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Golden Belt Humane Society works to become 'no-kill' shelter
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Loretta Lauer holds Maple the beagle, Saturday at the Golden Belt Humane Societys monthly Adopt-A-Pet fundraiser at Orschlen Farm and Home store in Great Bend. Lauer was one of several volunteers who turned out to show dogs and cats available for adoption. - photo by photos by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune
Furry animals hoping to become forever pets could be found Saturday at the Orschlen Farm and Home store in Great Bend, where the monthly Adopt-A-Pet fundrasier was taking place. Echo, a golden retriever mix, had just hit the jackpot.Chris Klima, a volunteer and member of the Golden Belt Humane Society’s board of directors, injected a microchip beneath the dog’s coat as Macy Stambaugh, another volunteer, held him.“Echo just got adopted by a family of four children, and they are in love,” Klima said.“He is a happy dog,” Stambaugh agreed.Thanks to Adopt-A-Pet fundraisers, Echo was neutered and received vaccines and the microchip implant at no cost to his new family. The fundraisers are generally held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Orschlen’s, 5320 10th St. There’s no cost to look at the dogs and cats, but donations – cash, as well as blankets and bags of pet food – are accepted at the front of the store.