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In Honor of National Feral Cat Day
Feral Cat Information and Networking Evening
Andover Veterinary Clinic
517 W Central, Andover
October 16, 2008
6:30-8:30 PM


Coffee and dessert will be served and an Alley Cat Allies DVD will be shown. Networking with other caregivers and gaining knowledge about feral cats and TNR will be the focus of the evening. For more info contact Lindsey at 350-4595 or lindsey51783@yahoo.com.

Friends of Felines member Shirley Hutchison recently had a bit of "kitty" excitement. Shirley recently trapped three ferals, one of which was pregnant. So pregnant that one of the kittens was born on the way to the vet! Unfortunately, the others didn't make it. As luck would have it, a clinic vet tech had a "foster" Mama at her home, so she took the little one home, rubbed it on the foster Mama, who accepted it. The "surprise package" grew, was neutered, and has been adopted! The Mama cat was also altered and returned to her colony healthy. Shirley said, "I feel totally rewarded this time. It was a happy ending." Great job, Shirley! Thank you for all you do!

Do you have a feral story you'd like to share with us for possible publishing on our web site and in our newsletter? Contact us at info@felinefriendsks.com.

Friends of Felines is pleased to announce that we are moving forward with plans to completely outfit a trailer to do rescue work in the case of a natural or manmade disaster situation. A minimum of 25 volunteers are needed, who are willing to be trained and certified through ICS 100/200 classes, which can be done online, and first aid, which has been arranged with a local vet. Read the full news release at Friends of Felines to Offer Midwest's First Mobile Rescue Unit. Sign-up to volunteer for this project at Rescue Volunteer.

Friends of Felines/Alley Cat Allies Make Presentations to Local Groups

Alley Cat Allies and Friends of Felines recently presented two workshops on "Helping Outdoor Cats" to the citizens and local government officials in McPherson and Wichita, Kansas. These workshops provided information on how local governments, veterinarians, and residents can work together to implement non-lethal, compassionate, and sensible solutions to reduce the number of outdoor cats while improving the cats' lives. A special thank-you to Pioneer Balloon in Wichita for the use of their facility, which made it possible for us to accommodate a 100+ crowd.

After the McPherson workshop, Alley Cat Allies presented Ray Huff, FOF president and founder, with a certificate of recognition for his work with the T-N-R program and assisting others with T-N-R. Great job, Ray!

Friends of Felines offers public presentations regarding T-N-R and other feral cat issues free of charge to groups, animal control officers, city councils, etc. If your group is interested, contact us at info@felinefriendsks.com.


Wichita Resident Donates Trailer to Friends of Felines

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Wichita resident and animal lover, Joanne Clevenger (pictured left with FOF member Wayne Roberts), recently donated an 8' x 20' enclosed trailer to Friends of Felines. The donation was made in memory of Eldon and Melvin Clevenger.


Friends of Felines hope to obtain grants that will enable us to retrofit the inside of the trailer with the necessary medical equipment and supplies, and acquire a vehicle capable of pulling the trailer. The trailer will be used to as an emergency rescue unit during natural disasters such as the Greensburg tornado.

Ray Huff, Friends of Felines president said, "This provides us with a unique opportunity to be one of the few animal groups in the Midwest that has a unit of this type. It's something that's really needed. Thank-you to Ms. Clevenger for her most generous contribution to our efforts."

 

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