animal rescuers - resources - support

[AtLast]

I'm so sorry for those of you that have lost their fur babies recently. just damn hard.

I am excited because while at my vet today to pick-up my cat's sib-q fluid supplies, I got a CA application for new personalized license plates with proceeds going to low-cost animal clinics throughout the state. Seems like a great idea. So many people having hard economic times always need something like these clinics to be able to have the love and companionship our pets give us. Many senior citizens. Also, there has been an upsurge in people bringing pets to shelters during this recession because they can't afford to keep them and take care of health needs. Maybe this will help. I hope so. Kind of expensive (the recession has affected me, too!), but maybe when my tags are due things will be better and I can do this. Just had a lot of expenses including on-going vet bills for my older kitty (kidney failure, but doing OK right now)..

[Glenn]

CALUMET SNAP
The Spay/Neuter Program of Northwest Indiana
Call- 1-708-755-1110
They also have discounts on medical issues for low-income people thanks to the donations of some great folks.
They will even pick up and bring your furkids to the facility from your home, and return them! They also provide free traps. 60 dollars

[betenoire]

I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions on the best way to go about rehoming kittens (and their mother)?

I took in a young stray (under a year old) about a month ago because I suspected that she was in heat. It was never my intention to keep her - I wanted to find her a safe home and get her inside before she became pregnant.

Anyway, it turned out I was too late. I had taken her to the vet to get dewormed (she has tapeworm) and discovered that she was pregnant. The vet figures this was her first heat.

She gave birth to four really darling kittens last night. On my bed (she apparently had no interest at all in the nesting box I'd put together for her).

While I want to keep her (I'm in LOVE) I just can't. Legally in the city that I live in you can only have 3 cats - I already had 4. So she makes 5. Kittens make 9 - holy shit. It's not fair to her or to me or to my other cats if she stays with me forever - my time and money are stretched as it is.

When I found out that she was pregnant I contacted every no-kill (and even low-kill) shelter and cat rescue organisation within four hours of me - and nobody had any room. I could not even dream of taking her to the local "humane" society as they are a high-kill shelter - and they told me outright that if I brought her to her while she was pregnant that they would kill her. Shitty policy.

So I'm on my own with this one. Any advice on rehoming (or offers to take her or one of the little ones home yourself!) would be super appreciated. I've never done this before.

Why the fuck can't people just get their damn cats spayed? Idiots.

[Soft*Silver]

the cat ladies society in Youngstown ohio have taken on cats from kill shelters across the nation. They keep every cat until it has found a home. You could call them and they could tell you who in your area might be a good solution for you to turn to, if they themselves might not take them on. Google them.

Also, check out petsmart and petco and etc...if they have pet adoptions in their store, they would know who are no kill agencies.

contact activity depts in nursing homes and assisted living centers. Sometimes they are seeking pets. Or you can bring them in during family visit time and see if just by chance, while people are enjoying petting them, someone might want one

post on craigs list under the pets category, the same information you posted here, asking for resources. There ARE private people in your area who are rescuers..you just dont know them yet. And they will tell you how to screen and what to do to get them homes

Contact vets and have them post about the kittens

make sure you ask for a rehoming fee. People who use animals for dog fight trainings seek free pets. Ask at least $25 if unvetted. $50 if vetted.

[betenoire]

Originally Posted by softness

the cat ladies society in Youngstown ohio have taken on cats from kill shelters across the nation. They keep every cat until it has found a home. You could call them and they could tell you who in your area might be a good solution for you to turn to, if they themselves might not take them on. Google them.

Also, check out petsmart and petco and etc...if they have pet adoptions in their store, they would know who are no kill agencies.

contact activity depts in nursing homes and assisted living centers. Sometimes they are seeking pets. Or you can bring them in during family visit time and see if just by chance, while people are enjoying petting them, someone might want one

post on craigs list under the pets category, the same information you posted here, asking for resources. There ARE private people in your area who are rescuers..you just dont know them yet. And they will tell you how to screen and what to do to get them homes

Contact vets and have them post about the kittens

make sure you ask for a rehoming fee. People who use animals for dog fight trainings seek free pets. Ask at least $25 if unvetted. $50 if vetted.

Thanks.

I -think- I -may- have found a home for Momma cat (Little Edie). My girlfriend from work's boyfriend (mouthful!) has had to put his cat down in the last week and apparently he's considering getting another cat soonish because his apartment is "wrong" without a cat in it. She's going to talk to him for me about Little Edie. Of course, she stays with me for another two months due to the babies.

God I hope he takes her. I want badly to know exactly who she ends up with.

[FeminineAllure]

https://secure.humanesociety.org/sit...moballot091010

""This November, Missourians will have the opportunity to vote on a citizen initiative to save tens of thousands of dogs from suffering in puppy mills.

Unbelievably, large-scale puppy mills in Missouri are allowed to keep dogs in small wire cages, stacked on top of each other, for their entire lives. They often don't get exercise, sunlight, companionship, or human interaction -- they live in filth and excrement and suffer discomfort and injuries from standing on wire for years on end.

I just pledged to help save these puppy mill dogs and join Missourians for the Protection of Dogs / YES! on Prop B, the campaign backing the Missouri ballot initiative, and which includes The Humane Society of the United States.

I hope you'll join me and sign the pledge as well -- and participate in the campaign that will save thousands of dogs languishing in Missouri's puppy mills."

[violaine]

http://www.community-paper.com/Archives/AnnYoung.html