An Evening in Italy - Saturday, July 28th!

Join Castaway Critters for an Evening in Italy at Moschetto'e Italian Restaurant in Young Harris! Enjoy an evening with friends, a gourmet Italian buffet and great music by Old Time Trivia -- all for only $25.  We'll also have a nice raffle and silent auction items.  Social hour is from 6-7 with the dinner beginning at 7pm. Call 706-986-0604 for ticket informaiton! We sure hope to see you there!

Helpless Unwanted Little Ones

Recently we have been able to get several litters of puppies out of unhealthy or dangerous situations and secure them until we can transport them to Brother Wolf.  We sent one litter already and Tuesday will be sending some more.  Today June and I went out and took pics of 9 puppies running at large near a road.  One has already been run over.  We will be getting the remaining pups into a safe enclosure early this week.  We have another litter of 6 3-week old puppies scheduled to go when they are old enough.  Here's a pic of some of the pups today. It would be nice for people to know we are 'out there' rescuing these helpless unwanted little ones and getting them into forever homes.

Continued Care for Your Pets

Recently CCPR experienced another emergency situation where several senior cats had to be re-homed without delay. This unfortunate story began when we got word that a local woman was nearing the end of her fight against cancer, and she desperately wanted her 6 beloved but older kitties to go to new forever homes and not to a shelter where they might be euthanized because of their age. Immediately we began reaching out to our network of volunteers, supporters, friends, neighbors, and social media contacts… anyone who had a heart and cared to listen. When word reached us that this woman had passed and her home was going into foreclosure, we had to act quickly to save the cats and figure out where their forever homes would be later.

We are so very happy to report that five of the kitties almost immediately found themselves going to a new forever home -- where they can stay together! This wonderful person is a good friend of Castaway and has helped us out in the past with a tough-to-place FeLV kitty. She knows there are no words to express our appreciation to her and our admiration of her for the amazing person she is.

The last remaining kitty turned out to be quite a bit younger than the others, and she currently is available for adoption at our shelter.  Her name is Joy because her person referred to her as 'her pride and joy'.  She is a gorgeous 4-year old calico with a sweet, gentle personality and very socialable with other cats.  Joy has been through a lot of change and would really benefit from being in a home again, even as a foster.

What would happen to your pets if you died in a car accident tomorrow? 

The purpose of this story is to remind you - or perhaps enlighten you - of the circumstances that are going to arise in relation to your beloved pets when you pass, or when a family member of yours passes, if you don't take steps now to make arrangements. 

Please take the time to read the article at the other end of this link to gain some insight as to how you can make preparations for your pets so that they are cared for when you're gone.

Unwanted and Neglected No More!

The Castway volunteers involved in the actual rescue and rehabilitation of dogs and cats sometimes see neglect and cruelty at the extreme.  While we always try to focus our stories on the postitive aspects of rescue there are heartbreaks for us along the way.  Recently we rescued several animals suffering extreme neglect and starvation.  While there is good news and joyful recovery, the heartbreak is there also.

 

The hound was just bones with skin draped over.  She was found wandering the roads, a young dog with her that was obviously a pal she picked up along the way.  The pup was in good shape but the hound was only days from a miserable death by starvation.  After vetting, we learned she had no contributing health issues to explain her condition.  She was simply the victim of neglect.

 

Two kittens were taken in that were in skeletal condition.  They were about 7 weeks old and literally 'light as a feather'.  Obviously brothers and dependent on each other, both were put in a foster home and tended to constantly.  They were named ChowChow and DinDin because that's what they wanted and needed.  Sadly, after a week, DinDin died.  He was literally a skeleton.  ChowChow has survived but his progress is slow and it may take months to bring him back to a state of health. 

 

These animals endured terrible suffering and many more are out there, unwanted and neglected; thrown away like trash.  We are only able to save a few of the many anonymous dogs and cats, puppies and kittens but each one saved is now a valued life to be loved and cared for.  You contributions make this possible!  Hopefully we will have 'after' pictures of these two survivors with happily ever-after stories, thanks to the many supporters of Castaway Critters.

Call 706-781-3992 or email castaway_critters @ hotmail.com  if you want to help.

 

Happy Tails - Ashley (nka Stella)

My husband and I adopted a cat at PetSmart in Alpharetta in November 2011 through your agency. She was a beautiful 3 year old short hair gray cat with green eyes. Her name was "Ashley", but we changed it to "Stella". It took a lot of patience at first because she was so skittish, but it was worth it. Now, we can't imagine life without her. At first, I thought I wanted to get a kitten, but I am glad we decided to go with a full grown cat. She is so well-behaved and loving. She is still very skittish of strangers, but very affectionate with us, as she exposes her belly to us when she wants attention and to play. Her favorite things to play with are strings.

About a month after getting her, I experienced a tragic death in the family. Stella, who had previously favored my husband over me, slept on top of me every night for awhile. I know she sensed my grief. She wants to sleep with us every night now. She is very smart and knows what certain words mean, such as "eat", "night-night" and her own name. Stella has been through a lot with us over the past several months, as due to a death in the family and getting new jobs in different cities, we have had to move a couple of times, and I know it has been hard on her. My husband and I just bought a new house where we plan to stay and we made sure that we have plenty of windows for her to look out of during the day, as she loves to look outside. I'm very happy my husband walked into PetSmart that day. Having Stella has meant so much to us.

Heather and Levi 

Noah - Kitten of the Month!

Noah is an adorable fuzzy gray and white kitten with personality PLUS!  He is very people oriented, loves attention, is lively and happy and playful.  Noah loves to play with the other kittens, chase balls, and play with string.  He also loves to eat!  Noah would be a great fit for any family.  He is not timid or shy and adapts quickly to new things.

As our featured Pet of the Month, adoption fees are half the normal amount. However, if you don't have room for another kitty  would like to sponsor instead, please call 706-781-3992 for more information.