To: Carsoncats@carsoncats.com
Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 2:12:56 PM
Subject: ***NEED MORE HELP, Please help us SAVE MORE, Carson Cats has rescued over 320 animals this year and we want to continue....
Carson Cats still needs urgent help with funding to continue to help the cats out of the High Kill Los Angeles Shelters, mainly Carson Shelter. There are NO CAT RESCUES that go there on a regular basis and we really need help with funding to continue or the amount of animals saved will drastically go down. If you can help even with $5, it can help save a life. Or if you can go through your old jewelry boxes, we accept gold and silver jewelry as a donation…
We are struggling to maintain doing what we have been doing and still owe our vets a minimum of $5000 in order for us to continue using them. Even when we get pull fees covered, it is usually only about 1/3 the cost of these cats once they get out of the shelter and have to be vetted.
Tax Deductible donations can be made through Stray Cat Alliance….No amount is too small…Please see bottom of email on all the ways to help. We are these animals only advocate right now L
Pictures attached for those who cannot see the embedded pictures in the body of the email.
From: Cyndi Zacko [mailto:cyndizacko@carsoncats.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 4:01 PM
To: 'Carsoncats@carsoncats.com'
Subject: ****Carson Cats has rescued over 320 animals this year, Please help us SAVE MORE!!!
Over the past 4 years, Carson Cats (www.carsoncats.com) has rescued over 2500 animals from the Los Angeles County Shelter System which is one of the largest systems in the country with one of the highest euthanasia rates. I started going to the Carson Shelter 5 years ago when I learned that virtually no cat rescues go there on a regular basis. Well, I quickly learned why – the county shelters have a lot of red tape and are hard to work with, they don't have a lot of money for the facility and staff, they have no rescue dedicated employees or red lists or new hope funding AND the people that turn in their animals there just don't care at all. I quickly became more involved than I ever expected because the need was just too great. I work with the 3 cat volunteers from the shelter and we have a few people help us transport and network. It is a TON of work for the small amount of dedicated volunteers we have and we have also helped many of the other county shelters such as Downey and Baldwin Park.
In 2010, Carson Cats spent over $85,000 to rescue over 600+ cats in need from the county shelters, paying for their vetting, boarding, shelter fees and transports to their prospective fosters, adopters and rescues to the Los Angeles Area. We also helped manage the rescue of over 100 cats from an extreme hoarding case where over 300 animals were seized. Carson Cats also is affiliated with Stray Cat Alliance (www.straycatalliance.org) and helps feral cats in the shelter system by relocating over 150 feral cats that would otherwise be euthanized, and many of them turned out to be friendly and are in loving homes now!
A few of these cats are below!
This year alone, 330 dogs, cats and bunnies have been rescued through Carson Cats and 300 of those have had to have been vetted due to the terrible viruses the animals are exposed to in the shelter as well as the condition the animals are turned into due to abuse and neglect. We have had a lot of support for the Carson Cats, but unfortunately our bill has gotten quite high and we will not be able to help any other animals until we can get our bill down. Right now we need to pay our vets minimum of $6000 in order for us to continue but we actually have $15,000 in outstanding vet bills. Here are some of the kitties that still need vetting and help:
| Sweet Pie was a Mama that unfortunately was labeled feral and did not get a vaccine on intake. She got Panleuk at the shelter and we pulled her only thinking she had URI. | Good thing we pulled her cause she is a sweet as PIE!! NOT FERAL AT ALL! We had to give her a chance. Mom cat at recovering at the vets after a feeding tube and IVs were put in |
| Diamond was brought into the shelter with such a severe case of neglect and Hepatic Lipidosis she was having seizures. | After 6 weeks in the hospital, Diamond (now "Bijou") went home and ATE by herself for the first time since she was sick!! She continues to get better but more tests are needed because she seems to shake her head a lot and it is not mitesL |
| 6 week old Itty – She was the runt of the litter & was not getting enough food & nourishment. She is 1/3 the size of the other kittens. |
Itty has been in the hospital for several days now on IV to sustain her. She had seizures due to hypoglycemia. We are hoping to bring her home tomorrow but her medical bills have added up. She has become a hospital favorite to the point where the doc all ready gave us 2 days free because she thinks Itty is that special. Her bill will still be around $800 though L |
WITH KITTEN SEASON IN FULL GEAR, WE EAGERLY and DESPERATELY NEED HELP IN PAYING THE VET BILLS FOR THESE CATS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO HELP THE ANIMALS STILL AT THE SHELTER!! WE ARE THEIR ONLY VOICE!
IT KILLS ME NOW THAT THE SHELTER CALLS ME DAILY AND I CAN NOT HELP ANY L These are the ones we currently want to get out now but can't because we have nowhere to take them and no money to vet them.
IF YOU CAN HELP US RESCUE MORE CATS, PLEASE DONATE BELOW – ANY AMOUNT HELPS!!!!!
YOU CAN GET A TAX DEDUCTION IF YOU DONATE THROUGH STRAY CAT ALLIANCE, JUST NOTATE CARSON CATS!!
Donations:
Chip-in: http://carsoncats.chipin.com/cats-2001
***** For monetary donations of ANY amount, you can either pay pal my account (cdzacko@hotmail.com) via www.paypal.com
or please send a check to:
Cyndi Zacko
223 Gull St
Manhattan Beach, CA
90266
***** If you need a tax deductible receipt, you can donate through Stray Cat Alliance:
You can donate by mailing a check or going online. Stray Cat Alliance will then mail you a receipt for your donation.
To donate by check:
1) Make donation to Stray Cat Alliance
2) In the part of the check, write "CARSON CATS"
3) Mail check to The Stray Cat Alliance, P.O. Box 661277, Los Angeles, CA 90066
To donate online:
1) Go to https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/StrayCatAlliance/OnlineGiving.html or go to http://www.carsoncats.com/ and click the donate button.
2) After entering your credit card information, be sure to write "CARSON CATS" in the comments before submitting
***** I also take donations in the form of gold jewelry as I have a great refiner who can give me money at wholesale prices (www.hooverandstrong.com) - so if you have any pieces or scraps laying around just taking up space, you can always mail it to me at:
Cyndi Zacko
223 Gull Street
Manhattan Beach, CA
90266
Thank you as always for supporting the Carson Cats!! One of the highest kill shelters in LA.
Cyndi
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