There’s still a sliver of time left to purchase a ticket for the upcoming fundraiser event sponsored by the Humane Society of Granville County. “Paws for Granville” takes place Saturday, April 1 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $35, but Humane Society President Anne Crews said there’s little time to waste.
“Ticket sales have been brisk,” Crews said on Tuesday’s Pets and People segment of The Local Skinny! If you’d like to purchase a ticket, find Humane Society of Granville County on Facebook before Wednesday, Mar. 29.
The dinner and silent auction event at the Barn at Vino I Stem is the group’s major fundraiser, and the proceeds are split between the Humane Society and the Granville Animal Shelter, both of which use the money to spay and neuter dogs and cats.
“We’re going to have a lot of fun,” Crews said. This year’s selection of silent auction items includes a yearlong pass to any N.C. state park, jewelry from Diamonds Direct, Durham Bulls tickets and a VIP 4-pack to see ‘Six’ at DPAC, just to name a few.
The Humane Society partners with the shelter to help provide services, including spay/neuter programs for low-income pet owners and support of several feral cat colonies across the county.
Cats can have several litters of about kittens a year, Crews explained, so trapping and returning feral cats helps to reduce the cat population. “Before you know it you’ve gone from two feral cats to 40 in one year. We believe in getting in there and spay and neuter” the cats, remove those who are candidates for adoption. A small snip made in the neutered cat’s ear indicates that the animal is “feral but sterile,” she said.
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