Single Male Stray (Very Handsome) Seeks Loving Companion

For all you tabby lovers out there, we are very pleased to introduce Stripe, a handsome and charismatic cat who has spent much of his recent past tom-catting around town, but is now ready to settle down and find "the one" - an adoptive owner who will shower him with love and affection (ok, and maybe a bit of tuna as well).

Don't worry, Stripe will eagerly share his love right back! In addition to his good looks, he is very smart and a great conversationalist - he doesn't hesitate to share his thoughts. He will also happily keep your feet warm on chilly evenings. You've gotta love that.

If you think Stripe is your type, please contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com

-Alanna

Join Us for Petsmart's National Adoption Weekend April 30 - May 3 2010

People For Animals will be at Regina's Petsmart location this weekend with some of our lovely foster cats up for adoption. Please come and show your support and perhaps take home a cat whose been waiting for their forever home!

Top 10 Benefits of Fostering a Cat

Fostering a rescued cat is very rewarding, especially when the cat is successfully adopted into a loving forever home. The Cat Channel has provided a list of The Top 10 Benefits of Fostering Cats*

1. Fostering saves millions of cats’ and dogs’ lives each year.
2. Fostering gives one-on-one attention to orphans and animals with trust issues that shelters otherwise would have to euthanize immediately.
3. Fostering allows cats to live in a home environment and become accustomed to typical sights, sounds and smells rather than being confined to a cage.
4. Fostering allows the foster owner to get to know the cat and give potential adopters a better idea about its personality.
5. Fostering helps socialize shy cats.
6. Fostering helps shelters build their facilities as well as keep them staffed.
7. Fostering allows parents who want their kids to experience the miracle of birth to do so without adding to the pet population by fostering a pregnant queen.
8. Fostering cats provides short-term companions for seniors without the personal pet expenses.
9. Fostering gives you an opportunity to really get to know a cat before you make a long-term commitment.
10. Fostering allows you to have no out-of-pocket expenses except food and litter because many rescue groups pay for all the foster cat’s medical needs. All you add is love.

-Alanna

Our Own Version of Oliver Twist

This adorable little guy is Oliver (named after the famed Dickensian character), a tame stray who had made his way under the deck of a kind family who had adopted 2 kittens through PFA last year. They wanted to to help Oliver find a loving home too so they contacted us and now Oliver is being well cared for in a PFA foster home and is ready for adoption.

Oliver is scrawny, malnourished and of course had to be treated for earmites and dewormed after spending considerable time outside. However, he sure appreciates his new circumstances and is very happy to have attention, affection and of course a decent meal on a regular basis!

For more info on Oliver, contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com

-Alanna

Poor Little Stray Max!

PFA is a very busy rescue group and we always have more cats in need of help than we have available foster space. Luckily we get a hand from some kind citizens out there.

This cutie is Max, who was rescued several weeks ago by a kind family who couldn't bear to see the little guy suffering outside, cold and very hungry.

He's looking pretty good thanks to Chelsea and her family who adore him, but they already have young children, 3 dogs, a cat and also run a daycare so this rambunctious teenage kitten ( approx 7 months) is wreaking a bit of havoc in their lives.

They approached PFA for help to find him a good family (and hopefully a quieter foster family) and we are happy to oblige such an adorable little fellow. Max is great with cats, dogs and children and is an ideal family pet. He also has the cutest little white mitts!

For more info on Max, e-mail us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com.

-Alanna

Update on Buddy and Ugg

In early March we wrote about two very sweet but unfortunate de-clawed cats that had been dumped in a barn and left to fend for themselves. Buddy and Ugg were in rough shape when they came to us suffering from starvation, severe matting and frostbite.

Thankfully, they are in a wonderful foster home where they have recovered quickly and are thriving. Buddy and Ugg are very affectionate cats who love people and attention. They are very happy to be warm, clean and well-fed again after living outside for almost a year. They've also been partially shaved to rid them of the painful mats pulling on their skin.

These little cats really like being part of a family again, even if it is a temporary family. They are such great lovely cats we know it’s just a matter of time before they find the right family to love them forever.

Here they are hanging out and relaxing in their foster home.

-Alanna

Rescued from the Street, Seeking Foster Home

This handsome fellow is Ronnie, a tame stray that has been living at one of our feral feeding station for several months. Ronnie has been on the wait list for foster care for weeks now - and he still is - but when the opportunity came to nab him and get him neutered, we went for it.

Ronnie is exactly the kind of cat that PFA loves to rescue and place into a loving home. He is a lovely tame boy who simply has the misfortune to be homeless for some reason, and he deserves better than a life on the streets.

Unfortunately for Ronnie, it's kitten season. He and many of our other wonderful adult cats are being over-looked by people seeking kittens to adopt. We would love to find a foster home for Ronnie soon so that we don't have to release him back to the street, but as always we are very short on foster space.

Please remember that mature cats make great pets - and foster cats, too!

For more info on Ronnie, please contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com.

-Alanna

Little Boy Lost

This adorable little guy was found crying on the doorstep of an empty house during the awful windstorm last week. He is likely one of the many cats that end up stray when owners pick up and move, leaving the cats behind.

The poor cats end up confused, and in this case, desperate for shelter during extreme weather conditions. Luckily a kind citizen took him in and he is safe and happy (and very hungry!) He will be moving to a PFA foster home in a few days and will be listed for adoption.

With a sweet little face like his, we hope he will find a new forever home fast! For more info, please contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com.

-Alanna

All in a Days Work

PFA volunteers are busier than ever these days with spring trapping in full swing. Yesterday we nabbed 2 precious and adorable kittens - Mercury (silver tabby) and Venus (brown tabby) and a sweet adult cat named Chaplin (for his Charlie Chaplin mustache).

These cats were all living on the street and relying on PFA feral team feeders for their sustenance. All 3 are quite happy to be enjoying regular meals and attention in foster care, and will make great pets for a loving adopter.

We are so glad to help these sweet cats in need. Sadly, there are dozens more just like them out there, and we have no more room for rescued cats. We really need more foster homes, even short-term ones. If you are interested in fostering a rescued cat, please contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com.

-Alanna

Volunteer Feeders Needed!

Our hard-working feral team is busier than ever with Trap/Neuter/Release projects and maintenance of our feral cat colonies.

The feral team provides shelter and sustenance to dozens of homeless cats in our city that rely on our feeding stations to survive. We are looking for more volunteers to help out on the feeding routes. Activities include providing food and water to a number of cat colonies on the feeding routes and assisting with spring and winter clean-ups at the shelters.

These cats are sterilized to prevent over-population and reduce the number of homeless strays on city streets. To learn more about the PFA Feral Cat Program, please visit our website at www.people4animals.ca. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us at saskpeople4animals@gmail.com.

-Alanna

Fundraising for Felines

Spring is in full swing and that means that the PFA feral cat team is busy with our Trap/Neuter/Release program to control the feral cat population in Regina. The great spring weather so far has brought lots of success...and lots of vet bills!

We are doing our best to raise funds so that we can sterilize as many stray and feral cats as possible, help mama cats and their litters that are born on the street, and continue helping rescued tame cats find loving homes. But, we need help.

We need volunteers for the following fund-raising activities:

• World's Biggest Garage Sale: Saturday, May 1st (10-12 volunteers needed for 2-hour shifts)
  
• Al Ritchie Community Flea Market: Saturday, May 8th (5-6 volunteers needed)

We also have several other fund-raising activities on the go:

• The 3rd Annual PFA raffle. Tickets are $2 each and we have an awesome selection of prizes including a sleepy-pod pet carrier, a pet photography package, baskets from Epicure, Gold Canyon, Angel Works, and a unique home-spa package, and gift cards from Kater's Mobile Massage and Planet Caravan. For tickets, please contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com.
• Catalogue sales with the following vendors:

1. Lia Sophia Jewelry
2. Epicure
3. Everyday Style

We are fortunate to work with generous vendors who are willing to donate a significant portion of the sales proceeds to PFA. If you enjoy cooking, decorating your home or are seeking the perfect accessory to complement an outfit, please consider placing an order through these catalogue sales. You'll get great stuff and PFA will get to help more cats!

For more information or to get a catalogue, please contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com.

-Alanna

Fuzzy Finds a Home!

Our cute and charming boy Fuzzy was adopted this week - by his awesome foster home, who couldn't bear to let him go. It isn't always easy to introduce a new foster cat into your home, but Fuzzy got along with everyone immediately and was instantly at home with the whole family.

Here he is hanging out with his buddy Sam. These two boys bonded quickly and it's like they've always known each other. Another great match and happy ending for a deserving foster kitty!

-Alanna

Max's Happy Ending

PFA volunteers were thrilled last week when our sweet older boy, Max, was adopted into a terrific new home after waiting for over a year in foster care.

Here is Max (grey tabby) hanging out with his new buddy, Chateau. The two cats got along instantly and Max loves to eat, play and relax right alongside his big "brother".

Thanks to Max's new owner Jerry for recognizing the advantages of adopting a mature cat, and of course to the lovely Chateau for easing the way for Max!

-Alanna

Kiki at Home

This handsome and happy cat is Kiki (now Lewie), a lucky foster cat who was recently adopted into a loving new home.

Kiki had a tumultuous journey to his forever home. He was rescued in July 2009 along with several other cats from a bizarre hoarding situation and placed into foster care. He was briefly adopted in September but struggled to fit in with a busy family in a large house after being in a quiet and cozy foster home, so back into foster care he went, this time into a different home, until his adoption last week.

His new owner Jaycee says that he is doing fabulously and based on these pictures, we agree. Hooray for Kiki!

-Alanna

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month! Now is a great time to adopt or foster a rescued animal, organize a bake sale or other fundraiser for animal charities, and spoil your own pets even more than usual.

Click here to read more about Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month and for ideas on how to help prevent cruelty and support animal rescue initiatives in your community.

-Alanna

A Little Mother Hen

Maybe it's the mama in her, but our petite little Dinah has appointed herself as protector and bodyguard when it comes to her little foster buddy, Scamp.

Dinah is normally all about belly rubs, cuddles and purrs, but if any of the other cats in the foster home starts to play rough with Scamp, she is right there to smack them down and beat them into a hasty retreat!

Scamp is lucky to have such a great friend. Here they are celebrating victory with a bowl of milk.

Both Dinah and Scamp are available for adoption and patiently waiting for their forever homes. It's nice that they have each other in the meantime.

-Alanna

Wonderful Wilbur

This big, beautiful orange boy is Wilbur, yet another cat rescued from the bitter winter cold by a caring citizen back in January.

He was rescued in the Lakeview area - not normally somewhere we come across strays but it goes to show that there are homeless cats everywhere in our city.

Wilbur was quite rattled by his experience on the streets and was very timid when he was first rescued. It took him quite a while to come out of his shell but with some TLC and extra attention from his foster family at Prairie Animal Assistance, Wilbur is secure, confident and ready for adoption. He is also a very handsome fellow!

For more information about Wilbur, please contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com.

-Alanna