It probably comes as no surprise to most people that since we
have a farm out in the country we seem to be a choice target
of cat "abandoners". Of course not just our farm, but neighboring
farms all around us as well. As a result we see an abundance of
poor suffering kitties that are starving, cold,
sick and injured. In spite of that they continue to multiply,
having one litter of new kittens after another. Some are feral,
some are beautiful lovable animals that were clearly pets before
being thrown out of a car going by the farm.

What may surprise many of you is that there is no help for all
these kitties despite the glut of organizations receiving money
for just that purpose. The best any can offer is a "discounted"
certificate for spaying and neutering. Not much of a discount,
I've found, and when you start to multiply that by several cats
you realize it's an expense that most people
cannot cover themselves.

So I've started a fund to get help for these kitties. Of the
money collected, 100% of it will pay for spaying and neutering
these abandoned cats. I will continue to bear the cost and
labor of trapping and transporting these kitties to be spayed
and neutered. And I will also continue to personally bear
the cost of feeding these kitties. Should we lick the problem
here and more money is left, we will share the love with
neighboring farms living with the same dilemma. I picture a
future of greatly diminished suffering and multiplying of
unwanted, unloved kitties spreading out like ripples on the
pond when a pebble hits it, our farm being right in the center,
and the pebble being your donation.

Please consider making a NOT tax deductible donation to the
kitties. Click on the Donate Link below to make a donation
through PayPal.
Even $1 will help when many other dollars join in.
For  The  Kitties
Last year I became aware that the Finger Lakes SPCA of Auburn
offers a spay and neuter clinic for a very reasonable price.
I have received many generous donations and have since had many
cats spayed and neutered at the clinics with the money I have received
and the assistance of at least one very patient and dedicated volunteer
there.  The clinic additionally gives shots and treats the cats for fleas.
All the cats have recovered very well from their surgery with no
problems. I continue to trap the cats around the farm and have them
"fixed", then bring them back to their familiar surroundings.

FALL 2010 UPDATE: We saw no kittens born here this year, yeah!!!
I guess the spay and neuter program is working well.
We do have some neighbor farms cats done now and know of one farm
with cats up for adoption because there are so many of them. Most of
those cats are not spayed or neutered yet.  If you want any barn cats,
or kittens suitable for pets, please contact me so we can hook you up.

FALL 2011 UPDATE: Well we had one female turn up here this spring,
from where I don't know. But it became evident in short time that she
was pregnant. She had 5 big kittens in spite of her tiny size. 3males, 2
females born. I had her spayed at the Finger Lakes SPCA in Auburn
when her kittens were 8 weeks old, and her kittens were neutered as
soon as they turned 6 months old. The two female kittens disappeared
at about 4 months old. I could only speculate on their fate.
Additionally, through the generous offering of a Veterinarian in Auburn,
my neighbor was able to get 5 of her cats spayed. On the down side,
some idiot in the neighborhood is using cats as bow hunting target
practice. And a rural community offers no shortage of targets.