*I am reposting this because, as any person that reads any part of this blog knows, I love cats - fat cats, crippled cats, sassy cats, little cats, furry cats, grumpy cats, etc etc.. Arthur and Amelia were rescued after being abandoned in a foreclosed house and I can honestly say that I didn't particularly want pets at that point in my life, but sometimes situations just present themselves and you rise to the occasion, you know? So mayhaps this is your occasion, or a lovely occasion for someone you know in the greater Duval County area*
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200
Kittens to Die at Shelter
If no homes are found, kittens will face
death
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JACKSONVILLE, FL - June 13,
2012 - All of the shelters in Jacksonville are overrun with
kittens. If they are not adopted soon, they will be put down due to space
limitations. It has been a busy kitten season and more kittens are being turned
in to the shelters each day. Please adopt from the following organizations -
their lives depend on it:
Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective
Services (JACPS)
2020 Forest Street, Jacksonville,
FL 32204
Call 630-CITY
(904-630-2489)
Hours are Tuesday -
Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (adoption hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.)
First Coast No More Homeless Pets (FCNMHP) Adoption Center, sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society
10503 San Jose Blvd,
Jacksonville, FL 32257
Call 904-683-8922
Hours are Monday - Friday 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS)
8464 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL
32216
Call 904-725-8766 Hours are Monday and Tuesday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday-Closed, Thursday and Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.
Adoption fees at all three
locations are just $25.00. (including pet license fee)
These groups have been
collaborating to reduce the number of homeless pets in our area. Large adoption
events and regular offsite adoptions have saved hundreds of dogs and cats.
Without these heroic efforts, even more animals would be dying needlessly.
Another instrumental part of becoming a
no-kill community is the K-Paw
nursery. This joint effort between JHS, JACPS, and FCNMHP was created to save
over 500 kittens from certain death. The K-Paw kittens are sick or too young for
surgery and adoption. Many of them must be bottle-fed and watched closely until
they are healthy enough to move into permanent homes.
Another way to save lives is to
become a temporary foster parent. If you are unable to adopt, you can foster
animals to help get them out of the shelter. Contact nharris@fcnmhp.org for details.
Current Local Shelter
Statistics:
Animal Care and
Protective Service
201 Kittens in shelter
200 Kittens in temporary foster homes
Jacksonville Humane
Society
131 Kittens in K-Paw
Nursery
110 Kittens in temporary foster homes
First Coast No More
Homeless Pets
85 Kittens in nursery
25 Kittens in temporary foster
homes
The most effective way to prevent
these tragic events is to spay and neuter all pets. If you see feral or stray
cats, you can contact First Coast No More Homeless Pets (FCNMHP) to acquire a
humane trap and bring them in to be spayed/neutered through the Trap Neuter
Return program. FCNMHP offers free and low-cost spay/neuter surgeries for pets
as well. Call 425-0005 or visit www.fcnmhp.org for more information.
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About First Coast No More
Homeless Pets
The mission of FCNMHP is to
end the needless killing of cats and dogs through sterilization. There are
several programs offering free or low-cost spay/neuter surgeries to First Coast
residents. Since 2002, more than 100,000 dogs and cats have been sterilized and
benefited from these programs. FCNMHP also mentors organizations across the
country to help them start similar programs in their communities, saving even
more animals nationwide.FCNMHP runs the Jacksonville Pet Food Bank
to help keep pets with their families and out of shelters where they may be
euthanized. Over 375,000 pounds of food have been given to pets in need since
March 2010. FCNMHP is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are
100% Tax Deductible. Clinic Hotline: 904.425.0005 Website: www.fcnmhp.org
Media Contact:
Rick DuCharme, Founder/Executive Director
FCNMHP
Cell: 904-728-3675
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