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Dear directors at Peaceful Kingdom
Rescue,
Hi, I don't know if we have spoken yet (I'm
trying to reach the person who is making all the decisions), but I have been
speaking to Kara and Holly a bit. I am a member of the largest FELV support
group in the country (probably the world), and several of our members have in
the past taken cats to AW, or referred others to take their cats to AW. We are
concerned, as a whole, about this part of the notice you sent out:
"Any
animal surrendered by Rehnee Harvey will be thoroughly checked out by a vet
(tested, examined, vaccinated, etc) and placed into a foster home, if such a
home can be identified. If a foster home cannot be found and sufficient
funds can be secured, some of the animals may be boarded temporarily.
Being able to place these animals in a temporary foster home or boarding
facility will help to keep them from being euthanized. All of
these animals will be put up for adoption unless they test positive for aids or
leukemia. We will list
them on various web sites and they can attend various weekend adoption events as
well. Foster parents will be given
support in trying to find permanent homes for these cats."
While we find it noble of you to promise to do your best to
find homes for all the negative cats, we are concerned that you do not mentioned
your plans for the FELV+ and FIV+ cats which are homed at AW. Many of these cats
were taken there simply because it was thought to be a wonderful, caring
sanctuary for them, and the idea that they may now end up being euthanised
simply because of their positive status concerns us very much (we sent them
there JUST BECAUSE this would not happen to them there). We would like to
connect as many as possible of these FELV+ and FIV+ cats back with their
original owners, or FELV+ foster homes within our group. We need your help. We
need to know that you are willing to work with the positive cats too, in trying
to get them back to those of us who have placed them at AW not realizing that it
would be a death sentence for them! We, at the FELV support group, and the
entire FELV+ cat community feel that FELV is NOT a death sentence, and we work
VERY hard to try to place as many FELV+ cats in good homes or permanent
sanctuaries as possible. Many of us are personally attached to these cats, and
we want to recover as many as possible! If I can arrange foster homes, or find
their original owners, I need to know that you can find at least ONE person down
there that can temporarily house these FELV+ cats until one of our members can
arrange transport for them (surely someone has an extra bathroom in their
house). On a daily basis, our notices have been being responded to, and every
day another owner of a FELV or FIV positive cat comes out of the wood-work to
say that they want their cat that was sent to AW back! We CAN place at least
some these cats, please help us help them! We need your support. FELV is NOT a
death sentence!
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