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It’s a purrfect time to find a furry companion and pick up some pet-friendly tricks from our friends at the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF)! Join us as founding President, Jonathan McCann introduces the work of the non-profit, open-admission, no-kill shelter, and then turns the mic to volunteer and Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner Susan Denis for an afternoon program designed to give you the skills to calm and care for your pet. Bring your family and visit our parking lot, where the Southampton Animal Shelter’s mobile adoption unit will be set up, and SASF staff will be eager to help you find your new furry forever companion. Unable to have a pet but still love animals? Come by and support the shelter and find out ways you can volunteer, foster, donate, and support the foundation.
ABOUT THE SOUTHAMPTON ANIMAL SHELTER FOUNDATION
The mission of the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation is to nurture the bond between humans and companion animals through education, advocacy, and adoption. We enrich the lives of the animals in our care through training, affection, and veterinary services, ultimately placing them in a loving forever home. As New York’s leading shelter for all companion animals, we desire the ability to save more lives by expanding our capacity to care for a greater number of animals in need.
The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit, open-admission, no-kill- shelter that relies on the generosity of our donors and volunteers to care for the homeless animals in our community and place them in loving forever homes. The shelter provides a steppingstone for these animals – offering them housing, food, medical treatment, training, and rehabilitation while they’re in our care. For 15 years since the Town eliminated the shelter and SASF was formed, we have been dedicated to caring for homeless animals in our community of 25 hamlets and villages but, we don’t stop there. We rescue dogs from “kill shelters” and dire situations across the country from New York City to Georgia, and even all over the Caribbean. We have proven ourselves to be a leading shelter on Long Island, and pride ourselves on finding excellent homes for hundreds of animals every year. Since 2010, the shelter’s adoption rate has increased significantly due to our many new services, such as a low-cost veterinary clinic that handles all incoming medical evaluations and care, public spay and neuter services, microchipping, and vaccinations. Our training and behavior department follows a prestigious program that socializes, integrates, and enriches the lives of shelter dogs, and it has proven to increase the rate of adoptability of these dogs. Through our unwavering commitment and comprehensive services, we at SASF strive to ensure that every animal in our care finds a loving home, embodying our belief that it’s never too late for a second chance.
ABOUT SUSAN DENIS
Susan has focused her life’s work on caring for others by teaching health, nursing, counseling families and training people in C.P.R., . She is a registered nurse, and board-certified holistic integrative nurse coach. She holds a BS in nursing and health science, as well as an MS in marriage and family therapy. She is a Faculty Member of the American Heart Association. She has studied the ancient Japanese practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu, since 1998 and is a master practitioner and self-help instructor for humans and their animal companions. Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ) is an ancient Japanese healing art which harmonizes the body’s energy to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Often described as “acupuncture without needles,” this practice uses gentle touch on specific energy spheres of the body to clear energy blockages and restore balance. After a career spanning 46 years working with humans, Susan currently volunteers at the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation doing Jin Shin Jyutsu with fearful and traumatized dogs and cats. Susan also teaches Jin Shin Jyutsu self-help for humans; simple, easy to learn holds which can be practiced anytime, anywhere to relax and revitalize the body.
ABOUT JONATHAN McCANN
Jonathan McCann is the founding President of the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation and current board member. He has lived in Sag Harbor for 50 years on his small horse farm he designed for campaigning his dressage horses. Currently, this historic 'gentleman's farm' is filled exclusively with adopted rescue animals including four dogs, and cats, chickens, and retired horses. The farm is a rare ecological sanctuary and historic peaceful refuge for humans, nature, and all animals wild and domestic.