The SCAA Team is partnering with generous sponsors and venues to provide a variety of fun fundraising initiatives: get your competitive juices flowing with our popular Quiz Night @ The Shed or our inaugural vegetarian cooking contest at new luxury vegetarian venue Dashuwujie, get your animal fix at Adoption Day, and pick up some warm and stylish coats, vests & sweaters and dog toys at an unbelievable bargain.

See below for details and keep an eye out for events reminders and details in our events calendar online www.scaashanghai.org.

	10 Kuai Canine Clothing & Toys Sale Saturday 12 November, 11AM – 2PM Springdale Garden, Lane 888 South Shaanxi Road, Building #5, Apt #33A3 (private residence) Snap up quality factory samples from top canine clothing labels and great plush, rope and ball toys of all sizes for your four-legged friend. Many thanks PetEdge for their donations that regularly generate several thousand RMB for SCAA animals.
	Adoption Day @ O'Malley's Sunday 13 November 11:00AM – 2:00PM O'Malley's: 42 Taojiang lu (near Urumqi lu) Come meet our healthy & social companion animals looking for a forever family or enquire about donation & volunteer opportunities.
	SCAA Quiz Night @ The Shed Wednesday 16 November, 7PM The Shed: 528 Kangding lu (dogs welcome!) RMB100 entry includes glass of wine or bottle beer & a raffle ticket. Great spa voucher (RMB500 value) raffle prize up for grabs. . Email paw.james@gmail.com to register or book your table of 4
Let “Veggie Chef Jay” inspire you	Ultimate Vegetarian Cooking Contest Sunday 27 November Dashuwujie: 392 Tianping lu (@ Hengshan lu) Move over Masterchef, SCAA is calling on all culinary artists to showcase delicious, healthy and animal-friendly food for a good cause. Email director@scaashanghai.org for details on how your team of 3 can join (entry RMB100 per person).

Dear SCAA supporters,

It's been a busy time for SCAA as we rounded out the season with an amazing fundraiser in Kuala Lumpur – SCAA Founder Carol Wolfson's 50th birthday bash. We've since recovered from the 3-day event and ready for our great fall/winter line-up of events & activities to benefit SCAA animals.

SCAA is very grateful to Carol and the other organizers of fundraising events & activities highlighted in the News Update below – their generosity is certainly timely as we have already surpassed the RMB100,000 mark for investment in the health and welfare of our foster and project animals this year (and it's not over yet).

The cool autumn breezes have ushered in big things for SCAA as we welcome a full-time Executive Director. Lee-Anne Armstrong is no stranger to SCAA, having managed foster care (and multitasked a few other things) since 2006.

Thanks to generous new major sponsor Beth Wilson from Lemon Zest and donors Adrienne and Tom Urbanec, SCAA is able to offer a modest salary to monopolize (uh, we mean utilize!) a full-time resource to not only achieve our goals but to set a jammed-packed agenda of bigger and better things.

In addition to the great events this month, here are some of the things keeping us busy:

Save the Date! – SCAA's annual Christmas gala and Grand Raffle
Save the Date! – SCAA's annual Christmas gala and Grand Raffle with over RMB250,000 in fantastic raffles including Hyatt hotel & resort stays and more kicks off soon. Draw will take place at the party and winners not in attendance will be notified (but we hope you join us!).

The party is Saturday 3 December at The Apartment.

Grand Raffle tickets are on sale soon at PAW or contact SCAA for tickets director@scaashanghai.org.

Ongoing Education Activities - SCAA is (happily) overwhelmed with interest from students around Shanghai who want to volunteer their time to help needy animals. Check out the latest Education Focus section below for highlights of Cambridge International School's visit to our Local Project, where students learned the importance of play for happier cats.

SCAA 2012 Calendar
-Our inspiring collection of SCAA's rescued, fostered and adopted animals is now available. Pick up your calendar (RMB60 each or 2 for RMB100) at SCAA events, PAW vet clinic on Xinhua lu, Lemon Zest on Taojiang lu, Lu Shan Framing & Interiors on Hami lu or order online for delivery from new SCAA sponsor FIELDS.

Thanks for your continued support and hope to see you soon.

Regards,

The SCAA Team

3-Day Milestone Birthday Celebration & SCAA Fundraiser

A three-day birthday party? A request for donations to SCAA in lieu of gifts? We can only be talking about one inspired birthday gal – SCAA's Founder, Carol Wolfson.

Bringing friends and family from the U.S. China, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, Ireland, and even the Caribbean together in her (current) home of Kuala Lumpur, Carol's 50th birthday bash was truly an event to remember.

A special highlight of the festivities was the party at the KLCC Aquaria. As this fantastic aquarium shut its doors to the public, Carol's birthday delegation filtered in, enjoying cocktails and nibbles (no fish of course) under the watchful eyes of nurse sharks, giant sea turtles, manta rays and a host of other marine species – it wouldn't be Carol's party without animals (or reptiles) of some sort!

Rounding out the partying was an evening at the Wolfson-Garvey residence, complete with live band, Indian buffet, a silent auction of Tibetan antiques and a fundraising jewelry sale to benefit SCAA animals.

Thanks to Carol's tireless organizing, her and husband Michael's gracious hosting, and the hundred+ guests (and invitees who couldn't make it but wanted to contribute to a good cause), over RMB38,000 was raised for SCAA!

Please see our Donations Thank You section for our grateful acknowledgement to individual donors.

Next Generation of Animal Advocates Start Now

With a year-end surplus in troop fees, the Year 1 Daisies Girl Scout troop at Yew Cheung International School in Hongqiao had a decision to make – where would they like the funds to go?

SCAA is grateful the girls wanted the funds to go towards helping Shanghai's needy companion animals. Everyone at SCAA greatly appreciates their kind gesture and generous donation of RMB4,380.

When we meet such compassionate young animal lovers we can't help but feel good about a future with a new generation of adopters, foster parents, and animal advocates!

YCIS Hongqiao Year 1 Daisies (left to right): Cherry, Constance, Lynn Amanda, Ana Paola, Elizabeth, and Eleanor Marie with troop leader Helene Lavire

Foster Care Investment Profile: Charlie

SCAA has already surpassed the RMB100,000 mark in generously discounted PAW care for our animals so far in 2011…and it's not over yet!

By featuring our investment to get just one of SCAA's of our many foster animals healthy and adoptable we hope to underscore the critical need for the donations we request on foster care intake and adoption (as well as in general!). As financial times are tough for everyone, it's more important than ever to show how your hard-earned RMB is well spent.

Charlie may have been a tiny kitten but his vet bills (not to mention his fighting spirit) were unexpectedly big! Found when just a couple weeks old, Charlie needed intensive care and was lucky to have a foster mom able to bottle feed him every 2-3 hours.

Overcoming near starvation on abandonment, cute and cuddly Charlie then suffered a new setback – a bacterial infection in his leg. This required intensive vet care, including medicine and hospital stay.

Charlie on rescue and (thankfully) fully recovered from infection & waiting for adoption

Even though SCAA's vet partner, PAW, provides a generous discount for our animals' care, it took over RMB5,000 to get Charlie back in tip top condition.

To donate towards SCAA's average RMB12,000 – RMB15,000 a month in generously discounted PAW vet care, please contact donate@scaashanghai.org.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Our deepest thanks once again to all the animal lovers and supporters in Shanghai, around China, and around the world for their generous donations. Every RMB, Dollar, Pound and Euro counts.

Carol Wolfson's birthday celebration donations:

• Carol Wolfson donation of proceeds from silent auction and jewellery sale: RM 13,193 towards cat litter for SCAA's Local Project and other SCAA expenses
• Fidelma & Gerry Browne: US$ 300
• Product Donation of jewellery piece from Lynn Sien & Ben Realica sold for RM 1088
• Edit and Marcus Ford: RMB 2,000
• Eileen and Paul McGarry: US$ 200
• Tracie, Steve & James Wen: US$ 200 (via PayPal)
• Robert Chu: RM 500
• Joanie & Max Purser: RM 500
• Aidan Duffy: US$ 150 (via PayPal)
• Andrea Morgan & Benedict Porter: AUD 100
• Sheri & Eleanor Wolfson: US$ 100 (via PayPal)
• Margaret & Alan Dixon: US$ 100 (via PayPal)
• Dr. Amilan Sivagurunathan (Animal Medical Centre): RM 300
• Bernadette and Frank Connon: US$ 100
• Bonz & Frank Connon: US$ 100
• Lynn Neely: US $ 50 (via PayPal)

Additional gratefully received donations:

• PetEdge: thousands of USD in export-quality dog coats, vests, sweaters and toys
• YCIS Year 1 Daisies Girl Scouts: RMB4,318
• Suzhou Zapatas: RMB2,800 from 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off
• Julie and Steve Garratt: US$ 300 in honour of SCAA adopted dog Pink's birthday (via PayPal)
• Jane (Meijuan) Hou: US$ 250 a month for SCAA's Local Project (via PayPal)
• Chris Lomason: RMB1,000
• Gudrun Hellauer and Rene Schwichtenberg: RMB2,000
• Patricia and Jim Armstrong: US$ 100 in memory of 18-year-old cat Soca Blue (via PayPal)
• Karen Misale: US$ 40 (via PayPal)
• Fangqing Wang: US$ 12 (via PayPal)
• Eddie Woodward: US$ 10 (via PayPal)
• SCIS Puxi Brownies: earning their sewing badge making catnip pillows
• Clare and Chris Cole: cat cages for SCAA Adoption Day
• Hartz: pet accessories / puppy training pads
• Eva Hartmann: pet accessories and towels & bedding
• Dru Jensen-Jones: Dog food for SCAA's Local Project

As SCAA (finally) bids adieu to a hectic kitten season, we've been kept busy with our new canine rescues – just in time to meet adopters back from recent holidays. Meet Gou Gou - in addition to being well trained and great with people, Gou Gou is good with cats too. Healthy, friendly & flexible sum it up!

Found on a busy downtown street, Gou Gou, a petite female Maltese-terrier mix, took a little convincing it was in her best interest to leave the spot on the sidewalk where she may have been waiting for a previous family to find or come back for her.

Quite dirty (we thought she was gray on rescue!), and suffering from fleas and a minor bacterial skin infection, Gou Gou proved to be an easy and willing patient. She's around 1.5 years old judging from her teeth (which are in excellent condition) and her love of human companionship confirms she was previously a member of someone's family.

Gou Gou is housetrained, quiet (no barking at the doorbell etc), and a great walker on her harness and lead. She likes to hang out in (relatively) close proximity to her foster cat friend Xiao Laohu, who is more apprehensive about bridging the species gap, and she has welcomed rescued foster kittens into the fold with curiosity and enthusiasm. When it comes to her foster kitten friends, Gou Gou is “like a big sister”.

Gou Gou also enjoys that perennial Chinese dog pastime – riding around in a bicycle basket! The only thing Gou Gou isn't so fond of is being left alone, but she is increasingly confident thanks to her foster mom's training. She would make an ideal family pet and do well in a home with a friendly cat.

Gou Gou is up-to-date on flea and worm treatment, vaccinated and will be spayed soon. Interested in adopting Gou Gou or have another rescued dog in mind? Please contact dogprogram@scaashanghai.org.

Learning the Importance of Having Fun

What do SCAA's companion animals need? This question immediately brings to mind food, water, shelter and veterinary care – some basics for keeping our 120 Local Project cats and 5 dogs safe and healthy. But on a recent visit to SCAA's Local Project some keen students from Cambridge International School learned the importance of another animal-welfare basic – play time.

Donating your time to pet, brush and play with the social cats (the 5 dogs remaining are not suitable for group interaction) is both rewarding and immensely helpful. Interacting with the social cats provides them with much-needed stimulation and attention to ward off boredom. Social interaction, playing and grooming help reduce stress, fighting and injuries. Encouraging the cats to expend energy in a fun and construction way is especially important in a former hoarding environment.

Thanks to teacher (and SCAA adopter) Lindsey White for helping to organize this worthwhile field trip that introduced students with limited experience with pets to the benefits of strengthening the human-animal bond. The students clearly enjoyed this learning experience and we're confident that the cats were equally thrilled with the visit!

To enquire how your class can learn about companion animals and/or contribute towards SCAA's foster and project animal care please contact education@scaashanghai.org.

An RMB Saved is 99 RMB Donated

In the spirit of both saving and giving, dedicated animal lover, rescuer and advocate Philippe Jeangeorges has taken the task of helping animals and helping others help animals to heart with a unique fundraising idea.

Working with popular Hong Kong designer PanPanDaDa, the limited Shanghai edition THINK ADOPTION PanPanDaDa aims to raise awareness of the plight of homeless companion animals and to encourage responsible pet adoption.

This limited edition coin bank is available at several venues in Shanghai for the benefit of local animal rescue organisations. Get yours before they sell out!

100% of the sales proceeds from the RMB99 THINK ADOPTION PanPanDaDa available at PAW (Pets are Wonderful) benefit SCAA animals.

Putonghua Pet Tips

Cat got your tongue when it comes to explaining your pet care needs in Chinese to Ayi or communicating with well-meaning neighbors or other animal lovers?

SCAA Putonghua Pet Care Tips are here to help.

Kids and Pets – a Mutually Beneficial Relationship!

SCAA loves to see two and four-legged family members happily enjoying each other's company. We can't help but smile at these great pics of babies and their feline, canine and even porcine friends. Enjoy!

Thanks to Christine Hsieh for sharing

747 Adoptions to Date!!

Kittens 448
Cats 160
Puppies 54
Dogs 82
Bunnies 3

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