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Date Posted: 23:00:02 01/17/03 Fri
Hi, everyone. It's Shea, FurreverFriends co-owner i.e. Jen's other half.
^In the midst of all this sadness/frustration, we have experienced amazing generousity in this experience. you would not believe the donations we've received-monatary and otherwise. I'm so sorry I can't name everyone who has used paypal, but the money that has poured in is astonishing. We are so very careful to use every cent in the best interest of our pets.- make no mistake about it, they are our silent heros.
*Daleen and her two (will be three in about eight months!) Children and husband. They could not pick between our Big Boy Roy and another cat at Gloucester County Shelter-so they adopted both! They fostered our little Demi, and would have fostered another, but they are instead "fostering" one in the oven! Best wishes to her- an amazing sweet woman, and our condolences to her family for the loss of the other cat, Rascal who passed away almost as shortly as he was adopted. See "Rainbow Bridge" for his obituary.
*Jessica and her mullica hill family who adopted both Gabriel and Angel (get it?) . They kindly asked for our most desperate cats available. If you are familiar with our site, you know Angel was the strangled collar cat, whom we later found out had a gaping hernia during her spay surgery also.some would have been scared off, but... The negligence was sickening, but this family turned out to be their "angels". (it doesn't hurt they live in a beautiful old antique house/refinished barn
*Of course, our Eva- our first foster mom ever. So far she has done Big Boy, Cali and China and is anxiously awaiting her fourth cat to foster. She has three cats of her own, and a big goofy Rotti. This woman is busy keeping up with dance lessons , sports and her hubby and three kids and is prime example of how easy and rewarding it is foster. The more the merrier.
*Lady's foster mom, Bonnie is the pinnacle of patience. She gave Lady a chance and has made her a part of her family for the time being. A few minor adjustments, and Lady got her chance to shine. As you know, German Shepherds are loyal and good guard dogs and Lady is no exception , we've found out.
*Bear's new family in Stockton, New Jersey. To take a dog with heartworms and older age and make a commitment to him meant a lot to me. Can you imagine walking in to deliver this dog to his new family, and having eight wrapped gifts(bows with doggie bones at the ends) and a dog bed ready and waiting for him! Thank you Dee and Guy. (And also Kathy,Arlene and the members of glassboro bible church who donated money for the heartworm treatment($250). Bear's former family of twelve years could not be bothered by Bear's condition and were ready to euthanize him the day I got him- he should have been on Heartworm treatment, and they would ready to kill him after 12 loyal years!)
Marie and P.J. Emma- They not only took our two kittens, but have given so many gifts of litter, the best cat toys and food, beds, anything you can think of to make a cat's life a little better. Their house is cat bliss for their 9 cats!
NICOLE, NICOLE! how can we ever thank you! i owe an extra big hug to this woman. She fostered and vetted a cat, Kong, that later became my own. She was understanding enough to give him back, even though I think it broke her heart. This foster mom goes beyond the call of duty- traveling and literally working with these scared cats for an hour each day, at least-they have their own room in her place in Manayunk! I can't tell you all how much i trust her, and she is another example of how fostering can be the answer.
I wish to thank the Weshes, Jen's parents-especially Doug. He is really an animal's best friend! He has driven to philly and PA multiple times and so many other places(including some help that fixed a blunder of mine)Mrs. Wesh is just a great mom, so protective and helpful. No wonder Jen turned out to be so caring. And Michelle, her sister, is always patient with my frantic voice on the phone!(She got baby Roo outta this deal though!)They have dealt with this cause of ours with so much effort and we could have not done this much without them.
I got to thank my mom ! she is a perpetual foster, and she really wasn't crazy with the idea at first-happy with her own two nasty cats. She insisted her cats would not do well, but contraire! Now she can't imagine life without a cat zoo-there is always a cat to pull into your lap! she just goes to show that some extra food, litter and and a few neck-rubbings a day is enough to save a cat's life in foster. My sisters, too, especially Hollee, who gives up her room for this purpose and is always awakened by cats needing some love in the middle of the night. She is not a fan of cleaning litter boxes either, but picks up my slack.
oh! Michael! (My loving boyfriend and roommate) To be honest, yeah he does most of the cleaning up around here and the feeding too. he loves animals just as much as I do, and i don't think I could be with anyone else who couldn't support me in this.
*ESPECIALLY DR.NORMAN HABER OF CEDARBROOK ANIMAL HOSPITAL IN SICKERVILLE. He gives us rescue rates for vet care and is a generally cheap, cheap, cheap vet! So many times we see veternarians who only see dollar signs and could care less about rescue.
*Dr. Margie, a friend of Jen's who is dedicated to the control of the animal population thru low-cost spay and neuter at the AWA. She has never lost her vision,we love her for that.
*JEAN SMITH , on the board at the AWA, who called us up one day donating countless spays and neuters when she found out about this house. We could not believe our ears, and she has kept her promise. A true hero. we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. I really don't know what we would done if she hadn't crossed our path.
Sorry, guys, i know this is not really the forum for this but soon we will have a page of offical thank-yous that are well-deserved. (As you might know, Jen is the sole person behind the website. I can barely type. Without her website persistence and self-teaching, FurreverFriends wouldn't be.)
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