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​Hi Everyone,

We have a few newsworthy items to inform you of.

First off, without any fireworks going off or drum rolls or anything, we quietly passed the 400+ mark in cats rescued since our non profit started in late 2011. That is the number of cats we have taken off the streets of the tri-city area. While it doesn't seem like nearly enough just let your imagination take you to the tri-city area with those 400+ cats still out there! You have helped us spare that many cats and kittens the untold suffering of lives on the street they would have experienced without us.

We have 28 kittens at the present time along with mothers and others who have either joined the Catty Shack or are being held in foster until they can. We, like everyone else, can use more fosters so if you know of anyone who could foster put them in touch with us. We need fosters for kittens but also for single cats we are bringing in as strays to be adopted. They are friendly, tired, hungry and needing a place to decompress and remember what life could be like before they were abandoned, dumped or run off.

I wish I could convey to you what heroes our fosters are. We absolutely could not continue without them. They fill in the needed gaps in care, round the clock feeding, medical care, vet visits, socializing and so much more. They are the ones who say YES every time and even volunteer themselves without me asking them. It is amazing and awe inspiring how much they give of themselves with no expected reward but to say good bye to the little ones they have raised so carefully with so much concern. They are the best!

Today we adopted little Lilly to a new home and wish her every happiness. What a sweet little girl from a mom found as a stray in Williamson Valley. We lost her little brother in post op for his neuter surgery, something new to us, and she had to adapt to being a lone sibling. But the two fosters who had her then took in 5 more kittens so Lilly would have siblings. She never saw a stranger, whether cat or human. Good luck little Lilly. We are a little lonely without you.

We have welcomed several new volunteers to the Catty Shack and have some exciting things in store for the future which we will be sharing with you.

Don't forget to visit our Facebook, Instagram, GoFundMe and website catthyshackrescue.org for quick news flashes and kitty fixes.

Thank you for being part of the Catty Shack Family and for your support and caring. We couldn't do ANY of it without ALL of you!

Susan and the Kitties

​Hi Everyone,

This weekend we very quietly, with no fanfare, slipped over the 400 mark of cats taken off the street since 2011 when I registered as a non profit under the name Community Cats. We actually are at 405 and counting.

If you are receiving this email, you had a direct hand in making that possible by the countless volunteer, hours, miles and resources you have donated for this to happen.

I have no words to express the depth of feelings this brings up for me as we continue to make this dream of reality happen together. Thank you for feeling the same way I do about these lives and their value in the world.

And I know I speak for the ones we care for when I say Thank You for saving our lives.       

Susan

[Originally sent April 28, 2017]
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Hi Volunteers,

It's Volunteer Appreciation Week! I wish I could give you all a fancy, all expenses paid vacation...wait, no I don't. Who would take care of the Catty Shack?

Seriously, I can't thank you all enough for all you have done and continue to do to make the Catty Shack a success and a great place for kitties to be safe and comfortable until they are adopted. Hardly a day goes by that I don't see or hear of an issue with a cat or kitten that could have been avoided or changed by caring people stepping in to support the cat until safe. Instead the cat suffers the consequences of the lack of concern and compassion. They become unadoptable, sick, give birth or ultimately die for lack of support and concern.

You are changing all of that through the unselfish giving of your valuable time and energy. Everyone who volunteers at the Shack makes life safe, secure and enriched for all those in our care. The cats are always learning from us as well as we from them.

On another note, you may notice two familiar faces at the Shack. Tiger Lily and Ava were returned to us yesterday. Through no fault of their own. Just a decision by their adopter that he was too busy to care for them. Ava seems unfazed. Tiger Lilly is tense and nervous. Just give them a little time to remember and feel safe and they will be as good as new. I think we should discourage an adoption for either of them until they have a little time to recover.

I worked on getting 19 cats and kittens placed yesterday! Extreme even for us! Everyone has a safe shelter except one group of kittens that we are leaving with mom as long as we can as she is feral and won't be able to come with them. Then I will find a foster for them hopefully.

Thank you again for all you do and the lengths you are willing to go to for the kitties in our care. You really are a great group of individuals who work hard to make everything as it should be. I am proud to be included in our group with you. It's better than I dreamed it could be.

Susan