Petsmart

Season's Greetings!

This year People For Animals will be assisting with Petsmart's Pet Holiday Christmas Pictures! Volunteers will be onsite Saturday and Sunday Dec 19 & 20th helping out from 11am-4pm!

Come on down and get a photo of your pet with Santa and support People For Animals at the same time! With every photo package purchase $5.00 goes to PFA!

Also check out Isis who is back in our adoption enclosures at Petsmart and Itty Bitty and Missy who will be arriving soon!

- Michelle

PFA Cats of Christmas

Chances are if you are reading this blog, you've already seen our terrific Christmas tree of cats on the main page of the PFA website.

However, we have another new feature that you may not have seen yet - a wonderful video featuring our sweet adoptable cats. It's only fair to warn you that viewing this video may result in an irresistable urge to run out and adopt a rescued cat!

After a busy fall and early winter, we are up to over 90 cats in foster care again, with adoptions almost at a standstill. If you are looking to add a furry friend to your home or know of someone who is, please check out this video then visit our cat-a-logue for more detail on the cats.

-Alanna

An Early Christmas Present for Edsel (and PFA)!

A few weeks ago I wrote about Edsel, an 18 year old cat who had been abandoned at a boarding facility and was stressed and unhappy to be suddenly living life in a cage.

We were pretty thrilled when a kind PFA member and supporter agreed to foster Edsel for us, but not nearly as thrilled as Edsel was to be out of the kennel and into a cozy home where she is getting lots of attention and affection!

Edsel's foster "mom" says that Edsel has settled in nicely and is eating well and lapping up the attention she gets from her foster mom and dad. She especially loves to cuddle up in bed with them at night.

We are so happy to see Edsel thriving in foster care, and so grateful to her wonderful foster mom, Katherine, and her family, for giving Edsel a second chance at a happy home life.

We couldn't have asked for a better Christmas gift for a rescued cat.

-Alanna

Left Alone in the Cold

This cute little grey tabby boy is Phineas, a 16-month old male who was rescued last night by our foster home coordinator Michelle. She noticed him on the doorstep of a nearby home a few days ago, crying to get inside. She soon realized that her neighbours were gone. They simply moved away and left their 2 cats behind - unfortunately for the cats, right in the midst of the first real cold spell of winter.

Phineas was shivering from cold and very hungry when Michelle found him and took him in last night. He is now safe and sound and awaiting his neuter at Vic Vet, where he will board until a foster home spot opens up. He is a lucky boy and is very happy to be warm and well-fed.

This type of abandonment is all too common and keeps rescue groups like PFA very busy. We are now turning our sights too his brother, and we hope to get him soon before he becomes ravaged by the cold. Wish us luck!

-Alanna

And yet more kittens...

Here is another little cat family rescued by PFA recently after we were alerted that a mama cat had given birth to kittens under a citizen's front steps! With cold weather setting in and no foster space, we were very concerned about the 6 week old kittens who are too young to survive the cold without shelter.

So, we called our friends at Prairie Animal Assistance and luckily they were happy to help us out with the mama Charlies and babies: Twister, Tuxedo, Mr. Jones and Teddy.

These little ones are incredibly cute - and incredibly lucky to have a safe haven from winter!

-Alanna

When it Rains...(Kittens)

PFA volunteers have made a huge effort to get stray, orphaned and abandoned kittens off the street before the weather turns brutally cold. Six weeks ago I wrote about the rescue of Lola and Wally, two adorable tiny kittens out fending for themselves, each one on their own in 2 separate locations.

But, we know where there is one kitten there is usually more and sure enough, 2 more kittens eventually made an appearance at the run-down garage where Lola was found. We are a little swamped with kittens right now but with snow falling and time running out for these kittens in terms of tame-ability, we decided to grab them.

Here are little Apricat (the sweet one) and Saffron (the sassy one, in blanket) safe and sound in their foster home awaiting forever families. Thanks to feral team leader Leanne for searching and waiting patiently to nab them and foster mom Denise for offering them shelter from the cold.

-Alanna

Sweet Sophie is Back; Needs A New Home (again)

This pretty, soft and shiny cat is Sophie, one of our favourite success stories of 2008. She was rescued with her litter of kittens struggling to survive on the streets of North Central. She started out quite timid and shy but quickly became a snuggly, affectionate and fun cat once she was adopted into a caring home.

Sophie's family contacted us this week with bad news - they have a new baby who is asthmatic and struggling with 2 cats in the home. They love Sophie and don't want to give her up but need to put their baby's needs 1st.

So, Sophie is back in the PFA fold. She is still with her owners as we have no foster space currently available, but she needs to be moved soon to either a foster home or new adoptive home. We would dearly love to find a place that would take Sohpie and her cat buddy, Howie, to reduce the stress of re-homing for both of them

If you are in the market for a pair of sweet and snuggly cats that are fixed, vaccinated and very well behaved, consider Sophie and Howie. For more info, contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com.

-Alanna