Sallisaw must take in cats due to new ruling without having cat facilities.

Urgent email from Cheryl:

Please help! Sallisaw Dog Pound does not have cat facilities! We are trying a fund raiser to build one, but we just started. The city is now requiring our wonderful ACO Randy Freeman to take them in, but there is no place to put them, and we are trying to manage them with Tina and two volunteers. We have 24 cats in three dog crates; the holding time is three days and it is up!

PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP, contact TINA at 918-775-7172 or email at pupsnpuddles@aol.com.

Please cross post! I know everyone loves dogs and we don't move many cats, but please help us out if you can until we can get the cat house built! Thank you for caring about shelter pets!

There are 24 cats/kittens at the pound. As of right now this is what I know:

4 tuxedo teens
4 Siamese babies
3 Russian blue types babies
1 brown tabby baby
1 grey tabby baby
4 kittens that belonged to the cat that had her back legs cut off
2 adults (black one and a dmh grey one)
3 more that Randy just got in, teens he said
2 that are living in a trap

See related article Sallisaw Couple Works To Shelter Stray Cats

How You Can Help:

If you can help with any of the cats, contact TINA at 918-775-7172 or email her at pupsnpuddles@aol.com.

A flea market to raise funds will be held Sept. 25 and 26 at the Sallisaw Civic Center. Those who would like to donate items for the flea market may call (479) 689-4254 or (918) 571-3929.

A fund has been set up called Forever Friends City Shelter Cat Fund at Arvest Bank for those to make cash donations. Since the group is non-profit, those donating will receive a receipt for tax deductions.

Forever Friends Humane Society is a 501 c 3 charitable organization, and all donations gratefully acknowledged and appreciated.

Posted by Marti Lombardi for Best Friends Network Volunteer. Picture credit morguefile.com.