I just watched the bottom video for the fourth time. That tortie is such a goofball! What lucky kitties they all are. To think if it wasn't for this place they all would have just been another sad statistic at the shelter. Thank you BF and their wonderful caretakers.
Covering all of the bases.
That's what makes Best Friends the best!
Never being satisfied with being good, always wanting to be great,, and always striving for perfection, knowing that 5 million lives are stolen every year in places calling themselves "shelters".
On behalf of cats everywhere:
"Meow!" ("Thank You, we love you!" in Cat Speak)
Thanks for your informative video clip. I'm surrently working on relocating feral and didn't quite know when and how to release them.
I hope mine will be able to come back after I release her.
Maybe Shelly can tell us how she finds a lot of these relocation places. I really admire what she's doing with this program.
How do they control where the kitties go to the bathroom. With that many cats, if they just go on the property its going to be unhealthy for them and will attract lots of flies too. They can put litterboxes out there but some will probably prefer going on the dirt.
I've always wondered what Best Friends does with all their animal poop! They must accumulate tons of it every month.
Posted
April 16, 2009, 9:36AM
by
Joy
Our feral food program runs on donations from companies. We have been searching hard for cat food donations since before the new year. We are currently giving out Fancy Feast that was generously given to us but have not yet received any dry cat food. We have always been proud that we can pass along so much food to regional caregivers and last year we passed along over 100 tons. That said, we will pass along more food as soon as we are able to procure it.
Kelly4Cats is right.
Feral cats have lots of love to give...they are just afraid of humans.
As Best Friends knows, ANY individual, whether a feral cat, fighting dog, etc, if given enough of a chance and enough love and attention, can be transformed and adopted.
The term "unadoptable" is a myth which allows kill shelters, pounds, some animal control officials, PETA, etc. to end lives, instead of saving them.
Posted
April 09, 2009, 9:44PM
by
jmuhj
LOVE these videos! They are wonderfully informative and positive. Wow! And yes, that torti is a charmer!
Woo Hoo . . . love these videos. I could watch that beautiful, playful tortie all day long. Thanks Jason and Juliette!
Posted
April 02, 2009, 11:33PM
by
akanana
This sounds so wonderful. Thanks!
Sandy
azsandy@q.com
hello!!!!!i like what your doing for the cats in utah!!!i would LOVE to do something like that in phoenix,az!!!lori
Posted
April 13, 2009, 3:20PM
by
LauraB
It is great what u did in Iowa. We need help in Steubenville, Ohio. They are rounding up all the stray cats and dogs and from what the news said, they are going to kill them all. I don't know if they are using lethal injection or gas chambers. Please help.
Do they have a coyotee or fox problem there? Maybe the dogs keep them away. The kitties sure look happy! I'm wondering if they keep food out during the night which can attract more wildlife.
ps-feral cats do like people! some will probably come around to be petted eventually. others would want petting but aren't quite brave enough to ask.
I love cats. I have 6 of them, all but 2 of them are former ferals.
TNR is great...but what TNR doesn't address is the issue of the impact on small wildlife that cats have.
I have a very pregnant female stray in my back yard that we are feeding. After her kittens are born, we are going to trap mother and kittens. We can't bring her in now, because we don't know her health status. We'll keep mother(and spay her) and a couple of the kittens(and spay/neuter), but any others we will find homes for. We'll have them neutered, too.
I would not in my wildest dreams return them to the colony. They decimate native wildlife.
And if BF is not feeding the stray colonies in their back yard....SHAME on them. I'll be reconsidering my donations.
To LauraB: You might contact Alley Cat Allies and see if they can help. They help with the legal stuff and all of us on their mailing list, send letters/e-mails to cities, townships,etc, who are killing ferals. Many times, the bad press they get, leads to changing the laws and allowing for TNR. Good luck. Act quicky.
To Onemorechance-BF has let you down by waiting for donated food. REALLY, BF, you can't afford to help feed the ferals? I read your reply, which is quite lame.
All the big pet food companies donate the broken bags, out of date food, etc. Perhaps Onemorechance , you can contact those companies yourself and see if they will help. Target, Petco, Petsmart and even vet hospitals, can donate their broken bags, etc. People return food that their animals won't eat-that can be donated for the ferals too. Try it. They do it here.
I too am a caregiver of about 60 cats (feeding only), I used to get some help with food, but now all of a sudden there is none available. I just hope that Best Friends is not keeping it from the ferals. I cannot afford to feed these guys. The cost of food has gone up. What am I to do? Best Friends makes millions through donations and the food for the strays is donated. I get no assistance except for what food I can get. The last food was one 18 lb bag and 2 cases of small cans. Just how long do you think that will feed 60 cats? How about it Best Friends, can you loosen up the donations and let the poor kitties have some food?