Shoots, Laurie, I wish I could help 'cause I'm in Zephyrhills, but I
live in
a tiny, tiny house and we already have three cats; can NOT afford
another
and we don't have the space.  I can only suggest calling PASS (opens at
10:00 am) in New Port Richie (Pasco County) to see if they have any
suggestions for you.  Their number is 727-817-1812.  There's also a
place in
Brooksville (Pasco County) that spays and neuters animals for, what is
it,
like $20? and they might know of some non-kill shelter.  It's called Pet
Love and their number is 352-799-9990.

Hope this helps in some way.

kili

Thanks bunches, I will give them a try
I called our vet, they said they only put them in the office in the
cage, if they are left outside
and have no alternative.  GRRRRRR
She is a sweetheart, she deserves a good home.
I posted some pics of her at alt binaries pics animals.

laurie

Unfortunately, the pasco county shelter is also a kill shelter,
and many of the ones i am finding online are also kill shelters,
the ones what are no kill are of course, full :(

I have emailed out at least 10 reguests, and made at least that many
phone calls.

poor little sweetie just deserves   a nice home...

grrr

thanks for the added ideas, we are trying all avenues....

btw,  her pics are up in alt binaries pics animals

http://www.humanesocietytampa.org/
http://www.magicyellow.com/category/Animal_Shelters/Tampa_FL.html
Laurie 2 others beat me to it for the list.  But Halifax in Daytona is a
kill shelter

Here is also a couple other great site for
http://www.catswithnoname.net/Florida.htm
http://www.netpets.org/cats/catresc/groups/florida.html

Right now our shelter is closed to new animals first time in many years.
Orlando is doing some BS rezoning and licensing issue.  It is affecting
many
shelters that are private.

I don't own the shelter.  I am one of the money men, a shelter manager
and
volunteer till I got hurt.  The owner announced today the shelter is
closing, land up for sale and moving the shelter to a new area in a
different county as soon as the permits are done.   I think she is
actually
moving out of Florida but not letting us know if the deal does not go
thru.
She has had this in the works for a while She is tired of dealing with
political BS.  I don't blame her

Besides us I always recommended
http://www.petrescuebyjudy.com/index2.htm
in Orlando but she is being effected by the same problems

Hope this all helps. Good luck
This is a sad time for the animals in Florida  most of the shelters are
full

I second that.  I love torties.
The spaying/neutering program of enlightenment (i.e. GET IT DONE NOW) seems
to have worked so well in my area for the last few years that kittens are
quite hard to come by.  Ordinary kittens can change hands for upwards of £40
(yes, black ones too!) and a fancy coloured (say) calico longhair probably
£80.
I think this is a good thing.  If some people who got a free cat now can't
and paid for it maybe it won't be seen as so disposable.  Or maybe they
wouldn't get it at all which would be best.

I cannot understand this prejudice against black cats that I've read about
on the group.  Why could this be?
Cats are cats, no matter what their colour is.  It wouldn't bother me at all
if both my cats were totally black, why would it?  They are not, although
Kitty is fairly black (with tuxedo and smart socks and stockings)
Is this is USA thing or also in the UK, this prejudice against black cats?
There are certainly some black cats around my garden which BF has to remind
to keep in their own territory, I saw him do this tonight.  No nastiness,
just a confrontation in which Boyfie said "Excuse me, get out" and he did.
One of the black cats is "the enemy" but we haven't seen him for a while.
Another one of the black cats is a charming boy, this is the one that KFC
was fond of at one time.  He is extremely shy.  He likes to come and hunt
around my chicken huts and once I saw him kill a good medium sized rat, so
I'd like to encourage him to stay!  He was there this morning early,
ratting, but Boyfie who always has to accompany me to feed the chickens in
the early morning spotted him and chased him off.
I've had a word with Boyfie.  I said "look. you catch the little ratties but
when it gets to the bigger ones you wash yourself."
He had to admit it.  He says the big ones bite him back.
So I said if the black cat wants to kill rats that you are too frightened of
you have to let him in the garden.
Poor Boyfie.  What to do?  He doesn't want to kill the big rats but neither
does he want black cat in his garden.

Tweed

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