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Help us change the lives of King William and Lavaca pets

Your donation goes a long way

Your donation helps not only cats and dogs, but often also relieves the stress of our neighbors who want to help an animal in crisis, but can’t without access to resources. And because our organization is all-volunteer run, and we do the majority of things ourselves in-house, virtually every penny you give goes to changing the lives of pets in need.

Our free programs for cats and dogs exist thanks to the generous support of our friends and neighbors. Help us change the lives of Southtown cats and dogs with a direct tax-deductible gift to our nonprofit. We will receive 100% of your donation as we are charged no fees by accepting gifts through PayPal giving.

Making the neighborhood a better place for people and pets

One of the best things about our neighborhoods is their diversity – from long-time residents to recent arrivals, native San Antonians to new Texans, the very young to the long-retired – neighbors coming together to help San Antonio pets. Some neighbors reach out for financial assistance to help animals in their care, and many come to us for advice and assistance in helping or spaying and neutering feral cats or stray dogs.

Our free programs include our Community Cat Carpool, which shuttles groups of outdoor cats to be spayed/neutered and vaccinated; Cannoli’s Kitchen monthly pet food delivery; Cannolicare grants for essential and often life-saving veterinary care; Spay/Neuter/Vaccinations reimbursement program, and more. A donation to The Cannoli Fund helps not only cats and dogs, but often also relieves the stress of our neighbors who want to help an animal in crisis, but need access to resources.

Help us help neighbors forever change the lives of animals in need – donate now! Thank you in advance for your support.

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2020 Fiesta Medals feature dogs and cats

Fiesta medals with enamel pins support spay and neuter, vet care

BUY NOW! These dog and cat Fiesta medals and vintage medals are in our Fiesta Medal Shop and on eBay!

Help us continue to give cats and dogs in need a better life and grab our cat and dog 2020 Fiesta medals for only $5 each. Each medal comes with a bonus “Spay and Neuter” enamel pin! The Cannoli Fund is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. All proceeds support our free spay/neuter and wellness programs for stray and owned King William and Lavaca pets. We have provided free spay/neuter and important veterinary services to more than 1,720 cats and dogs since 2011.

Fiesta medals feature neighborhood pets

Our 2020 Fiesta medals feature two pets whose lives have been changed thanks to our neighbors compassion and The Cannoli Fund’s free programs. Archie, rescued in King William, stars on our dog medal. We covered his vetting and he now has a wonderful mom who dotes on him – making sure he’s always wearing his signature bow tie. Look for him taking a stroll through the neighborhood. Foxy, a community cat, struts down his Lavaca street on his medal. He took our free Community Cat Carpool to be neutered, vaccinated, and ear-tipped several years ago. His caretakers receive monthly cat food deliveries to make sure he, and his fellow “fixed” cat friends, are always well fed. Foxy is well-known in Lavaca for being both very handsome and full of charisma! You can catch him lounging outside his home or hanging around outside a neighborhood eatery. Support our continuing work and buy now in our Fiesta Medal Shop or on eBay. Some of our past years’ medals and lapel pins are also available.

Fiesta medal proceeds fund pet wellness programs

All proceeds support our free programs which include Cannolicare grants for veterinary care, the Community Cat Carpool, Spay/Neuter Reimbursement, Cannoli’s Kitchen monthly pet food delivery, Cannoli’s Canteen neighborhood pet water bowls, microchip scanning for found animals, and more. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

The Cannoli Fund receives grant from San Antonio Area Foundation

Funding will help ensure a no-kill community in King William and Lavaca

The Cannoli Fund has received an $8,000 grant from The Aid to Helpless Animals Trust and Frances Margaret Seaver Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation. This generous grant award will support our general operations and allow us the flexibility to direct money where it is most needed. We will be able to continue to provide resources and support to improve the lives of dogs and cats living in King William and Lavaca. Since our inception, we have helped over 1,370 dogs and cats through our portfolio of programs, such as:

• SOS (Save Our Strays) covers all veterinary medical expenses for qualifying dogs and cats rescued from the street.
• Cannolicare provides financial assistance to residents for medical care of companion dogs and cats, including spay/neuter.
• Community Cat Carpool provides humane trapping and transportation for feral or community cats to be fixed, vaccinated, and ear-tipped at local clinics, free of charge.
• Cannoli’s Kitchen provides monthly delivery of pet food to residents, often to those caring for community cat colonies.

“The Area Foundation supports the resiliency and livability of communities through the generosity of our donors. On their behalf, we are pleased to help the King William and Lavaca neighborhoods through The Cannoli Fund,” said Marjie French, CEO of the San Antonio Area Foundation.

The Cannoli Fund is grateful to The Aid to Helpless Animals Trust and Frances Margaret Seaver Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation for supporting our dedication to improving the lives of dogs and cats in the King William and Lavaca neighborhoods.

About the San Antonio Area Foundation

The San Antonio Area Foundation has served as the sole, designated community foundation for the San Antonio area for over half a century, growing to become one of the top 20 foundations in the nation based on asset size. The Area Foundation helps donors achieve their charitable goals, managing more than 500 charitable funds approaching $1 billion in assets. Coordinating efforts with numerous area nonprofits, the Area Foundation serves as a collaborative leader, connecting donors to address key community issues and investing in our future. Since 1964, over $400 million for scholarships and grants have been awarded to enhance the quality of life in our region. Learn more about your community foundation at saafdn.org.

About The Cannoli Fund

The Cannoli Fund is an all-volunteer organization formed in 2011 to improve the lives of companion and community dogs and cats in the King William and Lavaca neighborhoods of San Antonio by controlling the population through providing advice, resources, transportation and financial assistance for spaying and neutering of dogs and cats; assisting with medical expenses for dogs and cats in need; and educating the community on the humane treatment of animals.

KWA grant will change lives of area cats

The Cannoli Fund was awarded a King William Association grant to help fund its Community Cat Carpool program in the neighborhood. The grant provided for two more humane cat traps and will pay for the spay or neuter and vaccination of 34 King William cats. This will further our mission to stabilize the outdoor cat population in King William.

TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) is the most effective and humane way to control cat populations. The City of San Antonio promotes Trap-Neuter-Return for the management of community cats. The Community Cat Carpool (CCC) program began when residents, interested in having their outdoor cats fixed, lacked a vehicle or the time to get to and from a low-cost clinic. The CCC’s “catmobile” picks up humanely-trapped cats from across the neighborhood early in the morning. The cats are taken to a low cost clinic where they are spayed or neutered and vaccinated. The very top of each cat’s left ear is removed, or tipped, to mark it as sterilized. At the end of the day the cats are brought back to their colonies. The cats then live out their lives unable to reproduce. Some problem behaviors are also controlled: yowling at night and cat fights stop. This program has become so popular that the CCC now shuttles groups of up to six cats to a clinic on a regular basis.

If you know of cats needing this free service in the neighborhood, please send an email via our contact page.

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Our 2016 Fiesta Medal Cat Model: Screwy, Lavaca Community Cat

The star of our 2016 Fiesta cat medal, the affectionately-named Screwy, is a resident of an established colony of community cats in Lavaca. Screwy was given his name because of his corkscrew tail and a head that’s always in a tilt! Screwy is the most outgoing member of the group, and is very demanding when it’s time to eat. Note the top of his left ear has been “tipped,” to indicate he has been fixed and vaccinated.

We approached these cats’ caretaker when we noticed a large number of cats along one Lavaca sidewalk. The Cannoli Fund worked with the colony’s caretaker to TNR — trap, neuter/spay, (and vaccinate) Screwy and his fellow ferals. The cats took our Community Cat Carpool to the spay/neuter clinic. We provide this service since many people don’t have the time off work or access to transportation to deliver and pick up their cat from a clinic. Since spaying and neutering this colony, its population has remained stable, with no new kittens. We now also provide their caretaker with supplemental cat food via our La Cocina de Cannoli, or Cannoli’s Kitchen, program.

Order Screwy’s 2016 Fiesta medal online at The Cannoli Fund’s fiesta medal shop or at eBay for immediate shipment! Locally: Medals are for sale at the King William Association office, at Pig Liquors on S. St. Mary’s, Villa Finale Museum and Gardens on King William Street, Lucy’s Doggy Daycare and Spa’s downtown location, and at Clothesline Cleaners on S. St. Mary’s. Both our cat and dog fiesta medals will also be for sale at the Urban Pet Fiesta on April 9, 10 am – 1 pm; Pin Pandemonium at Fiesta Fiesta at the Alamo, Thursday, April 14, 5 pm until dark; and at the Ilse’s Attic booth at the King William Fair on April 23, 8 am – 6 pm. You can also buy our 2016 Fiesta dog medal at each of these locations and events.

Medals are $8 each and all proceeds from medal sales benefit The Cannoli Fund’s many programs for cats and dogs living in the King William and Lavaca neighborhoods. The Cannoli Fund (tax ID 45-2476260) is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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