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Free Pet Vaccines

Free Pet Vaccines

National nonprofit Petco Love and Bissell Pet Foundation have teamed up for a National Pet Vaccination Month campaign called “Give Pets Their Best Shot.” It’s to encourage pet parents to keep their pets up to date on vaccinations to protect them from contagious and deadly diseases such as parvovirus, distemper and panleukopenia.

Petco Love is committing to help end life-threatening diseases in pets by providing 1 million free pet vaccines nationwide.

Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) submitted a grant to receive 300 vaccinations, which include

DAPPv for dogs and HCP for cats. A limited supply of rabies vaccinations will be available, along with Microchips.

The Give Pets Their Best Shot initiative makes crucial pet vaccines accessible to pet parents who may be experiencing financial challenges and assures that cost is not a barrier to protecting pets from preventable diseases.

Rancho Coastal Humane Society in partnership with FACE Foundation, North County Lifeline and Live Well San Diego are working together to put on the free community event, which is open to pet families throughout the county.

Thank you, North County Lifeline, for hosting this event at your Vista headquarters!

RCHS Pet Olympics

The 2021 Olympics are on and nothing is going to stop our four-legged competitors from carrying the torch. On July 23 – Let the games begin!

With the success of our 2020 virtual games, Rancho Coastal Humane Society will host the 2021 Rescue Pet Summer Olympics! Companion animals of all breeds will compete online in gymnastics, track & field and swimming.

Details:
• Online video competition open to our furry friends and their families
• July 23 – August 5: Submissions accepted
• August 6-7: Judging phase
• August 8: Winners contacted
• August 10: Winners announced – Award ceremony and prizes given

Featuring:
• Combined email/social media outreach of 40,000+
• Dedicated landing page on sdpets.org
(100k monthly page views, 14k monthly unique visitors)
• Celebrity judge panel

Rancho Coastal Humane Society: Cardiff Dog Days of Summer

The Pupologie Cardiff Dog Days of Summer is presented by Cardiff 101 Main Street and the City of Encinitas. This free event features numerous dog-related vendors, rescue groups, pet adoption agencies, and an agility course by Kamp Kanine.  Activities include dog contests, live music, libation lounge hosted by The Lost Abbey, food trucks, and more!

This event is free event, but there is a $10 deposit if a pet owner enters their dog in the dog contest on the day of the event.

Rescue Row 11am-3pm

The event’s special features are the “Rescue Row” presented by Rancho Coastal Humane Society. All Rescue Row event proceeds are donated to Rancho Coastal Humane Society whose focus is to rescue, shelter, and find homes for companion animals while promoting humane ideals through education and community outreach.

The City of Encinitas “Pet Health Expo” will be on-site providing pet micro-chipping thanks to San Diego Humane Society.  Last year’s event drew over 5,000 attendees throughout the day.

Dog Contests- Sign-up Day of Event at 9:00am

Does your dog like to strut its stuff? Our popular dog contest is back and its better than ever! Compete in a contest and you could take home a ribbon for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. First place winners will receive a goodie basket filled dog food, treats, toys and more! Registration is the day of the event starting at 9:00am with a $10 cash or credit/debit.

GET YOUR SWAG BAG!

The first 20 people to buy 3 drink tickets at the Libation Lounge will receive a Swag Bag filled with awesome gifts from some of our vendors.

Enjoy refreshing brews from The Lost Abbey, hard kombucha from June Shine, and Ashland Hard Seltzer at the Libation Lounge situated next to the food vendors. Here you can drink, eat and enjoy live music as you chill in the shade. Drink for a good cause! A portion of the proceeds from drink sales will benefit Rancho Coastal Humane Society that rescues, shelters and adopts more than a thousand companion animals annually (how amazing is that)! The food area will have tasty bites by local food truck purveyors.  There will be hydration stations by Mizu so make sure to bring your reusable bottle to stay cool and hydrated!

OPPORTUNITY DRAWING

Enter for your chance to win amazing prizes including a 2 night stay at Cardiff Vacations, gift cards to restaurants in Cardiff and surrounding areas, beach gear from Neso tents, Callaway Golf putter, jewlery pieces from local artists, lots of cool Cardiff and beach swag and much more!

AT CARDIFF 101 BOOTH!

Be sure to stop by the Cardiff 101 Booth to check out Opportunity Drawing items and to purchase tickets for a chance to win awesome prizes like a Neso tent or a gift basket filled with dog food treats and more from some of your favorite brands!

All four legged friends are welcome at this dog friendly event but be aware that all dogs must be on leash (6 feet) at all times at the park, except within the Maggie Houlihan Memorial Dog Park area. Be aware that the event is located next to a skatepark. If you know that your dogs do not like skateboards please keep clear of the skatepark. We also ask that you be respectful of the park and clean up after pets.

Strut Your Mutt

While large fundraising walks and runs have been put on hold this year, you can still join Team Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) to Strut Your Mutt – “virtually.”

From now until October 24, take a walk and help us raise critical funds that support homeless companion animals and pet parents who need a helping paw.

The Strut Your Mutt Walk is in partnership with Best Friends Animal Society. All over the country, teams will be walking to raise money for their favorite animal-related charities.

Let’s Strut! To join Team RCHS, ((click here.))

VCC Virtual Gala 2020

VCC’s virtual fundraiser will be livestreamed from 6:30-7 pm (PT) on Saturday, September 26th, and will include a live and silent auction and other entertainment. All proceeds will benefit the VCC COVID-19 Recovery Fund, helping to enhance care for the community throughout the pandemic and beyond. The clinic is extending an invitation to everyone to join them as they fight to secure access to healthcare when it’s needed most. Tickets are free and participants will receive a free gift upon registration.

Military Connected Nonprofit Symposium [FREE EVENT]

The Sanford Institute of Philanthropy is bringing together leadership from the military and veteran nonprofit sectors to:

–Discuss the state of philanthropy and its impact on the communities we serve.

–Identify trends, best practices, challenges, opportunities, and new innovative strategies in philanthropy.

–Explore how to leverage collaboration and other resources to elevate their nonprofits’ development and revenue-generation

Program:

8:30am – 12:00pm: Symposium
12:00 – 1:00pm: Networking Lunch

Opening Keynote: Chris Ford (Founder & CEO, NAVSO)

Q&A Panel Discussion:

Moderator: Meg Storer (2-1-1 San Diego)

Maurice Wilson (REBOOT)

Megan Thomas (San Diego Grantmakers)

Marjorie Morrison (PsychArmor Institute)

Stephanie Brown (The Rosie Network)

Stephanie Kiesel (zero8hundred)

Guest Speaker: Nancy Jamison (CEO, San Diego Grantmakers)

Special Announcement!