THE KITTY OF THE YEAR:
STAR – noun a self-luminous celestial body held together by its own gravity. Usually twinkling points or one who is highly celebrated.
Meet Star she is both!
I AM STAR and wait until you read my story, a fairytale story of never giving up hope.
When I was discovered by a nice rescue group C.A.T.S. from a barn in Huntington County. I was a mess, in pretty bad shape and sick. They took me and I got immediate medical attention. Because it was around Christmas time in 2007 thus I was called a lucky Star.
After many visits to the vet for tests and medication , I was diagnosed with a heart murmur and Asthma. I was at this nice lady and she took me back and forth to the vet staying in a basement because there were other kitties and I was not fond of them. The basement is not good for my condition, but at least I was inside, feed and got tender care. But I never got out of my shell and so everyone who came to look to adopt a kitty passed my up when they heard of my condition. Well this was it pretty much no one wanted me and I needed also a stress free environment not to aggravate my condition. BUT one day this nice lady Laura Lee and her husband Bob came and adopted me. They were not afraid to tackle my condition the way I was.
Now adopted by Laura Lee and Bob, Star was very shy and hiding much of the time. Though months later now her life is anything but shy….lots of patience and love Star turned out to be a great cuddler, she lets Matt the dog give her a doggie bath licking her face, She sleeps on the bed with the other cat Bella, acts like an otter laying on her back praying to the tuna gods then gets a belly rub.
Adopting a special needs cat is more than rewarding, the love you get in return can not be measured. When animals are loved and nurtured Star is a perfect example of anything can happen!
Hope – intransitive verb, to cherish a desire with anticipation.
Laura Lee and Bob Kreminski
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Who We Are
Care And Treatment of Strays (C.A.T.S) is a 501c not for profit organization. For the past fifteen years, we have been feeding, spaying/neutering and providing medical attention to over 200 stray cats in the northern New Jersey area. At the present we are caring for 6 stray cat colonies in an industrial area. We spay and neuter all our critters. They are fed twice daily and receive routine innoculations. Most of the cats are feral, however, many are very friendly towards people; they love attention and adore being held. We also have many cats whose irresponsible owners decided to dump them at our colonies. Since many of them were indoor cats they suffer tremendously from the elements as well as from lack of human contact. These are the ones we desperately try to find homes for. We experience difficulty in placing our cats due to the simple fact that we have no indoor facility where we can temporarily house them prior to placement. Our long term goal is to to raise enough money to be able to buy property where such a facility could be built. In addition to our cats, we have also rescued many dogs off the streets and from shelters where they were at risk of being euthanized.
Adopting a friend
We are dedicated to finding loving and responsible homes for our homeless animals. We will have you complete an adoption application form when we meet with you. We also ask that all members of your household be present at the time of adoption to be sure all are compatible. You must be at least 21 years old and have proper identification with your current address. We strictly enforce our policy of altering all our cats and dogs before being adopted. When adopting one of our critters, we ask that a donation is made just to cover innoculation and spay/neuter costs.
Come Visit Us!
(Please note: Address below is a mailing address only!)
Care And Treatment of Strays 633 Franklin Avenue
P.M.B. #236
Nutley, NJ 07110
We are dedicated to finding loving and responsible homes for our homeless animals. We will have you complete an adoption application form when we meet with you. We also ask that all members of your household be present at the time of adoption to be sure all are compatible. You must be at least 21 years old and have proper identification with your current address. We strictly enforce our policy of altering all our cats and dogs before being adopted. When adopting one of our critters, we ask that a donation is made just to cover innoculation and spay/neuter costs.
