News
Feb 09 2015
Quarter Auction!
A wonderful group of people has organized a Quarter Auction for the benefit of SART. This auction is scheduled for Sunday, March 8th, from 4:00 to 6:00 at the auditorium of Zion Lutheran Church in St. Marys. There are over $3000 in gift certificates and products from Buffalo Wild Wings, Applebee’s, Starbucks, Regal Cinemas, McDonalds, Subway, JT’s, ITunes, Longaberger, Family Video, Kroger’s, Pantry Pride, Marathon, Avon, Girl Scout cookies, Ohio State National Champion gear, Rider gifts from Albert Sporting Goods, Kohls, Hallmark, For Tails Only, 31 Products, Younique, Tastefully Simple, Jamberry Nails, and much more! Grand Prize auction item is a VIZIO E500i-B1 50 inch 1080p Smart LED HDTV! Food will be available as well! If you can’t attend and want to participate, you can purchase an auction paddle for $20 and be entered in every auction, including the grand prize drawing. If you want to purchase a paddle because you can’t attend, please message SART and we will help you do this. Please join in and enjoy an afternoon of fun, while helping to raise money for our wonderful cat shelter!
Jan 28 2015
Adopting from SART
There have been some questions about why we do what we do when adopting kitties from SART. I would like to take a moment to explain why we do. When we rescue a kitty, we take care of all medical issues (fixing, inoculations, wounds and/or illnesses). While we go through this part of taking in a rescue, we also spend time with the kitty, getting to know them, gaining their trust, and helping them feel safe. Often these kitties need a lot of rehab in this area due to being on the street and dealing with the unkindness of humans.
After all of this is done and we feel that this kitty would love to be adopted, we offer it up as a possibility. However, after doing all of the items mentioned, we do not hand out kitties at a drive through window to anyone “wanting” a cat. We have invested our time, money, care and love in the animal and want to be sure that when adopted, the animal will be at least cared for as much as we do at SART. So, we ask questions, as other shelters do. We want to be sure that the interested people live where they can have a pet. We also want to know who lives in the home; ages of children, if other pets are in the home, and if so, what. This gives us good information to help guide the family in the temperament of the cat that would be most happy. However, red flags pop up sometimes, which tell us that the kitty would not be better there. Is that being nosey? No, it is being responsible as to where our animals go. We are their advocate.
So, if you are interested in adopting, go to our contact page and email us with the information so we can determine whether we can help you. Emailing is much better. We are working in the shelter every day and find it difficult to speak on the phone. Emailing can be done by us in the evenings. We love adopting to loving families who will care for this animal for its lifetime. Sometimes those homes are hard to find.
Jan 09 2015
Operation: Warm Paws
SART needs your support. As the temperature goes down, the cost for heating our spaces goes up. We’re very concerned that our current funds won’t be able to stretch far enough to keep our residents properly heated during the brutal winter months. So we’re calling on the support of our wonderful community.
We’ve created a fundraiser at GoFundMe. Please consider helping us in anyway you can.
Donate here: http://www.gofundme.com/juquwg
We truly appreciate it. Anything means everything.
Oct 23 2014
Please Help!
SART would like to thank those of you that financially support us. We are going through a tough time. We have 400 cats and kittens in our care at this time. Wonderful kitties to adopt! But in caring for them we need financial assistance. Food, litter, supplies, medical care, heat and electricity all cost and the dollars can only stretch so far. If you have been thinking about donating to us, now would be a very good time to do so. You can donate through our secure paypal account or mail to PO Box 146, St. Marys, Ohio 45885. We would so appreciate some help right now. Remember, your donations are tax deductible and at SART, anything is everything! Please help!
Oct 07 2014
Home 4 the Holidays 2014
The 2014 Blue Buffalo Home 4 the Holidays drive is in full swing and runs through January 2, 2015. SART is again participating in this fantastic program, and we are determined to find wonderful, caring homes for our cats and kittens. If you’re thinking about bringing a loving cat into your life, please consider adopting one of our beautiful, healthy, loving residents. Our cats dream of having a family of their own with warm blankets, good food, and much love. Home 4 the Holidays has placed over 9 million animals into loving homes since 1999. Let’s help make this campaign a success once again this year! Open your hearts and your home!
If it’s not the right time for you to adopt, you can still contribute to the mission of the Home 4 the Holidays campaign by donating to SART through the H4TH website by clicking here.
Thank you so much for your support! The winter months are the most challenging to battle at the shelter. As the temperature drops, we appreciate any help you can provide. We’ll always accept non-monetary donations as well – from food and litter to blankets, toys and cleaning supplies. Anything means everything.
