Fur & Film Fete Looking for Sponsors
Austin has a film fetish. From the municipality to the people who keep it weird, we love cinema. Emancipet, which has provided free and low-cost neutering and other services for Austin's pets for 10 years, is capitalizing on that with their annual Fur & Film Fete.
The Fur & Film Fete includes food, drink, music, animal-themed films and a chance to mingle with other film fans who care about their pets. Sweet Leaf Tea and Tito's Vodka are supporting the event, according to an Emancipet staffer's tweet.
Last year's event featured a series of kitschy old educational films, and the previous year included a retrospective on William Wegman. Austin Film Festival's Kelly Williams is involved, so there is considerable film and film programming knowledge behind the event.
Emancipet is facing critical funding shortages due to city budget shortfalls, and needs all the help they can get to keep performing between 1,200 – 2,000 neuter procedures a month. Yes, a month. Emancipet recently completed its 100,000th neutering procedure. Not neutering pets has a lot of hidden costs, both to individual owners and the community: unwanted pet pregnancies, which result in abandoned pets, overflowing shelters, and more.
Sponsoring a fundraising event like the Fur & Film Fete not only supports a good cause, but increases exposure to your organization. If you can't afford a sponsorship, consider attending and reserve September 3 on your calendar.
With money tight for most folks, Emancipet is the only way many Austinites can afford to get this vital procedure done. If my two feral rescue cats (shown above) weren't already neutered, I would have needed Emancipet's services in 2007. I could go on about the importance of their services, but you can get more useful information on the Emancipet blog.
As more details become available about the Fur & Film Fete, Slackerwood will keep Austin's film geeks informed. For more information on getting involved, contact david [dot] gunn [at] emancipet [dot] org (David Gunn).