just an fyi, I checked out how much the auction for naming that new species of monkey went for(saw it on ellen degeneres show)......$650,000!!! (money goes to charity) maybe i read it wrong...i've been having allergy attacks so eyes are fuzzy..... can you imagine? hell, I'd let someone put their name on any of my cats for that kind of money.... barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria B. Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 2:13 PM Subject: OT - need help for North Carolina cats
> I work with Feline Rescue and Rehome(FuRR) here in Arkansas, and > we're helping to raise money to spay and neuter a colony of feral/stray > cats in North Carolina. If you can donate to help with this, go to > <http://www.teamfurr.org/>www.teamfurr.org to contribute thru Paypal, and > indicate that its for the NC cats. > > If you have spay/neuter contacts in NC, let us know that too! > > Rita, a rescue worker here in Arkansas, went home to Magnolia, Duplin > County, North Carolina at Christmas. Magnolia's about 2 hours west of > Raleigh. She discovered that her sister was feeding some 20 cats daily on > her property. Most were ready to give birth in early January. Naturally, > Rita freaked out. > > Rita contacted some North Carolina rescue groups there but had little luck > finding help. She did find one volunteer who's helping but works for animal > control in Wilmington. She sent out letters to nearby NC vets, and found a > couple of NC vets who will help with this project. > > Keep in mind we're about 1000 miles away from NC. And, the rescues tend to > work with the larger cities, so the county where the cats are has no > assistance or information about ferals and strays. > > Feline Rescue and Rehome (FuRR) appreciates any help you can give. It > will probably cost $1,500 to $2,000 to spay and neuter all these cats in > North Carolina. Should we by any chance collect more than needed, the > remainder will go to FuRR, who runs a monthly spay-neuter clinic in Little > Rock, Arkansas. FuRR is a 501-c3 organization, so tax deductible. > > Again, go to <http://www.teamfurr.org/>www.teamfurr.org for a Paypal link > and our mailing address. Please indicate that it's for the NC cats! > > Thanks so much! > > Gloria > > > >
