Hey Sherry, I think that she does say no (a lot) and that's a good thing...I know when I was trying to find a place for a FELV+ kitty from TX MaryChristine told me that Dr. Jen only takes FELV+ cats in from her own state and that there is a waiting list of 35 or 40 cats.
On 9/24/07, Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We are not hoarders and I guess I made it sound like it when I said she > can't say no. She does have to say enough is enough from time to time.Like > right now,we can't take in anymore until we have more adoptions.Periodically > we have to.We have a list to get cats into our program and it is a LONG > one.So we are not hoarders at all.Just the space we have for the felv and > fiv is what it is.We do not declaw the felv fiv cats.Wish we didn't the > others,but that is not my decision.So I don't want anybody to be horrified > at the wonderful shelters that I am proud to volunteer at.We are far from > being hoarders,sorry if I made it sound like that.We have well over 100 > volunteers to help out and we do a damn good job. > If anyone of you visited anyone of our shelters you would see how HAPPY the > beautiful creatures are.I am done defending!! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The phrase comes to mind, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." > :( > > I have no doubt whoever is running this shelter has the best of intentions. > One of my girls, the one I think was the first positive, came from just such > a shelter (Angel Wings in Kingston, TN). I know this lady had only the best > of intentions in her heart, and I know she loved the kitties she tried to > provide care for. But I also know she didn't know how to say "No." And a > lot of innocent kitties suffered as a result. It was a heartbreaking > situation altogether :( > > Look, I have to know every day when to say "No." My heart aches for some > poor kitties I see at local shelters and adoption agencies, but I know I am > not capable of caring for more than the three I have, and I know that to > bring healthy, negative cats into a situation where they're at high risk of > contracting FeLV is irresponsible. I've replaced my sofa twice now due to > kitty claws (FINALLY got them all trained. It IS possible.) but I'd never > dream of declawing, and I think most people are horrified here at the > thought of a shelter using declawing as a standard policy. Its > unimaginable. Even the lady I mentioned above gave me a very long lecture > about declawing and made me sign contracts that I wouldn't do it. Siamese > Rescue done the same thing when I adopted my other two. I think everyone > here is horrified that, as you pointed out, she can't say "no." We all must > recognize our limits. I am not saying you, or the woman who runs this > shelter, are bad people, but even the best of intentions can be devastating > (as I know personally.) Hoarders "love" the cats they have, they just > don't know when to say no. Same goes for this situation, I think. Our > hearts just ache that as horrible as FIV and FeLV is, we have to live with > the knowledge that this shelter is mixing them, and mutilating their little > paws in the process. Its just painful. Its not personal attacks on you, or > to say that you don't have the best of intentions in your heart. > > Reminds me of a story I heard on NPR on my way home, talking about zero > gravity effects on bacteria. They were talking about infecting mice with > salmonella to see how long it would take them to die. It was just painful > to listen to. :( > > > Michael > > > ________________________________ > See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. > > > ________________________________ > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! > FareChase. > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help George! http://rescuties.chipin.com/george I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
