Thursday, November 8, 2007

KittiCo Cat Rescue unveils ambulance with design by students from Art Institute of Dallas

By Pegasus News wire

DALLAS — On Monday, November 12, KittiCo Cat Rescue will unveil its first ambulance, to be used in the rescue and protection of stray and feral cats in the Dallas area.

Graphic design students from The Art Institute of Dallas donated hours of their time to design the ambulance graphics. The ambulance is being purchased as part of a grant from PetSmart Charities, and students incorporated the PetSmart logo into the design.

Instructor Chad Hardy's students created an online database that KittiCo workers at the Spay/Neuter clinic will use to enter data on each cat that is treated there. The database will be used to generate data for reports that will be distributed to KittiCo benefactors like PetSmart. In addition, it will allow for a more streamlined way for the KittiCo workers and volunteers to track the cats that they rescue. They will be able to pull up cat records via the Internet from any location and track cats based on date, zip code, and name. Because these are medical records that contain personal information, the public will not be able to tap into the database, but KittiCo and the cats they rescue will reap the benefits.

Says Angie Thomas, Executive Director of KittiCo Cat Rescue, "The Art Institute has been and is invaluable to KittiCo and saving thousands of lives of area cats."

The unveiling of the ambulance is open to the public and will take place at 8:30am at the KittiCo cat Rescue clinic in Dallas (2520 Electronic Lane). Office tours of its newly-expanded spay/neuter clinic and a continental breakfast will follow.

This event kicks off the groundbreaking investment to reach the long-term goal of reducing unnecessary pet euthanasia and finding a lifelong, loving home for every adoptable pet in Dallas.

Source: Art Institute of Dallas

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