And if the cats have already been transferred to barn homes perhaps we can retrieve them and work on indoor placement with an eye towards socialization for adoption.
glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bless your heart...I sure will... --- Susan Hoffman wrote: > Shelters put a lot of cats down who would make > wonderful pets if given the opportunity. Cats who > are fractious or undersocialized need a good foster > home where someone will take the time to work with > them. It is premature to send them to a barn home, > especially when they have been so recently > traumatized by the whole animal > control/seizure/shelter cage experience. > > Could you simply forward my posts on this topic to > sheila or susan or whomever has these cats? I'm > active with Fix Our Ferals in Oakland, CA and on a > nationwide feral cat list with almost 3000 members. > We should be able to find safe indoor placements > with feral-aware people for 6 cats. These cats have > options. So please urge the people who have them to > contact me before putting them outside somewhere. > > glenda Goodman wrote: > Hi Susan, > I do understand about believing some cats deserve to > be socialized...I do know a number of the cats > Shelia > took in were FeLV cats and I think some so unsocial > that the city shelter would have put them down.That > is > why Susan stepped in... These must have been the > ones > that were placed in the barn situation...I think if > you go right to shadowcats or just come over and > post > on Michael's list...I'm not trying to steal anyone > from the list they are on, but in my heart and soul, > my interest is the cats and if you have better ideas > for these cats, I'm with you. I trapped a couple > ferals a couple weeks ago , they got spayed > /neutered > and I paid out of pocket for their rabies > vaccinations, etc, but was forced to release them > right back to their own environment...did find a > lady > willing to feed them, however...I am here in > Nebraska...I'm from your area of California...things > are very backward here for the animals. I will visit > you offlist later. > Thank you for caring...Glenda > --- Susan Hoffman wrote: > > > One last word on this, for the sake of the cats > > intended for barn home placements. To whomever is > > on this list and in contact with the people who > > actually have these cats, please have them contact > > me off-list. I know a lot of people who work with > > feral and undersocialized cats and surely we > should > > be able to absorb 6 cats. Please have the person > > with these cats get in touch with me. Releasing > > cats who have been raised indoors to some outside > > location is not in the best interests of the cats. > > > We can come up with a much better solution. > > > > MaryChristine wrote: > > glenda, dear, exactly who and what gives you > > permission to post things that are supposedly > > private communications to me? > > > > > > On Dec 12, 2007 11:47 AM, glenda Goodman < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----------------------- > > > > > > From: Sheila Smith > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 7:28 PM > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED] ' > > > Subject: Fwd: Kelly Saveika hearing.......... > > > > > > I just saw this post. Oh well, I am going to let > > > it slide b/c I have bigger fish to fry, but... > you > > > are very good at cut and paste. I mean you > > managed > > > the gist of it ok.. I AM watching you. Remember > > ARC > > > in Midlothian, Tx and the hundreds of cats that > > > suffered and died in the name of "rescue"? Years > > of > > > being tied up in court and $40K later, but it > was > > > the best money I ever spent b/c it was FOR the > > > animals. > > > > > > I thought if there are still any open minded > > > people still left on this list you would like to > > > know the disposition of some of the fifteen cats > > we > > > rescued. > > > Five have been adopted including one > > (Cinderella) > > > I adopted myself and two that were adopted by > > Susan, > > > six are going to barn placement, two will go to > > > Best Friends, two are still too weak to place > and > > > are recovering from the effects of poor > nutrition > > > and dehydration (one of which had to have > surgery) > > > according to their veterinarian- although their > > > prognosis is now good. > > > > > > On another note, I really do hope you all do go > > > back to the focus of feline leukemia. I think > this > > > group must have had great focus at one time- I > > > joined initially b/c I thought it did and b/c I > > felt > > > I had a lot to offer the group b/c of my > extensive > > > > > experience w/ feline leukemia and b/c of my > > husbands > > > participation in national boards. etc. I was > > > excited to hear from other people across the > > country > > > that had experience with feline leukemia. > > > I really do hope the very best for all of you > > and > > > I hope you all do really good things for the > > animals > > > in your care. I hope you all will remember this > > > though. You are the animals advocate. You are > not > > > the caretaker's advocate at the end of the day. > > > While we all wish good things for the caretakers > > and > > > we worry about anyone burning out and we offer > > > mentoring, guidance and help, in the end there > are > > > > > multiple resources for people. There are nurses, > > > doctors, mental health experts, counseling. you > > name > > > it. BUT.. For the animals they abused, there is > > only > > > YOU. > > > > > > You are bound to speak for THEM- the dead cats > > in > > > the closets- no one else will. > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Sheila Smith > > > www.shadowcats.net > > > Austin, Tx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > > > MaryChristine > > > > AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats > > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ICQ: 289856892 > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! 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