Christmas is for everyone, not just the two-legged kind! Each year, The Bearen Foundation has played Santa to those needy and homeless, lost and deserving pets in the Lane County Animal Shelter. Thanks to Forrest Paint Company for donating the barrels and the generosity of all the pet-lovers who so kindly give during the holiday season, each “Presents for Pets” drive has been a success! Large barrels wrapped in festive holiday paper and bright red bows sit proudly in caring stores and vet clinics each holiday season, gathering thousands of dollars worth of merchandise each year!

This year was our 10th Annual drive! The results are in! Congratulations to EUGENE ANIMAL HOSPTIAL for collecting the most pounds... 190 total! They also collected $70 in cash donations for The Bearen Foundation! Way to go!!

Congratulations also to THE VETERINARY HOSPITAL for collecting the most cash... $174!! They also collected 65 pounds worth of merchandise! Awesome!!

Each of those clinics will receive a pizza party in thanks and congratulations.

Honorable mention goes to: J CO FEED & SEED SUPPLY for collecting 171 pounds, ODOT for collecting 122 pounds and $120 cash, MCKENZIE ANIMAL CLINIC for collecting 91 pounds, BOBCAT PETS for collecting 86 pounds and Q ST ANIMAL HOSPITAL for collecting 76 pounds and $44 cash! What an effort!

And here is the complete list of businesses that participated this year, THANK YOU ALL - especially those that stored our barrels a little extra time this year while we hunted for volunteers to help us pick them up!!

18th Avenue Copy and Print

Bare Bones Dog Wash

Bone Appetit Bakery

Bobcat Pets

Cat & Bird Clinic

City of Springfield Police Dept/Animal Control

Coastal Farm & Home Supply

Companion Animal Hospital

Delta Oaks Vet Clinic

Diess Feed & Seed

ECO-Northwest

Eugene Animal Hospital

The Healthy Pet (28th & Friendly)

Albertson's on Coburg Rd

J Co Feed & Pet Supply

McKenzie Animal Hospital

Mini-Pet Mart Willamette St

Mini-Pet Mart River Rd

ODOT

Q St Animal Hospital

The Vet Hospital

It is our fervent hope that when we deliver this bounty in years to come, we will find fewer and fewer furry friends unclaimed, homeless, in need of anonymous love, and more and more homes immeasurably enriched by the presence of a blessed animal.