It's that time again! Time to make a toast to our fuzzy friends and take home lots of goodies while we're at it! This year, we have lots of fun planned at the annual Canines, Cats, and Cabernet--so much that we had to move our location to the Depot to accommodate all the entertainment! Auction items this year are going to be fantastic (paintings, photo sessions, fabulous vacations, and luxury furniture to name a few) and our vendors are all your local favorites. Tickets cost only $45, which will get you a night of gourmet food and all the wine you can drink. Money from ticket sales and revenue from auctions will benefit CTSAC and ensure that our favorite fuzzies are kept happy, healthy, and adoptable! For tickets, please contact Leona Berry or come down to the animal shelter. Your ticket will also enter you into the door prize drawing. Everybody's going to be there, so don't miss it: March 18 at the Depot Civic & Cultural Center, 600 E. Depot, Brownwood, TX.

Check out our volunteer page for information on the Be Kind to Animals Kids Contest. This contest is open to kids ages six to seventeen who volunteer at the shelter. This contest is run by the American Humane society. More information about official rules, deadlines, and the submission process can be found on our volunteer page. We encourage all of our youth volunteers to participate in this event! Prizes vary from $500 to $1000.

Each month we like to showcase a cat and dog who have touched the hearts of the staff here at CTSAC. This month, love is in the air. We know it, because we had gone through three "Pets of the Month" by February fourth! When a pet of the month is adopted, a new one is chosen. Our pets of the month have their pictures and stories displayed in our lobby. So, here is the story of the newest Pet of the Month for February.

Meet Miesha! Miesha is a Burmese cat who is eight-years-old. She has already been spayed, but cannot be in a home with dogs. If you've come to the shelter lobby, you've seen our Pet of the Month cabinet in the front office. Even though Miesha is in there, you probably haven't seen her! Miesha is very shy, which is unfortunate because she is so beautiful and friendly, and she hides in the bottom of the cabinet. If you'd like to hold her, just ask one of our shelter staff to let her out for you. She really is a lovely house-cat and we hope you'll consider adopting her. She is so calm and gentle, and will truly warm your heart!

Lovely Lucy is a one-and-one-half-year-old german shepherd mix. If you've visited our site several times, you've noticed that Lucy has been here for a while. She is very plain-looking, and some people say that her head is too big for her body. Well, we think Lucy looks like a million bucks, and even though she might appear to be a little shy, once you're introduced, she is really very friendly! As you can imagine, it's been tough on Lucy to be stuck in the shelter, and she hopes every day that someone will come and adopt her. She had been briefly adopted, but the owners had some problems and had to bring her back. So, she's already been fixed, and her adoption price is only $65. Please give her the forever home she deserves!

This Happy Tail is from Jimmy and Tammy. They write:

"We adopted 'Bowen'--or Boo as we now call him--from the animal shelter in October 2008. We already had one cat, a brown tabby that we brought home from a litter at the golf course and named Putter. Putter would always chatter at the stray cats that came through our back yard, and he was lonely during the day when we were at work. I had always wanted a black cat, so we looked at the shelter and there was our Boo! He was so friendly the minute we laid eyes on him, coming to the front of his little cage and stretching out, begging to be petted. Of all the cats we saw that day, Boo was the most calm and laid back. It was love at first sight.

Since we brought him home, Boo and Putter have become the best of friends. They love to play chase with each other! Boo is a very affectionate kitty, he loves to curl up next to us on the couch and be petted. He purrs so LOUD! It's like a motor boat! Boo loves to play catch. We toss his little toys in the air and he will jump up and catch them. He jumps so high, and sometimes he'll even do a flip! He has grown to be quite a large cat and he has a beautiful, soft black coat. He loves being brushed and wants to look pretty all the time. When we have visitors they are amazed at his size and how beautiful his coat is.

Boo (and Putter ) keeps us laughing daily with his crazy antics and personality. We are so happy we adopted Boo!"

Do you have a Happy Tale about an animal you adopted from CTSAC? Please send us a letter or an e-mail, preferably with a picture, and you and your pet might get featured on the site!