Cats, Cats & More Cats !
A letter from the
Richmond Animal Protection Society
January 2008
"Working in Harmony"
In
the fall of 2005, we received an email from Big Heart Rescue, a group that
rescues dogs mainly from small communities north of Vancouver. They had
encountered a situation in Bella Bella where a couple of cats had been brought
in for pest control.
The
cats were unfixed and the population was already getting out of control. No
one was caring for the cats, and the dogs in town were not well fed, so they
were preying on the cats for food.
Big
Heart asked if we could help by taking in the cats and finding them homes. We
said we would do what we could and contacted some other groups. Katie's Place,
CARES, Happy Cat Haven and Vancouver Orphan
Kitten Rescue all agreed to take part. Klemtu recently asked for help as well
and seven cats have come down and were taken in by the same shelters.
So
far, one hundred and ninety-seven beautiful cats have been flown down on
Pacific Coastal Airlines [ thank you ] and all have been placed in loving
homes. So much can be accomplished when we work together. Thank you everyone
for your help!
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Klemtu Kittens
On
June 1st, 2009 a caring nurse from Klemtu, BC.
called a Big Heart volunteer in the Lower Mainland. She said “I’ve
got a problem, in fact I’ve got 5 little problems”. Someone in the
community had noticed that the mom cat of 5 – 2 week old kittens had
not been seen for a couple of days and was worried about the kittens
so brought them to the nurse.
The nurse was coming to Vancouver the next day and bringing down a cat that had already found a rescue group to take him in and she wondered if she could bring down the kittens at the same time. The volunteer gulped and said “well, sure, ah, well, I’ll have to see what I can do to find a spot for these kittens, let me call you back as soon as I have some news”. They say timing is everything and it turned out that when VOKRA was asked if they had a foster home available they did.
These
5 lucky little cats flew to Vancouver and then were taken to a
wonderful foster home where they were welcomed with open arms. These
volunteers said these 5 kittens were the most loving kittens they had
ever fostered. There were 2 black males, Bear and Phantom who have
already found wonderful homes and the 3 tortie girls have just gone up
for adoption and we’re all sure they’ll be just as lucky as their
brothers.
Update: October 2009
Big
Heart Rescue partnerships with the cat community continues in full force and
to date we are thrilled to have been able to support the following cat and dog
rescue groups with beautiful cat posts for their little ones.
Happy Cat Haven
FOTA
Bully Buddies
Katie's Place
Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven
Cats Cradle
In the past 4 years since the BHR Cat Team Coordinator immersed herself in this role over 425 cats and kittens have been either sterilized/vaccinated and returned to their owners or have been re-homed through our partner rescue organizations!
And who says that Big Heart Rescue does
not do cats !!!
Please help Big Heart Rescue with a small donation that can be used to sterilize a cat. You can help us to help those who have no choice in being born into circumstances that place them in danger. A donation of any amount can be directed specifically for our Cat Care fund or for $100.00 you can sponsor an adult cat to receive complete veterinary care before adoption into a new home.
