Calendar at a glance ...
Note: All Mobile Adoptions are suspended until further notice.
Coming Events
No events scheduled at this time.
This calendar is intended to provide an overview of events for a given month and is accurate when posted. However, events sometimes get added, changed or deleted on short notice and may not be reflected on this calendar. You may therefore wish to check our adoptions page and/or news & events page (below calendar) for any last minute changes and/or additional information. If you are uncertain about a specific event, you may also contact the shelter at 217.835.2538, or website editor at 217.965.4149 or 217.891.0502.
Our members receive newsletters three times a year. If you would like to become a member, or submit a change of address, you may download a form by clicking on the link below, and e-mail it to: bigaho@royell.org , or you may call us at 217.965.4149 or 217.891.0502.
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News and Events ...
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Can you lend us a paw?
Things have gotten a little hectic here at Benld Adopt-A-Plate, as we find ourselves struggling to accommodate a veritable flood of cats and dogs who have suddenly become homeless. Times are tough for a lot of folks and some have been forced to make the heart wrenching decision to give up their pets that they dearly love, but can no longer care for. For our part, we remain committed to the goal of taking in as many animals as we possibly can, and caring for them until such time as they can be placed in a good permanent home.
However, our ability to care for all these animals has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen us suffer a drastic loss of revenue even as our services to the community are needed now more than ever. So far, thanks to the generosity of our community and our dedicated hard working staff, we have managed to keep things going pretty well but, quite frankly, we neeed to reach out and ask for your help.
In order to conserve our funds so that we may pay our operating costs, including some large veterinary bills, we depend on day to day donations of food, cat litter and cleaning supplies. Of late, due in large part to the high number of animals that we have taken in, we find ourselves running critically short of many of these items. Therefore, we are asking those who are in a position to do so to please consider donating any of the following items to us at this time.
Purina Puppy Chow complete, Pedigree Small Dog chicken, Bleach (any brand), Laundry Detergent HE, Disinfectant Wipes, and 13 gallon trash liners. Cash donations are also most welcome, and may be made to: Benld Adopt-A-Pet, PO Box 53, Benld IL 62009. If you need assistance with anything, or desire more information, please call 217.891.0502.
Thank you for YOUR support!
Things have gotten a little hectic here at Benld Adopt-A-Plate, as we find ourselves struggling to accommodate a veritable flood of cats and dogs who have suddenly become homeless. Times are tough for a lot of folks and some have been forced to make the heart wrenching decision to give up their pets that they dearly love, but can no longer care for. For our part, we remain committed to the goal of taking in as many animals as we possibly can, and caring for them until such time as they can be placed in a good permanent home.
However, our ability to care for all these animals has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen us suffer a drastic loss of revenue even as our services to the community are needed now more than ever. So far, thanks to the generosity of our community and our dedicated hard working staff, we have managed to keep things going pretty well but, quite frankly, we neeed to reach out and ask for your help.
In order to conserve our funds so that we may pay our operating costs, including some large veterinary bills, we depend on day to day donations of food, cat litter and cleaning supplies. Of late, due in large part to the high number of animals that we have taken in, we find ourselves running critically short of many of these items. Therefore, we are asking those who are in a position to do so to please consider donating any of the following items to us at this time.
Purina Puppy Chow complete, Pedigree Small Dog chicken, Bleach (any brand), Laundry Detergent HE, Disinfectant Wipes, and 13 gallon trash liners. Cash donations are also most welcome, and may be made to: Benld Adopt-A-Pet, PO Box 53, Benld IL 62009. If you need assistance with anything, or desire more information, please call 217.891.0502.
Thank you for YOUR support!
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2020 Membership Form now available
If you would like to support us by becoming a member of BAAP, you can download the form by going to the top of this page, and clicking on the "Membership Application" button. Just follow the instructions and, if you have any problems, please call 217.891.0502.
Note: You cannot fill out your application on-line, as our host does not offer the auto-fill feature, so you need to download it, fill it out, and then either e-mail it to: bigaho@royell.org, or mail it to:
BAAP, PO Box 72, Thayer IL 62689-0072.
If you would like to support us by becoming a member of BAAP, you can download the form by going to the top of this page, and clicking on the "Membership Application" button. Just follow the instructions and, if you have any problems, please call 217.891.0502.
Note: You cannot fill out your application on-line, as our host does not offer the auto-fill feature, so you need to download it, fill it out, and then either e-mail it to: bigaho@royell.org, or mail it to:
BAAP, PO Box 72, Thayer IL 62689-0072.
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09.03.2019
We have just revised the way our Helpful Hearts animals are listed on our website. We previously had these animals listed on both our "Adoptable Cats/Dogs" pages, as well as on a page entitled "Helpful Hearts". This resulted in both confusion, and a duplication of time and effort in maintaining these pages.
We now have our Helpful Heart animals designated as such on our "Adoptable Cats/Dogs" pages, and have deleted these listings on our "Helpful Hearts" page. Our "Helpful Hearts" page now contains only an explanation of how the program is administered, an example of our application to sponsor a Helpful Heart animal, and a link whereby you may download a copy of this application.
To choose a Helpful Heart, you need only go to the "Adoptable Cats/Dogs" page, where you will see a red heart and the words "Helpful Heart" following the animals name at the top of the listing. If an animal already has a Helpful Heart Sponsor, that information is displayed to the right of this. It is possible for an animal to have more than one Helpful Heart Sponsor.
If you have any questions about anything on our website relating to our Helpful Hearts Program, please contact me at 217.891.0502 or 217.965.4149, or e-mail me at bigaho@royell.org .
Bill Castagno
Website Editor
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CONCEPT 2020
"Looking towards the future"
Please see "Donations" page
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"Looking towards the future"
Please see "Donations" page
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Check out our Facebook page ...
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05/14/2020
Yet more have left, but a few still remain ...
... Mr Jenkins & Dusty have now gone home
Since the July 3, 2019 issue of the Staunton Star-Times came out featuring some of the animals available for adoption at Benld Adopt-A-Pet, 26 of the 33 cats and dogs pictured therein have been adopted. We urge you, if you still have this issue lying around, to take another look and see if one (or more) of those remaining wouldn't be a good fit in your home.
As of this time, the following are still available, along with others not featured in the Star-Times, and can also be seen on our website.
Cats:
Dillon - 8 Year Old, Male, White & Orange, Domestic Short Hair, FIV positive
Herman - 3 Year Old, Male, Black & White, Domestic Short Hair, FIV positive
Ringo - 10 Year Old, Male, Orange Tabby, Domestic Short Hair, FIV ositive
Dogs:
Beans - 4 Year Old, Male, Red, Chihuahua
Rascal - 2 Year Old, Male, Tan, Chihuahua/Terrier
Wilson - 10-1/2 Year Old, Male, White & Brown, Rat Terrier/Unknown
Zeus - 9-1/2 Year Old, Male, Red & White, Chihuahua
If you would be interested in giving any of these (or other) animals a home, or would like more information about our shelter animals, please call 217.835.2538.
As of this time, the following are still available, along with others not featured in the Star-Times, and can also be seen on our website.
Cats:
Dillon - 8 Year Old, Male, White & Orange, Domestic Short Hair, FIV positive
Herman - 3 Year Old, Male, Black & White, Domestic Short Hair, FIV positive
Ringo - 10 Year Old, Male, Orange Tabby, Domestic Short Hair, FIV ositive
Dogs:
Beans - 4 Year Old, Male, Red, Chihuahua
Rascal - 2 Year Old, Male, Tan, Chihuahua/Terrier
Wilson - 10-1/2 Year Old, Male, White & Brown, Rat Terrier/Unknown
Zeus - 9-1/2 Year Old, Male, Red & White, Chihuahua
If you would be interested in giving any of these (or other) animals a home, or would like more information about our shelter animals, please call 217.835.2538.
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Our "Breeder" dogs have left, but others still need assistance ...
09/12/2019
We want to express our utmost appreciation to all those who contributed in any way to help these little guys and dolls, thus giving them the chance to know what it's like to live in caring, loving homes. We especially want to thank Dr. Saner and Coble Animal Hospital in Springfield for their assistance in this endeavor.
However, other animals at the shelter and those still to arrive in the future, will require expensive medical care, and so we are still accepting donations to this fund.
Thanks to all of you from all at Benld Adopt-A-Pet (and from the animals)!
09/12/2019
We want to express our utmost appreciation to all those who contributed in any way to help these little guys and dolls, thus giving them the chance to know what it's like to live in caring, loving homes. We especially want to thank Dr. Saner and Coble Animal Hospital in Springfield for their assistance in this endeavor.
However, other animals at the shelter and those still to arrive in the future, will require expensive medical care, and so we are still accepting donations to this fund.
Thanks to all of you from all at Benld Adopt-A-Pet (and from the animals)!
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Here's a chance for you to get a bargain on your purchases while, at the same time, helping the animals. Just click on the "smile" link above and designate Benld Adopt-A-Pet as your charity of choice. Thank you!
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