Good for you Kurt! I'm sure you'll enjoy it. My time at the shelter is what I look forward to most during my work week.

Robin Hood might welcome a new foster friend...

 

You will love it!! Once I caught the foster bug I never got over it. I think my niche is kittens because I just fall for the older kitties too quickly and fail. Kittens don't tempt me at all. You'll love it!!!

 

So exciting! I think that you will love you volunteering time. I love my time at the shelter, it makes me happy.

 

Yay! You'll love it.

 

Well done, that's so great and worthwhile.


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Way to go! Cant wait to hear about your experiences. You will be making a huge difference in the world of cats!

 

I start tomorrow!!!!!! The people I've spoken to are very nice. And they said there's a desperate need for fosters. Some of the stories about the 'fosters needed' cats and kittens... Robin WILL need a playmate. Smokey's moving tomorrow...

 

Oh, how exciting! Pictures when you get your foster!

 

YAY! Keep us posted!

 

Kurt, I think you're going to "Rock" at this!! :thumbup::thumbup:
Very excited for you!!
Sharon

 

Well, I went in today!!! I officially start Tuesday; I'll get the tour and meet the cats! The lady I spoke to was very nice and was surprised I rode my bike all the way from the north side. I met some of the other volunteers, and was given some forms to fill out. She also said that on Tuesday, she'll tell me more about fostering!

 

Well, bedbugs have been seen in our apartment building, and today, when I was supposed to start, I've been running pell-mell, getting everything bagged and laundered. The exterminators are coming in tomorrow. Bummer, man. It looks like I can start tomorrow or Thursday. I was really looking forward to meeting the cats, since I didn't get to see 'em Saturday.

 

Wait! Bedbugs are REAL? I always thought the saying "dont let the bedbugs bite!" Was just a way for parents to scare their kids. Ouchy >_<

So excited for you cant wait to hear how your first day goes~ i would love to volunteer at a shelter xD but we have no no-kills around me. And i hope you have fun fostering

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Wait! Bedbugs are REAL? I always thought the saying "dont let the bedbugs bite!" Was just a way for parents to scare their kids. Ouchy >_<

So excited for you cant wait to hear how your first day goes~ i would love to volunteer at a shelter xD but we have no no-kills around me. And i hope you have fun fostering

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Why is everyone fixated on no-kill shelters?? The cats at municipal shelters need our help just as much if not more than the no kill shelters. nekitty Want to really make a difference?, volunteer at a kill shelter and save lives. :cool

 

JUST GOT BACK!

We cleaned cages, washed out litter boxes, fed, watered, swept, and played with cats!

I rescued 1 young volunteer from a cat who was climbing him. AND I got a fostering application!

I rode there and back, so I'm kinda bushed.

 

When its a passion the volunteering doesn't even feel like work does it?! Good job. You made a big difference!

 

There's a certain black kitten I have my eye on!...

 

I always want to volunteer at our local shelter like one or two saturdays a month BUT I foster and have a ton of kitties that I'm always caring for - so I feel like I'm already volunteering - haha.

It's great what you're doing & I hope you get to foster the little black kitty you've got your eye on. !

 

Thats wonderful that your volunteering and fostering! I can't tell you how grateful the rescue groups I work with at the vet clinic are to us and their foster homes. You are doing a great thing for all those cats.

 

Met some of the ferals today! Rough crowd. They don't let ANYONE near their corner of shelf, even if it's to clean!

There's a couple of tabbies George and Tater that have a lot of energy!

The way it's set up is so nice, they've got BIG cat trees and the ones that aren't in cages pretty much have the run of the place.

There's a blind orange girl, Macy in the front office. I haven't met Smoochie, yet...

 

I've really been pushing the envelope lately. I was going to go back today, but I think I'll just take it easy and rest my back.

 

Just got back from the chiropractor! I can go back tomorrow, I just have to take it easy tonight and avoid heavy lifting for the next few days. I strained my back carrying giant canisters of litter up stairs.

 

Merry,
Perhaps Marcia didn't quite word it right...
But I know she is dedicated to trying to save as many lives there as possible...
Because of her Brilliant write ups, many more cats have found homes, that may not have had a chance...
I'm very sure she knows what happens there...
And I'm sure she'll try and work some "magic" there.

I think if "Kill Shelters" had more people like Marcia, infiltrating them, the sooner they might try becoming "No Kill Shelters"!

Merry, I also can understand your stance on this...
You've been in the trenches for a long time...and have seen just how bad some of these places are...
I remember a place, my dad had to paint (commercial painter) he was so sickened by what he witnessed there, he couldn't get off that job soon enough...

We need Passionate people working on all fronts...to make changes!
I'm very proud to know you and Marcia, both of you are very passionate and proactive, each in your own way!!
Hugs and Prayers, for both of you!
Sharon

 

The post was not about Marcia.

The post was about the idea that was put out there that volunteering at kill shelter because they are more deserving. The general public has no inkling to what goes on at kill shelters. For me there is no middle ground. You cant white wash some ideas as the one stated. Just like you cant white wash about declawing, backyard breeders, etc.

From my reading on Cat Forum I see that Marcia is passionate about Senior cats which don't have a chance in a shelter. She loves fostering. She is a talented in her wood working and gardening and home. She writes clever write ups which help cats get adopted from the kill shelter she volunteers at. She is a person which doesn't just talk but goes out and does. We need a million more people like Marcia helping cats.

I declawed my first cat. Until a vet jumped my case about the gravity of what I had just done to my kitten I would have never known how bad declawing is and what it is about. I had white washed it. All of us have ideas which are "stinkin thinkin". its not a rant if bad ideas are being addressed.

 

Today, I'm going to see about that black kitten I've had my eye on! The fosterables find loving homes SO fast ; you've got to stay on the ball!

I like my work at the shelter. very rewarding...fun... I've just got to remember, lift with your BODY not just your ARMS!

 

btw check out Smoochie's story, at www.westsidecats.org