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Who We Are CATS
RULE! Feline Rescue is
a small but growing collective of animal lovers, rescuers & friends
based in Fairfax, VA. We
help needy animals of all kinds, with a focus on feral cats. We regret that, without the help of new foster homes, we are unable to accept any new cats or kittens. Please see How CR!FR Can Help You Help Cats for what we can do to help. Please consider saving cats' &/or kittens' lives by temporarily fostering. Please
help us help cats 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 they can help animals by supporting local rescue groups. You
can be a part of happy endings! 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! |
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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 there's no home for them to go to. Not only are there too few homes for domestic cats, but many millions of homeless & abandoned cats are breeding 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. They, too, are killed by the millions in U.S. shelters every year. Life is hard for these 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 scavenging from dumpsters. Kitten mortality is estimated at 50%. When colonies of feral cats are removed by animal control, they are put to sleep instantly because they are unadoptable as pets - including the kittens because they're competing with already-tame domestic cats for homes, millions of which are also put to death for lack of homes. Humans must take responsibility & get this cycle of suffering under control by preventing litters of born-homeless cats, by spaying & neutering their pets & by TNR of 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 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. Foster or adopt several cats! You won't regret it : ) 1
- To help needy, unwanted & feral cats & animals by providing
shelter, nourishment, 2
- To find permanent loving homes for adoptable animals & to provide a permanent 3
- To reduce euthanasia in shelters by spreading awareness of companion
animal 4 - To assist with local TNR efforts & respond to requests for assistance with feral cats. 5
- To improve the lives of animals by promoting responsible
pet care, & advocating 6 -
To encourage acceptance of all living creatures as special & worthy of respect,
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