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Rhode Island animal lovers have something to be proud of - a new spay/neuter clinic has opened in Warwick to provide services for the animals of the Rhode Island community. The Ocean State Animal Coalition (of which the Potter League is a member) has been planning the clinic for well over a year. The mission of the Coalition...

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Cats just make you smile. June is Adopt a Cat Month and the Potter League along with shelters all around the country are celebrating. This year’s theme is “Give a shelter cat a starring role in your life”. We have several cats who qualify for these award-winning CATegories:

· Purfect Pal for Mature Audiences – Whitey,...

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How long do you keep the animals? It one of the most frequently asked questions of the Potter League. The answer is that we keep our adoptable animals for as long as it takes to find the right match. The average stay for cats is 38 days, for kittens it's 15 days, for dogs it’s 18 day and for puppies it’s 8 days. BUT many animals...

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Happy Earth Day! Every day is Earth Day at the Potter League. The design of the new building is evidence of our commitment to both animal care and the environment. The many green features offer great benefit to our shelter animals. Here are a few examples:

· Lots of Light – Windows allow sunlight to fill all of our animal...

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Everyone keeps asking how the Potter League made out during the torrential rains of last week.....we are pleased to say that our new building weathered the storm very well.  Our only problem was some minor flooding on our driveway that receded as quickly as it appeared.  The Warwick shelter did not fare so well.  They were able...

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Last Sunday morning, one of the Potter League’s Head-Start volunteers* stopped at the shelter to walk a dog before going to work. After finishing this task, she was about to leave when she realized that the keys to her car were missing. Cody, a shelter dog, just happened to be out being walked and sensed that the volunteer was...

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Dakota was adopted today!  Our biggest loser became a real winner.  A wonderful couple welcomed Dakota into their lives and will maintain his weight reduction program.  Dakota will also be checking-in regularly with their veterinarian.  Dakota lost 32 pounds while in our care.  And today he left weighing in at a svelte 131 pounds. ...

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When Dakota came to us, he weighed 160 pounds and was severely overweight for a husky mix.  His owner had to move in with a relative and was not able to keep Dakota; she checks on him regularly.  We were concerned that there might be a medical issue so we ran all kinds of blood tests on him and had him checked over by several...

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People often perceive shelter animals as flawed……after all someone either abandoned them or gave them up. Something must be wrong with them. But we know better. Animals wind up at shelters for all kinds of reasons, most beyond their control. What we do know is we get rave reviews from our adopters. Here are a few examples...

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