Year: 2024
Give a Little Bowl of Love: Paws and Claws Society Delivers
2024 unfolded as another year of great economic uncertainty for many animal caretakers and their beloved pets. Paws and Claws Society continued our commitment to helping caretakers feed their pets. The need was urgent and PACS again met that need. Since 2008, PACS commitment to this life saving endeavor insured that struggling pet caretakers received the support they and their animals deserve. Every year PACS expended thousands of dollars to purchase the food needed to “Give a Little Bowl of …
Fix and Feed our Pets in Need “Cat Colony Food Pantry”
Paws and Claws Society provides Free Pet Food to eligible SAFER “Cats on the Border” colony caretakers in PA & NY In an ideal world, every feline would have a loving, forever home to enjoy every day of their lives. Unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world and it isn’t always possible or practical for the feral felines in need here on the PA/NY border to find a forever home. Paws and Claws Society volunteers believe that …
Links on Topics in Burlington Reports – Fall/Winter 2024, Issue XXXV
Below are links for further reading on topics mentioned in our Fall/Winter 2024 issue of Burlington Reports: Groups of Animal Names: The Big List of Collective Terms 101 Animal Group Names: A List From A to Z What is a group of sloths called? How to Identify Different Types of Bees Everything You Need To Know About The Carpenter Bee Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about bees 155 Amazing Bee Facts: History, Anatomy, Legends, and More Bee Information: Find …
Word Search Puzzle – Groups of Animals
. Humans have come up with some creative names for groups of animals. Some of the names in this puzzle are no longer used, but were included because they are unique or funny. Can you find the 50 names for groups of animals in this puzzle from the Fall/Winter 2024 issue of Burlington Reports? Click the puzzle below to solve online, or print to solve on paper. (Click the link below the word list if you want to to view …
Fall/Winter 2024 Issue of Burlington Reports
Can you believe this is our 35th issue of Burlington Reports? Back in Issue One, published in April of 2011, Burlington the Cat was introduced as a young cat. Now, thirteen and a half years later, we’ve seen Burlington’s family grow and change with events such as the adoption of a chihuahua named Jersey; the addition of a cat cafe to Paige’s book store, allowing her to help a local rescue group to find more fur-ever homes for cats; and a move to a smaller house now that the children, Mallory and Matthew, have grown up and moved out on their own. Through it all, Burlington continues to share his knowledge, life lessons, and funny stories with readers.
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Grateful & Blessed in New York
Thank you so much for helping with the food cost for my cats. They really appreciated it. I appreciate you!!! Cortney Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See more letters linked below: . .
Thanks From One of Paws and Claws’ Newest Friends
From one of your newest friends, Ray. Thanks again. ~ Thanks for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Hope you know how very much you’re appreciated and what a difference you make. ~ Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See more letters linked below: . .
Thanks From New York Pet Person
Thank you Daniel Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See more letters linked below: . .
Family Says Thanks for Cat Food Donation
Thank you very much for the cat food. We appreciate it. – Thank you for all the ways you make this world a brighter one. – Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See more letters linked below: . .
Several Cats Express Gratitude . . . at Church
Dear Jean, I’m not sure where to begin thanking you. I’ve so greatly benefited from the Cats on the Border program you’ve sponsored. Because of this program, to my knowledge, the property has been kitten free since 2018. I love kittens, but knowing the number of kittens that could have been born in the 6 yr period, I’m grateful there has been zero. It’s taken diligence on my part because stray/drop off cats still seem to materialize, but without this …
Ten Cats, a Dog, and Their Person Say Thank You
Dear Jean Smith, I must apologize profusely for being so late with this well-deserved Thank You! I am overwhelmed by the 10 cats that live at my place now. I also have a rescue dog pet. Four of the cats that were neutered by Paws & Claws, five were done by Cali’s Mission. The other cat was taken care of by me for the last 12 years. I guess I am just too soft hearted! Thank you so much! Joseph …
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Dear Jean, – You’re the best! – We so appreciate all that you do for my kitties. You have helped us so much. I can’t say thank you enough!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Cindy & all my Furbabies that are healthy and safe because of you . . . Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See more letters linked below: . .
Mexico ensures palace cats will receive food and care forever
At Mexico’s National Palace, the presidential palace and also the seat of Mexico’s executive branch, there are currently 19 cats living in the building full time, with many more that come and go. These cats have free rein of the palace and its gardens, even walking into meetings and making cameos on camera when press briefings and interviews are televised. And now, the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has declared these cats to be “living fixed assets”, …
Putting the Fun Back in Volunteering
Jean, Thank you so much for putting the ‘Fun’ back in Volunteering! ♥ ♥ ♥ -Just wanted to express my felines of gratitude!- Love, Craig & Deb Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See more letters linked below: . .
Pet Food Donations Appreciated
Dear Ms. Smith, I really appreciate the food you have donated for my cats, and they thank you too!! Sincerely, Brian Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See more letters linked below: . .
Gratitude for Paws and Claws’ Generous Heart
Dearest Jean, Again we are grateful for your generous heart. The recent dog/cat food donation is very appreciated. May God bless you as you bless others. With Love, Renee & Tina Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See more letters linked below: . .
Links on Topics in Burlington Reports – Spring/Summer 2024, Issue XXXIV
Below are links for further reading on topics mentioned in our Spring/Summer 2024 issue of Burlington Reports: Puffer Fish Creates This Blue Water Art (YouTube) Pufferfish: Nature’s Greatest Artist? (YouTube) 7 Amazing Structures Built By Animals (YouTube), beginning at 6:21 (Japanese Pufferfish) Underwater Art: Cute Pufferfish Excavate Intricate Nests in Waters off Amami Ōshima Feline Grimace Scale web site Facial expressions of pain in cats: the development and validation of a Feline Grimace Scale annieknowsanimals on TikTok: Part 2 – …
Crossword Puzzle – Common Idioms Using Animal Names
. Have you ever noticed how many commonly used idioms (phrases or expressions that are not meant to be taken literally, as a literal translation would either make no sense) have animals in them? The origins of some of these phrases are easy to figure out, but some of them may raise a question or two as to who first said them and why. Check out the crossword puzzle from the Spring / Summer 2024 issue of Burlington Reports and …
Spring/Summer 2024 Issue of Burlington Reports
In this Issue of Burlington Reports: • Undersea Artists (White-spotted pufferfish) • Burlington The Cat: Saved By The Button • Squirty’s Words: Do birds have a sense of smell? • Visually Recognizing Pain in Cats (The Feline Grimace Scale) • Crossword Puzzle – Common Idioms Using Animal Names • Flat-Nosed Pets and Hot Weather • Hot Asphalt Burns Paws / Hot Vehicles Can Be Deadly
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Animal Rescuers Thank Paws and Claws for Blessings
Jean, Wanted to thank you for dog food that was donated to us. We have 5 rescue dogs with big appetites. Not to mention our 29 cats. May God continue to bless you. You have helped us out with having cats fixed. You are a blessing to people you don’t even know. ♥ Love, Renee & Tina Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See more letters linked below: . …
12 Cats and Dogs are Killed Every Day in New Jersey!
The 2022 Animal Intake and Disposition Summary brought some disappointing news. An average of 12 impounded cats and dogs were euthanized per day in 2022 in New Jersey. This number is UP from 10 in 2021 and 11 in 2020. The total number of animals impounded in 2022 was 51,370. Of that number, 33,567 were redeemed or adopted and 4,364 were euthanized. The average number euthanized per day had dropped continually over the previous 13 years that we’ve been …
Valentine Wishes from Trees for a Change
Happy Valentine’s Day! We love dedicating trees for you and appreciate you from the bottom of our hearts. On behalf of all the forest land that has been restored, all the trees that are now thriving, and all the wild critters that have a place to live again, THANK YOU for your support. Kim, Michelle, & Chris Trees for a Change Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal organizations. See …
“I’m Missy the Cat and I approve this message”
Dear Jean, Thank you very much for all of your kindness. Missy came to me in late Nov. of 2023. She was in bad health, however she is doing so much better because of your kindness. She is a calico kitty with a beautiful personality. I thank you & Missy thanks you as well. Sincerely, Lois (See Missy’s paw print on the envelope below!) Paws And Claws Society receives many heartfelt thank-you notes from pet owners and like-minded animal …