 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussion GroupsGeneral TopicsCat AnecdotesHealth and BehaviorRescue CatKB.com Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map |
Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2004Follow-up - cat shortage in Jersey, UK
Some of you may remember this was discussd here a little while back - here is a follow-up to the story: Press release from Cats Protection - 17 November 2004 Ten cats are on cloud nine as they jet off to find new homes in Jersey It's not only increasing numbers of Britons who move somewhere in search of a better life - our cats are too! This morning, ten rescue felines are jetting off from Gatwick to a new life in Jersey, courtesy of leading feline welfare charity, Cats Protection. Henry, Oscar, Rosie and friends are the ten lucky cats that have got the cream in the first stage of this new initiative between Cats Protection and the Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA). Project Cat aims to solve a simple supply and demand situation. Although Cats Protection homes a massive 60,000 rescue felines each year, there are always more cats than available homes at any one time. Things are a bit different over in Jersey. The affluent island has been so successful in keeping the cat population in check through ongoing neutering programmes, that the demand for rescue cats by local residents can be greater than the supply! Jersey locals wanting a rescue cat won't have to wait any longer with the arrival of the first of several consignments of Cats Protection felines. Betty Boud, Cattery Manager at Cats Protection's National Cat Centre, says that working together with the JSPCA is a responsible way to find loving homes for rescue cats. "We can have up to 7,000 cats in our care at any one time - that's a lot of cats to find homes for," she said. "This is a great opportunity. We've taken care to select cats that will settle right into Jersey life." The ten lucky felines are all NEUTERED, MICROCHIPPED AND HEALTH CHECKED AND WILL NOT BE USED FOR BREEDING PURPOSES. Most are black or black and white, and aged between seven months and seven years old. Pru Bannier, JSPCA Operations Director said: "We are looking forward to welcoming Henry and friends to Jersey, and working together with Cats Protection to find more cats loving homes here. The island is a great place for felines to live long and happy lives."  Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield So black or black with white cats are the most popular? that is interesting. So nice to see GOOD news :) > Some of you may remember this was discussd here a little while back - > here is a follow-up to the story: [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > Protection to find more cats loving homes here. The island is a great > place for felines to live long and happy lives." >So black or black with white cats are the most popular? Of course we are. Love, Stinky Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>So black or black with white cats are the most popular? > > Of course we are. > Love, > Stinky Couldn't agree more. the tuxedo girl - love and serious scratches, Kitty Farmcat >So black or black with white cats are the most popular? that is interesting. >So nice to see GOOD news :) Whilst it's great to hear the good news of the cats going to Jersey. It's possible the black & white and black cats are going because there are so many in shelters over here. Certainly in my bit of the world, it's the black ones that are the hardest to rehome. For some stupid reason, too many brainless humans associate them with *evil* and being *witches' cats*. Totally illogical, but that's why the black ones are the hardest to rehome :-( Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > >So black or black with white cats are the most popular? that is interesting. > >So nice to see GOOD news :) [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Cheers, helen s It's so stupid too. Although, they are hard to find sometimes, but certainly not evil and extremely beautiful. Karen, slave to three beautiful black beauties. Great news! Wonderful! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Some of you may remember this was discussd here a little while back - > here is a follow-up to the story: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > are jetting off from Gatwick to a new life in Jersey, courtesy of > leading feline welfare charity, Cats Protection. <snip > Some of you may remember this was discussd here a little while back - > here is a follow-up to the story: > > Press release from Cats Protection - 17 November 2004 > > Ten cats are on cloud nine as they jet off to find new homes in Jersey snipped > The ten lucky felines are all NEUTERED, MICROCHIPPED AND HEALTH CHECKED > AND WILL NOT BE USED FOR BREEDING PURPOSES. Most are black or black and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Protection to find more cats loving homes here. The island is a great > place for felines to live long and happy lives." Yes! What a great result. Jeanette a wonderful follow-up story, Debbie - thanks! Christine > Some of you may remember this was discussd here a little while back - > here is a follow-up to the story: [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > Protection to find more cats loving homes here. The island is a great > place for felines to live long and happy lives." |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.