Butte Spay and Neuter Task Force

If you would like to help out the Spay and Neuter Task Force while also getting a holiday photo of your furry little family member, get to the Butte Plaza Mall on December 7th and 8th between 11am and 4pm for "Santa Paws", one of the Task Force's biggest fundraisers of the year. For $16 you will get two 5 x 7 photos of your pet with Santa. Please bring your pets on a leash or in a carrier.

Tomorrow will be the final day of their huge garage sale that is taking place at the Big Butte Fire Hall on Lexington and organizer Phyllis Hargrave is excited about what's happening. "The sale will be running Saturday from 8am until 1pm. We will take cash and checks and all of the profits go to the Butte Spay and Neuter Task Force, our clinics and our expenses." When asked what was for sale up there, she told us, "We have artwork, tons of dishes, books, household items, you name it.

A fun way to help the Spay and Neuter Task Force is to attend their Bingo Night fundraiser which is coming up October 21 at the Elks Lodge on Galena. Doors open at 5pm and games start at 6pm. "We're asking everybody to come up, play some bingo and have a good time," she said adding that there will be snacks available and a few surprises as well.

The upcoming week is going to be a flurry of activity at the Butte Elks and if you're a fan of Bingo, you have picked a good week.

The Butte Spay and Neuter Task Force has been hard at work around town. You may have even been to one of their spay and neuter or vaccination clinics. Over the years they have sterilized and uncountable number of pets here in the Mining City and have prevented what can only be estimated at thousands of unwanted dogs and cats from winding up on the streets or in the shelter. Even with that number, their "task force" in numbers is relatively few. Their work is noble. Their work is certainly humane. And their work is also expensive. They are looking for funds and they are looking for foster families. And there are several ways that you can help.

The Santa Paws pet photo event put on by the Butte Spay and Neuter Task Force is this Saturday