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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