Bottom line Per Code Enforcement - You can not run a business from a residential home - NO
FOOT TRAFFIC.
For more information on the background
story, click on the link.
http://www.englewoodedge.com/2009/11/25/life-has-changed-at-puffy-paws/ Side-note: The Code Enforcement
officer looked the other way for years. As soon as he got the complaint , the code enforcement officer had to enforce the code. We have no ill will against a man doing his job.
What We Are Up Against Today
Today
it is still easier for the good old boy network in this small town of ours, to spread rumors,
gossip and out right lies about Puffy Paws, as heard on WENG Radio.
These people
fail to educate themselves to see all the great work we have been doing
in our community for years just by going to our website, facebook page or Googling or
asking us in person.
We have three buildings
that make up Puffy Paws total operation.
The kitties Collectible Shop AKA: The Donation and Storage Center is at a different location
Not combined with the Haven.
Check
out the kitties Collectible Shop @
The 2200 sq foot "
Haven Home " on the right, has the healthy adoptable kitties, and our permanent residence who have physical, emotional
and behavioral problems.
The
Kitty Angel Club
Our
2nd building is 800 sq foot and 400 sq foot of it is solely use for the kitties with feline
leukemia, which we have nick named " The Kitty Angel Club " because all the precious
fur-babies are living angels who are living out their lives.
The second half of the building, 400 sq foot, is the
Hospitality Room,where friends of the Kingstons can hang out and chill with the kitties while enjoying
a cup of coffee or a cold soda.
THE
LOVE OF THE KITTY LOVERS THROUGH OUT THE WORLD PREVAILED
Without local support and an excellent Web site, word spread
over the Internet about our daily dilemma and the kitties are now supported by the love of
the cat lovers through out the world.
Rick
has become a " Social Media High Tech Beggar " it may not be pretty but it works.
The Collectible Shop Office -The Communication Center To The Kitty
Lovers of The World
Everyday we must ask for help from Cat Lovers
from all over the world, so that we may keep
continuing our mission in helping the special need & unwanted
kitties under our care.
Puffy Paws utilize all social media at their disposal.
Click the link to
connect with the kitties.
Some folks
cry they do not like our fund raising tactics.
Our reality is the brutal truth. We have never sugar-coated it.
That is why
the kitties are alive today because the kitty lovers of the world
know about our daily dilemma.
Its truth or consequences fund raising. If folks do not
donate - We can not take care of the cats,daily need and if this
happens and if the $3,000 a month operating
expense are not paid,we will have to shut down and the cats will
die at the hand of others.
Only through the power of your
love can these very
special need kitties under our care see the light of tomorrow.
At
Puffy Paws our fund raising philosophy
is a simple one. Keep operating cost and fund-raising cost to a bare minimum. Be transparent,
open and honest. Are books are open
to the public.
All donations
must go for the direct benefit of the kitties
not people. We never have to raise funds for
salaries or high administrative cost in the name of animals.
Puffy Paws Kitty Haven believes in 100% transparency in all of our dealing. Chrissy and
Rick do not get paid. 100% of all donations goes for the kitties daily needs and operating expenses.
Spike uses - The State of
Florida Gift Givers’ Guide which is a resource that provides the financial information reported from charitable organizations
.
Check where the other groups funds mainly go to as they raise them in
the name of the animals. Do not forget to put in their name. You will see the high administration and fund-raising cost.
Than put in Puffy Paws Kitty Haven's name. You will see the difference
!!
https://csapp.800helpfla.com/cspublicapp/giftgiversquery/giftgiversquery.aspx Puffy Paws
goes one step further it cost over $11,000 a month to take care of 200 kitties under our care and run Puffy Paws Kitty Haven.
This page is designed to let the whole
world know where their donations go and why and when they are needed each and every month.
http://www.puffypawskittyhaven.com/id353.html
In addition to this Puffy Paws our books are open to the public, upon
request. The Majority of The
funds Are Donated By The Kitties Lovers Through Out The World.
On an average, over $11,000 a month is donated on-line, by the kitty lovers of
the World.
The
unwanted & special need kitties are blessed to have a world wide family that loves them ever so much. Mad Kitty Love
To You All.
Thank You !!!
As we said, Puffy Paws Kitty Haven believes in 100%
transparency in all of our dealing. Chrissy and Rick do not get paid. 100% of all donations goes for the kitties daily
needs and operating expenses.
It Cost Around $250 Day
For The Kitties Fodd & Daily Supplies
Puffy Paws Daily Supplies List & Menu
THE KITTIES EAT $797.00 In CAT FOOD A WEEK.
32 CASES OF WET CAT FOOD A WEEK
California Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula
Canned Cat & Kitten Food
- 13.2 oz Cans
$1.41.5 Per Can:
12 In A Case - $16.98 Per Case
4.5 case a day: - $ 67.92
9
BAGS OF DRY CAT FOOD A WEEK
California Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula
Dry Cat & Kitten Food - 15 Ibs $26.21
Plus A $17 Delivery Charge
CLICK THE LINK TO FIND OUT
WHY THE KITTIES ARE ON A PREMIUM DIET
KITTY DAILY NEEDS FOR A SPARKLING SPOTLESS CLEAN HAVEN FOR 200 SPECIAL
NEEDS & UNWANTED KITTIES
AVERAGE DAILY COST $135.00 - $160.00 - Depending What Is Needed For The Day
CAT LITTER
TIDY CATS LITTER - 360 pounds a day
12 bags a day at $6.29 each = $75.48
DAILY SUPPLIES FROM PUBLIX
* 2 Bleach $3.32
* Bounty Paper Towels-12
Rolls - $15.49
Publix Black Garbage Bag $ 5.99
* 2 Floor Cleaner $6.58
* 8 Gallons of Publix Purified Wate
$5.52
* 4 Bags: Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats: - 6 oz bag $13.16
* 1 Publix Brand - Chocolate Plus Balanced Nutritional
Drink - $6.99
Chrissy drinks them through out the day to keep her healthy and weight on as she works up to 20 hours
day
WEEKLY SUPPLIES FROM PUBIX AND OR DOLLAR GENERAL STORE: $72.95
* Tide Liquid Laundry
Detergent, Clean Breeze Scent, HE, 96 Loads - 150 oz jug - $19.99 2x a Week: $39.98
* Downy Ultra Infusions Fabric Softener:
$7.99 2X a Week: $15.98
* Green Scubbies: 4 pack 1 a week $2.99
* Vacuum Bags 2 A Day @ $2 A Pack - $14.00 A
week.
THE HATE NEVER LEAVES
Some folks with other vested interest calls us hoarders.
I have been told that this is the main reason why Englewood does not support
us.
They tell anyone who listen, that we do not adopt the kitties out.
We do not have even have pictures of the kitties.
This hurts us in gaining new supporters locally.
One
local Newspaper Publisher who refuses to run our adoptable kitties in his newspaper like he does for the other rescues had
had the audacity to say our pictures of the kitties and the Haven are photoshopped and we fudged the pictures. REALLY !!!
So Cally says her butt is not photoshopped
.
A picture & video is worth a 1000
words !!!!
We have over 10,000
pictures and graphics on the kitties facebook page. Click the link to check them out.
We over 5,000 pictures and video combined. Anyone can follow
our adventures on the kitties Photobucket page
!
We are the only rescue in the
area that uploads more videos and pictures to the Web for the whole world to see.
Here is the link
The kitties even have their very own YouTube Channel .To
bring you all the great happenings at The World's Greatest Cathouse & The Old School Collectible
Shop.
Click the link to see all the great videos.
SInce 2009 Puffy Paws is the first rescue in the area that features adoptable &
special needs kitties LIVE on USTREAM.
New
Show-time: The first Sunday of The Month - 10:00pm - 10:30pm
- Starting in Sept 2014.
If you're you
looking for a new family member ?
Like the kitty you see ? Call us at 941- 623 - 8904 and we we will set up a Play date.
Click on the link to watch a prerecorded
TV Show.
ADOPTIONS
BEFORE THE BAN KITTY LOVERS COULD COME TO THE HAVEN THREE TIMES A WEEK DURING
OUR OPEN HOUSE AND ADOPT
Click the like to see some of the pictures of suscesefull
adoptions back in the day.
It would help if these misguided individuals knew how to read a newspaper,
turn on a computer and watch the TV News.
Instead of telling anyone
who listens we do not adopt cats out.
In the Spring of 2007
- Puffy Paws Kitty Haven started its adoption program. Since than we have found over 350 kitties "Fur-Ever" homes
!
Before the Fall of 2009 times were good. We had over 350 adoptions in a very short
amount of time by hosting a Open House three times a week at the Haven.
Inviting prefect strangers into their home so the adoptable kitties may find a “Fur
- Ever” home to qualify applicants. 350 did !
Rick was making a great name for
Puffy Paws and raising funds in the community
while at the same time, Rick could not believe
the high euthanasia rate of adoptable pets, corruption and the
misappropriations of funds that where suppose to go for the animals
but instead went into high administrative cost and huge salaries
by the other animal organizations in the area. All protected by a good old boy network.
Rick spoke out for the voiceless animals that could not With hard facts
in hand all backed up by government documents. Rick contacted the
local newspaper , government agencies, wrote letters to the editors
, that were denied, But then when Rick aided in bringing the news of the alleged corruption to a Fort Meyers TV station, payback was
inevitable.
Click The links to read the full story and to understand why payback was in the cards.
Rick received
a phone call 10 days before code enforcement came out to
shut Puffy Paws down, that the good old boy network was looking into
calling code enforcement to shut the Haven down.
Not caring if
the cats lived or died.
One
phone call to code shut the Haven down. So now folks can not adopt straight from the Haven. But that has never stop us trying
to find the adoptable cats fur-ever homes.
Check out the story in how the hate shut the Haven down to adoptions, surrenders
and volunteers.
Per Code - You can not run a
business from a residential home - NO FOOT TRAFFIC.
Click the link to read the full story.
What these people did by calling
code to shut us down was put the burden of taking care of the
kitties on the shoulders
of one small woman with the inner strength of a 1000 men - Chrissy Kingston.
Chrissy
works in pain everyday with her rheumatoid
arthritis.She is under a Doctor's care but it is getting
worst as the days goes on. She suffers in silence on most days.
Yet Chrissy makes the best of everyday and
gives it her all by working long hours.
Up to 16 -20 hours on most days.
Click the link to read the full story.
http://www.puffypawskittyhaven.com/id390.html
We can have family and friends at the Haven but so far no one wants to help cleaning cat poo. If someone
wants to help they have to start at the Collectible Shop and become a true friend.
Currently our friends are friends
with Handy man skills and have done work and still do that would have cost us $10,000, both at the Haven and Collectible
Shop.
Now we have THE CATMOBILE: A MOBILE CAT ADOPTION UNIT & TRAVELING EDUCATION CENTER.
THE CATMOBILE: A MOBILE CAT ADOPTION UNIT & TRAVELING EDUCATION CENTER.
It is a 1977 aluminum step van. The engine is a 1977 350 Olds Rocket with a Edelbrock ,4 barrel Performance Carburetor
with manual choke.
Our adoption & education program will soon be back and we are taking it on the road. (
End Of Summer 2014 )
We will also be implementing a traveling educational program for the public that special
kitties needs needs special people ,to give the hard to adopt kitties fur-ever homes.
We have waited many years
and now sweet revenge is ours by good living.
When " The Catmobile ", is on the road and up to the
kitties standard, we will be turning heads no matter where we go.
Check out the story when we first wanted to do mobile
adoptions..
http://www.englewoodedge.com/2010/08/03/puffy-paws-wants-rv-to-make-hotel-room-for-cats/
We even reached out to local churches to hold adoption events at their churches, after services and not one church
responded .
Check out the News Story.
http://www.englewoodedge.com/2011/02/02/puffy-paws-reaching-out-to-churches-for-help/
We even wrote a letter to the editor asking for the community help, back in 2011.
No one called.
Editor
My wife and I are only two people running Englewood, Florida's "World's
Greatest Cathouse." Puffy Paws Kitty Haven is a 501(c) (3) non-profit, no-kill cat hospice & rescue specializing
in providing quality and loving care to special needs cats; we have 100 adoptable kitties that need homes.
Our current help consists of a few volunteers and the court ordered Community
Service Personnel. These people are folks who got into trouble and are trying to pay their debts to society.
We have been begging this community for help for years with adoptions
, PR, and fund-raising events.
We finally have a handful of
volunteers who put on a monthly adoption event but that is not enough; we need more people.
While the Humane Society and other rescue groups in the area enjoy paid employees and a host of volunteers,
we do not.
We do not get paid; 100% of all donation goes to the
kitties and the operating expenses. Are books are open to the public.
Last
year I raised $144,000 by myself, just by asking for help and $125,000 of that came from kitty lovers from around the world
donating through Paypal.
The very sad reality is that the only ones who
suffered were the community cats that we could not help because we could not take them in and find homes.
You can change all of this by volunteering your time.
For more information call 941-623-8904 or go to our website.
Rick Kingston
Co-Founder
Puffy Paws Kitty Haven
NOT MUCH HAS
CHANGED SINCE THE LETTER TO THE EDITOR AND THESE DAYS WE STILL NEED HELP: IF YOU ARE LOCAL PLEASE CONSIDER
We in dire need is a volunteer coordinator to recruit
volunteers for and to over see the following.
Adoption Events (AE) volunteers staff our adoption events, assisting with set-up, break-down
and during event activities such as socializing and sitting with the kitties and providing information regarding our adoption
procedures and our organization. AE volunteers assist potential adopters with the adoption process. AE volunteers are needed
as events are scheduled.
PR Information Tables
Volunteers ( PRIT ) are needed to table at various
events in the Tri - County area throughout the year. Volunteers are responsible for set up, break down, and presentation
of informational materials during the events. Volunteers should feel comfortable presenting information and fielding inquiries
about Puffy Paws. PRIT volunteers are needed as events are scheduled.
Canned Food Drives/ Kitty Collection Banks
Volunteers are needed to either organize event specific canned food drives, or manage food donation bins at their
office/school. Volunteers are also needed to find homes for our Kitty Collects Collection banks in the Tri-County are, and
manage donation pick-ups and bring them back to the Donation & Storage Center. This is a great way to get involved for
those that may not have time available to volunteer on a consistent basis!
Event Planning/Fund-raising
Volunteers are always needed to assist in increasing our visibility and to contribute to our fund-raising efforts.
Volunteers are needed to cold-call potential donor sources, as well as assist our Fund-raising team in planning events.
If you have experience in event planning or fundraising, please join our team!
Puffy Paws is
the first rescue in the area that features adoptable & special needs kitties LIVE on USTREAM.
New
Show-time: The first Sunday of The Month - 10:00pm - 10:30pm
- Starting in September 2014.
If you're you
looking for a new family member ?
Like the kitty you see ? Call us at 941- 623 - 8904 and we we will set up a Play date.
Click on the link to watch a prerecorded
TV Show.
Check out our kitties adoption page. !!!
http://www.puffypawskittyhaven.com/id149.html
Check out Puffy Paws adoption policy.
http://www.puffypawskittyhaven.com/id147.html
If you seen a kitty on the the TV Show, the kitties facebook page , all you have to do is pick up the phone and call
us 941-623-8904 and set up a play-date.
Please keep in mind its Chrissy
and Rick that are doing the job of 20. Through out the years they have been doing all they can,in finding homes
for the adoptable kitties under their care, as you read.
A
BED & BREAKFAST FOR KITTIES Misinformed Individuals Tell People The Haven Must Be Dirty
- Has Heard On WENG Radio
We have had all the major news media in the Haven
through out the years. We have even been in the New York Post.
Check
out the NEW YORK POST STORY
If the media thought their was a problem at the Haven while they were
inside wouldn't they have turn the tides on us and shut us down ?
But instead...
A reporter from the
Englewood Sun Herrald wrote - You might think the Kingston household is a crowded, purring, furry mess. It's not.The house
is big enough, and the cats small enough, that everyone's got more than enough room to stretch out, which is how cats spend
much of their day anyhow.
A Reporter from ABC 7 News has called Puffy Paws Kitty Haven " A Bed & Breakfast For Cats
".
Another reporter from the Gasparilla Gazette, wrote " Puffy Paws Kitty Haven is immaculate
and if all the cats hid under the bed, anyone entering the home would have no clue cats even lived there.
A writer wrote from About.Com
Puffy Paws Kitty Haven: The Cat’s Meow of Nonprofit
Organizations.
So in closing - Puffy Paws Kitty Haven is about love and let the misinformed Individuals spread their rumours ,lies and gossip
about Puffy Paws. The more they spread their bitterness. They more the
love grows around the World for Chrissy and I and the special need kitties under our care.
Puffy Paws Kitty Haven will go on with the love of the kitty lovers through
out the world. Watch The Love Grow
Mad Kitty Love
To You All Rick & Chrissy Kingston & Da Kitties If
You Would Like To Help
With all of the heart and soul we can muster, there is no
easier, softer
way to say this: We
need an influx of working capital to continue with
our mission at Puffy Paws Kitty
Haven.Our options are limited at this time but there is hope on the
horizon, and that is you.
Where
Does My Donation Go ?
100%
of all donation goes to
the kitties daily needs of $250 dollars a day. The priority of incoming funds are in
this order, the kitties daily needs, vet care and operating expenses. After that, funds are used for the maintenance and improvement
of the Haven for the kitties.All donations must go for the
direct benefit of the kitties. Puffy Paws never have to raise
funds for salaries in the name
of animals. The Founders
Rick & Chrissy Kingston's do not get paid.
The cost is over $11,000 a month to keep the kitties alive and well.
PLEASE ONLY GIVE WHAT YOUR HEART & BUDGET CAN
AFFORD
If we fail at raising the funds needed
every day ( $250 ) for the kitties under our care,
there will be no other option but to close down. What choice would
we have?
An entire cat hospice will be wiped out and only painful and sad
stories will be told because we could not round up the worldwide awareness and
financial help these beautiful cats deserve.
You have the
power to avert this tragedy today.
If Everyone Did a
Little There Would Be Little Left
To Do !
A $1 $5 $10 donation goes a long ways.
In
these hard
economical
times, we all know the personal sacrifices
each and everyone of you make when
you donate to
the kitties
at Puffy
Paws Kitty Haven and for this we will always be eternally
grateful.
Mad Kitty Love To You,
Rick, Chrissy,
& Da Kitties
