Give the gift of a healthier pet this holiday season and help stop animal
overpopulation! What better gift than one that will help our favorite furry
friends live longer lives and with the convenience of an ACT gift card?
Gift cards are available for $20, $40 and $95.

Snip ‘N Chip offers free microchipping with any spay/neuter surgery. ACT
also provides microchipping for $20 if your pet has already been fixed.

Snip N Chip is part of ACT’s way of making your life easier. Now, ACT’s
Neuter
Scooter can pick up your pet from specified locations and your pet can be
spayed/neutered and mircrochipped at the same time! Don’t forget the low
cost!

Has having a microchip helped anyone to find their pet again? We’d love to
hear your stories!!

This low-cost gift will help ensure your pet is safely at “Home for the
Holidays”!

The Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT) is offering a unique holiday gift this
December for the pet that has almost everything. Snip ‘n Chip is a
combination of low-cost spay/neuter plus a microchip for permanent
identification. Pets that have these two procedures are protected and will
live a longer, healthier life.

So what exactly is Snip N’ Chip? The “Snip” refers to spaying or neutering
the pet to prevent unwanted litters and provides other health benefits that
will lengthen a pet’s life and improve some negative behaviors.

The “Chip” refers to implanting a microchip for permanent identification. A
microchip provides a lifetime form of identification that cannot be altered,
and the procedure is similar to a vaccination. It just takes seconds. .

So, if your pet has already been ’snipped’, but you would still like to get
in on the ‘chip’, no sweat! Microchipping will be available for $20 from
ACT for this holiday season.

Microchipping is essential as hundreds of thousands of pets go missing each
year. Holidays can be a hectic time for pets, as guests come and go, and
holiday festivities take place. Also, year-round emergency situations, such
as a car accident or hurricane can separate you from your four-legged friend
in a matter of seconds.

ABOUT ACT: ACT is a non-profit organization. Their primary focus is high
volume spay/neuter programs to reduce the high number of companion animals
entering local shelters, and in turn, limit euthanasia. *Spay/neuter costs
at ACT are greatly reduced and range from $40 to $95. *For low income
Hillsborough County residents who qualify, the cost is merely $10 through
the County’s voucher program.

*certain restrictions apply

ACT Spay Neuter Clinic: 813-250-3900 or visit: <http://www.actampa.com/>
www.actampa.org

The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 4 at Al Lopez Park in Tampa. Participate in the fun activities including flyball, frisbee, face painting, a pet wash, contests for best trick, pet/owner look-a-like and more! There will also be festive entertainment and an amateur agility course.

The event is a critical fundraiser for ACT and a great way to get active in the community. Proceeds will further the low-cost spay/neuter services ACT provides our community, in their effort to curtail pet overpopulation.

Nearly 30,000 pets were euthanized in Hillsborough County alone last year, according to Hillsborough County government statistics.

Not only will participants be helping pets in our community, but they are eligible for great prizes including a private suite for a Tampa Bay Devil Rays game, MP3 player or portable DVD player with 7? LCD screen, week long vacation at Calypso Cay in Orlando, tickets to Oscar?s Night, Best Buy certificate, Big Cat Rescue Day Tour and more!

Interested folks can register or get team information, visit www.strideforstrays.org or call (813) 966-7766. Click here to go to Stride for Strays website

STRIDE FOR STRAYS – Saturday, November 4
WHO: Animal Coalition of Tampa presents the 6th Annual Stride for Strays
WHAT: Pet Walk for Pets and their People!
WHY: Individuals and teams collect donations that help ACT work towards an end to pet overpopulation. There will be prizes, entertainment, demonstrations, and fun-filled activities such as flyball, Frisbee, a pet wash and contests for best trick and pet/owner look-a-like and more!
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, November 4
WHERE: Al Lopez Park, 4810 North Himes Ave in Tampa

Stride For Strays – Getting Started:
1. Register yourself and recruit your team walkers.
2. Have your team walkers register.
3. Give each walker a little information on the event and ACT,its history and current projects.
4. Give each walker a brochure (in print) and flyer. Printed materials may be picked up at the ACT Spay/Neuter clinic. Call (813) 250-3900.
5 . Give each walker a Donation Collection Form so they can start asking for support for their involvement.
6. Post a team flier at your company.
7. Send e-mails to people you know requesting their support. If you have rescued an animal, it’s very effective for your pet to write the request and tell his story about how a similar group saved his life. Don’t forget to attach his picture!
8. Hold a bake sale, potluck, garage sale or other small fundraiser to raise some of the donation monies. Its always easier to raise money if you have something to offer!Stride for Strays

ACT received the $15,000 award after applying for a grant from the Florida Animal Friends License Plates Fund—supported by the sales of Florida’s specialty Spay/Neuter auto tags. The grant ACT submitted outlined research that showed a need to assist working class families with spay/neuter services for their pets.

“Our research showed many in the working class did not qualify for the county funded program that offers help to those on social assistance. The working class families had little left over to spend to do the right thing for their pets.” said Linda Hamilton, executive director of ACT.

“The Big Fix” provides spay/neuter surgeries for cats for $20, and dogs for $55. This price is even lower than ACT’s already reduced spay/neuter procedures offered to the public.

WHY “THE BIG FIX”? Last year, over 33,000 unwanted dogs and cats were admitted into our county shelters. More than 80% of them were euthanized, according to Hillsborough County statistics.

“We as a community have to stop taking our animals to the shelters. We have to stop killing our unwanted pets. We can prevent euthanasia by stopping the unwanted births-with spay and neuter.” said Hamilton.

HOW TO QUALIFY: “It’s as easy as finding out if your housing costs are more than 30-percent of your total household income,” said Hamilton. “Applicants simply need provide a Florida drivers license or Florida ID card and proof of housing costs and income.” For more information about the program, call (813) 250-3900 or visit www.actampa.org.

ABOUT ACT: ACT is a non-profit organization. Their primary focus is high volume spay/neuter programs to reduce the number of companion animals entering local shelters, and in turn, limit euthanasia. *Spay/neuter costs at ACT are greatly reduced and range from $40 to $95. *For low income Hillsborough County residents who qualify, the cost is merely $10, through the County’s voucher program. *Certain restrictions apply

Get your “ACT” together and help ACT continue to help pets in our community by registering for their 6th Annual Stride for Strays community event and pet walk, taking place on Saturday, November 4 at Al Lopez Park in Tampa. Individuals and teams collect donations that help ACT work towards an end to pet overpopulation. There will be prizes, entertainment, demonstrations and fun-filled activities such as flyball, Frisbee, a pet wash and contests for best trick and pet/owner look-alike and more!