"Crick Bank Kittens" Need Your Help
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Right now as I type this I have a small yellow and white kitten named Spock perched on my chest,
Amber, a calico tucked in at my elbow and a grey striped kitten called Grey at my feet. They've adopted me, Angie Long, as their new mama, and there are more out there in need of rescue.
Last week these furry babies and their siblings were all stuck in a box and abandoned on a nearby dirt road without any food, left to fend for themselves.
If my husband Benny hadn't happened to take a different route to town going to work, and if he hadn't caught a glimpse of a kitten poking his head out of that box, they might still be out there on that creek bank.
We went back that evening with food and fresh water and tried to catch as many as we could (there seemed to be at least six or seven, possible more). We managed to catch three before my sciatica insisted I stop.
We've been leaving food ever since and looking and calling for them, but haven't had any luck catching the others yet.
However, we plan to borrow TNR traps from a fellow humane society member and get the others. Our aim is to keep these three and try to find good homes for all the other "Crick Bank Kitties." Our consciences won't allow us to do anything else.
Yes, we could do what someone--the person who dumped them like garbage--would not do, and that is take them to the city/county shelter.
But as the secretary and PR chair for our humane society, I know only too well that they are not likely to get adopted. Far more cats and kittens are surrendered than they are adopted or rescued. That means there's a good chance they will be put to sleep and I want to give them a chance at life and a fur-ever home. There's a part of me that believes we were MEANT to find the Crick Bank Kitties.
We've adopted many stray and shelter animals over the years. Our hearts are big; alas, our income is not. I don't earn a regular paycheck anymore due to grappling with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. My income is sparse and sporadic but the bills arrive right on time every month, of course.
There are still insurance premiums, co-pays and pharmacy bills to pay on top of the mortgage and utlilities. It's been a stretch at times to care for the two cats and dogs we already had.
I want to be able to get all these babies checked out at the vet as needed. We are using home remedies to treat ailment like ear mites but some things require professional attention.
Later, we will need to get the kittens we keep spayed and neutered. Even using a low-cost service available to us, we are still looking at more than $200 to get the three fixed. If we don't get some of the others we capture adopted out, we will keep them and they will also need to be fixed and have other medical needs attended to. It all adds up!
I feel overwhelmed by it all. And truthfully, it's not easy for me to swallow my pride and ask for help. But every time I look into Amber's big eyes or have Spock curl up under my chin and purr happily, I remind myself why I am asking. Because they and their siblings deserve better than what happened to him.
So I ask for your help in helping give the Crick Bank Kittens a happily ever after. Whatever you can give will be much appreciated. Thank you.
Amber, a calico tucked in at my elbow and a grey striped kitten called Grey at my feet. They've adopted me, Angie Long, as their new mama, and there are more out there in need of rescue.
Last week these furry babies and their siblings were all stuck in a box and abandoned on a nearby dirt road without any food, left to fend for themselves.
If my husband Benny hadn't happened to take a different route to town going to work, and if he hadn't caught a glimpse of a kitten poking his head out of that box, they might still be out there on that creek bank.
We went back that evening with food and fresh water and tried to catch as many as we could (there seemed to be at least six or seven, possible more). We managed to catch three before my sciatica insisted I stop.
We've been leaving food ever since and looking and calling for them, but haven't had any luck catching the others yet.
However, we plan to borrow TNR traps from a fellow humane society member and get the others. Our aim is to keep these three and try to find good homes for all the other "Crick Bank Kitties." Our consciences won't allow us to do anything else.
Yes, we could do what someone--the person who dumped them like garbage--would not do, and that is take them to the city/county shelter.
But as the secretary and PR chair for our humane society, I know only too well that they are not likely to get adopted. Far more cats and kittens are surrendered than they are adopted or rescued. That means there's a good chance they will be put to sleep and I want to give them a chance at life and a fur-ever home. There's a part of me that believes we were MEANT to find the Crick Bank Kitties.
We've adopted many stray and shelter animals over the years. Our hearts are big; alas, our income is not. I don't earn a regular paycheck anymore due to grappling with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. My income is sparse and sporadic but the bills arrive right on time every month, of course.
There are still insurance premiums, co-pays and pharmacy bills to pay on top of the mortgage and utlilities. It's been a stretch at times to care for the two cats and dogs we already had.
I want to be able to get all these babies checked out at the vet as needed. We are using home remedies to treat ailment like ear mites but some things require professional attention.
Later, we will need to get the kittens we keep spayed and neutered. Even using a low-cost service available to us, we are still looking at more than $200 to get the three fixed. If we don't get some of the others we capture adopted out, we will keep them and they will also need to be fixed and have other medical needs attended to. It all adds up!
I feel overwhelmed by it all. And truthfully, it's not easy for me to swallow my pride and ask for help. But every time I look into Amber's big eyes or have Spock curl up under my chin and purr happily, I remind myself why I am asking. Because they and their siblings deserve better than what happened to him.
So I ask for your help in helping give the Crick Bank Kittens a happily ever after. Whatever you can give will be much appreciated. Thank you.
Organizer
Angie K Long
Organizer
Danielsville, AL
