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CATS CRADLE
RESCUE REPORT
CCR Logo drawn by Meagan Day
Holiday
2012
www.CatsCradleRescue.org
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Our BIGGER! EXPANDED
Thrift Shop is open Thursday
through Sunday 1111-5
Sat.-- Sun
Sun.. 11(Cat Adoptions Sat.
11-5)
Please Stop by & Shop with us or just
stop for a visit with our foster kitties.
kitties.
We have lots of MEOWvelous
MEOWvelous items to
Buy at PURRRRf
PURRRRfect prices!
prices!
Larger items like chairs,
chairs, tables, and
sofas are also now available for sale!
We have a wide variety of nearly new
collectables, vintage gift items &
decorations suitable for the holidays
too!
Advantage II Flea treatment now available for
sale starting at
$12 for cat or $14 for dog
For only $5, we will also do “pawdicures”
(manicures for pointy kitty claws-sorry, we
don’t do dogs!), or show you how to do it
yourself!
Thinking about Donating
your old vehicle to charity?
Contact Jeff Kroll at 805-640-8128 or 805-8901486 for info on how to donate your vehicle to
Cats Cradle Rescue (boats & campers are
welcome too!)
www.seeNoahsArk.com
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CCR News & Needs
Even though we have had fewer adoptions this year, the
numbers of cats and kittens we rescue hasn’t changed
much. However, our Thrift Shop on Market Street in
Ventura is getting Better and Better each month as new
donated items arrive and are made available for sale!
Please help us out by telling your friends, neighbors and
family about who we are and what we do! We have
had several very tough years – even though adoptions
are down, costs are up, and people are still appear to be
abandoning animals at a record rate! Our volunteers
are wonderful and continue to share their skills and
time, but we can’t do it alone. We need your help too!
If you have items to donate, please call Phyllis at 805649-6913. We are now able to accept some larger
items since we have expanded our thrift store sales
area! Please check out our cat room and store too!
If you have a few hours available to spend with us to
help us sort and sell items to help our foster cats, please
contact Phyllis at 805-649-6913
CCR Adoptions and TNR
(Trap,Neuter, Return) statistics:
In the last 12 years, over 6000 Cats Cradle
Rescue cats and kittens were adopted to
loving homes!
Over 100 kittens and cats are currently
being fostered in CCR volunteers’ homes.
TNR (Trapped, Neutered, Returned) over
400 feral felines in 2012.
TNR – Over 1000 Spayed/Neutered Feral
cats are being cared for on a daily basis by
volunteers at more than 25 feral feeding
sites in Ventura County.
CCR
Summer
BBQ
Cats Cradle Rescue
Volunteers got together
for a potluck and
barbeque celebration one
afternoon this summer at
volunteer Lisa Kuklenski’s
home in east Ventura.
About two dozen of our
valued volunteers were
able to attend.
Bodacious BBQ was
expertly cooked on an
outdoor grill by Lisa’s
husband, Robert, and
everyone sampled an
array of delicious potluck
appetizers, salads, and
desserts. Stories were
shared, games were
played, and the guests
were treated to visits with
Lisa’s foster kittens too.
Phoenix meets Frankie
Shared by Mary A.
I wanted to let you know
that I did find a playmate
for Phoenix. Shirley at the
thrift store adoption told
me she had a cat she
hadn't brought that might
work out. I went back last
week and adopted
Frankie.
Phoenix
However, to me Frankie just doesn't fit and I've been
calling him Tigger. He reminds me of Tigger from Winnie
the Pooh. He is around a year and a half old, and a very
BIG boy! But, he is very laid back and has adjusted
really well. When Phoenix first saw him she got so upset
that she made herself sick and I spent almost 30
minutes cleaning up after her. I kept him in the bathroom
that night and let him out the next day.
Phoenix was still upset, but handled it much better. She
still spends most her time hissing and spitting at him, but
at the same time they will play tag up and down the hall.
I think part of her problem is that he is so much bigger
than her even though he has shown no sign of being
aggressive with her. He really is just the opposite of her
and I think in time they are going to do really well
together. I'm including a couple of pictures.
Frankie
Our Happy
Endings!
An Oldie, but a Goodie!
Shared by Jennifer, a CCR volunteer
Dear wonderful people!
We adopted "Miss Kitty"
(formerly Eeney) just a year
ago and she has been the
light of our lives ever since.
Thank you for all the
wonderful work that you do to save these beautiful
creatures. Here are a
few pix to make you
smile!
Tom & Chris Reed
As a baby about 4
months old. Now... as
our beautiful girl!
This is Bebe, 12 years old, whom I
adopted about two months ago. She is
a Himalayan/Tabby mix with huge blue eyes. She is a
truly chubby cat with a great personality. She loves to lie
on her back and watch the world from that perspective.
Maybe she's right; maybe it looks better that way.
She fit in easily with my other 5 cats of various ages and
can hold her own with the cat who thinks she's in
charge. She sort of stomps when she walks around the
house, loves to drink out of glasses, especially mine,
even though she has
her own glass which
now sits in a pie dish on
the floor. She is just an
all around character
and brings me a lot of
laughs.
In Loving Memory…
Sharon Stover
Stuart Little – 2012 to 2012
Wiley (dog) - 10/30/2000 to 10/29/2012
Becky, Kourtney, Little Mamas, and
Tripod (cats), Sammy (dog) (ages
unknown)
Tisha Roady March 1991 to Sept 2011 (A very
talkative Tonkinese)
Baby (dog) - 2012 to 2012
June 13, 1964 to Oct. 13,
2012
From a cat........
When Humans die, they make a will
To leave their homes, and all they
Have to those they love.
I too would make a will, if I could write.
To some poor, wistful, lonely stray
I'd leave my happy home,
My dish, my cozy bed, my cushioned chair, my
toy,
The well-loved lap,
The gently stroking hand,
The loving voice,
The place I made in someone's heart,
The love, that at the last
Could help me to a peaceful, painless end
Held in loving arms.
If I should die,
Oh! Do not say:
"No more a pet I'll have
To grieve me by its loss."
Seek out some lonely, unloved cat
And give my place to him.
This is my legacy,
The love I leave behind,
'Tis all I have to give.
-- Margaret Trowton -Check out our webpage and our adoptable cats!
Please check out our newsletters online in COLOR
http://www.catscradlerescue.org/index_files/Page805.htm
If you have any great stories about a cat or kitten you
adopted from Cats Cradle Rescue and want to share,
please email our editor at [email protected]. A
photo or two would be great too. If you aren’t into email,
feel free to send your story and photo to Cats Cradle
Rescue, P.O. Box 5774, Oxnard, CA 93031.
Please call 485-8811 or email [email protected]
if you are interested in advertising your business in our
next newsletter.
“She made a difference
in those whose lives she
touched and for that the
world is a better place.”
Here are some memories shared by Phyllis
Berger, President of Cats Cradle Rescue and
Sharon’s longtime friend. “Sharon and I first met, I
think it was in 1998, when she stopped by the
adoption center at Petsmart in Oxnard. She'd found
some kittens and needed help finding them homes.
She and Cheryl, her sister, used to bring them every
weekend until they were all adopted and slowly
became more involved in the adoption process and
continued to foster for Concerned People for Animals
(CPA).
As we developed and expanded the foster-adoption
program, she became more and more involved. And
the rest is history. She had a small feral colony at her
apartment that she maintained and somehow got
involved with saving the cats at the port. It took her
almost a year to trap and alter close to 100 cats
there. Some of them had mange mites which
required trapping them, treating them and holding
them for 2 weeks so that they could get additional
treatment before releasing them. I coerced her
into replacing me as the adoption coordinator when I
became President of CPA and joining the Board.”
“She was a voice for the voiceless,
and she had a big voice. There must
be a lot of animals up there who
need guidance, and she was called
to show them the way. Sharon will be
greatly missed.”
Editor’s note: Sharon touched many
lives and many people shared fond memories of her at
the Star’s website. Two were
included above.
At the Animal Rescue Website
you can donate a bowl of food
to animal rescue with a click – it’s free and easy to do.
Please click on "Vote - Shelter Challenge" and vote for
CCR-Oxnard, CA. Here is the link http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com
Please Help us buy cat and kitten food by
saving the Purina Weight Circles on the
sides of bags of Purina Cat chows and
dropping them off at our adoptions!
Spay Day at Valley Vet
Non-Profit Clinic
SPAN – Spay/Neuter Animal Network, partnered with
Cats Cradle Rescue to sponsor a spay day in
September at Valley Vet Non-profit in Simi where 93
feral cats and kittens from the Oxnard and Port
Hueneme area were fixed in one day.
These cats are part of our TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return)
program where feral cats are humanely trapped,
spayed or neutered, given rabies vaccinations, and
other care, if needed, recovered under observation for
24 to 48 hours (or longer if necessary) then returned
to the location where they were originally trapped to
live out their lives. We also work to make sure they
have enough to eat and some sort of shelter in cold
weather.
On Feral Day in September 85 cats were spayed or
neutered, but 93 were rescued. Not all made it and
several were kittens too young to fix. During
October's Feral Day 37 cats were spayed or neutered
and 2 kittens were rescued, Andrew and Scotty (their
stories follow this article). More than 400 feral cats
have gone through our TNR program in 2012.
Here are some photos showing the recovery area in a
CCR volunteer’s garage. The cats are kept covered
to reduce stress (brown covers) since they are not
accustomed to human contact.
For Spay/Neuter Assistance - Contact:
SPAN
http://www.spanonline.org/
805-641-1170
Valley Vet Non-Profit Clinic
http://valleyvetnonprofit.com/
1659 E Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 584-3823
Kittens Looking for
Happy Endings!
Andrew’s Halloween Adventure
shared by Karen Ryan
On a Monday night right before Halloween Andrew
happened to walk into a humane cat trap, and he
hasn’t looked back. This bright green-eyed boy was
one of the lucky few, because he was rescued by a
CCR volunteer who soon realized he wasn’t feral, just
scared, during the Valley Vet October Spay Day. His
white coat was a huge target for predators and for the
almighty sunlight, aka skin cancer. Like many stray
and feral kittens Andrew had quite a few parasites
that needed addressing, but he took all his
medications like a little trooper.
Andrew’s first night in his new home was spent
watching the other kittens run and play, but he was
just happy to be warm and well fed. Once Andrew
was given the all clear, he needed a good bath; he
joined in on the ruckus at his foster’s mom home. He
is very playful, gets along well with other cats, and he
has the loudest purr motor in the household,
especially when his belly is being rubbed. Andrew will
be available for adoption after Thanksgiving.
(Editor’s note: Cats with pink noses and mostly white
coats are many times more likely to develop deadly
skin cancers when they live outdoors.)
Adopted
11-25-12
Scotty’s Story
(as told by Scotty and
transcribed by Karen Ryan)
One Saturday night not
long ago I walked into a
humane cat trap, and that
was the luckiest night of
my life. Of course, at that
time I didn't think or feel
that I was lucky, but I was.
I let my trappers know thatt I was a friendly boy, and
they found this nice woman to foster me until I can
find my forever home. I had to stay in an enclosure
after being neutered, it didn't help that I had quite a
few parasites like most stray outdoor kitties.
Once I was able to stretch my legs, so to speak, I let
my foster mom know that my back leg hurt. For a
while I have had some pain in my left rear leg, and at
times I didn't like to use it. I didn't know that would
mean another visit to Valley Veterinary Non
Non-Profit
Clinic, but off I went. Dr. Amsel examined my leg,
and thought I needed an X-ray. So off I went to
another veterinary hospital to have my leg X
X-rayed. It
was determined the ball at the top of my left rear
femur had been fractured off and I had shards or
slivers of bone.
Another surgery for
me was scheduled
to remove the ball
and smooth the end
of the bone. My
surgery went well,
and now I'm on the
road to recovery.
I'm not sure how long I will need, but my foster mom
made sure I had a nice comfortable spot
ot to recover.
To make a donation toward Scotty’s
’s vet care costs
costs,
please send your check to the following address:
Valley Veterinary Non-Profit
1659 E. Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Taffy is looking for a happy
ending. All of his littermates
have found loving homes, but
for some strange reason this
beautiful boy is still available
for adoption. He is a wonderful
loving cat at home who gets
along well with the newest
younger kittens that keep
showing up at his foster
home.
He isn’t fond of the activity at
adoptions and do
doesn’t show
his true loving nature when his foster mom isn’t able
to stay at the adoption site with him. Taffy reluctantly
resides at PETCO in Ventura on most Saturdays so
come by and meet him.
Boomerang
This kitten was brought to our rescue center on
Market
arket Street in Ventura with another unrelated kitten
on Sunday 5-27-12 He was only about a month old
and very small for his age, dehydrated and
emaciated.
Cats Cradle Rescue
volunteers were able
to bring him back to
good health and he is
now a very lively,
affectionate and
playful little boy. He is
a very playful kitten
who loves to be on
your lap the minute
you sit down!
He is a talker and will answer you when you talk to
him and also has a purr that is non-stop.
non
He has a lot
of energy and loves to play with the other foster
kittens in his home. He would also love to play with
the adult cats, but has to be content with an
occasional snuggle.
Baby came into CCR’s adoption program as a six
week old kitten. He was
one of a litter of five
kittens born to a feral cat
in Oxnard. A very nice
woman found the litter at
a couple of days old and
moved them into her
garage along with their
Mama. She then took
the time to talk the to the
mama kitty and hold the
babies every day.
Baby and his litter mates
were all very friendly and
outgoing kittens. Baby was
adopted from CCR as a
baby but his adoptive family
had to return him when their
apartment complex was sold
and the new owners would
not allow any pets. Baby is
very affectionate, playful,
curious, and walks on a
leash.
This Old Cat
I'm getting on in years,
My coat is turning gray.
My eyes have lost their luster,
My hearing's just okay.
I spend my day dreaming
Of conquests in my past,
Lying near a sunny window
Waiting for its warm repast.
I remember our first visit,
I was coming to you free,
Hoping you would take me in
And keep me company.
I wasn't young or handsome,
Two years I'd roamed the street.
There were scars upon my face,
I hobbled on my feet.
I could sense your disappointment
As I left my prison cage.
Oh, I hoped you would accept me
And look beyond my age.
You took me out of pity,
I accepted without shame.
Then you grew to love me,
And I admit the same.
I have shared with you your laughter,
You have wet my fur with tears.
We've come to know each other
Throughout these many years.
Just one more hug this morning
Before you drive away,
And know I'll think about you
Throughout your busy day.
The time we've left together
Is a treasured time at that.
My heart is yours forever.
I Promise - This old cat.
~ K.C. Bigamon
Cats Cradle Rescue has a number of older cats also
looking for homes. A few are special needs, but many
are friendly, loving, and well-socialized with cats and
other animals. Please consider adopting one of our
higher “mileage” foster cats. Because we are a no-kill
rescue group, we can only take cats (and kittens) to
foster when we have space available in a foster home….
And we only have space available when we have good
people deciding to adopt our adult cats (and kittens).
Our president constantly gets calls and voicemails from
people who, for various reasons, need to re-home older
cats… often she has to say “no” since sometimes we
just don’t have a foster home available for an adult kitty.
As always,
always, we
we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks
thanks to the organizations that helped
helped us
immensely in our rescue efforts again this year.
year.
•
The PETCO Stores in Port Hueneme,
Hueneme, and Ventura,
Ventura who generously provide space and
support for our weekend adoptions and rescue operations. www.petco.com.
•
Petsmart,
Petsmart who recently agreed to allow Cats Cradle Rescue to hold weekend
adoptions in the Oxnard store.
•
Dr. Chong,
Chong, DVM and her friendly assistants at the Camarillo Veterinary Hospital who
work tirelessly to heal the sick and injured cats and kittens we encounter in rescue.
(805) 482-9865
•
The caring staff of the Mercy Crusade Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic at the corner
of Vineyard and Oxnard Blvd. in Oxnard where most of our adoptable cats & kittens
receive their spay or neuter operations. http://www.dogcatfix.com/
•
Diane Bentz, R.V.T and Clinic Director, Dr. Debbie Bitterly D.V.M. and their highly skilled
team at Valley Veterinary Clinic Charitable NonNon-Profit Corporation who support us in
our TNR work in Ventura County. (1659 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93065,
Telephone (805) 584-3823 www.valleyvetnonprofit.com)
•
Dr. Wilson and her helpful staff of The Animal Doctor Veterinary Clinic in their brand
new facility at the corner of Telephone and Cachuma in east Ventura who have
offered a free well-cat vet visit for CCR cats or CCR kittens adopted May 1, 2009 or
later. http://www.theanimaldr.net/ 805-647-8596
Our Adoption Events - Please share this info!
Cats Cradle Rescue
Adoption Center
& Thrift Shop
Please come and visit our updated
facility at 4160 Market Street, Unit
#10 & 11, Ventura (corner of
Donlon and Market Street – one
block past the DMV Office on the
same side of the street)
Thrift Store hours:
Thur. – Sun., 11-5 pm
(except holidays)
Adoption Days/Information
Sat. 11-5 call Phyllis @ 649-6913
Sun. 11-5 call Monica @ 2120328 or Deb 218-9445
Port Hueneme
Ventura
Oxnard
PETCO
PETCO
Petsmart
545 West Channel
Islands Blvd
Port Hueneme,
(805) 984-3470
4300-A East Main
St.
Ventura, CA
93003
(805) 639-3016
2021 N Oxnard Blvd,
Oxnard
(805) 981-4012
For Adoption
information (dates
and times) and
available cats at this
location:
Please call
805-485-8811
Saturdays and
some Sundays
11-4 pm
Please call
805-485-8811
First and Third
Saturdays of each
Month
Noon to 4 p.m.
Please call
805-485-8811
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newsletter. (It doesn’t even have to
be cat-related!)
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Thank You
for Saving a Life!
Cats Cradle Rescue
P.O. Box 5774
Oxnard, CA 93031
Can You Help?
Any donation, large or small, helps our all-volunteer non-profit group provide
food, veterinary care, spay and neuter programs, vaccinations, and
emergency care for Cats Cradle cats and kittens. All donations are tax
deductible, and will be acknowledged. 100% of what you donate goes directly
to benefit our rescued cats and kittens.
Our Wish List:
President:
Phyllis Berger
Treasurer:
Debra Polk
Secretary:
Jennifer Barrett
Board Members:
Monica Harrer
Newsletter Editor:
Georgetta Brickey
[email protected]
Cat & Kitten Food – always needed!
Purina brand cat food weight circles cut from the bags
Cat care items (scratchers, carriers, beds, towels, blankets, etc.)
Financial Support (every dollar and cent helps!)
Safe sites for feral cats to call home
Foster homes for cats/kittens until “forever” homes are found
Volunteers to help with:
Adoptions & Thrift Store (staffing, sorting, paperwork, etc.)
Transportation (to and from vet clinics)
Temporary care for rescued cats and kittens
Call to arrange a drop-off if you have gently used items to donate to our
Thrift Shop or cat-related items. Send your financial support to
Cats Cradle Rescue, P.O. Box 5774, Oxnard, CA 93031
Website: http://www.catscradlerescue.org/
(805) 485-8811