Movers for Mutts drive aims to benefit strays in local animal rescues
MADISON COUNTY — This month, Two Men and a Truck of Huntsville is partnering with A New Leash on Life to gather supplies for local animal shelters and rescue centers to support stray animals that come through.
Though the campaign is in its fifth year nationwide, this is the first time Two Men and a Truck of Huntsville has held the Movers for Mutts drive. The Huntsville movers have previously held the Movers for Moms campaign during the spring for several years, according to Stephanie Mills, marketing and communications director for Huntsville’s Two Men and a Truck.
Mills said that the success of the Movers for Moms drive, which aims to benefit mothers and children in need leading up to Mother’s Day, encouraged the Huntsville location to try Movers for Mutts.
“We saw the national Movers for Moms program being so well received by communities throughout spring that we wanted to take it a step further and have dedicated charity programs in the fall as well, one being Movers For Mutts,” Mills said.
At the end of the moving company’s first year in business, Mills said Founder Mary Ellen Sheets wrote 10 checks to 10 different charities, lending to Two Men and a Truck’s motto.
“This is a value we hold close and try to live out every day as ‘Movers Who Care,’” Mills added.
The drive, which will last until the end of October, will also be supporting A New Leash on Life’s new expansion: the Hobbes House Project. The Hobbes House is named after an orphaned kitten who was adopted by a family. A generous donation by a family friend made the Hobbes House possible. The expansion will offer more room to house animals in A New Leash on Life’s three locations and help to build a new nursery for puppies and kittens, which will in turn help to save more of these animals’ lives. Everyone is encouraged to donate food, toys and everyday essentials for our furry friends in the community.
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter shelters every year across the United States. About 3 million end up being euthanized.
Though any items will be accepted, A New Leash on Life is requesting more of the following items: gift cards to pet stores, Costco or home improvement stores; clear pedialyte; puppy pads; dog food that is Costco or Nutro brand and chicken- or fish-based; cat food, specifically Costco salmon or Simply Nourish Grain-Free, as well as canned or wet food; Royal Canin Baby Cat kitten food; scoop-able cat litter; puppy and kitten formula; syringes of 1, 5, 10 cc; and medicines for flea, tick, heartworm and parasite prevention. If donating medicine, look for the following: Advantage, Revolution, Ivermectin 1%, Simparica, Nexguard and Panacur.
Those wishing to donate can drop off supplies at the following locations in Madison County:
- Two Men and a Truck: Stephanie Drive SW
- A New Leash on Life locations: Dug Hill Road, Highway 431 S, Andrew Jackson Way
- Ace Hardware: Hughes Road
- Alexander’s Martial Arts Madison: Nance Road
- Better Business Bureau Serving North Alabama: Exchange Place
- Bridge Street Town Centre: The Bridge Street
- Bullet and Barrel: Leeman Ferry Road SW
- Campus 805 – The Stone Center, The Bar: Clinton Avenue W
- Dr. Mann Vet Clinic: Sutton Road
- Elitaire Boutique: Clinton Avenue E
- Flint River Animal Hospital: Homer Nance Road
- Fringe Salon: Clinton Avenue W
- Goin to the Dogs & Cats: Wellman Avenue NE
- Hawthorne at the Ridge Apartments: Water Hill Road
- Hollywood Feed locations: Whitesburg Drive, Bob Wallace Avenue, University Drive, Brookridge Drive
- Huntsville Madison County Builders Association: Bob Wallace Avenue SW
- Insanity Complex: Skate Park Drive
- Juice Bar: Whitesburg Drive
- Kennedy & Rowe Clothing Co.: Clinton Avenue E
- Leigh Daniel & Associates: Starmount Circle SW
- Lowe Mill: Seminole Drive
- Madison Chamber of Commerce: Park Square Lane
- Melissa Miller Law, LLC: Whitesburg Drive
- Merrill Lynch: Whitesburg Drive
- Old Town Beer Exchange: Holmes Avenue NE
- Pet Wants: Jefferson Street N
- Pets Love and Happiness: Meridian Street N
- Re/Max Alliance: Drake Avenue
- Silhouette Boutique: Whitesburg Drive
- Siniard, Timberlake & League, P.C.: Holmes Avenue NW
- Straight to Ale: Clinton Avenue W
- U-Lock-It Storage: Celtic Drive
- WZDX News: N Memorial Parkway
- Wild Birds Unlimited: Whitesburg Drive
- Yellowhammer: Clinton Avenue W
- Yorktown Systems: Discovery Drive NW
Check for new additions of drop-off locations at twomenandatruck.com/huntsville/community.
A New Leash on Life is a 501(c)3 nonprofit committed to saving the lives of animals. Adoptable pets take up residence in foster homes and two adoption centers. The organization aims to save all homeless animals across the state by pushing for no-kill communities and giving homeless pets on the streets a new home.
To learn more about A New Leash on Life, visit anewleash.org.
