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HAPPY 2010!!
ONCE AGAIN GARY AND HIS WIFE "MG" GOT OUR YEAR OFF TO A GREAT START, GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN "RESOLUTION RUN" ON JANUARY 1! WE OWE THEM A GREAT DEAL OF GRATITUDE FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND KINDNESS. THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE FOLKS WHO BRAVED THE FRIGID TEMPS AND RAN!! HAPPY NEW YEAR.....
OUR FEATURED KITTEN. . .
PINOT: With Valentine's Day just round the corner.....Pinot will steal your heart! (Seen here with our resident cat, Shadow, who is not for adoption) This sweet GIRL has loads of LOVE to give!
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...YOU DON'T NEED AN INVITATION TO COME SEE OUR LITTLE ONES!!! COME ON AND MAKE THIS A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR OUR FOSTERS. Come meet the kitten who will make your life complete. THANK YOU to our dedicated volunteers, and to the kind folks who come by and adopt their newest family member!
AND a big thank-you to the kind folks at PET VALU in Hillsborough (Rt. 206 & Amwell Road). CAROLS CATS WELCOMES YOU INTO OUR FOSTER HOMES FOR A VISIT WITH OUR KITTENS BEFORE THEY GET TO ADOPTION DAYS. Remember, as we approach the BLUSTERY COLD DAYS OF WINTER, THOSE HELPLESS KITTENS ARE STILL BEING BORN AND LOOKING FOR HOMES...
Gary and his wife M.G. hold a special place in our hearts! Every year they include CC in "Resolution Run" to help us raise funds for our kitties in need. If you participated in Resolution Run this year, your efforts helped to support Project Graduation, Carols Cats, and other local animal rescue groups. Many many thanks to Gary and his wife MG (owners of Hillsborough Massage Therapy) for continuing to sponsor the event.
SPONSOR A FERAL CAT BY MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION Currently Carols Cats is working on a colony in an undisclosed location. You can help a feral friend by making a direct donation for one of these cats. A $50 donation will spay and vaccinate a cat. One hundred dollars will alter a feral cat and feed her for a year. For further details contact us at carolscats@patmedia.net or phone 908-874-4660.
Remember, you don't have to wait for an adoption day to meet our foster kitties! Arrangements can also be made to visit kitties available for adoption in their foster homes. Call Carols Cats at (908) 874-4660 for more information.
FERAL FACTS
What is a Feral Cat?
Feral means "gone wild." Feral cats can be the offspring of stray or abandoned domestic cats who have reverted to a wild state. Carols Cats is continuing to address the problem of feral cats by implementing trap/neuter/return (TNR) programs throughout New Jersey communities. Mitegating the publics fear and concerns regarding rabies, (including the medical community) can be alleviated by "the facts". Such as; According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were thirty-eight laboratory-confirmed human rabies cases between 1990 and 2006, with at least seven known to have originated outside the U.S. None of these cases were acquired from a cat.
TNR is considered the leading edge of humane feral cat treatment. Many organizations, including Alley Cat Allies (www.alleycat.org) and SpayUSA (www.spayusa.org), provide detailed information and resources in support of TNR.
ABOUT CAROLS CATS
Carols Cats is a Hillsborough, NJ-based organization dedicated to the rescue and adoption of feral and abandoned cats. Carols Cats has been rescuing and offering cats for adoption since 1995.
After we rescue the cat it is tested for feline leukemia and FIV, spayed/neutered, and given a complete physical by a veterinarian, including all necessary inoculations (distemper and rabies, if age-appropriate). Cats are then brought home for lots of love and hands-on therapy prior to the adoption.
ADOPTING A FELINE FRIEND
Carols Cats carefully screens potential adopters to ensure that adoptees are getting a home for life. Screening includes a brief interview and a check of veterinary references. After the adoption is approved, and once the cat has had his/her initial veterinary visit, the cat will move to his/her new home. All adoptions include follow-up phone calls to make sure all is going smoothly, and advice is given if needed.
COME VISIT US!
Carols Cats holds Adoption Days at Pet Valu in Hillsborough several Saturdays each month as need dictates. The Pet Valu is located at:
Nelson's Corner Shopping Center, 601 Route 206, Hillsborough, NJ 08502 (908) 281-9949
Arrangements can also be made to visit kitties available for adoption in their foster homes. Call Carols Cats at (908) 874-4660 for more information.
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Donations of money or supplies are greatly appreciated and are used to feed and care for foster kittens and feral colonies. Potential safe homes (such as farms or outbuildings) for feral cats who need to be relocated (due to dangerous or hostile conditions at their current location) are desperately needed. Carols Cats is also seeking volunteers to help follow up with adopters and to provide foster homes for rescued kittens.
Carols Cats PO Box 111
Belle Mead
NJ
08502
Phone: 908-874-4660
Email: carolscatsrescue@gmail.com Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
OPEN YOUR HEART TO A KITTY WHO'S WAITED A LONG TIME FOR HIS OR HER FOREVER HOME! WHAT BETTER TIME THAN NOW----TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT OUR OVERLOOKED DARLINGS?! SOMETIMES GREAT THINGS DO COME IN BIG PACKAGES! HERE ARE SOME ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL CATS THAT SHOULDN'T BE PASSED OVER: