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JUNE
2015
Issue 16

Introducing the handsome YOGI
BEAR the first cat in our
promotion with Blacktown Animal
Holding Facility. See his story on
pages 6 & 7

SAVING HUMANS
BY FINDING THEM
A RESCUE CAT

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Elizabeth of Another month — more cats await loving homes...

RESCUE CAT Dear Friends,

PROJECT Yet another red list has been issued by Blacktown
with Imp.1939 Pound and it seems that unless more foster carers can
Bundchen - be found or adoptions made more beautiful, young cats
Next red list? and kittens will lose their lives.

I am sad to say that we have many cats previously
promoted this magazine and on facebook who have
been euthanized, including our sweet cover girl of last
month Scorsese. It is very disheartening, but not only
that, it makes you feel that no matter how hard we try
we just cannot keep up with the volume of dumped cats.

What is a red list? The pound issues what is called a
red list and if not adopted/fostered or given a reprise
the cats with the impounding numbers on that list are
PTS (euthanized) on the given date. These are all cats
way over their due date which for most is just 7 DAYS.
Due to the large volume of cats and kittens dumped the
pound simply cannot keep them until they all find their
forever homes so we are asking for your help!

PLEASE SHARE OUR LINK WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

DON’T BUY FROM A PET SHOP— ADOPT FROM A POUND!

Serious about adopting a new pet? There are many homeless cats & kittens who urgently need homes...

HOW COULD ANYONE
POSSIBLE RESIST THIS LITTLE
KITTY WHO IS IN THE POUND
WITH HER TWO SISTERS...

PLEASE,
SAVE HER LIFE!

Imp: 2522, 2523 & 2524 http://services.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/petsonline/
Tabby/White 12wks-6mths
Females. Due out 29th May 2015
$230 to adopt for desexing,
vaccination, m/chip and lifetime
registration.

Blacktown City Animal Holding
Facility. Ph. 9839-6161

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RESCUECATPROJECT

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Please read pages 6 & 7 of this magazine and get video Verbier relaxing in
behind this new initiative from Blacktown Pound as it his foster home with
has already saved Yogi Bear’s life by giving him a Purr-fect Match Cat
reprieve. If we can make this work and share the link Adoptions
with cat lovers then we can save a cat who is due to be
euthanized and give them another chance, and more
time, to find a home.

Every cat deserves to live until they grow old, to be
loved and cared for, but sadly for the many thousands of
cats and kittens abandoned to die in pounds this is not
an option. Slowly we are making changes and cats are

finding homes but we need your help. Elizabeth

RESCUE DONATION DRIVE

HELP SAVE 1505 As many of you are aware, rescue groups work
tirelessly to try and help as many pound cats as
Enchante 1-2yrs Grey/White Female. possible by promoting them and caring for them in
foster until they can find a loving home of their own.
A lovely little girl this sweet heart has been in the Aside from the often emotional burden of this work,
pound for over 60 DAYS. Will you save her life? caring for these little ones can come at a significant
cost. Not just for vet bills, but the day to upkeep
Email: [email protected] required to ensure their tummies are full, their little
or phone: 9839-6161 trays are fresh, beds are clean and the miserable
fleas and worms often acquired at the pound are
kept at bay! For some of our foster Angels this cost
can be in excess of $50-$100 per day

Donations of supplies no matter how big or small to
aid our foster Angels in caring for these cats and
kittens would be greatly appreciated. Items often in
need are:

* Wet Food (Adult and Kitten Varieties).
* Good Quality Dry Food (Adult and Kitten Varieties).
* Litter (preferably Breeders Choice brand as we find
it holds out a lot longer then other brands).
* New or Used Towels, Small Blankets, Bedding.
* Flea and Worm Treatment/Prevention (Capstar,
Advocate, Advantage, Milbemax etc)

If you have any questions or would like to make a
donation please contact [email protected]
and as always, thank you for your ongoing support!

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WHY DID YOU
ABANDON ME?

Imp: 2386 TYBALT
2-4yrs Tabby/White Male

I am alone and unloved.

I am waiting for some-
body to care.

I am waiting for a
chance.

I want to learn about
love before I die.

Please let me live.
PTS: 31/05/15

For the thousands of cats and kittens abandoned to So many cats are owned by uncaring owners, they are
pounds each year only 3% are claimed. Those lucky not desexed, allowed to roam, their lives held cheap.
enough to go to a rescue group survive but the They are dumped/ abandoned or lost and their family
remainder are euthanized. Whether you live or die is a never cares to look for them. Many are surrendered.
lottery and can depend on the amount of cats in the So cats come into the pound, unloved, unwanted,
pound, the time of year the pets are abandoned, with some are pregnant or with a litter of kittens... and they
Christmas and the holiday seasons peak periods, and die. All that is left to show that they ever lived is an
it is the time of the year that shelters are always full. impounding number on a council register. It is so sad.

Whether you survive also depends not only on Somehow we must make it harder to own a pet.
your personality but colour. Of all the cats in the Cats should all be desexed upon purchase. Pet
pound it seems pure black, black / white and shops should not be allowed to sell animals and
tabbies top the list of those euthanized. backyard breeding should be against the law.

If you are looking to add a new cat member to you family please consider adopted a pound cat or kitten please...

SAVE A LIFE

http://services.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/petsonline/search.aspx?type=2

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SAVE ONE LIFE!

PHONE: 9839-6161 http://services.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/petsonline/

ALL OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CATS URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP FOR THE CLOCK IS TICKING...

Imp.1939 BUNDCHEN Imp.1853 MAGNIFICO Imp.1257 ADORA 2-4yrs Imp. 1873 NO NAME 2-

1-2yrs Grey/Tabby Female 1-2yrs Ginger/White Male Black/White Female 4yrsTabby/White Female

Imp. 1390 PIAZZA 1-2yrs Imp. 1693 BAYEUX Imp. 2141 ALVIN 1-2yrs Imp. 1505 SERSI 1-2yrs
Tabby Female Grey Tabby/White Female
1-2yrs Black/White Male Grey Tabby Male

Imp. 1591 DOVER 1-2yrs Imp. 2399 DEXTER 1-2yrs Imp. 1443 CEROC Imp. 1800 SPRECKLES
Ginger/White Male 8yrs Black/White Female
Tabby/White Male 2-4yrs White Male

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A NEW INITIATIVE FROM BLACKTOWN POUND…

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POUND CAT OF THE MONTH!

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We would like to thank Blacktown Animal Holding Facility very much for their wonderful new
initiative in saving a Pound Cat’s life through our FRONT PAGE PET promotion each month.

What will happen is: At the end of each month a ‘YOGI BEAR’…
Cat/Kitten from the RED LIST (euthanasia list )
will be chosen as the cover cat for RESCUECATS Yogi Bear is big, medium haired, beautiful, and a boy.
E-Magazine and also DoggieRescue E-Magazine There is something about this cat which is super special.
‘ CAT OF THE MONTH’. The chosen cat will be He is a big boy, but is placid, tolerated being picked up
given additional time to find their forever home. It and put down on the table, and certainly took the most
is just one cat you might say but for that cat it lovely photos.
could mean LIFE not DEATH.
Yogi Bear found himself on a red list and had only until
WHERE IS THE POUND? 4pm on 25th May but has been given another chance
with a reprieve but it has only bought him some extra
Blacktown’s Animal Holding facility is time and he still URGENTLY needs adoption.
located at …415 Flushcombe Road,
Yogi Bear is impound 2391 at Blacktown Pound,
PROSPECT. NSW Sydney. He is $230 to adopt. That includes desexing,
vaccination (1st F3), microchipping and lifetime
( Closed Public Holidays.) registration in NSW. Remember - love comes free.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am
If this handsome cat looks and sounds like you -
to 4:30 pm Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm please pick up the phone and call Blacktown Animal
Sunday 9:00 am to11:00 am Holding Facility on 9839-6161 or alternatively email:
[email protected]
http://services.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/petsonline/

I am asking you all to PLEASE share our
magazine link and make sure that this new
promotion is a huge success and that we
can guarantee at least this chosen cat, the
first of whom is the handsome YOGI BEAR,
a loving forever home.

SAVE A LIFE!

PHONE: 9839-6161

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It is a sad FACT that each year in NSW alone THOUSANDS of healthy CATS/KITTENS arrive in
pounds. As little as 3% are CLAIMED. Shelters are full to overflowing with rescued animals as
they try to save as many as possible but the truth is that to save EVERY LIFE is IMPOSSIBLE.

SAVING MORE LIVES

1.

65% CATS /
KITTENS

Percentages of CATS/
KITTENS killed in
NSW pounds.

2. When all you have is hope….

16,149 While DoggieRescue saves as many pound DOGS as possible we are very limited
DESTROYED due to space/foster homes available in the amount of CATS/KITTENS able to be
saved, with only a lucky few with available foster homes being rescued. While
The amount of CATS & frustrated at the many lives being lost the problem created is just where can we put
KITTENS euthanized any more? They cannot be kept in a dog shelter and there is just no space available.
In the last few months an idea was put forward by a DoggieRescue Volunteer and
in NSW 2011/12 from that idea has grown into what is an expanding venture between DoggieRescue
and Veterinary Surgeries. It works this way…
3.
• Michelle from DoggieRescue will go into the pound and rescue CATS/KITTENS
ADOPT that are waiting on Death Row to be euthanized.
don’t BUY!
• They are then distributed by her to the different participating veterinary surgeries,
Adopting from a shelter originally just in the Northern Beaches area, but the list of vets willing to help is
or participating vets growing and the area is ever widening. The cats are in the very best of hands,
saves another especially in this cold weather with cat flu abounding, and especially with many of
CAT’S life! the rescues being vulnerable Mothers with baby kittens. To be able to see this
initiative growing is amazing. See pages 24 & 25 for more details.

THE MORE VETS WHO HELP—THE MORE CATS/KITTENS SAVED

One person cannot save them all but with animal lovers working
together we REALLY can make a huge difference to lives saved!!!!

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BONNIE WAS A RESCUED POUND CAT AND PATIENTLY WAITED AT
THE COTTAGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL FOR HER FOREVER FAMILY….

When she met the Edwards family it was love at first sight!

Hello Readers, before she was snuggling with my daughter on her bed
( see picture above ). She also loves to sit with us in the
We had been looking for a cat to join our family and had evenings and watch some TV.
our hearts set on adopting a cat from a shelter. When we
met Bonnie at The Cottage Animal Hospital we knew I would like to encourage anyone who is thinking about
she was perfect. Affectionate, loving and patient with my adopting a cat from a shelter to go ahead. We are so
2 daughters (aged 5 and 1). glad we have found Bonnie, she is a truly adorable
cat. It also makes us feel great that we have given her a
When we got home after picking up Bonnie, she settled loving home. She is already a part of our family.
in so well. She checked out the whole house, explored
and got to know all of us. It was only a matter of hours Natalie Edwards

Many gorgeous Cat &Kittens wait in the pound for a chance of finding a home. Their chances are tenuous
at best! But if you adopt a RESCUE CAT a space is made for a POUND CAT to be saved from death….

PLEASE SAVE A LIFE! https://www.facebook.com/RescueCatProject.Homepage?ref=bookmarks

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http://www.mosmanvet.com.au/ Look what we've got ….
Mosman Veterinary Hospital
Mosman Veterinary Hospital have just taken delivery of 6
9 Canrobert St, new kittens, saved from the
MOSMAN. NSW. 2088 pound by Monika’s Doggie
Ph: (02) 9960 2856 Rescue and brought to MVH
for rehoming. These little guys
are available for adoption now
and we can vouch that they
are all absolutely gorgeous!
Please call in or contact us if
you are interested in adopting
a new fur-baby for your family.

SAVING PRECIOUS LIVES Along with DoggieRescue AMS
have successfully found homes
http://amsvet.com.au/ for 8 little felines and the number
keeps growing! Pictured are a
little of adorable Tabby Kittens
now available for adoption at
Dee Why Veterinary Hospital.
To Michelle and the team at
DoggieRescue thank you for
saving these creatures from near
death. This is just one of the
success stories of the 45 cats &
kittens that Michelle from Doggie
Rescue rescued from Death
Row at Blacktown pound.

AMS Dee Why
815 Pittwater Rd,
DEE WHY. NSW. 2099
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (02) 9938 1069

CATS WAITING ON DEATH ROW AT BLACKTOWN FOR RESCUE - Imp.2124, Imp.1733, Imp.1433 & Imp.1704

The amount of cats and kittens euthanized in POUNDS has DECREASED from 71% to 65% due to cat
lovers working together and saving more lives but despite all efforts many thousands of cats don’t survive.

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http://www.collaroyvet.com.au/

Collaroy Veterinary Services
1185 Pittwater Rd,
COLLAROY. NSW. 2097
Phone: (02 ) 9971 8487

Marmalade and her little family of 5
kittens were saved from Renbury Farm
shelter as they were listed as URGENT.
Monika's Doggie Rescue was able to
help these sweet babies and their Mum
only thanks to the generous help from
Collaroy Veterinary Services THANK
YOU SO MUCH from the bottom of our
hearts! Kittens have all been adopted
but the lovely ginger Mummy still waits.

It was a cold, wet day at Blacktown Pound. In the cattery the spirits of the volunteers, some from
Rescue Cat Project, were low—too many cats and kittens, not many adoptions. It is hard to
volunteer when you know that some of the animals you care for will be euthanized. It is not the
pound’s fault for the volume of dumped cats, kittens, mother cats with baby kittens is never ending.
But on this day even though it was raining, the sun shone because armed with her carrier & boxes
Michelle arrived to rescue as many as she was able to. The picture at left is her leaving Blacktown
Pound (not all the cats rescued are in the picture ). This is only possible due to the commitment
from veterinary surgeries who care for these cats until they are adopted. THANK YOU!

IF YOU ADOPT A CAT OR KITTEN FROM THESE VETS THEN YOU
HELP SAVE ANOTHER POUND ANIMALS LIFE!

For details on kittens contact
The Cottage Animal Hospital

www.cottageanimalhospital.com.au/

The Cottage Animal Hospital
16 Ross St, PARRAMATTA. NSW. 2150
Phone: (02 ) 9890 7220

https://www.facebook.com/TheCottageAnimalHospital Approximately 3% only of cats are reclaimed by their
owners. Perhaps the size of that number reflects the
fact that many people don't know where to look for a
lost animal. The vast majority are put down. That is an
extraordinary number of wasted lives but with networking
between DOGGIERESCUE and the many VETERINARY
SURGERIES precious lives are now being saved….

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https://www.facebook.com/TheCottageAnimalHospital

By Dr. Dee
In April this year 3 little orphans were brought into THE COTTAGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL. This is a
diary of their survival and growth. It is also a story of love and hope….
27/4 : 3 tiny baby girls - brought into us in a cardboard box -

no Mummy - we estimate as only 2 days old. One still
has her umbilical cord attached. We will do our best to
raise these babies but they have a tough road ahead...

29/4: Pepa Pig is doing her best to be a
‘Mummy’. Kittens are 4 days old.

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3/5 : Raising orphan kittens is
a big job - they need
feeding every few
hours, toileting,
temperature control and
of course love - here
are two of our
wonderful nursing staff,
Courtney and Crystal,
toileting the orphans
after a feed. They are
now 8 days old- this
photo was taken when
they were 2 days old

4/5 : 8 days old - the three babies are so far doing
well & because they arrived just after ANZAC

❤weekend they have been named Poppy,

Biscuit & Dawn

5/5 : Eyes are open—day 9

12/5 :18 days old and so far so good! These little
babies are a part of Monika's Doggie Rescue
cat rescue program. Found at 2 days old they
had little hope.

The kittens are thriving on a cat
milk replacement called Biolac
and have started to walk around
and explore in between drinking
warm milk and taking looooong
naps….. They are so precious.

Follow Poppy, Biscuit & Dawn’s story on THE COTTAGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL
https://www.facebook.com/TheCottageAnimalHospital