do they ask for donations when you send a cat there or do they leave that up to you? i was thinking of taking out a small life policy to go with my babies when the time comes. make them the beneficiary. dorlis ---- Alice Hanson <alicehans...@msn.com> wrote: > It is a good place, Sharyl. One of my beloved kitties, Milo, lives there. > They send you pictures and newsletters too. You made the right choice. > Alice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sharyl<mailto:cline...@yahoo.com> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 7:53 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] PA Sanctuary > > > > I had the opportunity to visit the C&W Rustic Hollow Shelter in IA. > Looking for a forever home for my cats when I die. They have a excellent set > up with multiple houses/buildings/barns. Each building is heated and has air > conditioning. Most windows have an attached screened-in enclosure so the > kitties can enjoy the nice weather. There are several TVs in each building > running kitties videos. > > Most of the buildings are old but it is obvious the kitties are well loved. > In addition to a paid staff, volunteers come in every day to feed the > kitties and scoop the litter boxes. > > The rooms had hand me down furniture for the kitties to lounge on. It > isn't the Ritz but everything was clean. They have a board of directors and > plans in place to keep the facility going if/when something happens to the > original owners. > > Most importantly they will take FeLV+ kitties and other special needs > kitties. I am having my will changed so my cats will go there when the time > comes. I sponsor one of their kitties with neurological issues. > > Here is the link to their web site if anyone is interested. > http://www.rustichollowshelter.org/<http://www.rustichollowshelter.org/> > > Sharyl > > --- On Mon, 6/1/09, MaryChristine > <twelvehousec...@gmail.com<mailto:twelvehousec...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > From: MaryChristine > <twelvehousec...@gmail.com<mailto:twelvehousec...@gmail.com>> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] PA Sanctuary > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 4:45 PM > > of course if depends on quality of > > life, but you also have to have a > > realistic definition of what that means. i've found that > > many people tend to > > judge quality of life in human terms, and in light of what > > they would like > > to be able to provide to a housecat--and that is NOT > > necessarily what a > > sanctuary can and even should be able to provide. > > > > people often have unrealistic expectation of the places > > that take in the > > unwanted, and while there are DEFINITELY enough horror > > stories to go around, > > until more folks can step up and share the burden, they > > perhaps need to > > revise down their own personal standards. > > > > let's have a task force of folks who volunteer to go to > > sanctuaries nearby > > where they live, and report back to the rest of us. let's > > talk with people > > who've had to try to make decisions regarding how best to > > care for large > > number of critters, and see what it's like to make the > > choices needed. let's > > ask the cats -- you can tell happy cats when you see them, > > and plush > > surroundings are NOT the standard.... > > > > MC > > -- > > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > > > MaryChristine > > Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue > > (www.purebredcats.org<http://www.purebredcats.org/>) > > Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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