News & Events
We needed your financial help, and you came through!
A big THANK YOU to all of you that made a donation, whether large or small, each and every donation mattered! Your contributions made an impact on helping us reach our goal to fill in the financial gap we faced at the beginning of the year. We also appreciate your encouraging words that often accompanied…
CILRA Volunteer Opportunity
CILRA is growing and so is the number of Labs we are helping! We’re currently looking for a Transport Coordinator. This position involves organizing transports for Labs on an as-needed basis, and enlisting drivers from the CILRA transport volunteer list. Day-time availability is a plus in order to monitor transports. This position requires good organizational…
It’s good to let your dog sniff on walks
Dogs devote about 40 times more brain volume to decoding smells than people do. Read about the benefits of slow ‘sniff’ walks here: https://www.petmd.com/dog/behavior/importance-scent-walks-dogs
Thanks to Jane for 22 years of service to CILRA!
CILRA’s long-time volunteer Jane W. has compiled the CILRA “Lab Tracks” spreadsheet for 22 years! Our newly-adopted Shelter Manager program will now keep track of the dogs CILRA takes into rescue. As Jane recently said, “I’m so proud of the good work CILRA has done. Lab Tracks is a good document to use when people…
Ticks!
Summertime means being outside with our family and pets. But it’s critical to keep our four-legged friends (and even us humans!) safe from disease. Tick exposure can occur year-round, especially with climate change, but ticks are most active during the months of April through September. Protect Yourself and Your Pet from Ticks · Use a…
Support CILRA through Chewy
Interested in supporting CILRA? If so, please consider purchasing items through Chewy! CILRA’s Chewy account allows you to buy much-needed items for our foster pups who are waiting for their forever homes by purchasing items on our wishlist. Another way you can contribute is if you are a first-time purchaser of Chewy and utilize our…