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Trials & Tribulation of Adoptions
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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 the audacity
to say our pictures of the kitties and the Haven are photoshopped and we fudged the pictures.
A picture &
video is worth a 1000 words !!!! We have over 30,000
pictures and graphics on the kitties facebook
page. Click
the box above to check them out.
We are the only
rescue in the area that uploads more videos,
pictures and live streams to the Web for the whole world to see.
So we may bring you all the great happenings at
The World's Greatest Cathouse -Puffy Paws Kitty Haven & The
Puffy Paws Business Center
 Puffy Paws is the first rescue in the area, since
2009 , that features adoptable & special needs kitties LIVE
on the Internet. Without local media support and until we can
get the Catmobile remoded on the inside for mobile cat
adoptions, the Live Shows are the only we can find the adoptable kitties
furever homes.
If You Missed The Kitties Live You Can Always Watch
The Archive Shows.
Please Call Rick at 941
623 -8904 to set up a play date
with any of the adoptable kitties
of your dreams, you see. All play dates
will be held at The Business Center office.
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 dow at
the Business center.
ADOPTIONS BEFORE
THE BAN KITTY LOVERS COULD COME TO THE HAVEN THREE TIMES A WEEK DURING
OUR OPEN HOUSE AND ADOPT
Please click the picture
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
embezzlement article and
or the black box
to read the full story and more 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.
Per Code - You can not run a
business from a residential home - NO FOOT TRAFFIC. Please click on the article for 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.
Please click
on Chrissy to read the full story.
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 Business Center and become
a true friend.
Yet
Chrissy and Rick are realy are two man
band runiing Puffy Puffy Paws.
Here is a typical day at Puffy Paws for Rick & Chrissy
Kingston.
Chrissy hauls in 600 pounds of
cat litter around the Haven daily & takes in back out. She washes
over 20 cat litter boxes
daily.Every four hours she puts out the wet cat food at 10 feeding stations, She
vacuum & mops and
dust daily. She gives out meds. She brushes the kitties. She tends to the sick ones.
She runs to the Vet and the store
for supplies too. She does this day in and day out
Rick has to raise the $30,000 a month to keep the doors open at Puffy Paws.
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.
On most days they work up to 16-20 hours
a day to accomplish this.
Rick runs
the Business Center. He raises funds
on-line. Runs to the Vet. He is the kitties
Web Master. He does all the graphic
art work. Rick updates on fb and other social media
sites. He picks up the kitties daily supplies from Walmart, he pay
the bills. Rick puts out the SOS's
for help. He puts out all the
fires that pop up daily. Rick is Chrissy's venting
post. Rick is the fixer.
With a grueling schedule
and the stress of raising funds and taking care
of the kitties, the Kingstons
go on only by the grace of God and the charity
of the kitty lovers through
out the World. Now that is the power of mad kitty love !
Improvise , Adapt and Overcome: Finding The Kitties Fur-Ever Home.
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.
After the ban we had to work harder. We than had the adoptable kitties at PetSmart in Port Charlotte.But that did not work
work cause our kitties were not used to cages and we discontinue
the program and the cost was high with driving to
the next Town over.
Than we put on adoption events at Mike's Pet Store,which is now out of business, on Saturdays
and the other recuse groups in the area with the strong support of the local media , purposely scheduled adoptions events
the same day as ours. Which meant ours were a bust.
After that we even brought a RV for a mobile adoption unit
but that did not work out. It was a lemon ....
Watch the SNN6 News Story by clicking on the video box on the
right.
But that has
never stop us from looking for a way to adopt the kitties out and in the Spring of 2014 we found what we were looking for.
After that we even brought a RV for a mobile adoption unit but that did not work out. It was
a lemon ....
Watch the SNN6 News Story by clicking on the YouTube box on the right.
But
that has never stop us from looking for a way to adopt the kitties out and in the Spring of
2014 we found what we were looking for.
Now we have THE CATMOBILE: A MOBILE CAT ADOPTION UNIT & TRAVELING
EDUCATION CENTER.
THE CATMOBILE: A MOBILE CAT ADOPTION
UNIT - MOBILE OFFICE & 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.
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.
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 on the right
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, since
2009 , that features adoptable & special needs kitties LIVE
on the Internet. Without local media support and until we can
get the Catmobile remoded on the inside for mobile cat
adoptions, the Live Shows are the only we can find the adoptable kitties
furever homes.
If You Missed The Kitties Live You Can Always Watch
The Archive Shows.
Please Call Rick at 941
623 -8904 to set up a play date
with any of the adoptable kitties
of your dreams, you see. All play dates
will be held at The Business Center office.
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 dow at
the Business center.
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 Live 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.
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