NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEKEND! DECEMBER 9-11, 2022
The AWL is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society for a National Adoption Weekend to find shelter cats and dogs loving homes for the Holidays!
If you are considering adding a new pet to your family, you can make a difference by choosing to adopt instead of buying a pet.
This season share your love of animals!
There's no better way to spread holiday cheer this season than to adopt or foster a shelter pet in need.
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Who We Are
The Hot Springs Village Animal Welfare League (HSVAWL) is in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. We are an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit rescue organization that works cooperatively with the Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association (POA) Animal Control to rescue, vet, and find homes for ALL adoptable cats and dogs that come through POA intake.
AWL has no paid employees and is appreciative of the hard work by the POA animal control officers, who provide valuable service to all animals. AWL pays for food, veterinary expenses and litter for all animals in the shelter building, including strays and lost pets reclaimed by owners, as well as those for adoption.
We depend solely upon donations, memberships, and grants to sustain our programs. We are not subsidized by the POA nor government entities.
All donations are tax deductible, and 100% of your donation directly supports the animals. The AWL is grateful for the more than 200 volunteers who make these benefits happen, and to those guests and donors who support their efforts to save the animals.
SPAY NEUTER CLINICS
8,800 ANIMALS SPAYED AND NEUTERED TO DATE!
At our clinic on November 14 & 15 at Fountain Lake Fire Station,
79 cats and dogs were spayed/ neutered. Thanks to all who helped!
Our fabulous volunteers were honored at a luncheon at the DeSoto Club on August 31st.
Read more and click below to view the photo gallery.
AWL IN THE NEWS!
The HSV Knights of Columbus, The Men's Club, and The Tennis Association donates $6,000.
The AWL generously received all the proceeds from the
clubs' dinner/theatre production of Game, Set, Match. You Lose. Written by Gil Duran and produced with assistance from his wife Mary, the play was presented at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church on November 4 and 5.
AWL Gives a Halloween "Treat"
As a thank you to all our Village supporters, drivers passing through the HSV Balboa Gate on Halloween received a treat from AWL volunteers.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church's Blessing of the Animals benefits the AWL
Thank you to the St. Francis Chapter of the Daughters of the King from Holy Trinity Episcopal Church for their annual Blessing of the Animals. Father Dee Stayton (6th from right)
was assisted by Deacon Brenda Kroll (in skirt) as several pets were blessed. Several donations were made to the AWL.
Arkansas Community Foundation
Thank you to the Arkansas Community Foundation for their $1,000 grant in September 2022. The grant will be used to provide cats in Garland County with spay/neutering and rabies shots.
Petco Love awards AWL $25,000 Grant
Petco Love continues to invest in the AWL, and awarded $25,000 to help with our lifesaving work. The generous grant will be used to cover all expenses related to adoption costs. Special thanks to GM Carol Hardin and her team at the Petco Store in Benton, AR for all they do to support us!
Village True Value Home Center selects AWL as their June Charity of the Month.
For the second year in a row, the AWL has been selected as a Charity of the Month by the Village True Value Home Center and Building Supply. Thank you to all the generous customers who rounded up their receipts to benefit the AWL, and to owner Jeff Harrington, who contributed $250 to the total proceeds.
Saline County, AR gives $15,000 grant
Thank you Saline County! The AWL received a generous grant of $15,000 in April, 2022 to be used for spaying and neutering of Saline County pets.
Tanner's Neighborhood Bar & Grille donates $1,000 to the AWL!
Thanks to everyone who enjoyed a meal at Tanner's on April 28th while supporting the AWL! Joey and Lynn Clampit generously donated 10% of all food purchased that day and matched the $500 proceeds, for a $1,000 total!
AWL - A Petco Love Top 100 Adoption Partner!
Petco Love recently named the AWL one of their top 100
Adoption Partners. They also awarded the AWL a $25,000 grant for adoption costs in April, 2022.
This generous grant will cover vet expenses, food, medications, litter, grooming and everything related to getting an animal ready for adoption!
AWL Receives Donation from DeSoto Women’s Club
Linda Poe, President of the DeSoto Women’s Club, presented AWL President Sue Luse with a check for nearly $650 on April 18th. The DeSoto Women’s Club has generously donated all the proceeds from the sale of their cookbook to date, a total of over $2,000! Also pictured are AWL 1st VP Shelley Shepherd (with Bella) and Deb Baab, 1st VP of the DeSoto Women's Club.
Petco and Bissell Pet Foundation sponsor Vaccine Clinic
Thanks to the generosity of Petco Love and the Bissell Pet Foundation, 31 dogs and 13 cats were vaccinated on Saturday, March 19th at the Fountain Lake Volunteer Fire Station in Hot Springs. Special thanks to Kelly Veterinary Clinic, Waggin' Wheel Vet Clinic, and Ozark Mountain Mobile Spay Neuter for administering the vaccines; and to the more than 12 AWL volunteers who assisted at the clinic.
Max & Neo - Giving Back to Dog Rescues
A big THANK YOU to Max and Neo (www.maxandneo.com) for their generous donation boxes sent to us several times a year. They generously donate dog products 1 for 1 to dog rescues in the United States for every product sold.
DJ & T Foundation awards AWL $15,000 grant
The DJ & T foundation, established by well-known television personality Bob Barker, is devoted to the support of low cost spay/neuter clinics. The grant is to be used for canines in our spay/neuter program.
Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation
We are extremely grateful to the Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation for giving the AWL a $15,000 grant to support our homeless pets!
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