I'm new to the site, but a long time cat person. I've had cats all my life, and just can't seem to stop loving them.
I'm 23, and married to an US Army soldier who is deployed to Afghanistan. The only children we have is my Prissy, who is about ten years old, and whatever strays happen to wander up asking to be rescued.
I've re-homed at least a dozen cats and kittens since I've moved to the Fort Campbell area. I've had to take a few severely injured cats to be euthanized. I'm doing everything I can to help the animals here, because the Humane Society here has no actual shelter. They can't handle the large numbers of animals in need here.
I've had a few success stories, including two kittens that now live in Florida, and one that lives in Texas, and Prissy, who was rescued from Alabama. But mostly, it's been very sad here. I just can't do enough on my own.
In Clarksville, TN, there is a desperate need for foster homes for both dogs and cats. The city very much needs a shelter, and we need vets to volunteer their time and expertise to help with spay/neutering and for emergency care for fostered pets and strays.
If anyone here can tell me how I can get the ball rolling on the shelter problem, entice vets to donate time, or do anything else for the area, please send me a message!
Being a foster mom/rescuer is hard. There are so many that you just can't save, but every once in a while you get to see one join their new forever family, and everything just seems worth it. That's why I do it. That's why I can't stop.
I'm 23, and married to an US Army soldier who is deployed to Afghanistan. The only children we have is my Prissy, who is about ten years old, and whatever strays happen to wander up asking to be rescued.
I've re-homed at least a dozen cats and kittens since I've moved to the Fort Campbell area. I've had to take a few severely injured cats to be euthanized. I'm doing everything I can to help the animals here, because the Humane Society here has no actual shelter. They can't handle the large numbers of animals in need here.
I've had a few success stories, including two kittens that now live in Florida, and one that lives in Texas, and Prissy, who was rescued from Alabama. But mostly, it's been very sad here. I just can't do enough on my own.
In Clarksville, TN, there is a desperate need for foster homes for both dogs and cats. The city very much needs a shelter, and we need vets to volunteer their time and expertise to help with spay/neutering and for emergency care for fostered pets and strays.
If anyone here can tell me how I can get the ball rolling on the shelter problem, entice vets to donate time, or do anything else for the area, please send me a message!
Being a foster mom/rescuer is hard. There are so many that you just can't save, but every once in a while you get to see one join their new forever family, and everything just seems worth it. That's why I do it. That's why I can't stop.
