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The 2012 No Kill Conference will be August 11-12 in Washington DC. Last year's event was sold out, so register early! See the No Kill
Conference web site for more information.
Paws and Claws donated $25,000 to Almost Home Animal Shelter for new cages, and Camden County agreed to match our donation! See
page 6 of our June 2012 issue of Burlington Reports for the full story.
The 2010 numbers are in. The number of cats and dogs killed in New Jersey every day of the year is 88, compared to 96 in 2009.
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Cape May County Reached No-Kill Status in 2010! The hard work and dedication of all the animal advocates in Cape May County has paid off
for the animals! Congratulations to one and all! We need to continue with the programs and not let up for a minute. Paws and Claws Society
contributions to this achievement are many. See our flyer for details:
Our letter of thanks to MESCO
Employees of Marine Equipment & Supply Company, who
participated in their company’s softball event to raise money for
charitable causes
Paws and Claws thanks Marine Equipment & Supply Company for their donation. The company held a softball event that raised
$620.00, which they donated to PACS!
We wish to thank our kind friends who have donated Thundershirts to Paws and Claws Society!
PACS donation makes a life of love possible for courageous kitten, D’Artagnan
As in past years, developing and expanding the "Circle of Compassion for Animals" will be a funding priority for Paws
and Claws Society in calendar year 2013.
In keeping with our mission, we believe it is important to support partnerships that are both appropriate and mutually
beneficial, where PACS is recognized as a partner in the programs offered as a result of PACS funding. We understand
that being identified on any products or publicity which may be generated as a result of those programs will help expand
the "Circle" and spread the "Circle" kindness message.
This story is from Tabby's Place:
Special Need: paraplegia
Reeling on the roadside, the six week old kitten had been separated from his mother and struck
by a car. He had a spinal injury, which left him paralyzed. But he also had a fractured pelvis and
a fractured left foreleg.
A woman driving down that road caught a glimpse of grey fur, and her heart was tugged to the
roadside. She rushed the kitten to the veterinarian, but when the vet saw his injuries, he had
one recommendation: euthanasia.
Already dreading having to say goodbye to the little guy, his rescuer called the only place she
could imagine might be able to help: Tabby's Place.
Unknown to the kitten's rescuer, Tabby’s Place does not take cats
from the public. Our cats come from shelters where they had
been scheduled for euthanasia, and the waiting list for shelter cats is hundreds of cats long.
But, Tabby's Place had received a generous grant from the Paws & Claws Society, given to rescue a future
exceptionally needy cat. The only requirement was that this be the kind of feline who couldn't go anywhere but
Tabby's Place.
When the call came, we knew this was our "Paws & Claws" cat.
The grey kitten promptly commandeered human hearts at Tabby's Place. Even in the face of devastating injuries,
he bubbled over with purrs and chirps, eager to play using his good leg. The staff agreed that this little love
deserved a big, courageous name to grow into. And so he became D'Artagnan, of Three Musketeers fame.
Permanently paralyzed in his rear legs due to his spinal injuries, little D'Art is learning how to scoot and scuttle to
get around. Thanks to intensive care and tender treatment, D'Artagnan's fractured foreleg and pelvis are on the road to recovery.
Nestle him in your arms, and D'Art's purr will drown out your sorrows. Offer him a toy, and he’ll spring into kooky-kitten mode. He may be
unable to walk, but D'Art is perfectly able to love life.
D'Art's happy life is possible due to specialized care. In addition to daily physical therapy, we manually express his bladder, which his injuries
have left him unable to do himself. D'Artagnan is incontinent, but cleaning up after him is a tiny price to pay. Medications to relax D'Art’s
bladder, urethra and digestive tract help keep things moving along.
Once he grows a bit, D'Art will get his own set of specialized wheels, to exercise his "good" legs and support a strong core. It's a matter of time
before he's freewheeling with fellow paraplegic Dot in our lobby.
With his amazing personality, we hope D'Artagnan will find his forever home. Yet we know that this will take an exceptional family. Until that
happens, you can give our tiny swashbuckler the quality care and love he deserves. Paws & Claws and a special rescuer made it possible for us
to save this brave baby, but your love will help him to thrive in the years to come.
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