Friends of the Formerly Friendless
Our Adoptable Pets List
Click here to see our Happy Tails! (already adopted)"THANKSGIVING MESSAGE"
"At
this time of year, we stop to celebrate our good fortune, family and friends.
It is a time to be thankful for what we have...to share with good friends
and family...both "people" and "critter" family. We at FFF want to take
this time to extend our best wishes to you, our supporters and friends,
and our sincere thanks for your support and friendship throughout the year.
Without the support and care of our wonderful and dedicated veterinarians, Mike Evans, Pat Wehren and their staff
at Animal Care Clinic, the spay/neuter program at Wellpet, the supportive
staff at Pet Food Express in Concord, and the numerous other community businesses
that keep our adoption van running, Adair Automotive, & Driving Specialists,
and our graphics bright and
advertising up to date, California Signs and Graphics, we would not be where
we are today. A very special thanks this year to Caroline Allsbrook and her pet-friendly staff at the John Muir Best Western Inn in Martinez for making a welcoming home during our long haitus from our home. Sally, P. S. Petunia sends her "purrs" and wishes, too. |
A special thanks to Bill Welch for his continued support with our Santa photo. We want to sincerely thank our web-tenders, Airtight Internet
Services, managing our FFF site and Sean Kleen who is managing our
petfinder.com and virtual pet adoptions site. Without their invaluable help...this
screen would be blank ...literally! 
It
is also that time of year for me to ponder how far FFF has come from hand-lettered
poster signs, portable tables and folding cages, hand-drawn graphics and
initially, no web presence at all! With the help of dedicated people who
shared my vision, FFF evolved into a community resource and all of those
who helped it happen should take pride in knowing their contribution made
a difference. Last, but not least,
a sincere thanks to all of our loyal supporters, fosters, and adopters who,
year after year, support us in our adoption and fundraising efforts. Thanks,
Cathy, Kim, Karin & Bret, Kathie, Claudia, Paula, Sheila, Fran, Trish, Sue, Terry, Elaine,
Valerie and those who regularly visit us to lend moral support and share
their love with our foster kitties at Sunday adoptions. 
A
special thanks to Gary Bogue for helping us get our message to the community
and always being there to help us with an animal(s) in need of a loving
home. Finally, to my long suffering husband, Charlie, AKA Santa, for sharing
his life and home with me and a myriad of kitties coming and going, a heartfelt
purr and thank you.  FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS F. I. P. The worst three letters a cat-lover could ever hear. |
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FRIENDS OF THE FORMERLY FRIENDLESS is proud and excited to be a founding member of the new S.O.C.K. FIP research project. S.O.C. K. is the acronym for Save Our Cats and Kittens. SOCKFIP is a group of cat-lovers, breeders, rescuers, shelters and vets working together to generate essential funding for FIP research at the UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health. Virtually 100% fatal, FIP strikes 1 in 100 of all cats. We know that most cats acquire the FIP virus early in life, though actual disease signs may not occur until weeks, months or even years later. Right now, there's no prevention and no cure for FIP. It's time to change all that - and it can be done! Through the very exciting and promising work at UC Davis, we hope to learn how to prevent FIP or find suitable treatments, and spare future generations of cats and cat-lovers this nightmare. Because very little government funding is available for companion animal studies, we are relying on the vast community of cat-lovers to help. SUPPORT FIP RESEARCH AND SOCK IT TO FIP!
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JOIN THE SOCK FIP FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN |
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Beginning August 19, 2009, a new community resource for "good Samaritans" and feral/stray cat rescuers will be activated. The "Petunia's Project" will provide vouchers for independent rescuers and "good Samaritans" who have rescued and taken in abandoned, stray and/or feral cats that will provide:
For those rescuers that will be practicing TNR and caring for a colony, the basic voucher will also provide for ear-tipping. |
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FFF Anouncement FFF now has available our new, exclusive, bumper sticker "ANIMAL ABANDONMENT ... IT'S AGAINST THE LAW". It is our hope that by spreading this message throughout our community that we can stem the tide of animal abandonment that has intensified with the mortgage crises in our communities. If you suspect that an animal in your neighborhood has been abandoned, please do not wait for someone else to do it, report it to our local Animal Services Department at 925 335-8300. You can get your bumper sticker at our adoption site at Pet Food Express in Concord. Please help us spread the word! 
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MISSING CAT ALERT 
Pretty Boy is very frightened cat who went missing the week of March 23rd in the vicinity of Holiday Hills Dr.
and Arnold in Martinez. He got into the fireplace and has black soot on him. |
If you would like to meet any of the animals listed on the FFF/Petfinder site, you can contact SALLY at FriendsOf@fffcatfriends.org with your name and phone number. She will notify you when that animal(s) are brought to the adoption site. Adoptions are held on Sundays from 1:00pm until 4:30pm, at Pet Food Express at 785 Oak Grove Road in Concord (corner of Treat and Oak Grove, next to Trader Joe's).
See our other critters
available for adoption by
clicking on Our Adoptable Pets List above.
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****Attention**** Ages of our cats and kittens are approximate |
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| FFF HOURS OF OPERATION |
OUR HOURS ARE: |
Myth 1: Rabbits are great, low-maintenance starter pets. F.F.F. Programs
...is an emergency foster program for needy cats
...working in cooperation with community rescue groups and Animal Services Departments.
A new phase of the Short on Luck Program was launched in January of 2004. The
Safe Place component of the S. O. L. is being developed to provide a temporarily
safe place for cats that are caught up in a domestic violence situation and/or
at risk of violence from their environment. The concept is to provide a temporary
sanctuary through a network of emergency foster homes.
We hope to work cooperatively with local law enforcement, Animal Services and
battered women's organizations. If you would like to participate in this new
and unique S.O.L. program, please contact Sally
- (925) 808-8364 or email us at FriendsOf@fffcatfriends.org
If you would like to provide T.L.C. and shelter for a needy cat...Contact: Sally
- (925) 808-8364 or email us at FriendsOf@fffcatfriends.org
LOST
A PET?
FOUND A STRAY?
Please check our
F. F. F. organizational website
and click on the Lost and Found icon.
Who We Are
We are a recognized California non-profit Animal Rescue organization. We
are recognized by the State of California and the Internal Revenue Service as
a 501(c) (3) non-profit. All contributions are tax deductible to the fullest
extent of the law.
The mission of this Organization/Network is:
- To find responsible and loving homes for companion animals
- To alleviate the overpopulation problem in our communities by assisting in the current spay/neuter campaign
- Provide emergency foster care for animals at risk, in danger and/or caught in a domestic violence/animal abuse situations
- Work cooperatively with County Animal Services to assist in placement of shelter animals
- Establish a mutual support network among rescue organizations and independent community rescuers
- Maintain an ongoing web site that consists of:
- Lost and Found site - attempts to link lost/stolen/stray animals with their owners
- Extra Special Pets Adoption Program (ESP) places pets with special needs in loving, responsible homes
- Short On Luck Program - provides emergency foster care for animals at risk, and/or victims of domestic violence or animal abuse
- Mobile Adoptions - provides mobile adoptions throughout the County at convenient scheduled locations
- Community Education - disseminates humane education materials in our communities
...As always, we hope to serve our "formerly friendless friends"
...and our communities
...with a sense of humor.
Adopting a friend
An application, interview, and preliminary home visit are required. If deemed
necessary, a follow up home visit is scheduled.
The person responsible for the pet is required to sign an Animal Care contract.
A recovery cost of $95 covers vet costs for the pet. There is a reduced recovery
cost for additional pets if more than one is adopted at one time.
Vet services for each cat include the following:
Combo
test: feline leukemia (FeLV) and feline AIDS (FIV)
Distemper test (for kittens and those at high risk) spay or neuter
First FVRCP shot (includes distemper)
De-worm
Ear treatment
Flea control
24-hour Pet Watch microchip
Donations
Can't foster? You can still help us with our life-saving work by enrolling
in ESCRIP. This helps
us every time you shop at your favorite store for things you use everyday. It
is a free, no-hassle way to help us with the costs of veterinary care, emergency
rescue and fostering costs of food, medication and litter.
Signing up for eScrip is free. Once you've signed up, just shop as you normally
would.
To register, log onto www.eScrip.com,
then click on Sign Up. Designate Friends of the Formerly Friendless as
the recipient and register your grocery and debit/credit cards. The Friends
of the Formerly Friendless group ID number is 500000602.
For a complete list of participating businesses, click on 2 SHOP.
Each time you shop at a participating merchant, up to ten per cent of your purchase
is donated to Friends of the Formerly Friendless in your name.
Come Visit Us At -PET FOOD EXPRESSConcord |
Friends of the Formerly Friendless |
SALLY AND PETUNIA
Sally is pictured at left with her cat, Petunia.
Petunia helps with humane education in schools and
serves as a therapy kitty at Alzheimer's homes.
Petunia is also an official staff member, holding the title of cat liaison.
A MESSAGE FROM SALLY AND PETUNIA
Friends of the Formerly Friendless is authorized to pull cats from the Martinez
shelter, which we often do when a cat is scheduled to be euthanized the next
day and we can find a foster for it.
We are looking for caring, competent and loving people to help save these animal
victims of our streets from certain euthanasia. We need people to foster these
animals while we bring them back to good health, or to socialize them. We take
care of the medical and food costs. You supply the TLC and commitment until
they can be adopted.
We are in particular need of people who are patient and gentle with our youngest
of feral kittens. Also, we are interested in someone to help us provide for
the aged cats, alone and frightened, who have been dumped and abandoned by their
families to be euthanized in our public shelters.
If you can help or know someone who can, please contact Sally.
We look forward to seeing you. Have a purr-r-r-rfect day!
Some of our graphics came from Cat Graphics http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/graphics.htm and from http://www.eosdev.com
Bunny graphics came from http://www.islandgems.net.
Graphics other than those provided by MapQuest, Cat Graphics, Island Gems, or
PetFinder.Com are Copyright © 2003 Friends of the Formerly Friendless. Permission
to use, copy, and distribute these graphics for any purpose is not granted.
Do not use any graphics without specific, prior written permission.
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