Another hot one, but the kitties are managing to keep their cool…check out some cool pictures from the JCN Kansai shelter! Of course some of the newest little rescues are young enough to still be blanket happy. Hina and Hikaru were rescued at only about 2 weeks of age from abandonment at a convenience store. Jade, Angelo, and their 4 other siblings were found on their own outside a volunteer’s house at only about a month old. Guinness, Gino, and Tabitha were found abandoned near the shelter. Though most abandonment ends in tragedy, these lucky little ones are survivors thanks to kind rescue efforts and foster care. It’s not too late for you to be a part, too, by supporting their care or inviting one (or two!) into your hearts and home. It’s cool to be kind!
Summer is in full swing, and it’s a great time to welcome a new pet into your home. Having a little extra free time to spend with your new kitty means that you’ll be able to make the transition as smooth as possible, and with so many kittens to choose from, you’re sure to find your purrr-fect match! Take a look at some of our recent rescues…
Magic, Pastel, and Mikan were scooped up in the nick of time. These poor little ones had been covered in the glue from mouse traps and then abandoned in a park. This glue is really awful stuff, making it impossible for the kittens to clean themselves, and attracting layers of additional dirt and debris. It also severely hinders movement. When found, these three were being attacked by crows and would have had no chance of escape. Fortunately, they were found and rescued! After lots of baths using vegetable oil and dish soap, all are doing well now and are eager to find their forever homes.
Dayan (pictured above), Dixie, Brenna, Braeden, Bethany, and Benjamin were all taken to an animal control center for destruction. The kittens contracted Parvo virus at the center, and 4 of the siblings from the two groups didn’t survive. Thanks to dedicated volunteers, 6 of these little lives were able to be saved! All of these kittens are healthy now and very friendly.
Due to increased costs regarding vaccines, we need to raise our adoption fee to ¥14,000, which will include spay/neuter, de-worming treatment, and age applicable vaccination. For younger kittens, there will be a refundable ¥10,000 spay/neuter deposit, along with the ¥4,000 vaccination fee. Of course this amount doesn’t begin to cover the entire cost for rescue and care, but every bit helps. New fees will go into place for adoptions resulting from questionnaires received after August 15.
JCN volunteers have worked night and day this season to prevent births, save lives, and to improve the lives of stray and abandoned cats throughout Japan. Be a part of this amazing work by giving a loving home to one (or two!) of our rescued kitties, and share in the joy of making the world a kinder, happier place.
We’d like to introduce some of our many lucky black kitties–You’ll be glad when one of these cuties crosses your path! Candy is a bit shy at first but oh so loving once she gets to know you, and she has a beautiful soft coat. Amber is a growing one month old and is already a confirmed lap kitty. Aimee may be small but she is all heart. Lizzie is a fluffy ball of friendly, and there are four more black little ones growing into names and pages of their own. Black cats sometimes end up staying longer at the shelter than the others, so we want to start encouraging adopters to take a second look, right away. Their color may be dark, but these sweeties are sure to light up your life and home!
We’ve been away for a while, coping with a recent tragedy at the JCN Kansai shelter. Sadly, the shelter experienced an outbreak of Parvovirus. Though this is a difficult time for us, we are determined not to let it stop us from our commitment to providing shelter assistance to those helping cats through Trap Neuter and Return efforts. We believe that sheltering is an essential part of successful and humane TNR, as well as a vital part of animal welfare. Having rescued, rehabilitated, re-homed, and/or released nearly 150 cats at the Kansai shelter over the last 2 years, in support of hundreds of others spayed or neutered, we believe that commitment is well founded. Please take the time to read a letter from our director, and to help us out now, as we move forward together!
Though we are not currently able to accept new cats or kittens at the shelter, we are still working to place rescues from TNR projects, and those coming in from animal control, into foster homes. 15 kittens urgently needed placements this past week and are now doing well in foster care. Please contact us if you are able to provide foster care, or are interested in adoption. Take a look at some of these newly saved little lives here, here, and here…
February is a month for showing our love… Join animal lovers all over the world, in celebrating Spay Day International! JCN is working in cooperation with the Shiga ken regional animal control center, to spread the word about how important it is to spay and neuter the animals that we care for. We’ll be handing out fliers again, this time in front of Heiwado stores around Shiga, as well as at some JR train stations, February 21 - 27. Check our Spay Day Events page for a detailed schedule, which we will be posting soon, and contact us, if you would like to organize a flier pass-out day near your location. We’d also like to see our adopters and friends enter photos of pets in the Humane Society Spay Day International Photo Contest. It’s free to enter, it only takes a few minutes, and it could help us to raise much needed funds for spay neuter projects in low income communities. Be sure to choose Japan Cat Network, as your charity, from the pull-down menu.
Let’s work together to prevent the unnecessary suffering of unwanted pets, by spaying and neutering before spring arrives! Contact us now for help in starting a Trap Neuter Return project in your community.
