Speaking of Pound Puppies...

Okay, so Silas (aka the Devil's Loinfruit) Ermineskin Dyer was once a pound puppy, rescued by the SPCA. Allow me to point out that not all animals rescued by the SPCA and hitherto adopted into loving families show the same proclivity for evil as does my Black WolfSpawn.

In fact, most of them don't.

I just had word from Melissa Balfour, SPCA Biscuit Fund coordinator, that the recent Biscuit Fund Book Tour was a success -- raising more than $3500 for animals in need. (And I believe today was the cross-Canada 'Paws For a Cause' SPCA Dog Walk, as well). 100% of the biscuit funds raised go to medical care and rehabilitation of animals in need.

The stories and poetry contributed by BC authors are now gone, but the need continues, so if you'd like to learn more or contribute in any way, click here and all will become clear:

SPCA Bicuit Fund

~kc

SPCA Fundraiser Opens

Just received the press release from the BCSPCA regarding their latest fundraiser. I wrote a short story for this endeavour, and it appears that it will be available for download for a short time as a means to help raise funds. Here's the press release:

Authors donate pages for pets

July 21, 2008. For immediate release.

Lions Bay author kc dyer is using her talents to help the animals. Dyer, who has published a number of historical and contemporary fiction novels for young adults, is among several award-winning B.C. writers who are donating their work to support the BC SPCA’s Biscuit Fund, which pays for life-saving veterinary medical care for hundreds of homeless, abused and abandoned animals. For a limited time, donors who make a contribution to the Biscuit Fund can download dyer’s short story, PIONEER … A Traveller’s Tale. The piece was written specifically for the Biscuit Fund campaign.

“We have a number of entertaining short stories available, as well as vegan recipes, poetry collections and a novel excerpt,” said Melissa Balfour, coordinator of the BC SPCA Biscuit Fund. Balfour says there is something for every literary taste, so donors can choose just one or be decadent and read them all. “It’s a great way to satisfy your thirst for summer reading materials without having to make a trip to the library or the bookstore, and you’ll be helping the animals at the same time,” says Balfour.

Participating authors include Pete McCormack, Andrea MacPherson, Maggie de Vries, Sarah Kramer, Margaret Thompson, M.A.C. Farrant and Ann Walsh. Visit www.biscuitfund.com for more information, but hurry - the reading materials will only be available for a limited time.

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For more information: Melissa Balfour, coordinator, BC SPCA Biscuit Fund, 604-647-1329.

The BC SPCA is a non-profit organization funded primarily by public donations. Our mission is to prevent cruelty and to promote the welfare of animals through a wide range of services, including cruelty investigations, emergency rescue and treatment, sheltering and adoption of homeless and abused animals, humane education, advocacy, farm animal welfare, spay/neuter programs, and wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.

And here's the link to the Biscuit Fund, and the stories, recipes and poems you can download:

BC SPCA Biscuit Fund


~kc