Save-A-Pet Puts “Clunkers for Critters” in Motion

March 2, 2010 - PRLog -- (Port Jefferson, NY) — For those who wish to get rid of their old car and donate it to a good cause, Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue and Adoption Center is announcing its “Clunkers for Critters” program. All donations will go to benefit Save-A-Pet and its pet adoption, spaying and neutering; feral cat TNR (trap, neuter and return); humane education and public awareness programs.  

To donate your vehicle, go to www.saveapetli.net/dl/donate-car-long-island-charity.pdf and fill out the online form, then click on the “Email Form” box. You can also print out the form, fill it out and fax it back to (631) 978-0100. A Save-A-Pet representative will then contact you to make arrangements to pick up your vehicle. At the time of pickup, you will be asked to provide a valid title to the vehicle and your driver’s license and to sign a Motor Vehicle Form MV-35. If you do not have your title and the vehicle is more than seven years old, then your driver’s license and MV-35 will suffice.

The vehicle will be either resold or scrapped. If the vehicle is resold, you will receive a receipt showing the total value of the vehicle after it is sold. If the vehicle is scrapped, you will receive a receipt, showing the value of the vehicle at $500. Save-A-Pet will send you a letter with the charity’s Tax ID number to finalize the donation.

“Clunkers for Critters will be very beneficial for our shelter and will help us care for the animals we house here,” said Dori Scofield, President/Founder, Save-A-Pet. “Since we are a local animal shelter, all the donations will stay here on Long Island. Those who donate their cars will know that the funds raised will directly go to rescuing homeless pets on Long Island. Each car that is donated to the Clunkers for Critters program will save at least one animal’s life.”

Save-A-Pet is partnering with Gershow Recycling. “We are very proud to be working with Save-A-Pet in supporting this wonderful program,” said Kevin Gershowitz, President, Gershow Recycling. “Clunkers for Critters will not only save the lives of animals, but will also preserve the environment as these older, gas-guzzling vehicles are taken off the roads and are recycled.”

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Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue Inc. was established in 1994 and is located in Port Jefferson Station. Save-A-Pet works with The Town of Brookhaven Animal Shelter, to place homeless animals into new homes with loving families. All of the animals that come to Save-A-Pet are spayed, neutered, tested for diseases and vaccinated. Prospective adopters are thoroughly screened and matched with the most suitable pet for them and their family. Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue is a non-profit, no-kill shelter and is a safe haven for all of the animals that enter it.