October Founder's Letter

Dear Animal Friends,

            The Fall is here:  falling rain, falling temperatures and, soon, falling snow.  We’ve all been basking in the summer and now the realization that it will NOT be nice outside anymore has struck. 

            For many people this is a signal to “dump” the cats and dogs they have been feeding outside all summer.  Yes, there is a direct correlation between the temperature dropping and the number of animals dropped off at our abandonment area.  All night long they dump.  Why at night?  Shame – and they should be ashamed.  They let their “problem” get out of control.  FIX THE FIRST ONE!  Oh, you didn’t do the right thing – now you do the shameful thing:  dump.

            What can we do?  Well, we save as many as we can of course.  Last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 120 cats and kittens were left at our shelter.  That is almost as many as the 135 cats we adopted out in  August.  (Thanks to Kelly and her staff of loving volunteers!).  How do we save them?  Well, that is where YOU COME IN !  We need foster parents.

            For cats, the year is a cycle.  Birth occurs spring to fall.  Adoptions occur fall to spring.  Fosters are needed to hold our “inventory” of cats so that there are kittens available for adoption at Christmas and older cats for the serious house homes in January through April, when the most adult cats are adopted.

            Then there are the poor dogs.  All the county pounds get, well, POUNDED!  We want to save more of these dogs and puppies too!  Dogs that get out and go through the Angels adoption program get more health care and a screened adoption.  They also get lifelong right of return to the shelter if things don’t “work out.”

            So please – consider becoming a foster family.  Animals are dying for your help.  For cats, call Kelly at 330.506.0326.  For dogs, call Bernadette at 330.651.8462, Ext 118.  

In love for all animals – especially the unloved,

Diane