Promise Animal League, Inc.
STOLEN CAT
REWARD
For the safe return of our cat (KYLE) taken from the PetSmart Cat Adoption Center in Hagerstown, Maryland on Monday evening the 26th of May 2008 between 5pm and 6pm.
Kyle is a shorthaired white with gray spots on his head and back and is a 1yr old neutered male cat. He is very friendly and likes to play rough.
Please view pictures of Kyle on our adoptable pets.
RABIES CLINIC
The rabies clinic, held on April 27th 2008 was a great success! We were able to assist families in the community with low cost rabies vaccination on a total of 99 animals! We look forward to holding another rabies clinic in the near future. Many thanks for all of the wonderful volunteers who came out on their day off and all of the families who came an participated to make the clinic a great success.
CAT HOARDER NEWS!
Thursday June 7th 2007 around 10:30am Promise Animal League was called with the news that the Sheriffs Dept in Martinsburg, WV was finally able to get a search and seizure warrant to go into the home of Anthony Patrick Sine who was suspected of hoarding at least 30 cats in horrible conditions. We had been alerted that Animal Control was working on this case a week prior. With this call our group had about a 1 hour notice to get ready to assist with the removal of at least 30+ known cats from the residence and prepare for their needs once they were in Berkeley Co Animal Control’s custody.
When we arrived on the scene along with Melissa Susko of Pigs Animal Sanctuary who was also assisting, we expected to find at least double the amount of cats that the owner had stated that he owned. As we opened the door of the residence we weren’t prepared for the foul odor that hit us as the friendly cats tried to get out the door into the fresh air. The house was in such horrible conditions, dark inside with no air circulating and 5 years of feces, urine and garbage littering every surface in the house. The smell was so overwhelming that the Animal Control officers who only handle dog cases in the county had to call in the fire department for air masks and tanks as they couldn’t get past the front door because of the foul smell of feces and ammonia from the cat urine. All of the viewable surfaces in the home were blackened from years of cat paws covered in feces walking on them. The flies swarmed our heads like we were outside walking through a swarm of gnats on a hot summer day. Our worst fears unfolded as the cats appeared to have upper respiratory symptoms, runny eyes, ear mites, wounds, pregnant and some nursing babies and all were hungry and dehydrated as the only access to water was from a dripping filthy bath tub facet. We moved the urine saturated sofa and recliners and found two little live gray babies that were only hours old and others unfortunate ones that had died.
We rescued 29 unaltered male cats and 18 unaltered female cats from horrible unimaginable conditions that day. The next day we went back into the home to recover three more male cats that were hiding from the commotions of the day before. The total of 50 cats that now need care and new homes! Hopefully with the laws this man now charged with 49 counts of animal cruelty will never be allowed to own an animal again
Our group now faces the huge undertaking that all cats must be spayed, neutered, tested, vaccinated, flea and parasite treated and we need your help! The cost of their care is in the thousands of dollars already. All of the soon to be mama’s, babies and ones that needed the most medical care are currently in foster homes, they all deserve a chance. If you have a love for animals, please assist Promise Animal League, Inc in assisting with the care of these cats. Any donation no matter how small will make a difference in these cat’s lives today! You can donate a bag of cat/kitten food, cat litter; we need towels, cat beds, cat carriers, toys etc. As Promise Animal League is an all volunteer organization, all donations go directly to the care of the cats and your donations are tax deductible! This is our busiest time of year with it being kitten season that our meager funds are already stretched thin and we need your support to assist these cats!
Thank you in advance for any support that you can give these cats in need.
Sincerely,
Star Silva
Director
DONATIONS can be mailed to
Promise Animal League, Inc.
P.O. Box 268
Falling Waters, West Virginia. 25419
Online donations at www.justgive.org
Update on the Hoarder Case!
The majority of the cats from the hoarder case were moved into a brand new building in August 2007 with an attached newly built outdoor enclosure. They have all been spayed, neutered, vaccinated, parasite and flea treated. Some of the cats from the hoarder case have been adopted into wonderful homes and the others that have chronic medical issues will live out their lives being taken care of the way they really deserved to be with fresh litter boxes, food and water daily. They have shelving and cat trees to climb. Their building is heated in the cold winter months and air conditioned during the hot summer. You can view pictures of their new home under the adoptable animals on this site. Thanks to all of the people and organizations that made a difference in these cats lives!
NEWS!
On the 4th of March 2007, Promise and Cumberland Valley Veterinary Clinc held their second low cost cat neuter clinic for the low income public. We neutered 126 cats! Many thanks goes out to all of the veterinarians, vet techs, volunteers who donated their day off to help us with such a great cause! If you would like to sponsor a cat or donate towards our next clinic, please send your tax deductible donations to our mailing address below.
Who We Are
Promise Animal League, Inc was formed for the prevention of cruelty to animals and educational purposes by a group of individuals who have been helping animals in the local community for over 25 years. Located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia we assist Animal Control in our area with cats and kittens that are then placed into foster homes and adopted from the PetsMart in Hagerstown, Maryland. Our group of dedicated volunteers provides a pet food bank for other shelter/rescue groups in the 4 state areas. We work with local veterinarian practices to hold cat spay/neuter clinics for the low income public. We also assist the public with trap, neuter and release of feral cats.
Adopting a lifelong companion
Promise Animal League, Inc requires an adoption application. A home visit may be required depending on the situation of the animal to be adopted. The adoption fee to adopt a cat or kitten is $75 and includes the spay or neuter, test for FeLv/FIV, rabies and distemper vaccinations according to their age, flea and earmite treatments if necessary, dewormed and micro-chipping.
Please understand that we do not do same day adoptions and it may take up to 2 weeks to process your application. This process helps us ensure that we adopt the animals into the appropriate home for that pet because this is for the rest of their lives which could be up to 20 years in some cases. Please consider this before filling out an application for adoption!
Our Wish List
Old Towels
KMR Kitten Milk
Wash Cloths
Canned Kitten/Puppy Food
Canned Cat/Dog Food
Cat/Dog Toys
Cat/Dog Food Dishes
Cat/Dog Treats
Cat Crates
Cat Traps
Bleach
Donations are greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at PetsMart Store in Hagerstown
or you can call us to make arrangements for a pickup.
As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, donations to Promise Animal League, Inc are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law.
Come Visit Us At PetsMart!
Promise Animal League, Inc does not have a shelter; all of our animals currently reside in private foster homes or in the PetsMart cat adoptions center in Hagerstown, Maryland. Anyone interested can contact us to schedule a particular animal that they are interested in to be present when we are at PetsMart in Hagerstown, Maryland. Please call us or PetsMart for times and dates. We are usually showing animals available for adoption on Saturday, most weekends.
Donations and Correspondence can be mailed to:
P.O. Box 268
Falling Waters, West Virginia. 25419
Call or Email:
Phone: 304-279-3713
Email:
star.silva@apromise.org
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter