The reason I support local animal rescues and shelters is because these are the organizations that matter to YOU GUYS, my wonderful, generous, supportive community.
These rescues and shelters are run by the people who have saved your pets (and saved Pugsley and me) and have brought joy to you and your families. We want to thank them!
We also love supporting these smaller, local organizations because we know that literally every dollar goes towards keeping their doors open and caring for the animals. This is increasingly difficult in this economy when resources are strained, more pets are abandoned and donations are down.
So I want you to know how your support, whether you’ve donated money, spread the word or cheered us on, has helped our monthly Furpower organizations.
I also want to say thank you to my generous sponsors who truly love animals and have been amazing advocates for our mission here! Thank you, Clean+Green by Sea Yu, Wellness Pet Food, Feline Pine, FURminator, Inc., Big Paw Designs and Petwebdesigner.com.
November 2009
Nine Lives Foundation
Redwood City, CA
$2,000 Raised!
Nine Lives Foundation is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of all cats and kittens by providing low cost spay/neuter, rescue, medical, and adoption services. A no-kill facility that welcomes all cats and kittens regardless of their physical, medical or behavioral conditions, and places our animals in humane, responsible and loving homes.
Founder Dr. Monica Thompson says, “This wonderful gift of $2000 will save many needy felines. It will help pay for at least 20 cats to get spayed/neutered to keep the cat population down. This money will also buy about 10 weeks of supplies (medicine, baby food, etc.) for sick/injured kitties or those with special needs to help them recover so they too have a chance to find the loving homes they deserve. We will also be able to buy some cleaning supplies for kennel maintenance.”
October 2009
Persian and Himalayan Cat Rescue
San Francisco and Northern CA
$4,500 Raised!
Persian and Himalayan Cat Rescue (PHR) rescues Persian, Himalayan and other cats from scheduled euthanasia at area organizations. PHR provides these special cats shelter, food, grooming, medical care and spaying or neutering as necessary. Through its network of volunteers across Northern California, PHR places rescued cats into suitable and loving new homes.
President Carolyn Waggoner writes, “I will never be able to express my gratitude for the generosity of spirit and dedication of life that you embody. One of the most beautiful months in my life. Much of rescue involves acknowledging and struggling with the soul-crushing aftermath of cruelty, neglect, greed, disloyalty, stupidity, and so on. You have helped reaffirm my belief in angels.”
September 2009
Red Door Animal Shelter
Chicago, IL
$2,000 Raised!
Red Door Animal Shelter’s primary focus is on the rescue, shelter and adoption of cats, dogs and rabbits—the three most popular pets in the United States.
Marcia Coburn, Red Door’s executive director writes, “For a small but dedicated shelter like Red Door, the funds generated by Romeothecat.com were an enormous boost to our animal rescue efforts. On our budget, $2,000 can:
• spay or neuter & microchip 65 cats, dogs, or rabbits;
• buy salads for the rabbits for a year; or
• pay for emergency medical bills for four severely sick or injured animals found abandoned outside.
Thanks to the fundraising by Romeothecat.com, Red Door was able to spring into rescue action in new ways, including: taking in 6 motherless kittens found outside; spending hours in the rain rescuing a big white rabbit who was hiding under a parked car; and taking in two dogs were facing an unpromising future at a traditional shelter that had run out of room. We even rescued a beautiful chicken that was running around the city—and we found her a new home as a companion animal. The support Red Door got through Romeothecat.com allowed us to reach out to more animals in need and we’re thrilled we were able to.”
August 2009
The Emergency Animal Rescue Service
Birmingham, AL
$2,600 Raised!
TEARS, The Emergency Animal Rescue Service, is dedicated to the rescue of injured animals, the investigation of cruelty and the prosecution thereof. They are one of the few organizations in Central Alabama operating on a 24 hour a day, seven day a week basis. They are also one of the only organizations which extends help to ALL animals, including wildlife, reptiles and livestock and specializing in horses.
Sandy Ballard, TEARS treasurer writes, “Thank you seems so small for such a generous donation and the thoughts behind it. To be recognized by your group of supporters means so much to TEARS. This has been such a blessing to our organization and the contribution has truly been used to help in many ways. We were able to spay and neuter many cats and dogs, also several heart worm treatments were accomplished. Much food was purchased also with this donation. Again, thank you so much for all the support.”
July 2009
Spay Neuter Action Project
San Diego, CA
$2,500 Raised!
Spay Neuter Action Project (SNAP) of San Diego is an organization dedicated to controlling the pet population in San Diego through low-cost spay and neuter services and advocating for pet adoption.
According to SNAP, $1,245 can go towards spaying or neutering 30-50 animals. $1,000 can buy classroom materials for a year to help educate the community about spaying and neutering. $300 keeps SNAP’s hotlines open for a month and just $15 can relieve nine cats or dogs of uncomfortable fleas. $2,500 helped a lot!
June 2009
Angels for Animals
Canfield, OH
$2,500 Raised!
Angels for Animals is an animal shelter and spay and neuter advocacy organization that believes that animals, as living creatures, have value beyond economic measure.
“Angels for Animals is thrilled to be selected as www.romeothecat.com’s June FURPOWER recipient,” says Diane Less, the organization’s co-founder. “Angel’s goal is to end the needless death and suffering of companion animals and there is an ongoing need for funds to support our efforts. This is such a fun and unusual program. We are really looking forward to participating.”
May 2009
Beaufort Community Cat Project
Beaufort, NC
$2,200 Raised!
The Beaufort Community Cat Project is an all-volunteer organization advocating non-lethal methods to reduce the free-roaming cat population using Trap-Neuter-Return.
President Paula Gillikin wrote, “The Beaufort Community Cat Project (BCCP) would like to recognize Romeo the Cat’s philanthropic fundraising efforts to benefit animal welfare organizations through the FURPower donation challenges. What this more than $2,000 donation means for coastal free-roaming cats in eastern Carteret County, NC:
• Helped to sterilize and vaccinate almost 50 cats
• Helped to prevent the births and suffering of almost 100 kittens (considering a 6 month period)
• Helps save the lives of shelter cats and kittens by reducing the number of free-roaming cats that enter the shelter in the first place. Thanks, Romeo!”
April 2009
Kitten Rescue
Los Angeles, CA
$2,000 Raised!
Kitten Rescue is a non-profit organization devoted to rescuing cats and kittens from the streets and shelter euthanasia. Each year, Kitten Rescue saves over 1,000 cats and kittens and places them into loving homes.
Ben Lehrer, the president of Kitten Rescue, said the donation came at the beginning of kitten season. “It enabled us to rescue more. We are limited by our financial ability to care for the animals we rescue. So it quite literally saved lives,” he said.
March 2009
Animals in Distress
Coopersburg, PA
$1,500 Raised!
Animals in Distress (AID) is a sanctuary for animals who have little or no hope elsewhere. They believe that there is a special home somewhere for every pet if there is enough time to find it. They keep every animal admitted, providing medical care, behavioral rehabilitation, good food, shelter, and, most important of all, love, until a suitable new home can be found.
“We are very pleased to be this month’s recipient,” said Lois Gadek, PhD, president of Animals in Distress. “These difficult economic times are hard for many people, and we are being swamped with requests to take animals, pay vet bills, and otherwise provide assistance. Donations to us are used to help the neediest of animals, those that would have little or no chance elsewhere.”
