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| Howard |
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a crazy cat lady. I
feel no shame, and actually proudly proclaim my title. I love
cats. Always have. Always will. We currently
have four cats (Howard, Milo, Frankie, and Tara) which seems to be our limit
for the moment. All four of them are rescues, and I like to think
that we’re giving them all a pretty good life.
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| Frankie |
Unfortunately, not all cats who wind up in shelters are as
fortunate as our quirky quartet. 2012 statistics show that 70% of cats in shelters are euthanized. That number is really high, and really
scary, especially when you think about the fact that so many of those cats are
perfectly healthy, adoptable cats. There just wasn’t a place for
them.
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| Milo |
Fortunately, June is Adopt A Cat Month! A month
all about adopting your very own feline companion or two! Shelters
are full of cats and kittens of all ages, colors, and personalities just
waiting for their very own homes.
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| Marta - a cat we fostered |
In honor of June being Adopt A Cat Month, I am planning to give
my blog over to cats for the entire month of June, and I’m hoping for your help
and participation. I’m also offering a prize to encourage
participation and further help the kitties. I want to feature
rescues and shelters, and maybe some stories of rescued cats, and I’m looking
for guest posts to do this. Is there a cat in your local shelter who
has been there too long? Is your shelter trying to raise money to
build/expand/improve their cat area? Are you a rescue looking for
volunteers for transports, foster homes, etc.? Are you trying to
place a special needs cat? Does your area have a spay/neuter program
in place for cats? Are you a rescuer who has found an effective way
to make the shelter/adoption process less stressful for cats? I’d
love to have your blog post on it.
Here are the rules:
1. Absolutely NO cats and/or kittens for sale, NOTHING from
breeders. I am a FIRM believer in “adopt don’t shop”!
2. You must send a link for the shelter or rescue the cat is from
or that the story is about. The link will be included in the post.
3. Please include a link to Sweet Tea Reads on your regular blog,
(you’re not required to have a blog to participate) if you have one, on the day
that your post is scheduled to appear.
4. All posts and pictures must be received by Friday, May 23,
2014. Please send them to dlzecher@gmail.com. Once I get them all scheduled I will email you with
the date that your post will appear. I cannot guarantee the
acceptance of all posts, but I will respond to all entries, and post updates as
to the number of spaces left, etc.
5. Please keep an eye on your guest post to respond to comments and any questions about your cat, shelter, etc. You're in a better position to answer specific questions than I am.
Let’s use the power of Blogger for the good of cats during the
month of June. Maybe, with a little luck, we can get the right cat (cats) seen by the right person (people). Crazy cat people unite!
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| Tara |
Now, on to the prize. Every rescue or shelter (must
be a non-profit organization) featured in a post will be entered into a drawing
for a $25.00 donation from me. Multiple posts featuring the same
place will result in multiple entries. I will announce the winner on
Tuesday, July 1, 2014.
Please be patient with me, as this will be my first experience
with guest posts. If something isn’t clear or just doesn’t make
sense, please ask in the comments, and I’ll do my best to improve things. Let’s
keep this fun and in the spirit of helping cats.
