We have made our adoption decisions and are notifying approved applicants. Thank you to everyone who applied. If you do not hear from us, please apply again. We get a WHOLE LOT of applications, and unfortunately we can’t award an SA to everyone who applies. But please don’t give up! We will have more SAs up for adoption very soon!
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We’ll Be Making Adoption Decisions on Thursday, January 21!
If you’re planning to apply to adopt any of our currently-available SAs, get your applications in before noon on Thursday, January 21! We’ll be making decisions that evening, and we’ll be sending out notifications shortly thereafter.
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Do Stuffed Fish Have Feelings?
Of course! Although Kelly’s stoicism during her tagging surgery did have me wondering…
Perhaps it’s all the adrenaline, as she’s preparing for the trip to her new home, quite appropriately, across the pond.
This morning, Kelly’s shipping out to meet her new living companion, Sophie, all the way over in the U.K.
Congrats, Sophie. She will see you soon!
The SARF at Blue Genie Art Bazaar
The SARF will have a spot at this year’s Blue Genie Art Bazaar Nov. 27th – Dec. 24th at the Marchesa Hall & Theatre. We will have many lovely SA-related gifts for sale, including the debut of our SA clothing line featuring fashionable hoodies and luxurious robes…
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Stuffed Animal Repair Fixit Clinic Saturday, Dec. 5
Yes, yes… The SARF Spa isn’t accepting new patients, BUT we will be conducting a Stuffed Animal Fixit Clinic on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 — Noon to 3 p.m. at Recycled Reads (5335 Burnet Rd. Austin, TX)… so you can learn how to perform minor surgeries on your own. We’ll offer advice, do some medical troubleshooting, and help with collaborative repairs. If you have an SA with medical needs, this is a great/free opportunity to get help… in a timely manner! More details here.
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An Important SARF Spa Announcement!
Dear Friends!
Due to overwhelming response, The SARF Spa is not accepting new patients at this time. We are temporarily disabling our repair estimate form while we catch up on our already-scheduled repairs. Our turnaround time is currently well over a month, which we feel is a bit long to keep SAs from their homes.
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<em>My Personal Essay: A Monkey Forever</em>
Monkey Puff
The SARF Creative Writing Class I
The SARF Creative Writing Class I
The bear looked at me and said, “How are your preparations going?”
“I’m not quite sure what you mean?” I replied.
I was confused. He was a stranger and couldn’t have possibly known that Muffy and I were in the thick of planning our beach destination wedding, and that my Muffy, dear as she is, had been rather stressed. Nor could he have known that this was putting the first (and heretofore only) bit of strain on our then still-new whirlwind love affair.
“Hibernation,” the bear replied. “Is your den ready? I just finished up a new room for my cubs, and seeing as how it’s already getting cool in the mornings, I’d say I finished just in time!”
“Oh! Hibernation!” I said. “Well, you see, monkeys don’t actually hibernate,” I told him.
“Of course they don’t!” the said, indignantly. “But what does that have to do with the gosh-darn price of honey in San Antonio?”
“You do realize that’s what I am, don’t you? I’m a monkey…”
“Ridiculous!” the bear said. “You’re no more a monkey than I am!
The bear turned around and stuck out his rump, revealing a small, round, stump of a tail.
“Come on,” he said. “Show me! Yours is even smaller than mine is, I’ll bet. Let’s see that tail, little bear,” he chided.
“Listen,” I told him. “I am a monkey through-and-through, and there’s nothing you or I or anyone else could do to change that! Tail or no tail, trees or no trees, it’s just who I am, Mr. Bear. Now you move along and get ready for your hibernation! I’ve got a wedding to plan!”
“Well, excuse me!!” said the bear indignantly, though I could tell he was impressed by my confidence. “Suit yourself.”
And with that, I went home to Muffy to calm her nerves and to discuss the remaining details of our upcoming nuptials. She was very glad to welcome her favorite monkey home.
Monkey Puff’s Spa Visit
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This week, our new friend Monkey Puff finished up his visit to The SARF Spa. We stitched up a few fur wounds on his neck, chin, and… nether regions. We also gave him a bit of a stuffing transfusion.
Monkey Puff’s wife, Muffy Puff, accompanied him on his visit. The two of them had a great time relaxing and socializing with our permanent and temporary residents.
Summer Vacation…
Where have we been? Well, we’ve been on summer vacation!
Our permanent and temporary SA residents have been spending some time traveling and lounging around in the sun. It’s been a much-needed break!
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Austin Bat Cave Anthology Release Party / SARF Petting Zoo
We had a great time with the Austin Bat Cave Folks on Saturday! We heard awesome stories from some young Austin writers, watched some great bands, and met lots of cool people. Continue reading
