Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-17 Thread Nina
Ha! You left out the ever popular, "We're going to be staying with my mil while our house is being renovated and she hates cats so we need to get rid of him asap! Did I mention that he fights with other cats and hides under the bed whenever we have guests in the house?" Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Sanctuaries

2007-01-17 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
My dear, black cats are so Five Minutes Ago... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TenHouseCats Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 9:13 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Sanctuaries but basic black goes with everything

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-17 Thread TenHouseCats
L PROTECTED] *Sent:* Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:34 PM *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Subject:* Re: Sanctuaries Haha! I'll email them, if no one else wants to... and pretend to be giving up my cat. LOL! That sounds immensely fun! (how many of us rescuers ever get the chance to be on the othe

RE: Sanctuaries

2007-01-17 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
You forgot to mention how he clashes with the drapes. Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Sanctuaries Haha! I'll

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for that inside view about Tiger Ranch Renee! I see you're still around! Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html Special Needs Cat Links (and feline info library): http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread BoardMailbox
My friend brought an FIV positive feral to Tiger Ranch a little over a year ago. She said it wasn't a bad place for ferals as they all looked healthy. She said new ferals were kept inside until the spring. Once the warmer weather appeared they were permitted to roam.However, she said

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread TenHouseCats
hey, phaewyrn, that's the one with ringworm, right? On 1/16/07, Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Make him a ten-year old solid black shorthaired cat who doesn't get along well with other cats. Or maybe a former feral. TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: that's MEAN, phaewyrn--y

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread Susan Hoffman
Make him a ten-year old solid black shorthaired cat who doesn't get along well with other cats. Or maybe a former feral. TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: that's MEAN, phaewyrn--you KNOW how much we hate to get emails like that, and how hard we have to work to be polite to the people

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread TenHouseCats
that's MEAN, phaewyrn--you KNOW how much we hate to get emails like that, and how hard we have to work to be polite to the people (?) who send them! On 1/16/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Haha! I'll email them, if no one else wants to... and pretend to be giving up my cat. LO

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Haha! I'll email them, if no one else wants to... and pretend to be giving up my cat. LOL! That sounds immensely fun! (how many of us rescuers ever get the chance to be on the other end, LOL) "Hi, my name is Julia, and I have to get rid of my cat because my new husband is allergic to him, plus I'm

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread TenHouseCats
i don't think that rikki's has been around all that long, tho--i started working at the sanctuary here in late 2002, and i'm pretty sure they started up after that--so much depends on what went into the process of starting up and planning and putting things into practice! On 1/16/07, Susan Hoff

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread Susan Hoffman
I have to agree. Even places that start well can fall apart quickly. (The place in Florida that claims to never turn a cat away and has only been around since 2003 really concerns me. If they're not in trouble yet, they will be.) I have seen just a tiny handful of really wonderful sanctu

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread tamara stickler
WATCH POOR SPELLING! HUGE RED FLAG A PROFESSIONAL sanctuary will have PROFESSIONAL coorespondance! I posted a cat on Petfinder only to be contacted by someone whose "employer wants to adopt my pet as a gift for his wife"the story was that the guy owned a car lot somewhere south a

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread TenHouseCats
most sanctuaries still have websites--they just don't have STREET addresses on them! our po box was three towns over from where the sanctuary actually was located, and people STILL managed to find us in the middle of the night to dump cats... it's really hard to make any decisions without any phot

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread Gussies mom
They don't have websites. I think that's so people don't do door dumps. Beth "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can you send me the websites for the other two, if you have them? Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.h

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-16 Thread TenHouseCats
the no website/petfinder site is a bigger red flag for me, for tiger ranch, than haven acres' not turning anyone away they're new, and since we don't know their capacity, they may well have room. they don't have very many cats listed on their petfinder page--far fewer than many rescues--so th

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-15 Thread Susan Hoffman
No personal knowledge on any of them. However, I did a little quick research: Tiger Ranch reports 0 income and 0 assets and apparently hasnt filed a return since 2004. http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organization.asp?tn=228853 You may want to check further on their stability and compliance

Re: Sanctuaries

2007-01-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can you send me the websites for the other two, if you have them? Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html Special Needs Cat Links (and feline info library): http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html

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2007-01-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have heard good things about Rikki's Refuge. Not sure about the others. Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html Special Needs Cat Links (and feline info library): http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html

Re: sanctuaries

2005-12-10 Thread Belinda Sauro
It was Best friends that sent them there. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordabl

RE: sanctuaries

2005-12-10 Thread Chris
CTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 11:48 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: sanctuaries   Chris! I just knew you'd chime in about Stealth Volunteers.  If you didn't reply w/in the next day, I was going to forwa

Re: sanctuaries

2005-12-10 Thread PEC2851
Chris! I just knew you'd chime in about Stealth Volunteers.  If you didn't reply w/in the next day, I was going to forward this to you..."The Stealth Queen". I know with your involvement, you are the cat's MEOW.. (Any luck with your poor little baby.???) Patti    

RE: sanctuaries

2005-12-10 Thread Chris
privately if we can be of assistance.       Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherry DeHaan Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 11:24 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: sanctuaries   I just started

Re: sanctuaries

2005-12-10 Thread PEC2851
In a message dated 12/10/05 11:24:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just have to remember that they are loved while they are here instead of out in the streets Well said. Live on the streets is hard.  Too many throw-aways. I am glad you are still volunteerin

Re: sanctuaries

2005-12-10 Thread Sherry DeHaan
I just started volunteering for a felv and fiv rescue,and it is very rewarding knowing that I am helping these sweet beautiful animals to be happy and loved while they are here.The conditions of the place is pretty good,there are workers there to clean litter boxes and change water and dry food bow

RE: sanctuaries

2005-12-10 Thread Chris
This is the famous (or rather infamous, EDNAH sanctuary) that among other things got a bunch of dogs rescued in New Orleans area because of Hurricane Katrina.  I believe the Katrina dogs placed there were from Pasado, a reputable group in Oregon?, not sure, that had done rescue in NOLA.  As

Re: sanctuaries: open to the public?

2005-06-11 Thread Gloria B. Lane
You've got to be kidding - AHGG. Gloria At 10:33 AM 6/11/2005, you wrote: we even had people wanting to take a tax deduction for their donation. um, so you let your expensive, purebred cat out to get FIV/FeLV, and now you want to claim someone else's taking care of it for the rest of its li

Re: sanctuaries: open to the public?

2005-06-11 Thread TenHouseCats
we even had people wanting to take a tax deduction for their donation. um, so you let your expensive, purebred cat out to get FIV/FeLV, and now you want to claim someone else's taking care of it for the rest of its live on YOUR taxes -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL

Re: sanctuaries: open to the public?

2005-06-11 Thread Gloria Lane
I've wondered where folks get the idea that they "donate" cats to our group also ... Gloria On Jun 10, 2005, at 12:24 PM, TenHouseCats wrote:... we were NOT asking people to donate their cats to us (tho people would call and say they wanted to do just that; funny, "cats" was NEVER on o

Re: sanctuaries: open to the public?

2005-06-10 Thread PEC2851
Title: AOL Email In a message dated 6/10/2005 1:24:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: how the sanctuary where i lived/worked handled taking in cats:we did NOT list a street address anywhere, for reasons i've

Re: sanctuaries: open to the public?

2005-06-10 Thread Nina
Oh, MC, how wonderful it must have been to have made such a difference in the lives of people you were able to educate! It gives me goose bumps thinking about the people that came to you distraught, ready to relinquish a loved one, and left with a lighter happier heart! Those are the kind of