Tucker Goes Home and Three New Youngsters Arrive

Tucker went home on Saturday. He is such a loving and friendly guy! He is going to make a wonderful companion to his new owners!!

Three new guys arrived on Sunday. They are youngsters - five months old. They are litter mates. The three will have run of the top four cages so please leave the doors open between them. There is Biolage, a female tabby, and Redkin, a male tabby. These two look very similar but you can tell them apart by their size - Redkin is a little bigger. The third is Suave, a gray male. When he first arrived he was a tad scared and sat on top of a shelf while his mates ran willy nilly. Let's hope he settles in soon! There is no pictures available as kittens are not put on PetFinder until they get a little older.

Amanda and Anna were both brought back to the Shelter and will be seeing the vet. Amanda has a sore spot above her eye. Since she was living with Anna both cats will be checked out. The Shelter staff are going to take precautionary measures and scrub out the big cage. Until that happens please do not allow the other cats to run free. For now clean the cages around the cats and make sure to use the hand sanitizer. I will let you know as soon as the Shelter advises me staff has cleaned the cage. Hopefully Anna will check out fine and be brought back very soon. I will keep you all posted.

Three Guys Go Home!!!

Mouse went home on Saturday. Greco and Loki went home together last night. Apparently mild mannered Loki was able to bust out of the cardboard carrier! Barb A described the scene as something out of the Incredible Hulk! As Barb says, "First a foot, then a leg, and then with a blast out comes his head and he is free." Barb said he was good though - did not bite or scratch - and was just a little scared. Meanwhile Big Greco was not effected and just patiently waited in his carrier for Loki to stop making a scene. Loki will be fine once he gets to his home and has his big pal to take care of him.
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As far as pending holds... The people who had put a second hold on Greco are now awaiting approval for Tucker and the hold on Anna has been pulled.
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Anna and Amanda had been roomates at the Shelter for a long time. Now they are back together in the big cage. They really love each other and often curl up together. Please push for them to be adopted together! Remember...right now the adoption fee is waived on the second cat if you adopt two.
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We need to get Whitney a home!! She will be going back to the Shelter very shortly. She is being placed into the Open Your Heart and Home program which reduces her adoption fee to $10. We have never brought any cat back to the Shelter since PetSmart opened for no reason other than they were not adopted. I know she can be tempermental and quite mouthy but there must be a home out there where she can reign as the queen of the house!
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Arrangements are being made for new comers to arrive at PetSmart sometime on Thursday.
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I still have no takers for the adoption table on Saturday, July 28. Please, someone give a try!! If I have no takers by next Wednesday I will send out a plea to have someone merely feed and clean that evening.
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I know we are out of brown paper for the cages. The managers have been told about this and apparently are working on it.
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Just a reminder for Jen & Lauren, Barb A and Jenny G - this is the last week of your schedule change. Starting next Tuesday (July 24) we are back to Jenny G doing Tuesday evenings, Barb A doing the adoption table on Wednesday evenings and Jen & Lauren doing Thursday evenings. Please let me know you are aware of the change.
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Say goodbye to Mouse and the Incredible Loki...

Anna & Amanda Arrive!

Anna and Amanda arrived together on Friday. They are buddies who have been rooming together at the Shelter. Anna is a tortie who is a little shy but has a sweet disposition. Amanda is a calico with alot of white. She came to the Shelter with an eye infection. A vet treated her for the infection and she can see with it however there is some scar tissue on the eye. Although she is now fine she is still classifed as a special needs adoption and her fee is $8. She also has a sweet disposition. Since Anna & Amanda are buddies please keep the door between their cages open.

On Thursday an applicant put holds on both big Greco and Loki. She initially liked Loki but after meeting Greco decided she liked them both! In addition holds were put on Tucker and Anna today. Now this is what we like to see!! Although it would be nice to see certain cats go to a home together we can't always get what we want!

Coverage is needed for the morning cleaning on Thursday, July 11 and for the adoption table on Saturday, July 28. If no one can do the table on July 28 I will put a plea out for someone to do an evening cleaning. Please consider trying to do the adoption table!! Remember, you can tell me what hours you would like to do!

Meet Anna & Amanda:

Happy Independence Day For Izzy & Lizzy!!

Izzy and Lizzy went home together last night. They will join a labrador retriever and a horse and some pigs!! This house knows animals! The couple who adopted them were very anxious about getting the girls home. I think these two are racing around their new home right now!

Two new cats were brought to PetSmart on Tuesday. Mouse is a young black female with a sweet disposition. The other guy is a big male named Greco. Greco is so big that he needs to be housed in the big cage! He is a polydactyl cat - that is, he has more than five toes on his paws! Some call these cats "mitten cats." For those of you who do not know the story, Ernest Hemingway was given his first cat by a ship captain in KeyWest, Florida. Yes, it was a polydactyl! Today there is approximatley sixty cats that live at the Ernest Hemingway Museum and Home in Key West. About half of these cats are polydactyls and believed to be direct descendants of Hemingway's first cat. Often people simply refer to polydactyl cats as "Hemingway Cats." I was fortunate enough to meet many of these cats a few years ago during a visit to Key West!

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The arrival of this big male appears to have shaken up the females. Loki and Tucker are not phased but apparently Whitney, Blinky and Mouse were a tad upset Wednesday morning and a little aggressive. Please be aware of this when letting the cats get their exercise. Let me know if the girls continue to be out of sorts. Hopefully everyone will settle in after a day or two.

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Let's hope the adoptions keep moving along like this week! Poor Whitney!! When will she find a home!

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Here is Greco and Mouse:

Goodbye Lady Di, Flutterbee and Striker!!

I am so happy to report that it was a great weekend!! Striker went home on Saturday with two little boys and their mom who could not be more excited. Diana went home to Wildwood Crest. She will be spending winter months in Florida and summer months in the Crest. Her new mom wanted a companion for a cat at home and wanted to adopt one who had been in the shelter a long time. Diana loudly announced she had been in the shelter for months and promised to be a good cat! Sweet little Flutterbee will be getting all the attention she needs in her new home!

There is still holds pending on Izzy and Lizzy - yes, together. The applicants came in to visit the girls on Saturday. Hopefully they will be approved early in the week and can go home.

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I removed the pieces of hardware inside the big cage and rearranged them so the cats can no longer hide on the top shelf. Please make sure the pieces stay that way. Yesterday one of the girls was on the top shelf and it looked like only one cat was in the cage. We don't want them to be able to hide from potential adopters!!

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Loki and Tucker are getting along very well in shared cages so please let them continue to hang out together. Hopefully this will encourage someone to adopt them as a pair.

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There are kittens galore at the shelter!!! If you know anyone interested in adopting a kitten please tell them about the shelter!!!

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The July schedule has a few holes in it. Please look at the calendar and let me know if you are available to fill in on any of the open dates.

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Say good bye to Flutterbee and Striker!!

Marvelous Marbles Goes Home!

Marbles went home on Sunday! Yippee! Now she can stretch her legs out all the time and talk to her heart's content to her new family! What a cutie!

Unfortunately the holds for Diana and Blinky have been pulled. The applicants never responded to several calls from the Shelter. The holds on Izzy and Lizzy are still pending. To date the Shelter has not received the required paperwork from the applicant's landlord. Do not hestitate to take a second hold on them.

The Cape May County Animal Shelter Alliance (CMCASA) is going to have an information booth at the annual 4-H Fair on Thursday, July 19 through Saturday, July 21. The booth is there to promote the animals of various organizations in Cape May County - including Animal OutReach, Animal Welfare Society and the Cape May County Shelter. Vilma is organizing volunteers to man the booth during the following hours: Thursday, July 19 and Friday July 20 , 3:30-9:00pm, and Saturday, July 21, 11:00-5:00PM. If you are available to cover any of these hours let me know and I will put you in touch with Vilma. It is not necessary to be there the entire time - if you can only do one or two hours, no problem.

I am bringing two new guys down to PetSmart on Wednesday. I will post an update with pictures later this week.

Weekend News

On Sunday Tracey took holds on the girls, Izzy and Lizzy. Yes, if the application is approved the girls will be going home together! Wouldn't that be great?! The application is at the Shelter for review. Holds are still pending for Diana, Marbles and Blinky.

On Sunday a sweet female kitty arrived at PetSmart by the name of Flutterbee. She is very affectionate and loves to be petted. She is a tad nervous when removed from the the cage and put on the floor. She had her spay surgery on May 31 so her belly is bare! I think you are all going to love her!

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What is up with Whitney?? She meows sweetly one minute and sounds possessed by the devil the next! She is so cute but so evil towards the other guys! She is very bossy and ornery. She definitely needs to be in a one cat household.

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I trained a new volunteer on Monday...welcome Jen C! Jen is going to help out while she is home from school for the summer.

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I am forwarding to all of you a flyer I received from Animal Outreach. As you are aware they suffered a terrible loss a few weeks ago when a fire destroyed their trailer and over thirty cats died. Please forward the flyer to anyone you know who may be interested in helping them as they begin to rebuild.

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Here is sweet little Flutterbee:

Goodbye, Senora! Vaya con Dios!

Yippee!! Senora went home today!! What a great home, too! I met her new mother who is so excited to have Senora. She came to PetSmart with a new snazzy, soft cat carrier and gently packed our little pumpkin up! Senora's new name is Malibu. She is joining a fish and a bird at her new house. Senora was at PetSmart longer than any other cat we have brought there. I know she has grown on all of us so I am very happy to report she is going to be one spoiled kitty!

Marbles got a hold last night and it looks really good. The Shelter is waiting on paperwork for Diana and Blinky.

I brought three new guys to the store today. Izzy and Lizzy are two sisters that are about seven months old. They are almost identical. The only way to tell them apart is by the tails. Izzy has a white tip on hers and Lizzy does not. They are both active and sweet!! They are putting on quite a show in the big cage. I also brought down a very handsome buff colored male named Loki. He is a few years old. You guys are going to love him! He is very friendly and mellow. All three appeared to settle right in.

The Shelter has started to use new cage cards that have information about the cats' dispositions and likes and dislikes. For now just the new guys will have these cards on the inside of their cages. Eventually the new cards will be on all the cages. I think you will find them helpful! We will still use the Petfinder blurbs for the front of the cages.

Take a look at the July schedule if you have not already done so. Please let me know what you can do. If you have already contacted me please double check that I put you on the correct days.

Meet Loki, Lizzy, Izzy :

Successful Weekend!

It was a good weekend! Roxy finally found a forever home and left on Saturday. Scotty was brought back to the Shelter today and will be picked up there tomorrow and go to his new home along with another cat from the Shelter. There are applications pending on Diana, Blinky and Senora. WOW! I am thrilled! All three apps are at the Shelter for review.

Which leads me to this question...does anyone have any information on who took the applications on Blinky and Diana? When Barb A arrived to clean Saturday morning the applications were on the adoption table. If you know who did the apps please let me know.

I still do not have anyone doing the second shift on next Saturday - June 9. Do the adoption table or just clean and feed. It is up to you!

Look for another update in a couple of days. I am hoping to bring three new guys down to the store on Wednesday.

Latest News & Updates

Well, my friends, perhaps our dry spell is over! Right now there are two very good applications at the Shelter waiting for the Director's final approval. One is for our little friend Roxy and the other is for Scotty. If all goes well these adoptions will be finalized very soon and I will bring new arrivals to PetSmart next Wednesday. I will keep you all posted.

Make sure when you leave that you double check the clasps on the cages. This morning when Judy M arrived to clean she was greeted at the door by a free roaming Diana! Also, be sure you shut the inside door leading to the cages when you leave. This way in the event one of the guys figures out how to use the clasp on the cages he or she can't scamper by you when you initially enter the adoption room!

Coverage is needed for the afternoon/evening on Saturday, June 9. I would like to see the adoption table open at some point that day however if you can only clean and feed I certainly understand. Remember, the time for the adoption table is not etched in stone. Just let me know what works for you.

Tracey R has been doing every Sunday afternoon at the adoption table all winter. For the summer she is not as available and needs to cut that back to every other Sunday. If anyone can cover some Sundays please let me know!

Angel Gets a Forever Home!

Angel went home on Sunday! She is going to have a wonderful life and a new name. Her new owner had a cat for over fifteen years that passed away in February. She has been looking for a new companion. She is going to change Angel's name to Sam. Sam was her best friend that passed away a while ago. She and Sam shared a love of cats and when she met Angel she felt Angel was sent from Sam to be with her. Sam is my aunt and her dear friend did not even know I was involved with PetSmart when she saw Angel there in a cage. When I saw the application I called her and we talked about Sam the person and Sam (Angel) the cat. I am so happy for Angel!!

The weekend was pretty quiet again. Let's hope Angel's adoption starts a trend!

Both the holds on Diana and Roxy have officially been pulled by the applicants.

We have a schedule change for an eight week period beginning on Tuesday, May 29. The mid-week adoption table will be on Tuesday nights instead of Wednesdays. Please be aware of this when giving people information.

Katherine called me today to tell me that PetSmart is out of both the pine litter and Yesterdays News. A delivery is due at the store tomorrow or Wednesday. She will put a substitute litter near the cages but is not going to poor it into the bin as we are only using it for the interim. As soon as the delivery is made we will stop using the replacement and go back to the pine. Hopefully the guys will not stage a strike and they will adapt to the litter change for a day or two with little problems!!

I will contact the Shelter about bringing someone new to replace Angel and to be Marbles' new roommate.

Another Quiet Weekend :-(

Well, unfortunately we had another quiet weekend at PetSmart. The hold on Diana is still pending but the Shelter has yet to receive paperwork they requested on Friday. The application on Roxy is still pending but the applicant has yet to bring the hold money to PetSmart or to the Shelter. I phoned her personally on Friday and she stated she was still interested in adopting Roxy. I called her again yesterday (Monday) and left her a message. The applicant for Senora was called and told to pick up her hold money because her landlord does not want to supply the Shelter with any information.

Paige and I spent two hours at the adoption table Monday. Throughout our time we had everyone out of the cages at one time or another. Everyone was well behaved and did fine with each other. Blinky jumped down several times and played. She occasionally hissed at Scotty but did just fine with the others. Arrogant Whitney lied on the floor like she owned the place and did not bother anyone. I think any of the cats we have at the store right now would do just fine with other cats.

I am hoping that people are busy with proms, graduations and other Spring activities and that adoptions pick up soon!!

Goodbye Traveller & Ariel - Welcome Blinky and Scotty!!

Ariel and Traveller headed home Wednesday night. By now Ariel has probably settled in with her guinea pig sibling and Traveller is happily hugging his new family! Good for both of them! They are a couple of nice kitties! .
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Scotty and Blinky joined us at PetSmart on Saturday. Scotty, a black male, is very friendly and appeared to settle right in. I brushed him for quite a while and he was most appreciative. Blinky is a sweet calico who appears to be a tad timid but is friendly. She did not settle in as quickly as Scotty but I am sure she will be just fine. Apparently she is a bit like Ariel and prefers to be the "one and only." It is best to let her exercise on her own. It seems Blinky does not care for other cats!
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The weekend was quiet. Lots of lookers but no holds were taken on either Saturday or Sunday. Diana got alot of attention on Saturday. She was very vocal and really showed off! She did good!
The holds for Diana and Senora did not work out so both have been pulled.
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Poor Senora! I can not wait to hear she found a home! And Angel - such a sweetheart. When I opened the cage yesterday and leaned in to give her fresh water she was so anxious to come down she jumped right on my head! The right person will come along for each of them, I'm sure.
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The June schedule looks wonderful!! You guys are the best volunteers ever!

Meet Blinky and Scotty:

Two More Go Home - Two More Arrive

Fritter and Tippy went home on Wednesday night. Once again poor Angel loses a roommate! For now she is on her own in the big cage. I sure will miss Tippy's big hugs!

Whitney is very sloppy! Be sure to not have her food and litter in the same cage. Yesterday she managed to fill two water bowls and two food bowls with litter! It was impossible for her to eat or get a drink.

There are holds pending on Diana, Senora and Ariel. So far there are issues on all three. Be sure to take another hold on any of them should the opportunity arise. The Shelter is still waiting on paperwork for Ariel. The applicant for Diana is out of town and the application was not complete. The applicant for Senora is hesitant to provide necessary paperwork so more than likely that hold will be pulled.

When you take an application be sure to review it and make sure all the questions are answered. Please note on the application that the person was advised that they must provide certain documents proving they either own their residence or that their landlord allows pets and the documents will be provided. There is a copy machine in the manager's office should someone be able to immediately provide proof.

Due to a cancellation coverage is needed for the morning cleaning on Saturday, May 5. Please let me know if you are available.

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I was at the Shelter today when Valentine's new mom called. She said Valentine has a new name - Princess! I guess we know that cat is getting the royal treatment! You go, big girl!

The two new arrivals at PetSmart are Traveller and Marbles. Traveller is a young male and is in the Open Your Heart and Home Program. He looks just like Tippy and is just as full of hugs! Marbles is a friendly and loving female who is a couple of years old. She is a sweatheart.

I know that being involved with animal rescue is difficult and takes a special kind of person with a special kind of heart. Sometimes this work can make us really sad and make our heart break. Recently, after expressing this heartache to a friend, she shared the following story with me and I'd like to share it with you.

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Once a man was on the beach, where countless thousands of starfish had washed up, their life and water ever so slowly ebbing into dust. The man was picking up a starfish at a time and throwing it into the water. Someone came along and asked him, "What are you doing? Had you the rest of your life to spend doing this you would not scratch the surface of the dying starfish. You cannot help more than a drop in the bucket. Why do you think it matters?" The man calmly, patiently, bent over, took a starfish and threw it up in the air, arcing as it came down to splash into the life giving water. "It mattered to that one, " he said.

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Remember, you mattered to Valentine, Tippy, Fritter, Hooper, CB, Becky, Nero, Bob, Smudge, Freckles, Gus, Sasha, Tasha, Atlanta, Atlantis... and our list goes on... Thank you.

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Meet Marbles and Traveller:

Weekend Update

Hooper went home on Friday. His new owners started feeding Hooper when he showed up on their porch one day a few weeks back. He was a skinny little bag of bones. The family was going away on vacation and were at a loss as to what to do. They notified animal control who brought Hooper to the shelter. The family promised Hooper they would adopt him if he was still at the Shelter when they returned from their trip. True to their word they took Hooper home!! He will be living with another cat and two little girls who could not have been more excited!!

Tippy got a hold on Friday. He is so funny!! He just goes limp when you pick him up! The application is at the Shelter for review.

Tracey took a hold on Ariel today. She said it is a perfect match. The only other animal in the house is a guinea pig. We all know Ariel does not play well with other cats! Apparently she sure turned on the charm today when she crawled into this woman's lap and purred and snuggled!! That application is also at the Shelter.

I have not been told the application for Fritter was denied so the hold is still pending.

I put Angel in with Fritter and gave Whitney two cages so she can have a big litter box. She is so messy and that little litterbox was simply not doing the trick.

The May schedule is complete and looks great! We picked up another new volunteer this month. Welcome aboard, Karla!!

If all goes well Ariel and Tippy will go home Wedneday night and new guys will arive on Thursday. I will keep you posted.

Gus & Freckles Finally Go Home! Meet Ariel, Hooper and Fritter!

Yes, finally, Freckles and Gus have gone home. If you are wondering if it seemed to take a long time for these two you are not mistaken. Gus arrived at PetSmart on February 10 and Freckles on January 28. They are both going to good homes so it was worth waiting for. Gus' new owner adopted a dog, Binx, from the Shelter in the past. Barb A said Binx looks great and is doing well. Now Gus will join the family!

Three new cats were brought to PetSmart today. Fritter is an orange and white male who is just over a year old and is very friendly. His roommate is Hooper, a gray and white tabby who is young, under a year old, and is also very friendly. These two will have run of the big cage for a while!

The third arrival is Ariel. She is a Siamese mix and is an older cat. She has beautiful blue eyes like you have never seen before. She is really pretty and quite striking! She loves people but is not crazy about other cats. Keep this in mind when you let the guys out for exercise. Introduce her slowly to others at first. Sometimes these guys eventually come around and can play with others but sometimes they don't! She is a "senior" cat and we do not want to stress her out too much!

Don't forget to let me know what you can do in May...

The new guys:

Three New Cats & Two New Holds

Freckles and Gus both got holds over the weekend. Unfortunately not together, however both applications appear to be very good. A PetSmart employee put a hold on Gus Friday night. On Saturday a woman came in and said she had originally met Freckles while she was in the Shelter before Christmas. She and her daughter then saw Freckles at PetSmart and decided that the time was right to apply for the adoption. Both applications are at the Shelter for processing.

Tippy, Diana and Roxy arrived on Saturday. You will love all three!! Tippy is a big black male who walks right out of the cage for hugs. He is really friendly. Diana is quite vocal and Roxy is a sweetheart.

Freckles does have a weepy eye right now and a runny nose. The medical staff at the Shelter have been advised of this and will see to her on Monday. The woman who applied for Freckles saw that her eye was weeping and was told it would be reported to medical staff. She did not seem overly concerned as she went ahead with the application and even returned half an hour later with tax documents.

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Here is Roxy, Diana and Tippy...

Three Go Home Wednesday Night!!

Looks like April is proving to be better for adoptions than March!! Last night Valentine, Bob and Elise went home. I know Valentine will have a wonderful home. She is joining a Chihuahua, another cat who reportedly looks like a small, skinny version of her and a couple of birds. Lots to keep her occupied. She can finally be active and maybe shed a few pounds! There is a fifteen year old girl in the house who could not wait to share her room with Valentine.

Bob's new owner applied to adopt him before he even came down to PetSmart. The Director just approved the application on Tuesday.

On Tuesday a woman called the Shelter and said that Elise was her cat which had disappeared after the summer. If you remember, Elise was left at the Shelter door in a box back in September. Her owner theorizes her neighbor may have done that!! Elise (aka Zena) is back home where she belongs. Maybe that is why she seemed so unsettled - she was trying to tell us she already had a home!! Fortunately she leaves us microchipped so this should never happen again.

On Tuesday, April 17 at 7:00pm I am teaching a Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return seminar for the Cape May County Animal Shelter Alliance. TNVR is the only effective, humane solution to controlling the stray and homeless cat population living outside. I will demonstrate several traps and provide tips and information on every step of the process to include trapping, vet appointments, transportation, recovery following surgery and release. (Plus, there will be snacks!) The seminar will be held at the Old County Court House at 11 North Main Street in Cape May Court House. If you know anyone interested in attending please tell them to call the Alliance at 465-6388 or have them e-mail me directly.

On Saturday I am bringing four new arrivals to PetSmart. Look for a blog update introducing them!

Hey, this update wouldn't be complete without some reference to the calendar....please look forward to May and let me know what you can do as soon as possible. Also, Jen and Lauren need coverage for the evening cleaning on Thursday, April 12. Please let me know if you are available to handle that.

I hope the Easter Bunny is good to each and every one of you!! Thanks for your continued help and compassion for our furry friends!!

Welcome Valentine & Whitney

Our new arrivals came today to PetSmart. Valentine is a BIG girl who is very sweet and very nice. Wait til you see her!! She is too big for one cage and would get stuck in the hole if given two cages. So, into the big cage she went. We tried to keep Angel with her but decided it was not a good idea. We no sooner put her in the cage when a mother and daughter instantly fell in love! They put a hold on Valentine and completed the adoption application. It was amazing how Valentine took to this family after just arriving at the store. She was not the least bit shy and rolled over to have her big belly scratched. Unfortunately (actually fortunately for Valentine) some of you may not have the pleasure of meeting her. I am hoping she can go home Wednesday night.

The other new arrival is Whitney. She is a sweet calico and is about a year and a half old. She is quite vocal! She is very friendly and appears to have settled right in.

To accomodate Valentine we did some rearranging. A couple came into the store and were interested in both Freckles and Gus. The two interacted very well together when introduced to the potential adopting family. We decided to put them in three shared cages. Should they go home together they will already be well acquainted. Should this couple decide not to adopt them hopefully someone else watching their antics will take them as a package deal. (By the way...Freckles' adoption fee was reduced to $35 since she is just over a year old.) Remember, should someone adopt two cats the second adoption fee is cut in half.

The store was busy today. Lots of lookers and lots of interest! We had a couple interested in Bob and a young man interested in Senora. Hopefully they will be back.

Please look at the April schedule and make sure your dates are accurate. I accidentally deleted some dates and had to rely on memory and some old e-mails to fill the calendar back in. There is still two open Saturday mornings.

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On Saturday a new volunteer joined our force. She was trained in the fine art of cleaning a cat cage and I think she picked it right up!! She swallowed her fear and signed on for a few shifts in April. Welcome, Paige!! It was a pleasure meeting you!

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The new guys:

Iris Goes Home - Finally!! Taye Goes Home, Too.

After COUNTLESS holds and applications Iris finally went home on Wednesday night. She patiently waited while the right home was chosen for her. Taye went home over a week ago and I neglected to give him a proper send off!! My bad!! Remember a while back when he left only to be brought back the very next day? He, too, patiently waited after that disappointment. Good luck to both of our guys in their new homes.

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Jill was not doing well and never quite seemed to settle in so was picked up by staff and returned to the Shelter. Some of the cats just do not do well in the PetSmart setting. It can be sensory overload - what with customers, different volunteers at every feeding, dogs at the windows, etc. Jill will do better awaiting her home in the calmer confines of the Shelter under the watchful eyes of the staff.

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Three new cats will be brought to PetSmart on Saturday, March 31. I will post who they are once I have them settled in. I plan to do some rearranging, too. Apparently Freckles is a tad resistant to a new roommate. I'll have to see about what to do with the big cage.

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The April calendar is just about full. The following mornings still need to be filled: Friday, April 6, and two Saturdays, April 21 & 28. One evening needs to be filled, Wednesday, April 18. The adoption table is usually open on Wednesdays however if you are available only to clean and feed that is just fine. The table is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday that week.

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I am kinda happy to see March end. Adoptions slowed down considerably both at PetSmart and at the Shelter. I hope April proves to be more like January & February.