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New Listing In Illinois

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:05:52 +0000

Today’s addition is the Red Door Animal Shelter . It was added to the Illinois No-Kill Animal Shelter listings. Welcome to Fluffy Net, and thank you for all your hard work!

Pet Updates to Fluffy Net

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:31:38 +0000

Today brings an addition to the Ohio No-Kill Shelters list, welcome One More Chance & Rescue.

And an addition to the pet events section, Rescue Dog-O-Rama - brought to you by One More Chance & Rescue in Ohio.

Three Things You Can Do To Help Animals Today

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:44:36 +0000

Now is the time on Fluffy Net where we share a little link love. Here is a great post by BestFriends.org http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/about.cfm

This falls under the No More Homeless Pets category, and I believe the ideas are fundamental to animal lovers.

Five New No Kill Animal Shelters Added

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:59:44 +0000

Five no kill animal shelter sites added to the list today! They are:

SPAY / NEUTER

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:04:23 +0000

Approximately 9.6 million animals are put to death each year, according to the American Humane Association. And that is just in the U.S.

Please make spaying/neutering your pet a priority. And please give serious thought to adopting a homeless animal instead of purchasing one from a breeder. Good, loving, deserving pets are killed each year instead of being taken to a loving home. And most of them are just as cute and lovable and trainable and devoted as an animal with papers.

FOSTER PET CARE

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:50:58 +0000

Here is a post which was written to the rec.pets.cats.misc newsgroup by Kathi McDermott. It is re-printed here with permisission.

“I live in the Atlanta area. In the past two years, I have provided foster care to over 60 cats and kittens. I cannot tell you how much pleasure it has given me! My first fosters were 3 feral kittens (what a way to be initiated!) All three were quickly tamed and adopted. From then on, I was hooked!

Many people tell me they could never foster because they’d get too attached. Do they think I don’t????? I have shed many a tear when it was time to say goodbye, but I was ALWAYS involved in the adoption, and I know where all of my babies are. Most of the adopters are very nice about letting me check up. Some send me pictures and letters.

I’ve had people tell me they want their cat to have kittens so their kids can experience the miracle of birth. To these people, I say…”foster a pregnant cat”. Others tell me they just want to have a kitten around the house. To them, I say…”become a foster home for kittens”. I’ve had bunches of kittens in my home, and they were a lot of fun. They were also pretty easy to let go because there was always another one available for me.

The toughest to let go were the unsocialized, problem cats that I tamed and placed in great homes. These were the ones that captured my heart. I cried lots of tears when I let them go. I also followed up on them more often until I was sure they had adapted to their new homes.

Anyway…if you’ve ever considered fostering, DO IT!!! It’s worth every single tear. And you’re saving lives! Check with your local humane society and cat rescue groups for fostering opportunities!”