‘Volunteers Are Valued’ Poster
I created this using Adobe Spark. I think it is quite good. I know how important volunteers are to animal shelters. Click this link to go to the original image on the Adobe website. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: volunteers
What I Learned From Saving a Kitten Named Hope
The above video is of Hope – a kitten who seemingly had no chance of ever being able to live a full life. This was made possible by a grant given to us by the Ian Somerhalder Foundation which you … Continue reading →
3 volunteers sacked over hot animal shelter
A dispute between the boss and volunteers at an animal shelter has lead to the volunteers being sacked. Animal shelter volunteers should be valued. They give their time and effort more or less free of charge. They are the bedrock … Continue reading →
When a rescue cat is happy and healthy it is time to say goodbye
This is a tremendous video. It oozes love. It is as if the love of the rescuers was transferred to this lovable but sick stray cat through their hands. So much loving. There is no other way to describe it: … Continue reading →
Cats in foster homes are more likely to be adopted than cats in shelters. Discuss.
Ben Nelms saved the life of a seriously injured cat, Henry, through fostering and wants more foster carers at the shelter where he volunteers. Photo: screenshot from video. The reason why cats in foster homes are more likely to be … Continue reading →
Shelter worker asks partner if she can adopt shelter cat in brilliant photos
Ginger tabby shelter cat creams his audition to be adopted by a shelter worker who fell in love with him and asked her partner if she could adopt him in two brilliant photos.
Continue reading →Volunteers rescued four wee kittens and returned to catch momma who tested their resolve
Deer Lake Kitty Rescue volunteers discovered four tiny 10-day-old kittens in their shelter which has been constructed in a landfill dump. They had partnered with the Town of Deer Lake to construct the shelter last fall. One of the volunteers, … Continue reading →
Animal care workers at animal shelters need support to deal with grief due to their losses
“The loss of such a sacred relationship can be devastating. Owners of companion animals facing the loss of a companion animal often experience numbness, disbelief, ruminations about the death experience….” Working as an animal care worker (ACW), specifically an animal … Continue reading →
70-year-old woman feeding feral cats fights back at man with gun who robbed her
Update: it’s come to my attention that the man involved in the story may be the same person who has been accused of several attempted robberies and home invasions. If he is then his name is Derek Lamont Walker aged … Continue reading →
See moment 11 abandoned cats were cut out of sealed cardboard boxes (video)
An astonishing moment when 11 abandoned cats were cut out of large cardboard boxes heavily sealed with tape. There are several women cutting the cats out. The cats look a bit dazed from being so dangerously confined for an unknown … Continue reading →