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SART faces food crisis!

We have always been so fortunate to have our food donated by a wonderful food supplier to shelters.  In the past six months donations have dropped drastically, now not having gotten any from them since early December.  Our food barn is bare!  We have resorted to couponing and purchasing retail food to feed 300 kitties.  Obviously this is not something SART can handle for very long, without neglecting the medical care that our residents required to keep them so healthy, strong and bright!  So, we are asking for help!  If you are close by, you could donate bags of Purina Cat Chow Complete.  We want to keep our residents on a consistent food so that their systems don’t get messed up.  They are used to Iams, so if you want to donate that as well, we would be so grateful.  If you do not live close by you can make a financial donation through Paypal, indicating that the donation is for food for SART.

We have never been in this situation, and with our large population, feeding has become a great worry.  Your help as supporters of our mission will help us keep their tummies full and happy.

We are proud to say that out of the 300 kitties at SART, only 16 need to be fixed.  When they are fixed, every resident at SART will have been fixed, inoculated, wormed and treated for wounds and illnesses that they arrived with.  This is something we have never been able to accomplish in the past, and we are so grateful to our wonderful vet for accommodating our needs and helping us accomplish this feat.

Please open your hearts and help SART through this crisis.  We will be so grateful!  Remember, anything is everything!

Posted in: Announcement, Donation, Emergency, Inside the Shelter, News

“Where Am I?”

One of our very dedicated volunteers wrote the following after spending the day acclimating new kitties rescued from the street, having been left by their owners.

Where am I?

Where am I?
I don’t recognize this place.
A lot of people around me
But I don’t see your face

There are bars all around me
This is a small cage
I don’t know whether to cry for your help
Or scream out in a rage

Why did you leave me here?
This is not my home!
I don’t understand
Why you left me alone

I did all that you asked
And all that you said
I went in the litter box
And laid in my bed

I stayed out of the curtains
Kept my claws to myself
Stayed off of the counters
And off of your shelf

You said your kids wanted me
Where are they now?
Not one of their faces
Do I see in this crowd

Where is your lap?
Did I not keep it warm?
You wanted the mice away
So the mice I did harm!

I have feelings, too
And these feelings they hurt
Am I nothing more to you
Than a tiny piece of dirt?

A strange person is coming
I’m going to go hide
I’m scared, I’m alone
I can’t take this in stride!

She opens my cage door
A little hesitant she seems
Really I’m not a bad kitty
And I’m really not mean

I still hide and I hiss
But she seems to ignore
She puts some canned food
Through my cage door

Wow this stuff is yummy
Maybe this place is ok
She talks to me gently
Then just goes on her way

I’m watching, I see her
As she goes to each cage
Why aren’t the other kitties
Showing their rage?

They jump and they claw
Wanting her affection
Am I not good enough
To get this attention?

Is she really this nice?
Can I really believe?
That she can love me for me?
Not turn her back and leave?

Here she comes again
I don’t know what to do
She tells me she only
Wants to clean up my poo

This is not happening!
You are not coming in here!
Watch yourself!
You better stay clear!

She is still very calm
Tells me it will be ok
I growl and I hiss
But she still comes my way!

She is whispering something
Maybe I should listen…
Her voice is so soft
And seems in a distance

“Humans, they suck
I could never tell you why
They think you are cute when you are little
When you are big, its goodbye

You are safe here
In our arms at SART
Maybe we will be together forever
Maybe someday we will part

But remember this sweet one
You are awesome in your own way
And the people at SART
Will remind you of this every day.”

Your humans deserted you
That is their fault
You will never again
Have to feel their assault

We love you the same
As we do every kitty
The humans, well
We feel such a pity

We know humans are the problem
And you kitties not so much
What’s done to all of you
Seems so unjust

So rest my little one
Your heart is safe here with us
Your wants are so special
Your needs a must!

We love you every way
A kitty should be loved
You are our cats
And you are beloved!

We are the volunteers of SART
We dedicate our life to you
This is our little world
This is our little Zoo!

~Written by Denise J.

Posted in: News, Poem

Remembering Us…..

It is that time of year.  The music is clearer, friends are dearer, families draw closer, the food tastes better, the smells of the holidays surround us.  In all of the hussle and bustle, please don’t forget about SART.  We are a non profit corporation, and depend on the generosity of those who support and encourage us.  Without the donations that are sent our way, our kitties would not be as well cared for.  All donations go towards the medical care and services that our animals need.  But there is still litter to buy, cleaning supplies to buy, canned food for their winter porridge, and other items that we use on a regular basis.  So, when you are making out your budget for the holiday season, please send a donation our way – we and our residents thank you from the bottom of our hearts.  Remember, anything is everything.

Happy Holidays from SART

Posted in: Announcement, Donation, Holiday, News, Non-profit

Kroger Helping Animal Organizations

Kroger is currently offering a Pet Tale contest.  On Kroger.com click on “Share Your Pet Tale for chance to win” and follow the directions to enter.  Kroger will select a winning tale and that person gets to name an animal charity to have $50,000 be given to!  The winning entry also will get a year’s worth of free groceries!  So, think of your cute stories, your sad stories, and your unbelieveable stories, and enter them in this contest.  SART hopes that if you win – you select SART as the recipient of the $50,000!  How awesome would that be for our residents?

Again, go to www.Kroger.com and click on the “Share Your Pet Tale for a Chance to Win” and enter BEFORE November 2nd.  Thank you!

Posted in: Announcement, News, Non-profit

Toby and Levi

Our boys want to be with a loving couple so badly.  They are the friendliest, healthiest, happiest kitties!  They share a very large cage together because they want to be together, and do not like other cats so much.  But they LOVE each other and they LOVE people!  They want their forever home! 

If you have been thinking about adopting, please consider them.  You will be loved many times over!  We love climbing in their cage – they roll onto their backs for belly rubs, they love to be brushed, talked to and they love cat nip!

Medically, they have been neutered, have been inoculated, wormed and are very well mannered kitties – you will fall in love!

Contact SART through the contact page if you would like to come meet our sweethearts!

Posted in: In the News, Inside the Shelter, News