UPDATE
Sunday April 19, 2009
SPAY DAY 2009 for FERAL CATS.
It was a great day, S.T.A.R.T. together with Rutherford Animal Hospital on Sunday April 19th altered 105 feral cats from local communities. Doctors and staff at Rutherford Animal Hospital generously donated their time and facilities to help with our mutual concerns and efforts of reducing the overpopulation of Feral Cats in our community.
Low cost appointments were offered at $25 per cat, FOR FERAL CATS ONLY. Cats were altered, ear tipped, Frontlined and received shots, both distemper and rabies. Caretakers of colonies trapped and recovered the animals after surgery. This was a great opportunity for everyone, S.T.A.R.T., RutherfordAnimalHospital and local communities to help reduce the Feral Population!!
Annette Lamberti, President of S.T.A.R.T., comments on the day were:
"Today was the day I have waited for over 25 years!!!! Our group was able to coordinate and plan for over 100 feral cats to be spayed or neutered! Absolutely AMAZING!!! A lot of hard work and a lot of trapping but to all that participated I am sure you agree it truly was a momentous day. I can't even imagine how many kittens we prevented from being born outside and the short, sad life they would have lived.
Dr. Beeber, his RAH staff of vets and vets from Little Falls Animal Hospital and Cats Exclusive as well as the administrative staff who gave their time and all seemed to be just as excited as we were and we admire what they did for all of these cats. It took a lot of people to make this day a success and each and every one of them were amazing!!!
Thanks to all the ladies who spent their day off working at the hospital to make sure things ran smoothly and the cats came out of surgery without any kind of problem. Again, thanks to all."
Please be reminded if you feed them, you need to fix them!! Trap, Neuter and Return is the only proven way to reduce the population and help to end the starvation and suffering of feral cats
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We are excited to announce that we raised over $3200 which will provide funding for animals that were spayed or neutered during the month of February, and in conjunction with Humane Society of the United States, SpayDay 2009. S.T.A.R.T is also planning a SpayDay on April 19th for Feral Cats only, with veteriarian services being donated by Rutherford Animal Hospital. Funding will help provide low cost spay/neutering to the public for feral cats and will help our mutual efforts to reduce the overpopulation in Passaic & Bergen Counties.
S.T.A.R.T. had 85 supporters post pictures of their pets to help raise money, and countless people contributing $1 per vote to help our cause. Thank you to all that participated.
Thanks for your support!
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S.TA.R.T. Photo Entries
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Top 500 Fundraisers for SpayDay2009 - were posts on the Humane Society Website
Four photos from S.T.A.R.T supporters were noted as Honorable Mentions.
They will receive a $25 electronic gift card to HUMANE Domain** and
the Legacy Interactive online game "Pet Pals: New Leash on Life".
Prizes are awarded by the Humane Society.
S.T.A.R.T. Winners for Fundraising Photos have been posted!!
Kaia, Obie, Fancy and Sampson
Congratulations and Thanks for your Help!
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525 VOTES!!!!
Kaia Ruffian - dog
My person: Alison, Brick, NJ Nickname: Baby Girl
Favorite thing to do: Kaia loves Belly Rubs!!!!
Most endearing bad habit: What Bad Habit?!!!!
I could not imagine live without her! Even if I have had a tough day, she is always there for me and never complains and always Gives me a happy "Woo Woo" as huskies do!
354 VOTES!!!!
Obie - cat
My person: Foster S.T.A.R.T. - he has been adopted!! Little Falls, NJ
Nickname: Obie
Favorite thing to do: Obie Wan
Most endearing bad habit: Begs
Obie is small for his young age of 14 weeks and still fits into places that make us all smile, his fish bowl for one!!
200 Votes!!!!
Fancy- cat
My person: Jennifer, Woodland Park, NJ, Nickname: Fancy Pants
Favorite thing to do: Play fetch with her toys...yes, she fetches!
Most endearing bad habit: She loves to pounce on our other cat, Molly.
I found her on the street when she was only 6 weeks old & very sick. I raised her and watched her grow into a healthy, loving kitty with her own unique traits. She was sent to me for a special reason!
150 Votes!!!!
Samson - cat
My person: Ramona, Nutley, NJ, Nickname: Skabam
Favorite thing to do: Play "catch the buggie"
Most endearing bad habit: He plays with his buggie toy on my bed at 4:00am.
He is so full of life, a ball of energy. He is a long-haired little "tough" guy who is afraid of his own shadow. I love when he plops himself onto my lap and purrs himself to sleep.
Check out all the participants of SpayDay!
http://photocontest.humanesociety.org/contest.html?page=viewIndex&contestId=1&orgId=206 |
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Humane Society of the United States
Providing Information:
WHY SPAY OR NEUTER OUR PETS?
By making sure that your pet can't have puppies or kittens, you'll have peace of mind that his or her offspring won't be euthanized in an animal shelter.
Many people are surprised to learn that nationwide more than 3 million cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters. You might think that these are animals born in the streets or there is something "wrong" with them. But often they are the offspring of cherished family pets, even purebreds. Maybe someone's dog or cat got out just that one time or maybe the litter was intentional, but efforts to find enough good homes failed.
Still the result is homeless animals that have to be euthanized because there are more dogs and cats entering shelters than there are people willing to provide them with loving care. Even if you do find homes for your pet's puppies or kittens, that means there are fewer homes available to take in other pets from shelters. Spay/neuter is the only permanent, 100-percent effective method of birth control for dogs and cats.
Spaying or neutering your pet means that your animal and its potential offspring won't contribute to the population of unwanted pets.
Help S.T.A.R.T. reduce the animal overpopulation in our community.
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