nick
T his tiny guy Neko Koneko
with whiskers for days
joined our family early August.
Not a shy bone in him since we
brought him home. Neko and
Loki love to wrestle and Loki is
He joined Loki McPokey who we so gentle with Neko, teaching him
adopted in March. Neko and Loki the ropes. I was very fortunate
formed a very quick bond. Neko to have two very successful
copies what Loki does. Neko is adoptions with Bide Awhile.
the quietest quirky kitten. He These two make my heart full.
does not meow. He squeaks. He
sounds like a baby pterodactyl. - Brandy
I wanted to let you guys know
how Mac is doing. I adopted
him at the end of April when you
food). He loves lounging by the
windows and playing with his toy
mice, especially when they have
had just reopened, and although catnip on them. Mac has been the
he was extremely shy at first, most wonderful furry companion,
he has made himself more than especially during the quieter
comfortable with me and has spring months of COVID. I am
become much less timid when so grateful to all of you at Bide
new people come to visit. He loves Awhile, for introducing me to my
to wake me up in the mornings adorable, silly, and very vocal little
by laying right on my chest and boy.
he greets me at the door when I
get home from work (although - Amy
this is mainly because he wants
R ita Bagel (former ly
Callista) has only been
with me for a month but I
eat, and play with her favourite
string and catnip toys. She also
likes to super vise when I work
think she’s ver y happy to have from home! Thanks for letting
a home all to herself with no her come live with me.
other kitties. She spent her first
day exploring ever y corner and - Mel
didn’t even hide under the bed.
She’s ver y sweet and aggressively
affectionate! She loves to nap,
H i there! Just wanted to
give you an update on
Bogar t who we adopted back
in any instrument case. It ’s hard
to choose just one picture as he’s
always up to something silly.
in October of 2019. He settled We’re so happy we decided to
in right af ter coming home. He visit Bide Awhile.
is the sweetest and most social
cat I have ever met. He’s always - Sara & W illie
nearby and loves meeting new
people! He can’t get enough of
feather toys and loves sleeping
2021 Pet PHoto Calendar Thank you!
Businesses who host Casual Days, hold
O ur 2021 Annual Calendar
is hot off the press and is
available for just $10 through one
• Coconut Creek
• Companion Animal Hospital
our Cat Banks and sell our Calendars
play a key role in some of our fundraising
initiatives, and we thank you all, so much,
our valued distribution partners • Eastern Passage Village Veterinary
for your continued support.
locations accross Halifax Regional Clinic
Municipality, including: • Global Pet Foods (Bedford, We would like to recognize the
Dartmouth, Halifax) following artists and businesses for their
• 4 PAWS Veterinary Hospital contributions to Bide Awhile in the past
• Halifax Veterinary Hospital
• 5th Dimension Hair Design few months:
• Lady Hammond Animal Hospital
• Acres Animal Hospital Amber Solburg
• Lucy’s Esthetics
• Atlantic Cat Hospital BOYNECLARKE LLP
• Made in the Maritimes (Bayers
• Atlantic News
Lake & Halifax) Finn & Lucy Premium Pet Gear
• B&R Pet Supplies
• Middle Sackville Veterinary Care
• Bank of Montreal (Baker Drive) FX 101.9 Today’s Country
Centre
• Basinview Animal Hospital Halifax Home Inspections Limited
• Pet Valu - Clayton Park
• Bedford Highway Veterinary
• Ren’s Pets - Dartmouth Crossing Joel Plaskett
Hospital
• Sunnyview Animal Care L.O.V.E. Organic Vital Energy Inc.
• Best Friends Pet Supplies
• Valleyfield Farm
(Clayton Park & Tantallon) New Scotland Brewing Co.
• Vetcetera Animal Hospital
• Camp Bow Wow New Scotland Clothing Co.
• Carnegy Animal Hospital Limited
NL Robertson MD Inc
NSLC - Joseph Howe
Special Project Services Ltd.
Have your purchased your 2021 calendar?
Surrogate Technology Management Inc.
Bide Awhile calendars make a great stocking stuffer and The Town Heroes
the proceeds raised go directly towards providing care for
Trainyard General Store
the animals within our shelter.
Willie Stratton
While we try to include all businesses, we
apologize if we missed anyone.
We do not receive any government
funding, so fundraising and donations are
a huge part of how we keep our charitable
organization running. It costs a minimum
of $350 for each animal we take in at the
shelter, and we help hundreds of animals
each year. Your generosity and support
allows us to continue finding forever
families for lost and abandoned animals.
Thank you!
Cover star, Timothy Bean, with his copy of our 2021 calendar.
67 Neptune Cres., P.O. Box 50029, RPO Southdale
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4S2
Tel: 902-469-9578 Email: bideawhile@bideawhile.org
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