I emailed them about their de-clawing practices (someone in the Omarosa
thread questioned this, and I agreed enough to find out).  See my
initial email to them, and the response I got.

-----Original Message-----
From:     Jodie <jodie75@sympatico.ca>
Sent:     Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:11:25 -0500
To:       <rainteam@onebox.com>
Subject:  concerned

I frequent several cat lovers-type groups online, and it came to be
that I
followed a link to your site.  While I love all the write-ups on your
various kitties, and would be sorely tempted to adopt if only I lived
nearby
(I'm madly in love with Boo), I have some concern that nearly all of
your
cats are declawed.  Is this a policy of yours?  I truly hope not,
because
otherwise you seem like a very loving, compassionate organization.

In a cat newsgroup, there has been some question about this issue with
R.A.I.N.  I'm hoping you can tell me you don't make it a practice to
declaw
your cats and kitens, so I can re-assure the others.

Sincerely,
jodie

--

We have no "policy" to claw or declaw cats, there are a variety of both
available.

Boo Boo has been homeless with us for over a year because he has his
claws
and I want him to keep them.  Each day I ask myself - "just how
compassionate are you keeping this cat homeless?"  and what does
"compassion" truly mean?  If he were declawed, he would have found a
home a
year ago.  With 8 million cats destroyed every year and 100,000 in the
Chicago area alone...I question "compassion" on a daily basis.

R.A.I.N.
Recycling Animals In Need
http://www.RainShelter.org - website

On a personal note, not as a RAIN representative, I wish your "online
groups" would put more effort into resolving the cat overpopulation
problem.
It might not be as "fun" as picking out people or groups to target and
attack, but it sure would be "compassionate" for the cats.  Just
curious...how much MONEY is your cat group sending to the SpayUSA
program
this year?  And can I have the name/location of YOUR group so I can
pick it
apart now?  I would wager MANY of your "group" members don't bother
with
pediatric spay/neuter or microchipping - which makes them part of the
reason
those cats are being destroyed.  But, that is "compassion" because they
are
not declawed...right?

signed,
Volunteer who is asthmatic/allergic from cats
Works 80 hours a week for a "real" job, but finds time by not sleeping
to
help cats
and has to deal with the occasional "person" who wants to force their
views
upon
others but does so from the comfort of their "cyber" world while they
let
others
resolve the pet population problem.