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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

Newton: I’m stepping in as spokescat today for an important message. Did you know that April is ASPCA’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month?

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We are lucky cats who live in a safe home where no one can mistreat us, but many animals aren’t so fortunate. We know that abuse sadly happens in our community. Yours, too. If you see animal abuse or neglect, be sure to report it to the authorities so that it isn’t allowed to continue. Law enforcement doesn’t know the animals in your neighborhood like you do, so they won’t notice if one of them is showing signs of something being wrong.

Remember that abuse isn’t just someone kicking a puppy. Animals who are neglected and not given medical care when they are obviously injured or suffering from illness are at risk, too. As we move away from the cold weather days, don’t forget that winter isn’t the only time that the weather can be dangerous for animals left tied up without shelter, food, or water are still at risk. And of course, dogs or cats left locked in closed up cars are at risk from the heat, even on days when the temperature outside isn’t summery hot yet.

Know who to contact. Your local law enforcement is a good place to start, but in some communities, you might need to contact animal control for assistance. You are the voice for the animals who can’t dial a phone themselves to ask for help, and it’s up to all of us to help animals who are suffering neglect or abuse to get help.

Of course, we always support helping your local shelter or animal rescue. That is where many abused animals ultimately end up, and your helping out with a shelter or rescue can make a difference for an animal who was previously abused and is starting over again.

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April 7, 2014 Filed Under: Rescue Tagged With: Newton, prevention of cruelty to animals 16 Comments

Weekend Wrap-Up

We are sure you are as excited as we are about it being Monday, so we’re going to ignore that whole Monday thing and talk about the transport that the head peep drove on Saturday for the Cute Transport Network and Your Daily Cute. She drove a two-hour stretch with this crew:

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And they mostly looked like this during the drive.

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Piles of snoozing kittens. One of them was even snoring!

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The runt of the litter was shy and stayed at the back of the carrier the rest of the time. That meant he had to smell everyone else’s feet.

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(obligatory kitten photobomb)

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This little guy had a huge purr. It echoed inside the carrier!

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They were great passengers. The head peep just wishes we were this quiet during car rides!

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If you are interested in driving a cat to their new home in the future, you can sign up with The Cute Transport Network.

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September 23, 2013 Filed Under: Rescue Tagged With: rescue, transport 20 Comments

The Catmobile’s First Transport

Hello, everybody. It’s the head peep. I know that Newton told you this weekend that I was going to be driving a leg of a transport for the Cute Transport Network, helping get kitties a little closer to their new forever homes. I drove nine cats about 90 miles — or, as a friend of mine pointed out, approximately 810 catmiles — in the catmobile, and it was a wonderful experience!

The driver for the leg before mine arrived in a car much larger than the catmobile with the four carriers, and she lined them up for quick photo before we loaded them up. Being cats — and stressed out cats at that — they looked everywhere but at the camera for the photo.

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There was Margarita and Mimosa, who wants out! Two other kittens were in the back of the carrier and not pictured.

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Three tortie sisters, Rue, Katniss, and Primrose, who kept trying to pull towels into the carrier door grate during the transfer.

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A sweet tortie named Karma who I didn’t get a good picture of at all.

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And then there was Linus, the tiniest kitten of the transport. And the most active, by far.

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I should have taken a photo of how I used bungee cords to secure the three carriers in my back seat, since the seat was too full for me to use seat belts, and I won’t drive with unsecured carriers.

We were soon on our way, with little Karma riding in the passenger seat. That was the only minor miscalculation. It turned out that Linus isn’t just unbearably cute, but he wanted attention. Now! And he was going to let me know about it. The louder he got, the more restless the other cats were, so I spent a good part of my drive with my arm stretched into the back seat so he could gnaw on my fingertips. Who can complain about an adorable kitten playing with their fingers? Not me.

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The drive — and playing with Linus — was over quickly. All in all it was a wonderful experience, and a really rewarding way to spend a few hours of the day. These adorable cats who were once in animal control shelters got one step closer to their forever homes, and that was a really good feeling. I f you have a chance to drive a transport leg, I highly recommend it.

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August 5, 2013 Filed Under: Rescue Tagged With: rescue 20 Comments

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