Devastating Fire at Safe Harbor March 18, 2008 In the early morning hours of Friday, March 14, 2008, Safe Harbor's Animal Hospital went up in flames. In spite of the heroic efforts of Jupiter Police, Palm Beach County Firefighters and Safe Harbor staff, 14 animals perished. Six cats and two dogs survived the inferno and are expected to ultimately recover. Thanks to the quick response of the firefighters, Safe Harbor's Dog Adoption Shelter located next door and the forty plus dogs residing there were spared. Click here to see some photos of the damage.   The damage to the Hospital is devastating. The lobby and front half of the Hospital are in charred ruins. The rear portion has been severely damaged by smoke and heat. The Dog Adoption Shelter is without power and the air is heavy with the lingering smell of smoke. As a result, our dogs have been removed from the Shelter and are temporarily in the loving homes of volunteers who came forward to open their homes and their hearts to these animals in need. Now, with the help of staff and volunteers, we at Safe Harbor are standing up, dusting off the ashes, and starting over. We are rebuilding our hospital and are expecting it to be better than ever. In order to do this, we will need the continued support of the the community. Thanks to the donations of our supporters, we have filled our storage resources to overflowing with dog and cat food, bedding and cleaning supplies. At this point, our needs are primarily financial. Any monetary donations, large or small, will be gratefully accepted. Your tax deductible donation can be made via our website at www.safeharboranimalrescue.com, in person at Suite 205, by phone at (561) 747-5311, or by mailing a check to: Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary & Hospital, 185 E. Indiantown Rd., #205, Jupiter, FL 33477. As our Adoption Cattery is across the shopping center from our Hospital, it was not impacted by the fire. Cat intakes and adoptions will continue uninterrupted. The phone number to Safe Harbor's Cattery is (561) 747-7676. At this time, however, we are asking that intakes to our Dog Adoption Shelter be limited to those of a life or death nature. Questions concerning Dog Shelter intakes may be addressed by calling (561) 747-5311. Until our Hospital is reconstructed, we will be relocating our veterinary services to Suite 222 at Seagrape Square. Our Surgery is undamaged as it is located in our Boarding Facility and will continue to be open by appointment for spay / neuter and other surgical services. We anticipate our temporary veterinary hospital to be open for business on Monday, March 24, 2008. Appointments can be made by calling (561) 747-1598 Extension 1. Please continue to support Safe Harbor's Animal Hospital as the revenue generated by our veterinary services are crucial to our mission of helping animals in need. Words cannot express the gratitude those of us at Safe Harbor feel for the outpouring of support from the community. Without the generosity and compassion expressed by so many of you, this tragedy would have been almost unbearable. Your support has truly given us strength. Thanks to you, our supporters, Safe Harbor will rise from the ashes of this disaster to be better and stronger than ever!

SAFE HARBOR RECEIVES $25,000 FROM RETIRED CEO OF DIAL CORPORATION JUPITER, FL -- Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary & Hospitals Executive Director Kay-Lynette Roca recently received a $25,000 donation from Herb and Karen Baum of Jupiter. Mr. Baum is the retired Chairman, President and CEO of The Dial Corporation of Scottsdale, Ariz. "We are extremely grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Baum for their generous support of our no-kill facility," said Roca. "It has not been a secret that Safe Harbor has suffered some tremendous financial set-backs this year. This extraordinary gift of $25,000 will have a significant impact on helping us continue our mission of assisting abandoned, neglected and abused animals." "We are pleased to share our financial support with Safe Harbor," said Mr. Baum. "My wife and I are tremendous animal lovers - particularly cats - and we are very impressed with the way Safe Harbor is managed and operated." There are currently 42 dogs and 156 cats available for adoption in Safe Harbor's shelter. Cost to adopt a dog or cat is $90.00 and includes all the animal's vaccinations, spay/neutering and microchipping. For more information about Safe Harbor, please call 561-747-5311 or visit their website at www.safeharboranimalrescue.com.

SAFE HARBOR RECEIVES $5,000 FROM HOLM CHARITABLE TRUST October 29, 2007 JUPITER, FL -- Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary & Hospital recently received $5,000 from the Holm Charitable Trust. Gerald and Susan Holm presented the check to Safe Harbor’s Executive Director Kay-Lynette Roca outside of Safe Harbor’s shelter on Indiantown Road. The Holms responded to an appeal for financial support that Safe Harbor sent out to in August. With less than $37,000 available in Safe Harbor’s savings, the appeal asked people to donate to Safe Harbor during this very critical time. The Holms’ $5,000 check was one of the largest donations received. “We are so grateful to the Holms and to every single person who responded to our appeal letter,” said Roca. “In our more than 21 years of serving the animals and community, this has been our worst and most critical time in terms of finances and keeping our doors open.” “We like to make meaningful contributions to selected local charities,” said Gerald. “We met Kay-Lynette in April and have always been impressed with what Safe Harbor is doing here locally. We wanted to lend our support.” Safe Harbor has encountered serious financial times due to health reasons (Roca suffered paralysis in April; Chief Veterinarian Dr. James Wells suffered a heart attack in May). In addition, the shopping plaza which headquarters Safe Harbor’s administration offices, clinic, shelter and boarding facility has been acquired by new owners. “Anything that the community can do to help us financially is desperately needed at this time,” said Roca. “We are providing so many services to the community, first and foremost caring for the abandoned animals that are on our streets. We need help in order to continue our work.” If you’d like to make a donation, you can go to Safe Harbor’s website at www.safeharboranimalrescue.com. Click on the Donate Now link found in the upper right hand corner. You can also send your donation to Safe Harbor, P.O. Box 1843, Jupiter, FL 33458. On Saturday, Dec. 1, Safe Harbor will be hosting their Inaugural Holiday Festival. The event will kick off a month long celebration to have the public foster a dog or cat over the holiday season. In addition, there will be the Blessing of the Animals, photos with your pet and Santa, a silent auction, holiday pet costume contest, bake sale, complimentary food and beverage, and more. For more information, please call Safe Harbor at 561-747-5311.

SAFE HARBOR AND BRIGHT EYED PETS TEAM UP FOR “CLEAN START September 6, 2007 Jupiter, FL -- On Saturday, Sept. 15, Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary & Hospital and Bright-Eyed Pets’ Mobile Pet Grooming will partner together on “The Clean Start/Dog Adopt-A-Thon.” Any dog adopted from Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary & Hospital’s shelter on Sept. 15 will receive a complimentary grooming from Bright-Eyed Pets. Grooming will consist of a shampoo, nail and ear treatment (value $80.00). “The Clean Start/Dog Adopt-A-thon” will take place at Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary & Hospital (185 E. Indiantown Road, Jupiter) from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. There will be two Bright-Eyed Pets’ Mobile Pet Grooming vehicles on site that day. “We are so pleased to partner with Bright-Eyed Pets in helping to give a new start to our shelter dogs,” said Safe Harbor’s Executive Kay-Lynette Roca. “We sincerely hope that the public will come out on Saturday, adopt a dog or cat and support this very important event.” There are currently 50 dogs and more than 200 cats available for adoption at Safe Harbor. Cost to adopt a dog or cat is $80.00 and includes sterilization, vaccination and microchip. In addition, the public is invited to visit Safe Harbor's new cat shelter, located on the opposite side of Safe Harbor's administrative offices. For more information about “The Clean Start/Dog Adopt-A-Thon,” please call Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary & Hospital at 561-747-5311 or visit their website at www.safeharboranimalrescue.com.