Please if anyone in the Northwest can help let me know! I will most likely be taking in all their Bengals, and possible a few siamese/persians as well. I am still waiting on the avilability of the Silkerk! :D LOL
Here's an update! There are people willing to transport out of state!
On Monday, March 1st, a small group of about 10 volunteers went to the home in Falls City, Oregon and received over 60 cats. We are fortunate that all but one of the cats were spayed/neutered, and most were not feral. The rescue was organized in only three days, and resourses were limited. However, the community and network of animal lovers and “cat people” in the Pacific Northwest have been and continue to be wonderful with helping aid in loaning carriers, volunteering their time, and helping with transportation, foster care, and placements of so many wonderful kitties. It was a 20 hour day for all the volunteers involved; including catching, crating, transporting, sorting, commuting, and setting up cat areas. Many of the volunteers traveled fair distances from home, too.
I am very grateful for all of the help that has been offered. Even those that were not able to do hands on assistance have been willing to aid in finding families for cats by posting pictures of the cats in need on personal web sites on petfinder accounts. I have also gotten many suggestions and contacts from people willing to take the time to care. The efforts have made this rescue mission a success so far.
Thank you everyone!
At this time my husband and I have been bringing cats into the vet small groups at a time to be examined, treated for fleas, worms, and mites, FIV/FLK tested, vaccinated, and to have many cats treated for their individual ailments (which include herpes of the eyes in one cat, chronic upper respiratory infections in several, and there are a few needed surgeries.) I have a vet that has volunteered to see the cats free of cost and only charge for materials and treatments.
I found out just recently that there are still about 30 cats that will need placement. Many of these cats have a range of medical issues.
This letter serves as a request for donations of money, food/supplies, or hands on volunteering of those in the area. A donation of $5 is simple but will help us keep these cats healthy. Please forward this e-mail to everyone you know if you are willing, and feel free to post it on any site or forum online.
My telephone number is (541) 929-7742.
I can contacted at
[email protected], and receive paypal funds via the same address.
Checks or money orders can be sent to
Edited for privacy reasons (please ask Luckies4me for address)
Or
You may send donations directly to our vet at
Eastgate Veterinary Clinic
33888 Southeast Peoria Road
Corvallis, OR 97333
541-752-3786
Thank you!!
Both foster and forever homes are still needed for the many wonderful cats. Please e-mail me if you are interested in adding a furry family member. The following is the original e-mail that was circulated. I included it here for you to use to reference back to. Thank you.
Please help us,
The situation is this: over 100 cats. There are several (like, 40) that are indoors in a pretty good living space. The rest are in an open air, roofless, wet out door "cat run".
The care taker of these cats is wonderful - she is just not networked with anyone (very back woods out of the way area... old computer-clueless hippie, etc...) and is in way over her head. She was not prepared for this rescue task, and what started as a temporary effort to help has turned into a very bad situation.
This is no regular collector situation. The cats are all current on all vacs (with vet documentation for all), are spayed/neutered, flea and worm treated, and have been eating Max Cat. This is a unique situation - it is both horrible and acceptable at the same time. I am thankful that something is going to be done now, because it is only going down hill VERY fast. The woman has had so many cats dropped off (like, in boxes in the middle of the night sort of deal). The place reeks, even though the litter pans are clean.
Some of the cats are in tough shape health and temperament wise, but for the most part NEARLY ALL of these 100 + cats are totally ready to go into homes.
So this is what I ask: PLEASE, if everyone can look into their local cat rescue, shelter, independently wealthy local animal lover, etc, and spread the message. We are asking for shelters and fosters that are able to take FIVE cats. Just FIVE. Or less. Trying to get this down to a manageable number so that otherwise healthy and temperamentally sound cats don't end up getting put down. I will look into setting up a Cats Across America sort of deal once we get as many as we can spoken for. The situation is in Oregon.
There are cats of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Many are Siamese, bangle, Persian, and other beautiful mixes.
Any other ideas are welcomed and encouraged. Please e-mail me directly, or feel free to call.
Thank you everyone!
Stephanie Wolf
[email protected]
(541) 929-7742
UPDATE
My husband and I are west of Philomath, Oregon (which is west of Corvallis) the cat emergency is in Fall City, however the site is tricky for public access due to a secondary rescue (involving wolves, coyotes, and mixes) and a stupid drama between the people involved. Our concern is for the animals - while it looks like the ball is rolling on the wild dog rescue, the cat rescue is slow moving. We have about 30 days to place as many cats as possible, and the rest will most likely be put down. We have to work fast.
Obviously, there is a lot involved to this rescue!
A group of about 6 volunteers and myself went in on Monday and brought out about 100 cats. We have since been attempting to get them into temporary foster situations and into permanent homes. So far I have been covering the costs of the vet visits. We are gladly accepting donations.
I found out the other night that there are still 38 cats left. We are in need of foster homes.
My husband and I are willing to transport kitties pretty fair distances in Oregon, and are willing to meet people half way, also. We are attempting to set up a rout of volunteers to transport cats out of state, too. That will depend on the availability of homes/fostering/shelters out of state. Please pass our e-mail and phone number to anyone that you think could help. We need to lower the number of kitties as much and as quickly as possible.
I went and took many pictures a few days ago and can e-mail them to interested parties. I can e-mail photos for petfinder.com accounts of parties that would like to help but are unable to personally take any cats… Just let me know.
I am still waiting to hear more about which cats I will be taking but will update everyone as soon as I have pics and know more. :)