Save Feline Care in Norfolk, UK

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Feline Care's parent charity is closing the Norfolk cat sanctuary down at the end of September, unless the current manager and volunteers can raise the £70k needed to purchase the land and buildings.

We are down to about ten weeks (at time of writing) to achieve this formidable task, alongside the day-to-day running of an extrememly busy cat sanctuary and charity shop.


http://www.felinecare.org.uk
 

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A reminder to our members:
5. Solicitations – TheCatSite.com does not encourage or promote solicitation of money from our members. We will help in every way possible with our knowledge and support, but as many of us have multi-cat households and work with local rescue groups, monetary support is not always possible to causes or people we do not personally know. Members are allowed one posting in the SOS forum for each organization. Repeated postings for the same cause or organization will be deleted.

The needs of rescue workers are great and we recognize this fact. To care for multiple cats, find suitable homes, good vet care, food, etc. is costly. From time to time you will see some posts come up to ask for donations for a cause. It is YOUR responsibility to check out these solicitors to the best of your ability. More often, you will see pleas from individuals asking for money to be sent directly to them to assist with veterinary bills. Some come up with slick websites, others just have heartwrenching stories. In each of these cases, the poster is allowed ONE thread, to be placed in Cats SOS.

In either case, if you feel compelled to donate money ask for references, phone numbers, call around the area and find out if this is a legitimate cause or a scam. For personal pleas, get the veterinarian’s contact information and send money directly to the veterinarian to help with bills for that particular cat. If that information is not available, you have the answer if the plea is legitimate or a scam.

Be very careful before you send any money: no matter how effective the plea is, check it out first before opening your wallet.
 

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I believe AbbysMom is right in what she says as there are far to many unscrupulous people out there and it is also very true that most kind heated people are already stretched to their limit financially, emotional and physically.

But and this is a big 'But' how do small charities in this situation get help then? With the case of Feline Care they are very small and have no such thing as a campaign manager or fundraising team. All they can do is get their cause heard by as many people as possible. Desperate times means they have no choice but to try.

This may help people feel the cause is legitimate, as the cats protection are supporting the appeal, the bbc, a huge tv company in the Uk and also local newspapers and magazines have taken up the cause - thankfully.

Feline Cares Registered Charity No. 1010000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-14358277

http://www.lady.co.uk/cat_matt_2_september_2011

http://www.cats.org.uk/dereham/felin...-save-our-home

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/east_har...tion_1_1007755
 
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