Shadow Cat Advocates

If you haven’t received our previous emails for help, we need to relocate 30 cats in 72 hours!

We are having some great successes and some disappointments. Successes: 3 sibling kittens adopted into one loving home; our FIV cat has been transferred to another group where he has a better chance of being placed, we have foster homes for 12 cats, and 4 cats will be boarded for 5 days at a vet at no charge. Disappointments: we still need foster homes for 14 cats.

HOW YOU CAN HELP: Do you know someone who could offer a temporary home (up to 4 weeks) in Stafford or Spotsylvania County? The kitties do not need access to your entire home, in fact, we would prefer they stay in one room. Foster homes will be provided with food, litter, toys, and any supplies needed for kitty care. While the cats are in your care, they are still covered under our veterinary care. You provide the love and attention.

As a short term solution, we are putting wire and wooden enclosures with up to 3 cats in garages or basements. The cost of these enclosures has not been anticipated in our budget as most of our monies go to veterinary care. If you are able to donate any amount to our organization, it would be greatly appreciated. Shadow Cat Advocates, P.O. Box 514, Garrisonville, VA 22463.

We are looking for churches that have classroom or office space that can be used for fostering. Our thought is that after services, the congregation can come down for punch, cookies, and to meet the kitties for possible adoptions.

Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated,
Karen Hughes
540-623-6929

We are collecting funds to be used as reward money in an attempt to get information on who killed Mikki’s cats. The reward is currently $800 and we would like to get it over $1,000 so we can catch this person or persons. In addition, we are building her an outdoor enclosure that will allow her cats to go out and still be secure. Please send any donations to: Shadow Cat Advocates, PO Box 514, Garrisonville, VA 22463. Please specify whether the donation is for the reward or the enclosure.

As reported by WRIC Channel 8 
http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=7690897 
and WWBT Channel 12 http://www.nbc12.com/news/state/13850412.html 
in Richmond, we are helping with an animal cruelty issue in Caroline County. We are setting up a reward fund to try to help catch the person who did this, and collecting donations to build a safe enclosure for the remaining cats. Please check back here soon for details.

An article written by Cari and Diana about Shadow Cats appears in “The Front Porch”.

National Feral Cat Day. We will be bringing some of our cats to a spay/neuter clinic at Prevent a Litter in Richmond. Thanks go out to Kim at PAL!

Shadow Cat Advocates has been granted 501(c)(3) status effective 11 July 2005. Donations made to Shadow Cat Advocates are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. All donations received are used to directly support our efforts.

Cari’s Homeless Kittens has merged with Shadow Cat Advocates and has taken on the name Shadow Cat Advocates, Inc. The new organization has filed paperwork with the IRS for 501(c)(3) status and we expect our determination letter back any time now.