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FRIENDS of Plumas County Animals is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is: “To enrich the lives of homeless animals in Plumas County through care, advocacy, spay/neuter programs, educational and outreach programs.
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Lucy
Lucy came into rescue with 3 kittens. She was shy and reclusive for awhile, but has grown into a sweet, affectionate and appreciative cat. She is a lovely girl who deserves to be taken care of by a special family, she has not been outside and would best be an indoor only cat. She is unsure of people at first, but will warm up to a kind and sensitive owner. We are looking for a kind heart to offer her a home. |
"Our perfect companions never have less than four legs." Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
FRIENDS of Plumas County Animals
September 5, 2024
Welcome to our Not-so-near the End of the Year letter....I wanted to share information on what Friends of PC Animals has been accomplishing this year before the very busy month of October comes. We certainly have been active!
In March we hosted a second Spayathon. Three out of area veterinarians and 6 vet techs came to help us spay and neuter 52 community cats. We have a third Spayathon scheduled for October 12 and are hoping, with the better weather, we will be able to TNR (Tap, Neuter and Return) close to 100 cats. For such a small community these events are monumental in their impact. Besides the 138 cats spayed/neutered in the 2 Spayathons, Friends has been spaying and neutering unowned cats all year with rescue funds-almost 150 total have been altered with donations.
Unfortunately, the rescue has been inundated with kittens from well intentioned folks who are collecting too many breeding cats. The most recent hoard got us 29 kittens and we spayed the 7 mother cats. The kittens, were carrying giardia and coccidia and we are currently medicating 30+ kittens and cats for those issues. Very time consuming for our volunteers and expensive for the rescue.
We have been doing fundraising and earlier in the year had a raffle for our new roof. A composite roof will be put on the building in October. Friends volunteers. and supporters are taking the old roof off to save us money and our contractor is donating his personal profit back to the rescue. We are very excited about this project. The roof is much needed and is the first priority in protecting the building from the elements. We may also be able to afford 2 walls of siding- which is also desperately needed to protect the building from winter weather. One wall leaks in bad weather and that portion of the building needs siding before this winter. Our contractor has been very accommodating and is wiling to split the work to make it affordable for us.
We have a Get Ready for Winter Raffle beginning and the drawing for one of four prize packages is November 2nd. FOUR lucky winners this time around! Check out our website (plumasanimals.org) or our FB page for the prize packages. We are hoping to get enough cash to get us through winter and have some left over for the second set of siding in the Spring.
Gladly, our adoptions have been steady and of the 65 cats and kittens by taken ni and sheltered by Friends most have found new permanent homes. Most recently one of our adult cats, Callie, was adopted by a kind gentleman and they are becoming best buddies. Callie needed a quiet one on one home to thrive and we are so excited at this new beginning for this lovely girl. It is always rewarding to see the adult cats get homes-some have been waiting a long time for their person to show up. Kitten adoptions are stalled until the medications are complete, but their adopters are willing to wait and we have 3 babies promised new homes in a few weeks.
If you are a supporter who has already donated please accept our sincere thanks for that support. You are why we are able to house and care for every animal who enters our rescue. If you haven't helped lately and are able to send us a tax deductible donation it would be much appreciated and is always much needed!! You can donate through the website or the DONATE button on the FB page or send a donation to Friends at PO Box 182 in Quincy, CA 95971. No one at Friends gets a salary and all rescue work si done with labor from our amazing team of volunteers.
Meantime, happy Fall to you al and asafe and healthy upcoming holiday season to you and your families.
For the good of the animals,
Rose
Rose Buzzetta Executive Director
September 5, 2024
Welcome to our Not-so-near the End of the Year letter....I wanted to share information on what Friends of PC Animals has been accomplishing this year before the very busy month of October comes. We certainly have been active!
In March we hosted a second Spayathon. Three out of area veterinarians and 6 vet techs came to help us spay and neuter 52 community cats. We have a third Spayathon scheduled for October 12 and are hoping, with the better weather, we will be able to TNR (Tap, Neuter and Return) close to 100 cats. For such a small community these events are monumental in their impact. Besides the 138 cats spayed/neutered in the 2 Spayathons, Friends has been spaying and neutering unowned cats all year with rescue funds-almost 150 total have been altered with donations.
Unfortunately, the rescue has been inundated with kittens from well intentioned folks who are collecting too many breeding cats. The most recent hoard got us 29 kittens and we spayed the 7 mother cats. The kittens, were carrying giardia and coccidia and we are currently medicating 30+ kittens and cats for those issues. Very time consuming for our volunteers and expensive for the rescue.
We have been doing fundraising and earlier in the year had a raffle for our new roof. A composite roof will be put on the building in October. Friends volunteers. and supporters are taking the old roof off to save us money and our contractor is donating his personal profit back to the rescue. We are very excited about this project. The roof is much needed and is the first priority in protecting the building from the elements. We may also be able to afford 2 walls of siding- which is also desperately needed to protect the building from winter weather. One wall leaks in bad weather and that portion of the building needs siding before this winter. Our contractor has been very accommodating and is wiling to split the work to make it affordable for us.
We have a Get Ready for Winter Raffle beginning and the drawing for one of four prize packages is November 2nd. FOUR lucky winners this time around! Check out our website (plumasanimals.org) or our FB page for the prize packages. We are hoping to get enough cash to get us through winter and have some left over for the second set of siding in the Spring.
Gladly, our adoptions have been steady and of the 65 cats and kittens by taken ni and sheltered by Friends most have found new permanent homes. Most recently one of our adult cats, Callie, was adopted by a kind gentleman and they are becoming best buddies. Callie needed a quiet one on one home to thrive and we are so excited at this new beginning for this lovely girl. It is always rewarding to see the adult cats get homes-some have been waiting a long time for their person to show up. Kitten adoptions are stalled until the medications are complete, but their adopters are willing to wait and we have 3 babies promised new homes in a few weeks.
If you are a supporter who has already donated please accept our sincere thanks for that support. You are why we are able to house and care for every animal who enters our rescue. If you haven't helped lately and are able to send us a tax deductible donation it would be much appreciated and is always much needed!! You can donate through the website or the DONATE button on the FB page or send a donation to Friends at PO Box 182 in Quincy, CA 95971. No one at Friends gets a salary and all rescue work si done with labor from our amazing team of volunteers.
Meantime, happy Fall to you al and asafe and healthy upcoming holiday season to you and your families.
For the good of the animals,
Rose
Rose Buzzetta Executive Director