What is Remember Me Thursday? The honest truth is that it is meant to remember the millions of animals who die in shelters unloved, dumped and cast off by owners. So, what can we do? Now and afterwards?
We can stop this! We will stop this! Because it is up to people like you and I to take action.
- Helen Woodward Animal Center has human and absolutely amazing animal luminaries helping publicise the plight of shelter pets. Join them.
- Affordable spay and neutering and TNR for colonies and low budget families is essential. Lack of spay and neuter services is why you need to advocate for your local rescue, and help those on low budgets find vouchers, or low-cost options if you can.
- Contact shelters like Apple Valley who do NOT publicise their cats so they all die (and they obstruct adoptions). The volunteers (not shelter affiliated just REALLY wanting to help) share like demons for them. The volunteers are on IG and welcome shares @applevalleysheltercatnetwork Get these cats in front of CA people NOW!
- Support local rescues. Mine here in the Hutt Valley, New Zealand are:
Rachel’s Kitty Cat Rescue (FB) Our foster fail Sunny is from Rachel.
Feral Nation (FB)
Wainoui Whiskers (FB) - Our local cat cafe Neko Ngeru also has cats for adoption from these rescues and you can visit the cafe (check for opening times etc.,)
- One of my favourite US Shelters is the compassionate and loving PAWS in Norwalk, CT whose cats are featured on Animal Shelter Volunteer Life.
- My favourite foster network is Place for Cats, run by hard working and committed Mia Lancaster. She welcomes donations as she is hosting Persians from the streets of Egypt where they are dumped after their time as a cute plaything is over. As well as cats and kittens pulled from New York’s ACC.
One special cat I want to share is Vern from Lincoln Park Michigan.
Vern is a special boy that lived his life up until recently in pain. He is at Stay Pawsitive Animal Rescue (Wagtopia). Read some of his story and if you can share his FB post it would be lovely:
Vern was lucky to have crossed paths with his foster momma who saw past his hisses to the sweet boy he could be. He was in pain so others mistook his feral like behavior as a warning to leave him alone but when evaluated we realized he was living with double eye entropion. Both of his eyes the eye lashed scratched his eyes 24/7 with no relief.
He needed surgery to correct that. Which he had and is all healed up now. He does take a little time to trust you but if you were him you would be leary of people too. Vern needs a quiet home to live out the rest of his life in a cat tree in front of a window. He needs someone who will be patient with him. He is cat selective, some he likes some he doesn’t. He wants his space.
Neutered, UTD on vaccines, dewormed and microchipped
REMEMBER ME THURSDAY CONTEST NOTICE FOR U.S. FRIENDS:
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From August 20 to October 4, you can enter your rescue pet’s story to win pet food and money for your favorite shelter or rescue. Remember to nominate your favorite rescue or shelter to win!
I’m a little late getting to this wonderful post, forgive me! But the message is valid all year ’round. I really hope Vern finds a quiet senior life where he can live out his life in peace and quiet. I am sharing!
Never late Cathy, and always welcome! Yes, all year around we need to ‘Remember’.
Love your suggestions. I can’t believe there are ‘rescues’ that don’t do everything possible to find homes for the animals in their care. Glad there is a group that works around them to help!
Yep Tiffany. Apple Valley Shelter horrifies me.
Vern is a beauty, and I feel so bad he was in such pain. I’m so happy his surgery was a success. Love your rescue kitties, too. I miss my Smokie and Binx. #RescueMeThursday is so important – all year long. Great post!
Rescue cats are the best because my Mom needs a lot of rescuing! ~Latte
Lovely post!
If only we could save them all.
Great post and reminder on what we can do for the shelter animals as they all deserve a loving home, and we need to speak out all year round for them
Great post! Love these ideas! It’s important that we all help so this day isn’t needed. Excellent post, Marjorie! I’m sharing with all my pet parents.
Excellent post, Marjorie on what Remember Me Thursday is and how to make a difference. I think it does help for folks to realize the good organizations to support and how they can help. As been said many times, you don’t know what you don’t know. I love the idea of sharing and supporting shelters. Those are both easy and very impactful. I’m sharing with all my pet parents and I also hope that this day won’t be needed in the near future.
Thanks for all you do for animal rescues and shelter pets! Thanks for all of your great suggestions on how to help some of these animals find homes!
Thank you for your strong and continued advocacy for shelter pets, Marjorie, and for shining the light on all of the wonderful and amazing animals still waiting to be discovered. I love your idea of helping share about animals in shelters that don’t publicize them. Thank you for the shout out about PAWS, and the other awesome rescues you shared about, including Stay Pawsitive. It looks like there’s a lot of interest about Vern. XO