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Dec 18, 2008:
How Sir Grayson came to Puck's rescue: Just when things were looking bleak, who should Puck find in his corner but one of the cats from The Great Kitty Rescue who is still at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Read the rest of the story in
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Nov 16, 2008:
How many homes can one kitty lose? Kimmee Bree came to Best Friends from the Great Kitty Rescue.
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Nov 15, 2008:
Andrew is featured on bestfriends.org this weekend. Those of you who volunteered with him at Pussycat Lounge may have ancedotes you wish to share.
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Nov 11, 2008:
Looking back, years from now, we’re going to remember last week.
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Nov 10, 2008:
We have all had them, the special felines who are always "helpful", wanting to be close all the time whatever we do.
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Nov 1, 2008:
The cats were supposed to be in class but Gilla got the lesson!
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Oct 19, 2008:
Milton will be tucked in at Angel's Rest 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.
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Oct 16, 2008:
(Picutred is Great Kitty Rescue volunteer Gilla and her "Pahrump pussycat" Billy.
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Oct 3, 2008:
Some clubs are totally cool to join. Gardening clubs. Stamp-collecting clubs. Star Wars fan clubs, complete with bimonthly movie nights.
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Oct 1, 2008:
{Editor's note: Addie would like everyone to know that she is a dignified lady from a pedigreed background and would be 80 if she were a human, so a little respect,please before you snort milk out your nose at this story).
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Sep 29, 2008:
Thanks to all of you for your support and hard work that brought the vision of Miss Sherry’s Finishing School into fruition.
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Sep 26, 2008:
When working in animal rescue, it’s all too common not to know an animal’s life history.
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Sep 24, 2008:
As I have always said, Jinx has an attraction to Mary, so when we changed desks I was, being a "larger" person, more in Jinx's face.
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Sep 22, 2008:
The old switcheroo: Shelley and I decided to switch desks today so she could work with Jinxy a little more.
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Sep 19, 2008:
Editor's Note: Much to our shock and Peresephone's dismay....she recently came back from mobile adoption event.
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Sep 19, 2008:
Commentary by Jinx’s office mates
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Sep 17, 2008:
People gather to say goodbye to the cat who launched a rescue
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Sep 17, 2008:
Cover Girl Memorial Photos
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Sep 13, 2008:
The Great Kitty Rescue in Pahrump, Nevada, was a remarkable feat saving the lives of over 800 cats.
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Sep 9, 2008:
A favorite memory: Cover Girl recovered, plump, healthy and sassy.
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Sep 6, 2008:
A look back at one of the largest cat rescues in history
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Sep 3, 2008:
Aloof, fearful kitty takes a shining to volunteer, cajoles her way into foster home.
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Sep 1, 2008:
"Bad boyz" melt big time, graduate and go home
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Aug 29, 2008:
A volunteer's letter in support of the Feline Finishing School:
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Aug 28, 2008:
This seems to be a reflective time for those of us involved in The Great Kitty Rescue and now Miss Sherry's Finishing School for Felines.
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Aug 27, 2008:
EDITOR'S NOTE: We will be "tucking in" Cover Girl at Angel's Rest 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13.
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Aug 22, 2008:
What would you do for a million dollars? Would you dive into a swimming pool full of squiggly snakes? Would you walk on a tightrope 30 feet in the air? Would you tiptoe into the dark unknown and dare to try thinking like … a human?
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Aug 18, 2008:
From Sheila Smith at ShadowCats:
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Aug 17, 2008:
She took our breath away when we saw her emaciated form last summer, no one with a heart could look at her photo and walk away from the rescue.
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Aug 16, 2008:
So this black-and-white girl teaches us once again it is not a black-and-white world of feral cats OR housecats.
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Aug 14, 2008:
UPDATE: Eric adopted! Read the story in the
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Aug 12, 2008:
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Aug 6, 2008:
Sherri Allen, former president of F.L.O.C.K.
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Jul 30, 2008:
Paprika the cat can’t believe her good fortune. It’s almost like she’s found a new favorite treat, except this is so much better.
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Jul 27, 2008:
Joker has a wish list he'd like you to consider on behalf of him and his current and future classmates.
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Jul 26, 2008:
Bubbles
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Jul 8, 2008:
Last time Kate and I saw Paprika, she was giving Corinne Mitchell a bit of a hard time.
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Jun 14, 2008:
Ever try giving a dental to a cat who’d sooner dive under a crate than look at you? It’s not easy, that’s for sure.
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Jun 12, 2008:
Olga was one of the unpettable ones. Here is video proof that the techniques developed for cat socialization during the Great Kitty Rescue work. See
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Jun 7, 2008:
The Pahrump Valley Times and the Las Vegas Review Journal filed stories on the charges against F.L.O.C.K.
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Jun 6, 2008:
It’s been almost a year since Best Friends was called to the scene of a desert compound on the edge of Death Valley to rescue and care for more than 800 cats being kept in nightmarish conditions. Most of the cats have now recovered and are in good new homes. Those who still need special care are at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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Jun 5, 2008:
KTNV-TV aired a story on the criminal neglect charges filed again F.L.O.C.K.
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Jun 3, 2008:
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Jun 2, 2008:
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Jun 2, 2008:
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May 30, 2008:
When I first met Jinx I had two thick beds in one hand and meds in the other.
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May 29, 2008:
Continuing Education: A Visit to Miss Sherry’s Finishing School
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May 28, 2008:
Please read
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May 19, 2008:
Chelsea has none of the edginess of a normal tortoiseshell cat.
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May 19, 2008:
Our star
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May 17, 2008:
Melted and loving people....who would have guessed?
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May 16, 2008:
Milkmouth and Elizabeth Taylor have a lot in common.
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May 12, 2008:
Handsome Devil lives up to his name: a sleek, gorgeous black cat with a mellow personality.
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May 12, 2008:
OK, all you brave-hearted volunteers out there. You know who you are.
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May 8, 2008:
She may not have had a cap and gown, and she may not have had to endure lengthy speeches about taking her place in the world, but Milk Mouth the cat is a genuine, bonafide college graduate. And get this: She doesn’t even have any student loans to go along with her diploma! How can you beat that?
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May 8, 2008:
What is the world coming too? Cover Girl, our fierce warrior princess has totally buckled. Here is the shocking evidence
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Apr 26, 2008:
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Apr 24, 2008:
Jasper is just beside himself. Here is he is CLASS PRESIDENT of the
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Apr 21, 2008:
So, we got to thinking about all of the amazing people over the last several months who helped the cats of Pahrump.
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Apr 21, 2008:
We call it a finishing school for felines…but the volunteers who are helping us say they are the real students and the kitties are the ones teaching the humans.
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Apr 18, 2008:
"Sharon Lee Allen, former president of the For Love of Cats and Kittens sanctuary, pleaded not guilty to 13 misdemeanor charges relating to animal cruelty and neglect in Pahrump Justice Court Monday, April 14. Full article in the
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Apr 2, 2008:
Photos by Molly Wald --- Best Friends Animal Society
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Apr 1, 2008:
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Mar 31, 2008:
A wooden flute, a soft drum beat and about 100 hearts all joined in remembering the cats who crossed the Rainbow Bridge out of the Great Kitty Rescue.
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Mar 28, 2008:
These are the names of the cats who crossed the Rainbow Bridge and will be honored today during the
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Mar 24, 2008:
UPDATE: The bragging has begun! Please visit
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Mar 24, 2008:
The Dedication Ceremony for the Pahrump cats is less than a week away and so far we’ve heard from more than a dozen of the volunteers from The Great Kitty Rescue who will be making the pilgrimage to participate!
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Mar 15, 2008:
Nevada prosecutors have accused the former president of FLOCK (For the Love of Cats and Kittens) of animal cruelty, saying it was her neglect that created nightmarish conditions for more than 800 cats at the desert compound.
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Mar 15, 2008:
The Best Friends Feline Finishing School has been working wonders.
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Mar 13, 2008:
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Feb 23, 2008:
Jinx the aggressive kitty who lost his nose to cancer now is pettable; Bambino the terrorist cat is no longer slamming himself against the cage…he’s accepting baby food on the end of a wand and will allow the wand to then be gently stroked on his back; Audrey who could be downright nasty is now soliciting pets and eats treats from a hand…and on it goes, breakthroughs and bright horizons.
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Feb 23, 2008:
Read the latest blog about 25 cats from Best Friends transferred to Chicago's largest no-kill shelter - PAWS Chicago in the Illinois community on the Best Friends Network:
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Feb 22, 2008:
If there are some "Whiskers Wizards" out there or "Feline Fairies" with extra wands laying around, boy would we love to talk to you.
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Feb 15, 2008:
Pahrump kitties remembered at Angels Rest
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Feb 8, 2008:
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Feb 8, 2008:
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Feb 7, 2008:
Pahrump Valley Times reports on the closing out of the Great Kitty Rescue and that the property will be back in the hands of F.L.O.C.K.
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Feb 4, 2008:
UPDATE: Feb. 5. Jinx – is eating off a spoon and loves being petted with a feather duster, Shelley reports!
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Feb 1, 2008:
The cats slated to leave Friday from The Great Kitty Rescue are on their way to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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Jan 31, 2008:
Just a quick note to let everyone know that
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Jan 31, 2008:
Cats rescued from Pahrump shelter now fat, happy and purr-fectly fine
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Jan 31, 2008:
KVBC-TV reporter Denise Rosch and photojournalist Eric Brugger came from Las Vegas today to cover the winding down of the Great Kitty Rescue.
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Jan 30, 2008:
None of us knew when we started in July that the number of cats would end up being more than 800, or that along the way the team would refine a series of steps to help terrified and under-socialized cats make the long journey back to housecat, or that we would end up seriously questioning the whole concept of "feral cats."
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Jan 30, 2008:
We wanted to show you all of the darling photos of Gemini in his new home and will load them as soon as we can, technical difficulties between Flickr and this site.
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Jan 24, 2008:
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Jan 23, 2008:
It’s been hailed as the largest single cat rescue in history, and thanks to volunteers like Rhonda Swindell, a Phoenix local, many cats have a loving family to call home!
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Jan 22, 2008:
There was some destiny at work here, five minutes later and we would have driven off with Troya in the Truck of Love.
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Jan 22, 2008:
A woman with Alzheimer’s now has a perfect cat to sit on her lap and keep her company.
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Jan 20, 2008:
Get caught up on our adventures, adoptions in Phoenix. Read
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Jan 20, 2008:
“She was my cat, right from the start,” said Charlotte Thompson.
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Jan 20, 2008:
Alzheimer’s disease is a thief that steals slowly: it takes everything away bit by bit until a person’s mind has been totally imprisoned.
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Jan 20, 2008:
Let’s us tell you why it is so important to never give up: this is the story of Saturday’s first adoption.
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Jan 18, 2008:
Kate Benjamin showed up to the Kitty Tour heavily armed with cage-sized padded blankets she made for all the kitties and left with a sweet girl who was really grateful to go home and leave the hub-bub of the adoption event behind.
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Jan 18, 2008:
You can get caught up on our adventures to Phoenix in the blog section of this site:
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Jan 15, 2008:
There will be 75 deserving and terrific cats coming to Phoenix this weekend from The Great Kitty Rescue but make no mistake: the HALO cats will be shining too.
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Jan 11, 2008:
The "official" photos of the kitties who are going to the Phoenix adoption event are going up in the blog
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Jan 11, 2008:
In just a short time, 75 of the cats who are walking miracles will be cruising down the highway to Phoenix, in search of happy endings in homes of their own.
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Jan 9, 2008:
On July 22, 2007, Glenn and I were told of the situation Best Friends took charge of in Pahrump, Nevada.
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Dec 28, 2007:
The Duke, now named HouDou, is an unusually compassionate kitty that found happiness in an extended family full of Furry Friends!
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Dec 27, 2007:
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Dec 22, 2007:
OK. We admit it. This is pure silliness and not really a news story but, hey...
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Dec 22, 2007:
9 more Pahrump cats with feline leukemia celebrate life and the holidays at Shadow Cats.
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Dec 21, 2007:
It’s all about meow: Cats making their demands known.
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Dec 19, 2007:
You too can help the Pahrump kitties.
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Dec 14, 2007:
Here's today's list of items that would be a big help. We update it regularly as the needs change.
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Dec 14, 2007:
Do you like a cat with an edge? Never mind the bucket on his head.
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Dec 14, 2007:
About 150 of the Pahrump cats will be going on a road tour this January.
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Dec 13, 2007:
A while ago, we told you about some special cats from the Great Kitty Rescue who needed hospice adoption.
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Dec 13, 2007:
Can you make a commitment to love?
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Dec 12, 2007:
River is the sweetest little lady, a little too sweet we sadly found out recently.
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Dec 12, 2007:
Latest installment of volunteer Gilla Gidlow's tour of the kitties at The Great Kitty Rescue. This time we are going into building 9.
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Dec 10, 2007:
Volulnteers are always the fire behind any of our rescue efforts and Dawn Olson is one of many creative people who have come up with their own way to help the deserving cats of The Great Kitty Rescue.
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Dec 7, 2007:
Here's the latest from the Pussycat Lounge and Kit Kat Club in Rescue Village at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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Dec 7, 2007:
Wait a minute, is this New Olreans? Another “hurricane force” water and wind storm ripped through The Great Kitty Rescue Friday morning.
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Dec 6, 2007:
Volunteer Gilla Gidlow takes us with her into Cat House #2 so we can meet the cats she photographed:
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Dec 1, 2007:
The latest update on one of the most hearwarming stories out of The Great Kitty Rescue. Cabbie and Chaos are happy kids.
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Nov 30, 2007:
Shocking! Avril’s ears are up! Delta is receiving visitors.
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Nov 30, 2007:
Here is a sweetheart of a cat. Roxy luxuriated in the fresh cage-free air of a sunny Kanab November day.
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Nov 29, 2007:
Like that was ever in question!
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Nov 28, 2007:
Cats, volunteers, staff at Great Kitty Rescue have fabulous unturkey day. Please see full article in our
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Nov 27, 2007:
Volunteer Gilla Gidlow is inviting everyone to come with her into Cat House #7 to meet the cats she photographed and “interviewed” for this story:
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Nov 26, 2007:
Last summer at The Great Kitty Rescue there was a little ghost who only showed up in the middle of the night, right around 3 a.m.
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Nov 23, 2007:
Austin the cat feels like he has a lot to be thankful for.
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Nov 23, 2007:
Entertainment nightly at the Kit Kat Club
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Nov 22, 2007:
Happy Thanksgiving from The Great Kitty Rescue to everyone who has volunteered, donated, adopted or otherwise advocated for these deserving cats.
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Nov 21, 2007:
Were angels in the air that day?
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Nov 19, 2007:
Take a break from holiday madness at the Kitty Bowl Sunday, Dec. 2.
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Nov 16, 2007:
Spay/neuter extravaganza completed, new neighbors
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Nov 16, 2007:
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Nov 14, 2007:
From Danielly Aymar, Best Friends Adoption Manager: "Sunday proved to be a slower day, but we did find homes for another 12 cats today!!! Bringing the grand total up to 39 cats, sleeping in beds tonight; 14 cats from the Pussycat Lounge, 6 cats from the sanctuary, 11 cats from Pahrump and 8 cats from Sadie's Safe Haven. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this event another success for the kitties!!"
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Nov 9, 2007:
Every day in shelters across the country cats who are hissy, snarly or frightened are wrongly labeled feral and killed, but Best Friends’ experience in The Great Kitty Rescue has confirmed on a large scale that such cats can be saved with gentle persuasion.
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Nov 9, 2007:
Jasper and other ebony charmers be styling this Saturday and wow everyone with their stunning looks.
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Nov 8, 2007:
Spay/neuter surgeries start and a case of mistaken identity:
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Nov 6, 2007:
Canadian rescue builds special room for Pahrump kitties
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Nov 2, 2007:
Myshka the lounge singer
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Nov 2, 2007:
Rescue groups come to rescue for the cats, sniffley request
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Nov 1, 2007:
Gemini is the cutest little guy ever, but he may actually be allergic to the “poof” dust of Pahrump. And that’s not his only problem.
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Nov 1, 2007:
Loverboy is the purrfect spokeskitty for the Pussycat Lounge gang now that he is a Guardian Angel.
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Oct 29, 2007:
Fancy made up her mind: she had enough of the mobile adoption event scene.
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Oct 26, 2007:
Meet Anastasia the Coquette: This beautiful little girl is the biggest flirt ever.
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Oct 26, 2007:
Surprise reunion, Pahrump adoption event, windstorm ravages rescue
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Oct 24, 2007:
GOOD NEWS: Oct. 28 -- Super cat moms Wendy Gibson and Tonya Berry took home Angie and Josie, to join some very spoiled rotten kitties.
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Oct 24, 2007:
Massive windstorm destroys tents, fencing at Great Kitty Rescue
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Oct 23, 2007:
Yes, there was a happy dance in Pahrump Sunday night :14 cats from the Great Kitty Rescue were adopted during the Las Vegas Super Adoption.
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Oct 22, 2007:
In Pahrump, people find that volunteering makes all the difference – for the cats, and for themselves.
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Oct 19, 2007:
Duncan, aka Duncan Donuts, is sweet as the treat he is nicknamed after and getting rounder by the day -- to everyone’s delight.
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Oct 18, 2007:
The Zen of cat gentling: Volunteers with a soft touch needed
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Oct 18, 2007:
Volunteer is bridge for the shyest cats
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Oct 17, 2007:
Polydactyl Pahrump cat charms everyone. Please read story in our Sanctuary News section.
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Oct 16, 2007:
Cancer survivor celebrates end of radiation by helping kitties
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Oct 16, 2007:
Simon gives us a Best Friends miracle -- he can walk! Please read this story in our Sanctuary News section.
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Oct 12, 2007:
First a word from Rufus the Persian. Rufus would like to point out he is a very handsome and social kitty.
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Oct 12, 2007:
Gated communities, Las Vegas Super Adoption, homes for special needs kitties
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Oct 11, 2007:
Kevin and Percy become ranch mascots.
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Oct 11, 2007:
Best Friends did, and saved his life
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Oct 10, 2007:
Lynn Dolan was the Best Friends staff member who came up with the name,“The Jury,” for the 12 kitties whose bodies were found in a pile of dirt/gravel out at The Great Kitty Rescue in Pahrump, Nevada.
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Oct 9, 2007:
Best Friends volunteers and staff rally for the cause at the Pahrump Parade, a featured event at the Pahrump Fall Festival!
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Oct 8, 2007:
Felines and families meet at Sunset Casino adoption event
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Oct 8, 2007:
Local 4-H Group Helps With Pahrump Rescue
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Oct 5, 2007:
Earlier this week at the Pussycat Lounge, Chloe the kitty in kidney failure was in bad shape but she has bounced back with a vengeance.
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Oct 5, 2007:
The Shy Cat Social Club, some sad news, and a festival
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Oct 4, 2007:
Station Casinos, besides hosting two adoption events for the Pahrump cats, has gone a step further.
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Oct 4, 2007:
Who can resist a pair of tiny gray cats named after everyone’s favorite breakfast?
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Oct 3, 2007:
Volunteers bundle up. Baby it’s cold outside!
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Oct 1, 2007:
Spree was bragging how she was the first cat picked at the Santa Fe Station adoption event.
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Sep 28, 2007:
Cover Girl and the rest of her FeLeuk gang are happily living the good life in Texas with Sheila and Dr. Roy Smith.
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Sep 28, 2007:
Fun adoptions, brats in the courtyard, Litterbox Park wiped out by storm
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Sep 28, 2007:
Prepare to meet a little girl who can compete for the title of “Single Most Spoiled Rotten Kitten Ever.”
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Sep 27, 2007:
Rio and his pals are hoping to get lucky in Vegas this weekend.
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Sep 26, 2007:
EVERYONE INVITED TO MARCH WITH US IN THE PAHRUMP FALL FESTIVAL PARADE
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Sep 25, 2007:
Pictured is CC with his new family
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Sep 24, 2007:
A special ceremony for Buster
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Sep 21, 2007:
Got Supplies? You can help these volunteers hustling on behalf of these kitties!
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Sep 21, 2007:
Rugby spends hours batting balls around in his cage.
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Sep 21, 2007:
Cover Girl goes home, Litterbox Park, and more...
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Sep 21, 2007:
Two dogs adopted from Best Friends to homes in Pahrump, Nevada, where a major Best Friends rescue is going on, recently paid visits to the Best Friends cat rescue center. They weren’t there to spend time with the felines, however. Read full story at:
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Sep 20, 2007:
Here are a couple of cats who have been there, done that and now they are kickin’ it at home.
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Sep 17, 2007:
Was it luck or was it in the stars? A Nye kitty finds a new home and new name!
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Sep 14, 2007:
Two generations of lawyers and a teenager leave their mark at the Pahrump cat rescue.
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Sep 14, 2007:
The cats think they must be dreaming!
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Sep 12, 2007:
Louie Tuttle is very glad he followed the signs on Sept. 11 this year.
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Sep 12, 2007:
Another great story from the adoption day.
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Sep 10, 2007:
The Best Friends feral cat program relocates six true feral cats from hell to heaven.
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Sep 9, 2007:
Acacia is looking for a home – and for love.
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