A couple of days ago, my human finally made it over to Kitten Rescue to drop off the toys and other stuff we got from the Cat Writers Conference in November. She threw in a few other things too.
She also spent about an hour and a half trying to help out around the rescue, but she is woefully lame when it comes to things like mopping and sweeping. She hopes she didn’t make things dirtier! I think the cats were laughing at her.
At least she knows how to scoop out a litter box, although sometimes at home you would not know that.
While she was there, she took the opportunity to take photos of some of the kitties who are looking for homes. This orange and white cat was so desperate, he was crawling up my human’s leg and standing on her back. I am lucky she did not bring him home.
This one was also begging for a home for Christmas.
In fact, that was pretty much a common thread among all these kitties.
They were all asking the same question.
“Will you please take me home?”
But of course my human could not take any of them with her. She can barely handle the three of us. It made her sad to leave all these kitties behind, though.
So maybe you are wondering what all these cats have to do with this week’s Photo Hunt theme. Well, I am a very lucky kitty. Not only do I have a home, it’s a very large one, and not only do I get lots of toys and treats — at Christmas, and all through the year — I also get lots of cool free stuff because I am a professional cat writer. It is one of the perks of being in the business! Since I am so fortunate, it only makes sense that I give back and help out kitties who are in need. Whenever I play a part in a cat getting rescued from death row, or make a homeless cat’s life a little easier by donating cat toys that I receive, it creates a circle of love, healing and help for kitties everywhere.
So this Christmas, don’t just say, “Thank you” — look inside your heart and ask, “What can I do?”
Merry Christmas, and let’s do what we can for less fortunate kitties in the new year.
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I hope all those cats found a loving home for Christmas, they sure all derseve one…
That’s a nice thing to do. We hope they all get adopted soon!
A belated Merry Christmas!
You are a very sweet kitty Sparkle. Happy Christmas to you and your family.
aww, you’re one lucky kitty! i wish i could take home one of these cuties. my dog is kitty-friendly.:p
Nice post Sparkle! Merry Christmas. May the circle be unbroken.
This year, instead of giving each other something we don’t need, Mom and I agreed to give money to a charity. We chose The Central Asian Institute which funds the building of schools in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Their requirement is that schools must include education for girls which, interestingly enough, the tribal peoples of the areas are anxious to provide. http://www.ikat.org/
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Wonderful post dear friend. You and your mom do give back – lots. We all appreciate what you do for the anipals too.
Rumblemum’s heart is breaking for these sweet little ones, I sure hope they find their forever home soon.
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Penelope and Kozmo
Kozmo came to live at his forever home with me on December 23! He came from the Kelowna Humane Society. My nose is still out of joint and me is still hissing at him, but we will be great friends later….
Penelope
Cats are poetry.
Please have a blessed Christmas you all.
A purrfect message for all seasons! I hope your Christmas was purrfect!!!
It was very sweet of your human to donate that cool stuff and her time to the Kitten rescue. The kitties are such cuties! We hope they get their own forever homes very soon. Merry Christmas!
Thank you, Sparkle, for reminding us of how lucky we are. Our dearest wish is that the kitties at this and all other shelters will fiund Forever Homes soon.
Purrs,
The Chans
You are very kind to give to the shelter babies. Our mom didn’t visit shelters for a long time because she didn’t think she’d be able to live with herself when she wasn’t able to rescue all of them. But then she finally visited the no-kill shelter here, and since the cats don’t live in cages and seem VERY happy there, she isn’t bothered by it. Of course she wishes they’d all get homes, but she knows they are in a good place while they wait. She goes there when she’s having a bad day and needs a pick-me-up – there is always a kitten or an older cat doing something crazy to make her laugh! The problem will be when it’s time to bring home a new member of the family, which one will she choose??? We just hope for no brothers! 🙂 Merry Christmas!
We forgot to say:
Merry Christmas from the Katnip Lounge Kitties!
Daddy can’t even go into Petsmart cuz of the adoption area. He starts getting all misty. Your Mom is a good egg to go and help out.
That is wonderful of you and your human to give away stuff you get to the kitties in the shelters. Those kitties are all beautiful. I hope they get good homes soon.
The publicist would be hard pressed to leave without a new kitty too but with four in the house and the ones she feeds outside she can hardly pay for food.
You are very kind to alert everyone to those beautiful kitties.
Merry Christmas Sparkle
They all look like wonderful kitties! We are purraying they find forever homes of their very own soon.
Merry Christmas!
–JB
It was so nice of your human to take goodies to the kitties and to help out around there too. Our mommy and daddy took food, toys and treats to the shelter the other day too and mommy couldn’t even go in where the kitties were. She did see the puppies and that was enough to make her bawl. She’s leaky now too from seeing the faces of the kitties your human saw. Yeah, she’s a sap.
Merry Christmas to all of you!
Nice one, Sparkle. Thanks for such a great post! We just returned from volunteering at our local animal shelter (we do this regularly, but somehow it seemed even more special on Christmas morning. We were blessed to see so many of our fellow volunteers giving their time and love, too.
Those were sweet faces. Did you know Sparkle that yesterday our shelter found new homes for 10 kittens this holiday?! I know of two who got EXCELLENT homes!
That is so amazing! Thanks for telling me!
Boy those little faces tug at my heartstrings. I hope they all find homes very soon! Beautiful post Sparklecat!
Great entry… Mine is up…
Great post, Sparkle. I hope those kitties all get homes very soon. And thanks for all you and your mom do to help them!
Merry Christmas from me, Pimp and Moo. 🙂
Oh boy my son likes cats and dogs…Merry Christmas. Good take for the theme.
I wish I could take all those kitties too, but I guess we can’t save the world*sigh*…Our cats are staying in since we moved and I just can’t keep up with the cost of food and cat litter, wow, didn’t realize how much they pooped outside till we had to clean the litter box 5 times a day.
I hope you all have a beautiful and happy Christmas!
ALWAYS!!!! Loved this post! I still cannot bring myself to go to the shelters because it literally tears me apart and makes me cry. I have an incredibly hard time leaving (I am sure you do too) and I can’t look at the sad little eyes….I wish I could win the lottery so I could create a GIANT no-kill farm for doggies and kitties….I keep praying for that.
Even if I can’t go to shelters (emotionally) I try throughout the year to spread the word, donate where and when I can to kitties, doggies and all animals….and support rescue and all animal causes that we all hold near and dear.
Much love! Caren and Cody
Sparkle, that’s a wonderful message for this Christmas. We wish there was no need for shelters….that every cat and woofie had a furever home.
We wish you, Boodie and Binga and your family a very Merry Christmas!!
Wonderful blog post. Beautiful pictures of kitties so deserving.
Merry Christmas, Sparkle
pawhugs, Max
It is truly heartbreaking to know how many cats (and dogs) are in such desperate need. Thank you for caring, Sparkle. Merry Christmas to all.
Great blog entry — though I’d add one addendum and hope that your human and you will also think of what you can do for humans, not just kitties. 🙂
Merry Christmas! We hope lots of kitties get homes for Christmas.
The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie
When mum takes food and stuff to our local rescue she tries to keeps her head down cos all those sad eyes make her cry.
WE feel the same way. Our Mom wishes we had more money so we could donate more. We think about all the homeless animals all the time. Good for your Mom to help out at the shelter. Our Mom needs to do the same thing but then she would bring them all home since we don’t have a no kill shelter. Have a great day Sparkle and all of your family too.
So many… It just kills us sometimes. It is like wanting to rescue all the fish in the seas.