At 10:28 AM 11/27/2006, you wrote:
It might be to late to reserve a cottage I will email you some pics, there are many places in town also, We were lucky on our first 3 visits to stay at the Rock House, but now they use it for storage, You will see it when you are there, it is between the visitors center and the cottages, Every place there is beautiful. while we are there I work with the cats and hubby does the horses, I soooo cried when Harriet died. and Oscar. I have so many pictures of them . Ihave never been there in Feb, we usually do fall so you will see so many things that i did not, Like SNOW, We had electric storms when I was there, One day I was in Bentons house during a bad storm and there was an exceptionally loud thunder, Well it struck a tree right outside the clinic and took down a tree, It has been 3 years since I have been there so I am really looking forward to April. You will have a wonderful time, Everyone there is super nice....
Kelly
I think it's very cool that you go there to volunteer. Do you have any suggestions for where to stay while visiting Best Friends? I know there are a few cottages on property, but I'd like to stay at the best/most beautiful place if possible. :) Wendy --- Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 09:35 AM 11/27/2006, you wrote: > > > I totally agree, as I go there often and have been a > member for 8 > years, Actually I am attending the weeks course on > starting a shelter > in April, but I see so many local groups really > struggling, and they > are my back yard, and they are desperate for help. > We almost > pruchased 2 acres in the Vermillion cliffs area, it > is outside the > city of Kanab about 2 miles east, Many employees > live there, > I have also volunteered at their adoptions in > Burbank,It is a place > to catch your breath. > > Kelly l > > >Best Friends does support local groups also with > the > >funds they receive. Last year their total revenue > was > >a little over $30 million. They spent almost $10 > >million on sanctuary maintenance, but $5 million on > >programs and outreach and a little over $2.5 > million > >on rescue. They have partner groups in many cities > >that they support, one of which came out to tnr (?) > a > >feral colony my elderly grandmother was feeding in > >North Carolina after I called Best Friends for help > a > >few years ago. I think Best Friends is a fabulous > >organization, one worth donating to. > > > >:) > >Wendy > > > >--- Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > At 08:08 PM 11/26/2006, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > No two rescues operate alike. I have been to > Kanab > > > many times to > > > volunteer and they are wonderful, but even with > them > > > I disagree on > > > several policies regarding adoptions, the thing > I > > > really appreciate > > > about them is that they do not speak negatively > > > about any rescue > > > group, and that includes many kill shelters, > > > We all agree on the basics, Spay and neuter, and > TNR > > > (although Peta > > > is against TNR,,or at least they were) > > > My criteria may be a bit different from yours,. > > > there is a local > > > rescue here that does not ask for an adoption > fee > > > which frightens me > > > and she also does dogs and cats and recently > lost a > > > cat to a dog, > > > Also very frightening, but she works her butt > off > > > finding homes for > > > so very many in need , > > > We need to support each other and educate, If > there > > > is a dangerous > > > overcrowding situation that should be addressed > and > > > perhaps helped, > > > Animal people feel a great deal of passion so > logic > > > is frequently non > > > existent, > > > We need to support each other,,We need to > support > > > each other,,,Best > > > Friends has more money than you can imagine, I > give > > > to local groups > > > who really need it, > > > Kelly > > > www.kellyscats.zoomshare.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >thank you for this. this group i mentioned is > the > > > only rescue > > > >operation i've been acquainted with - so from > my > > > view i did not know > > > >if these were idiosyncrasies of this group or a > > > common practice. i > > > >don't mean to run verbally run them down - i've > > > just being going > > > >through some disillusionment with their > practices. > > > i truly believe > > > >their hearts are in the right place - i just > think > > > they need a good > > > >common sense model of best practices. > > > > > > > >elizabeth > > > >*Save the earth. It's the only planet with > > > chocolate.* > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > >Sent: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 9:08 AM > > > >Subject: Re: OT Big problem, help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On 11/24/06, ETrent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >I know it isn't a perfect world...and I totally > > > support the ideal of > > > >rescuing kitties and making their lives > better...I > > > just wish that > > > >there was some kind of guideline that ensured > the > > > welfare of the > > > >rescued kitties. My whole experience has left > me > > > very resentful of > > > >cat rescues...and I am hoping to get some > feedback > > > from those of you > > > >who are involved in this sort of thing. I > realize > > > that I am myopic > > > >and perhaps you can help me see more clearly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >This certainly sounds bad. There is a rescue > > > around here that I > > > >think of as...well, questionable. They take > dogs > > > out of the pound > > > >every day and take them around and display them > in > > > front of local > > > >PetSmarts (which in and of itself is a pretty > good > > > idea, I > > > >think). The ones who aren't adopted go back to > the > > > pound at > > > >night:(. Unfortunately several of these dogs > have > > > been adopted out > > > >and come down with distemper and parvo. This > made > > > the local news > > > >and the owner of this group stated that people > were > > > taking a risk if > > > >they adopted and they should be aware of that. > I > > > wasn't thrilled > > > >with that statement either. > > > > > > > >BUT this group has done a lot of good, even if > I am > > > not thrilled > > > >with their methods. Lots of dogs have found > > > forever homes that > > > >would otherwise have been killed. Same with > the > > > group I am now > > > >having problems with. They've rehomed 5,000 > cats. > > > > > > > >I'm just trying to make it my policy to not > > > verbally run down other > > > >rescue groups or expend my efforts trying to > get > > > them shut > > > >down. I'm in this to help cats, not get > involved > > > in politics. I > > > >have to remind myself of that just about daily. > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.18/554 - Release Date: 11/27/2006
