Spay Day a Huge Success!!!

On Sunday, Feb. 21st, we had our official Spay Day event. Community members brought their female and/or male cats to be spayed/neutered for only $15. Every person that helped that day was a volunteer, and we were able to spay 23 female cats and neuter 32 male cats!!!

It was incredible!

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers that helped with the event:

Dr. David Robinson

Dr. Cynthia Johnson

Dr. Gloria Matsushita

Shelly Cornutt

Cat Kuhlmann

Kristina Guldbrand

Sarah Swanty

Susan Faulkner

Nicole Kenote

Jessica Cromwell

Katy Quinn

Carey Mastriona

Jane Seik

Katy LaFary

Jean Haukaas

Mary Wolf

Tonja Musa

Also a big thanks to Carol & Len Mahoney for arranging for food

to feed all our hungry volunteers!

VOLUNTEERS ROCK!!

We just had such an exciting moment at the shelter that I have to share. The Scratching Post shown in the picture was donated to our organization (in rough shape) a little over a month ago. Our fabulous volunteer, Donna Weyer, took it home and her and her husband fixed it up and re-carpeted it. Then they returned it to the shelter to be used as a drawing prize. Drawing tickets were available for a suggested donation of $2. We received $164 worth of donations

for drawing tickets.

Another of our fabulous volunteers, Jane Seik, bought a bunch of tickets in hopes she might win because it is the perfect size for her condo. Well, the drawing was tonight and she did win!!!!!!!!! We were all so happy about it!

Thank you Donna & Gene! Congratulations Jane & Larry!

I'm Not Trash - I'm a Very Important Person!!!

This little sweetheart was found in a bag in a dumpster today in Evans. Hard to believe that in this day and age people still do sick things like that, right?

If you are as horrified as I hope you are, then you are wondering what you can do to stop these things from happening. Well, we have a few things coming up that will help homeless kitties so they don't end up in a dumpster like this precious baby:

1. Chat Amour III - This is our large, annual fundraiser that raises thousands of dollars for our organization. There is a live & silent auction, sit-down dinner, entertainment, and much more. Tickets are $50 and are available for purchase from our website or at the shelter. The event is coming up on Feb. 13th, and the deadline to get tickets is Feb. 5th.

2. Spay Day Events! - My previous blog is about these events, but I have an update.

The low-cost Spay Day through our organization is actually open to both female & male kitties. As of right now all of the female spots are taken up, but there is still room for some more males. If you know of anyone that has a cat that needs to be neutered, let them know about this!!! It is only $15. (We plan to spay/neuter 60+ kitties that day. Isn't that incredible?!?!?!?!)

Here is the update on the Library Talk:

"Dogs, Cats and Other Critters: Every Pet a Wanted Pet"

Tuesday, February 23, 7:00 p.m. Main Library

In celebration of National Spay Day, join the folks from Larimer HumaneSociety, Fort Collins Cat Rescue and Animal House as they discuss howtheir organizations help homeless pets and how YOU can help make every peta wanted pet. "Ambassador animals" from each organization will be present to meet with adults and kids. Come early as seating is limited.

Last but not least, don't forget about our Giving Tree! All donations are tax-deductible and go towards the cost of spaying/neutering feral kitties.

There are many ways that YOU can make a difference for homeless animals! After all, they aren't trash - they are very important people! And as for the kitten found in the dumpster, she already went on her way to one of our wonderful foster homes. She will be available for adoption in about 1 week, and we are sure she will find a great home!