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A: Tickets and sponsorships are available at https://paybee.io/@asap cats. General ticket prices start at $50, with swag/beverage party favor tickets available at $100 each. Sponsorships are also available, ranging from $500-$10,000, and include additional benefits dependent on sponsor level.
Q: Is this a fundraising affair? If so, how will the funds raised help your organization?
A: This event raises nearly 20% of ASAP s general annual income, so it is critical to our success. Funds raised at Basil s Big Bash help support ASAP Cats, whose mission is to save the lives of cats in Santa Barbara County by providing shelter, veterinary care, behavioral support, adoption and foster services, education and community outreach. ASAP provides shelter for nearly 1,000 cats every year, and for the past 32 years ASAP has saved countless lives in our community.
A stray Calico cat was brought in to the Animal Shelter Assistance Program (or ASAP) in Santa Barbara County, California last month. As part of their normal procedure, she was scanned and sure enough, she had a microchip implanted. It was registered to Josie Gower who was one of the victims of the massive mud slide three years ago that devastated the area and killed 23 people. But thanks to that microchip they were able to contact her family, and reunite “Patches” with Josie’s partner, Norm.
It is estimated that one out of every three pets will get lost during their lifetime. Experts say “only 15% of dogs and 2% of cats that enter animal shelters as strays are reunited with their owners.” A collar with a tag is still a good idea, although collars can come off. What brought Patches home was that microchip, a high-tech device that is no larger than a grain of rice. It contains a unique code that can be read by a microchip scanner. It identifies
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) A pet cat believed killed along with her owner in a huge mudslide has been found three years later.
The Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County says the calico named Patches was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity.
Patches had been missing since Jan. 9, 2018, when a rainstorm on the vast burn scar of the Thomas Fire sent a debris-laden torrent crashing down through hillside neighborhoods of Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles.