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Love is the virtue of the Heart. Sincerity is the virtue of the Mind. Decision is the virtue of the Will. Courage is the virtue of the Spirit. — Frank
Lloyd Wrightmi |
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homeless cats & 31,830 unwanted dogs were
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CATS
RULE! Feline Rescue is a
collective of animal lovers, rescuers, & friends based in Fairfax, VA. We help needy animals of all kinds, with a focus on feral cats & animals on death row in high-kill shelters. CR!FR is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit 501c3, no-kill rescue organization. We rely on donations & volunteers to accomplish our life-saving work. Donations to CATS RULE! Feline Rescue are tax deductible & greatly appreciated. Every penny goes directly to the care, medical needs, & support of our rescued cats, kittens & dogs. |
The rescued cats at our sanctuary come from hard circumstances: the mean streets, the highway rest stops, behind restaurant dumpsters, patches of scrubland near businesses, high-kill shelters; most are born homeless. Many have medical problems that require continued treatment. Happily, they are now safe at our cat sanctuary; well-fed, well-cared for & loved. And it shows!
We help a lot of animals but there are still thousands that need the intervention of a kind samaritan for their very survival. Not everyone can take in 10 or 20 animals & give them a loving home. But you can help animals by supporting local rescue groups.
You
can be a part of happy endings!
With
the support of caring people who share concern & compassion for
animals, we can continue to offer shelter to animals with no home
to go to & no
one to care for them.
The work of rescuing & providing for homeless animals is a labor of the heart. Please consider a donation to help us help cats. The support of other caring people makes all the difference in our efforts on the front lines of the animal over-population crisis.
We're hoping our site will inspire you to take action & become involved, more so if you already are!
There is a serious feline over-population crisis in this country. Millions of friendly, healthy cats are killed in U.S. shelters each year, simply because no one came to adopt them. And millions of homeless & abandoned cats breed in colonies in the shadows & corners of our cities & neighborhoods. Without human contact, these cats revert to their wild instincts & become feral. They struggle to eke out an existence behind restaurants & truckstops, in alleys & the woods, in cities, suburban & rural areas. They also have an impact on wildlife. And they are killed by the millions in U.S. shelters every year.
Life is hard for feral cats & is nothing like the life a pet cat enjoys. Hunger, illness, injury, parasites, predators, cruel people, & traffic are daily battles for cats living in parking lots or storm drains scavenging from dumpsters. Kitten mortality is estimated at 50%. When feral cats are taken to a shelter or removed by animal control, they are killed because of the faulty logic that they are unadoptable as pets. TNR is the humane way to maintain a colony of feral cats; killing them is wrong & unnecessary.
Humans must take responsibility & get this cycle of suffering under control by taking action -- preventing litters of born-homeless kittens, spaying & neutering their pets, & using TNR for stray/feral cats. It's a daunting task but it CAN be done - & CR!FR is helping to do it!
Please -- make time in your life to help needy & homeless cats & animals. Spay & neuter every cat (& dog) you can get your hands on & encourage others to do the same. Never buy from breeders, pet shops or online & discourage others from doing so. Educate yourself on the harsh realities most animals face. Eat less/no meat. Help rescue groups, most are desperate for assistance & funds. Advocate for animals, intervene on their behalf, speak up. Foster &/or adopt several cats! You will not regret it : )
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- To help needy, unwanted, & feral cats & animals by providing
shelter,
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- nourishment, medical
care & lots of love.
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- To find permanent loving homes for adoptable animals & to provide
a
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- permanent loving
home for those who are not.
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- To reduce euthanasia in shelters by spreading awareness of companion
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- animal
over-population, the importance of spaying & neutering & the plight
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- of feral cats.
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- To assist with local TNR efforts & respond
to requests for assistance with
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- feral cats.
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- To improve the lives of animals by promoting responsible
pet care, &
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- advocating for
the welfare & humane care of animals.
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To encourage acceptance of all living creatures as special & worthy
of
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- respect,
protection & care.
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YOU to
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Your support is very much appreciated!
