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SAVE THIS DATE: February 21, 2009

Many of you have been asking when we'll be holding the next annual Furball. The 2009 Furball will be held on February 21, 2009. We hope you'll be able to join us at our main event of the year.

More information will be available soon.

Future Faces of Fashion Charity Fashion Show

Future Faces of Fashion, The Art Institute of Philadelphia's annual student fashion show, was held on Wednesday, September 3 in the Grand Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza at 18th & Market Streets, in Center City Philadelphia.

The fashion show featured collections from Associate's and Bachelor's level Fashion Design graduates and was produced by Fashion Marketing students. A portion of the proceeds went to the Morris Animal Refuge in Philadelphia to benefit the Refuge's preventive, protective and adoption service programs for abused neglected and abandoned animals.

We will have photos of this wonderful event soon.

The Refuge, its Board of Directions, staff and volunteers wish to thank the Art Institute of Philadelphia for its generous support of the Refuge.

Thanks for attending the Fur Ball,
and supporting the Refuge

John Bolaris and Kerri-Lee Halkett, Honorary Chairpersons His Honor, Mayor Michael Nutter and the Nutter Family , the Board of Directors, and the Staff of the Refuge wish to thank those who attended Fur Ball 2008 for your support of the Refuge and its preventive, protective, and adoption services for abused, neglected and abandoned animals. Without your generous support we could not carry out these programs.

We hope you enjoyed the buffet dinner, music, dancing and our silent auction.

We look forward to your joining us at the Fur Ball 2009. Next year bring along some friends who couldn't make it this year.

*[Photograph by Pure Reflection Photography]

The Morris Animal Refuge kennel is approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is inspected regularly by the Commonwealth. The Refuge meets or exceeds all Commonwealth requirements for housing animals.

All of the Morris Animal Refuge's adoption policies and guidelines are derived directly from guidelines prescribed by The Humane Society of the United States.

The Morris Animal Refuge and Petsmart are adoption partners at the South Philadelphia Petsmart Store.

F U N F A C T S

Basenji dogs and Australian dingoes are virtually identical.

The Morris Animal Refuge offers innovative and high quality care for cats, dogs and other small animals. The Refuge provides a full range of preventive, protective and adoption services for abused, neglected and abandoned animals. You can make a direct, and immediate impact on the lives of one of these animals by "saving a life today", through a generous online donation to the Refuge.

The Morris Animal Refuge adoption services cover the Greater Philadelphia Pennsylvania Region only; consisting of an area in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

In more than 120 years, no animal has ever been turned away from our door.

The Refuge, the first in the United States to care for cats, was founded by Elizabeth Morris, one of our nation's pioneers in animal welfare, in 1874. The Refuge continues to operate today in Center City Philadelphia at its home at 1242 Lombard Street.

The Refuge is run by a small and dedicated staff whose primary responsibilities include animal care, adoptions and humane education. Our volunteers provide many hours of additional support with all phases of animal care and fund raising.

The Morris Animal Refuge is a nonprofit organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service under their code, section 501(c)(3). The refuge is dependent on the community's tax-deductible contributions to provide a second chance for these deserving animals.

There are always dangers in and around our homes throughout the year which might seriously affect our animal friends.

We've added two new features to our web site to help you identify potential problems for your animal friends at home.

We now have a Household Danger list pointing out some of the many dangers to animals commonly found inside and outside our homes.

We also have added a Poisonous Plant list to our site, listing many of the most common plants found in and around the house which could poison your animal friends.

Links to both of these lists can be found on our News page.

The Morris Animal Refuge is open to the public during the below hours*
Office and Adoption Center, 1242 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA	Monday, Saturday	Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday	Thursday, Sunday
	11:00 am - 4:00 pm	11:00 am - 7:00 pm	CLOSED
*Except during holidays

MAR SURVEY

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