I tried getting a contact address to place a donation through the Government of Canada's website. My request was then forwarded to Brian Caines, the man mentioned in the ABC News story (see above, the post by All Creatures Great and Small) .
Brian visits the cats and Rene Chartrand (the catman) on his lunch break. Here is what the email said:
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Thank you for your request for information regarding making a donation to Rene. The easiest way to do it is to send it directly to Rene. It would be easier for Rene if the donations were made in cash as he doesn't often deal with the bank. All donations made to him are used to buy "wet" food for the cats. Dried food is donated by Ralston-Purina and by a very kind gentleman who occasionally drops by Parliament Hill with many bags of food.
Today is -25 degrees Celsius (about -18 Fahrenheit I think!!) and I visited the colony at noon and sure enough Rene was there!! He has not missed a day in over 15 years and he's just turned 81!! What dedication.
I have attached a link to a site that someone has put up
on the Cats of the Hill which I hope you will enjoy. Maybe some day you'll make it to Ottawa again (anytime but the dead of winter!!) and you'll be able to enjoy the sites of Canada's capital city and a visit with the cats. They love tourists.
With thanks and with best wishes for 2003.
Brian Caines
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Just wanted to pass this along!! If you would like to make a donation, please PM me and I'll give it to you.
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