Cat People - April Edition

Leslie Quitmeyer with Sam

How long have you been volunteering for FCCR?

Right at 3 years.

What type of volunteer work do you do?

I’m on the board of directors, coordinate and participate in events and outreach, do foster care, and help with fundraising. But equally if not more important, me and a coworker set low-income people up to get their pet fixed for very cheap (thanks to PUP). Sometimes we even transport the pet and we’ve done about 110 pets so far. We can set that up for anybody.

What do you enjoy doing when you're not volunteering for FCCR?

I love dancing, cleaning actually, some sports, and Survivor. (If you watch Survivor, email me, we can talk about it).

How many cats (or other companion animals) do you have?

I have 2 8-year old kitties who have both had broken tails. Sam is featured in the picture and she fetches. Tucker is the other, and I have 2 new sweet, step-miniature pinchers.

If you could make one wish for FCCR, what would it be?

It’s hard to pick one so I could sum up wishes in merge, grow, save, expand, educate, and end over population

Children from the Lab School for Creative Learning Visit FCCR

On Thursday, March 25th FCCR had the pleasure of hosting an educational hour at the shelter for 30 students from the Lab School for Creative Learning. The kids were FANTASTIC and had a great time. They learned what our shelter was for, why animals end up in shelters, what it means to spay/neuter and why it is important, and what it means to be kind to animals.

The kids were so energized and excited to share stories about their own pets and how they have been kind to animals in the past. They were great with the kitties and got to help serve the shelter cats canned food, and also got to play with them.

Before coming to FCCR the children collected supplies like paper towels, litter, and even money to donate. They also made homemade cat toys.

Although we were initially a little nervous about having such a large group of kids in our tiny facility, things went off without a hitch. We had such a fabulous time that we are hoping that this is something we can offer to other student groups that might be interested in visiting.

We greatly appreciated the teachers, Susan & Karen, for thinking of bringing the kids to FCCR. It is so important that we educate our next generation about the pet overpopulaton problem.