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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

1559.0. "Cat Orphanage Needs Help!!!!!" by ARTRED::LAVOIE (Doin' the butt! Aww sexy, sexy!) Mon Jul 18 1988 15:21

    This weekend I went with a friend to a catshelter in Fitchburg and
    was amazed at what I saw.  There is (next to the dog officr's place
    but not associated with) a cat shelter for homeless abandoned cats.
                 
    In this shelter are about forty full grown cats and two small kittens
    (kittens are easire to place than cats).  They are kept in a fairly
    roomy size arrangement, there is also a separate housing unit for
    those with feline lukemia.  All of these cats have been neutered
    and have had all of their shots.  Adoption fees for Cats is $20.00
    and kittens are $15.00.
                 
    Now here's where the help is desperately needed.  This whole
    organization runs on a donation basis, unfortunately not many people
    know about this job the lady is doing and she is paying out of her
    pocket for a lot of expenses.  Donations are being sought for the
    following items:
                 
    Sheets, towels, comforters
    Feeding Bowls
    Kitty litter (any kind)
    Canned food of any kind
    Cat food (Purina Cat Chow is the only brand she has found not make
    any of them sick)      
    A couple of medium size pails
    Litter boxes (big ones)
    Trash Bags   
    Fencing (The stuff sold at places like UCF)
    Fence Posts
    
    I know the list sounds kind of picky but she knows what she needs
    and I would like to help her out as much as I can, I think I got
    suckered and will be there every Saturday. :-) Any help would be
    greatly appreciated more than you would ever know.
                                                      
    Most of the cats are extremely well tempered and are dying for some
    tlc.  The lady who runs it can give you a detailed personality report
    on every cat.                                     
                                                      
   			Thank you in advance
                        	Debbi

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1559.1	Address?	NSG022::POIRIER	Suzanne	`Mon Jul 18 1988 17:02`	1
	Where do we send the goodies?
1559.2	Themost important thing and I forgot it!	ARTRED::LAVOIE	Doin' the butt! Aww sexy, sexy!	`Mon Jul 18 1988 17:37`	11
	Ooooppps, (insert red face) for those who do not live in the Fitchburg area please do a send/author and I will make arrangements to pick up items at your convenience, for those who would like to drop things off in person I can send specific directions at request. The donations will all have a card stating the person who is donating and what they donated so the lady will have an idea. She will not be there this coming weekend but will be back the following weekend. Thank you, Debbi
1559.3		SUBURB::TUDORK	Kate n' IT	`Tue Jul 19 1988 11:48`	10
	Debbi - I think you and this lady are wonderful. Cats Protection League run something similar in this country on public donations, but it's hard when you run something like this on your own. Good luck and best regards. Kate
1559.4	Cents off coupons?	FRICK::TRAVERS		`Tue Jul 19 1988 13:45`	7
	How about store coupons for Cat Chow and various kitty litters? The Sunday paper is usually FULL of this stuff - and we end up throwing most of it away. ^_^ (>.<) ) ( Jeannie
1559.5		IAMOK::HTAYLOR	Me and my lil' pots o' purrs	`Tue Jul 19 1988 13:58`	10
	RE: -1 I'm sure they would love to have any kind of donation of that sort. I'm good friends with Debbi and from what she has told me, these cats sound wonderful. VERY playful. She said that she spend all saturday afternoon just sitting and playing with the kittens. Holly
1559.6	You guys are great!!!	ARTRED::LAVOIE	Doin' the butt! Aww sexy, sexy!	`Tue Jul 19 1988 14:50`	18
	Okay for checks (made payable to Purr-Fect Cat-Tel) and donations via mail they are to be sent to: Purr-Fect Cat-Tel c/o Pat Brody 125 Appleton Circle Fitchburg, MA 01420 This is not the address of the Shelter itself, I will have that later today. Thank you to those who have responded already. I can't take all the credit, most of it goes to Pat I'm just trying to help out. Like I said before in the basenote, she can use anything you can spare with forty+ cats not to mention the calls she gets everything has a use somewhere! :-) Debbi
1559.7	a little help from their friends...	RAINBW::PERRY		`Tue Jul 26 1988 13:22`	25
	I am very familiar with this place, and am very grateful to Pat Brody for what she is doing. She is a wonderful person (and so is the Fitchburg Dog Officer for letting her set this up on her land). Dr. Eileen Mulcahy at Central Animal Hospital in Leominster also deserves a word of praise for her role in this. Please note, that not only do these guys need the "neccessities", but they also need some good old fashioned TLC. If you can't contribute money or food, etc., they can sure use some prime "lap" time. They are all very friendly, and each has their own little story to tell. Please remember that all of this is coming out of HER POCKET, and new cats are arriving daily, so if you can provide a cat with a home (EVEN TEMPORARILY), it will help her immensly (sp?). Also, for you folks with lonely leukemic cats, who are afraid to get another for fear of infecting the newcomer, she has FeLV positive cats who are in dire need of playmates. For photos of potential adoptees, stop by Central Animal Hospital, in the Johnny Appleseed Plaza, Leominster. THANKS FROM THEM ALL.