The Cat Angel Network
Sadly,
every day of every year, cats and kittens are abandoned at animal
shelters and humane societies across our country.
Some kitties are found lost on the street. Some cats are brought in by people who can no longer care for their pet, and some poor felines are confiscated because they have been ill-treated.
In the United States alone, over 8 million cats and dogs enter shelters each year. Some find new homes quickly but many are deemed "unadoptable" because of medical or behavioral problems. Often these problem animals must be euthanized when no home can be found for them.
But these "hopeless" cases are sometimes rescued by a "Guardian Angel" - an individual who volunteers to foster the hard-luck kitty until the perfect new family can be found for it.
Being a foster parent means taking the cat into your home, taking it to a vet for medical attention, neutering or spaying if necessary, grooming it, and working to correct behavioral problems like not using kitty litter or shyness... and of course giving the kitty love... lots and lots of love. And all during the time of the fostering, there is a search for a permanent home - a special home for a special kitty. Besides the time, emotion, and effort invested by the volunteers involved in cat rescue, they often also personally assume all financial responsibility for the foster cats in their care.
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Rescued
cats must be examined by a veterinarian and tested for Feline
Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, spayed
or neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, bathed and groomed.
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As much as most cat breeders would like to be involved in cat rescue, it is often too difficult for them to foster rescued cats without risking the health of kittens in their own cattery. Two totally separate cat facilities would be needed to avoid exposing cattery cats to possible infections from the outside cats.
So
unfortunately, many people deeply involved in their cats cannot help
a kitty in need directly... but there is another way you can help.
ShowCatsOnline.com is debuting three new shopping features that will be part of The Cat Angel Network or the abbreviation "CAN". When you make a purchase through a link on ShowCatsOnline.com, a portion of every sale will be donated directly to Cat Rescue and the effort to save the lives of cats in distress. Depending on the monies raised, we will be announcing specific Cat Rescues to which a donation will be made several times a year... so you will be able to see exactly where your generosity has made a difference.
Wondering if you can make a difference? Now you know you CAN! Become a Cat's Angel... and it is so simple! Just go shopping!
Our new features include:
1) O-Purr-ah's Book Club: Great Books About Cats
Cat
Topics
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2) Purr-fect Posters: Posters, Calendars & Art Featuring Cats
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Purr-fect
Posters
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3) The Cat's Meow Mart: Items for Cats and Cat Lovers
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The
Cat's Meow Mart
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General
Cat Supplies
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Specialty
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Gifts
For Cat Lovers
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Health
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Can
you think of anything nicer than to buy a lovely Christmas gift for
a cat lover in your life and have it be a gift twice-over... a gift
once for the person you give it to directly... and again for an abandoned
cat in distress. It is your thoughtful generosity that will make you
a part of the Cat Angel Network.
We hope that visitors to ShowCatsOnline will do their Christmas shopping through the links on our website and that you will continue to use our links when making any purchases from the companies with which we are now affiliated. You CAN help rescue a homeless or abandoned cat.
Be an Angel :-)
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