The Humane Society of Granville County is hosting its annual Paws for Granville fundraiser on Saturday, Mar. 29 at the Barn at Vino in Stem.
Anne Crews, a member of the local humane society and one of the event organizers, said this year’s goal is $20,000. “It’s our major fundraiser for the year,” Crews said on Thursday’s segment of The Local Skinny!
The event begins at 5 p.m. and dinner, catered by George’s of Oxford, will begin at 6 p.m. There will be a live auction, too, she said.
The Humane Society splits the proceeds with the local animal shelter, and Crews said the funds are used to pay for vet bills, spay/neuter programs, vaccinations and more for animals that come to the shelter and hopefully adopted out to good homes.
In 2023, 2,034 animals were taken in at the animal shelter. “That’s an awful lot of animals,” Crews said.
For every dog or cat that is spayed or neutered, she said, it reduces the number of unwanted animals that often end up at the shelter looking for new homes.
In addition to the adoption program that the humane society and the spay and neuter program that operate at the shelter, volunteers also run a pet food pantry and have cat adoption events at Petsmart in Durham’s Patterson Place.
Crews said there’s always a need for additional volunteers. Visit the website or call 919.691.9114 to learn more.
Paws for Granville tickets are $40. Purchase them on Eventbrite, or visit https://www.hsgcnc.org/paws-for-granville.
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