The last time I caught a stray cat and called Morris to see if they could take it, Morris told me they were so overwhelmed with cats that this cat (a 9 month old gold tabby) would probably be put down within a day. (The woman on the phone was so blunt with the news that it made me cry. Of course, she probably cries when she goes home at night, too.) So, unfortunately, they do euthanize. I don't know of any shelter that doesn't.
The cat will have better luck if you tell everyone where you work, etc, that you're looking for a home for it. One of your coworkers probably has a friend who has a sister, etc., who's been hoping that a cat would find her. It's a fact of life that a nice donation can help a shelter afford to keep an extra animal for a little while longer. If you must take the cat to a shelter, shelter volunteers (not from Morris) tell me that a donation of $100 or so, at the time the cat is dropped off, will keep the cat alive for an extra couple of weeks, increasing its chances slightly of being adopted. If your employer matches your charitable gifts, that's a cost-efficient way to buy the cat some extra time. May I advise you that there are people out there who "adopt" stray cats and dogs but use them as training fodder for their pit bulls in dog fighting rings in West, South-West and North Philadelphia. They can't adopt animals from shelters because the shelters are wise to their game (because they'd be too-frequent repeat customers with no vet references), so they adopt from well-meaning strangers. If the cat's "owner" turns up, you might want to ask for vet references. There is a fate for stray cats that's worse than being euthanized in the shelter. Holly > From: "William H. Magill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "William H. Magill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 21:57:13 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [UC] Re: Lost cat found > > > On 17 Jan, 2004, at 14:14, Thomas Naff wrote: >> Three nights ago at the beginning of the current freeze, a cat turned >> up at our door and we've had her with us since. She's perhaps two >> years old, black with a small white bib, is de-clawed, has a flea >> collar together with an ordinary cat's collar (blue) but with no >> identifying tags. She's friendly, sweet-natured and obviously >> someone's pet. If the owner reads this, we can be reached at >> 215-747-3018 or (cell) 215-704-2148. We live on Larchwood between 46th >> and 47th. >> >> Unfortunately, despite her sweetness, we can't keep her --- we already >> have two cats. If there's no response to this note in the next few >> days, we'll have to take her to the Morris Animal Shelter (Morris >> doesn't euthanize animals). > > It is a VERY popular misconception that Morris does NOT euthanize > animals. They do. > > While this particular cat sounds like it will not have a problem > finding a home, it might... and if it is in the shelter more than a > couple of weeks at most, it will be euthanized... the shelter cannot > keep animals indefinitely. > > > T.T.F.N. > William H. Magill > # Beige G3 - Rev A motherboard - 768 Meg > # Flat-panel iMac (2.1) 800MHz - Super Drive - 768 Meg > # PWS433a [Alpha 21164 Rev 7.2 (EV56)- 64 Meg]- Tru64 5.1a > # XP1000 - [Alpha EV6] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
