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LOVE VS HATE: The True Story of Puffy Paws
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LOVE VS HATE The
True Story of Puffy Paws
This is our true story and our history documented
in the media, in how the forces of evil can never trump the true love the founders
of Puffy Paws Kitty Haven have for each other and the special needs &
unwanted kitties under their care !!
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Englewood, Florida’s “World’s Greatest Cathouse,“ Puffy
Paws Kitty Haven is 501(c)(3) a non-profit, no-kill cat hospice and rescue specializing in providing quality and loving
care to special needs cats and finding homes for the adoptable kitties under their care. The Haven is
a cage-less, free roaming, loving foster home for special needs & unwanted kitties.
The Kingston's provide their loving home for the kitties, A.K.A - The Haven and its huge and beautiful.
“Puffy Paws cares for kitties with feline leukemia, FIV, feral cats, unadoptable kitties, one eye cats,
senior kitties, kitties that do not use their litter box, abused kitties, cats with neurological disorders, and more - basically
unwanted and unadoptable kitties that would be euthanized elsewhere.
Puffy Paws is supported by the love of the kitty lovers world wide.
PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO: FOR PUFFY PAWS KITTY HAVEN: 101
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Since the airing of the
Video in October 2008 on
Pet Pulse and being on the NEW YORK POST web site,
the kitties have double. Only Through
The Power of Your Love Can These Very Special
Need Kitties See The Light of Tomorrow.
The kitties
have never went without all because of your kind hearts. When we ask for help the whole world listens and helps by caring, sharing, sending
power of light and love, praying and donating when feasible.
We are not a traditional rescue and our fund raising is
anything but traditional. Funds are like
the tide over here at Puffy Paws. Funds in and funds out. Last month in May - 2019 - $31.,849.35
was donated.
$29,620.84 of that was donated by the kitty lovers of the World via
PayPal. The
remaining amount was donations via checks and sales from the online stores. Last year in
2018: $561,557.04 was donated.
Of the $561,557.04 - $355,635.75 of that was donated via PayPal, by the
kitty lovers of the world. The priority of incoming funds are in this order, the kitties daily
needs, cat food, vet care and operating expenses. After that, funds are used for the maintenance and improvement of the
Haven for the kitties and the care and maintenance of the vehicles. Just by asking for help when the kitties need it. The unwanted & special need kitties are blessed to have a world wide family
that loves them ever so much. With out the support and the love of the kitty lovers around the world, we could
never do what we do for the kitties under our care.
Puffy Paws Kitty Haven unofficially began
18 years ago in the loving home of Chrissy & Rick Kingston. Now Englewood, Florida’s “World’s Greatest Cathouse,“ Puffy Paws Kitty Haven
is a 501(c) (3) non-profit, no-kill cat hospice and rescue specializing in providing quality and loving care to special needs
cats and finding homes for the adoptable kitties under their care.
The
HavenThe 2700 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 & The Hospitality
Room 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 The
Hospitality Room where family & friends of the Kingstons hang out and chill with the kitties while enjoying
a cup of coffee or a cold soda.
Puffy Paws Business
Center
The Business Center servers many functions and encompasses all of our business activities.
We purchase the cat food wholesale and that is a savings of over $10,000 a year.
Phillips Pet supply will not delivered to the
Haven since we are in a residential neighborhood.
We can not do
any business at the Haven since it is in a residential neighborhood
No business activities per code enforcement.
We can not have foot
traffic at the Haven.
All the owners give ups are conducted at the Business Center.
We
use the Business Center office as the off site quarantine room, which we were able to save 100's of kitties through out the
years because we could quarantine them at the Center's office.
If we did not have the Business Center office those kitties will
be dead because we could not take them in.
The Business Center is where our business office is. The on-line fund-raising is conducted at the
Center's office.
We are not a traditional rescue and our fund raising is anything but traditional.
The Business Center
It cost well
over $30,000.00 a month to run Puffy Paws Kitty Haven. $41.09 a hour every single day, 365 days a year. Funds are like the tide over here at Puffy Paws.
Funds in and funds out.
Last
month in May - 2019 - $31.,849.35 was donated.
$29,620.84 of that was
donated by the kitty lovers of the World via PayPal. The remaining amount was donations via checks and sales from the online stores. Last year in
2018: $561,557.04 was donated.
Of the $561,557.04 - $355,635.75 of that was donated via PayPal, by the kitty lovers
of the world. The priority of incoming funds are in this order, the kitties daily needs, cat food, vet care
and operating expenses. After that, funds are used for the maintenance
and improvement of the Haven for the kitties and the care and maintenance of the vehicles. The
Business Center servers many functions and encompasses all of our business activities to keep
Puffy Paws doors open ,at a day at a time for the unwanted & special needs kitties that would have been destroyed at a traditional open admission shelter.
LOVE VS HATE The
True Story of Puffy Paws
This is our true story and our history documented
in the media, in how the forces of evil can never trump the true love the founders
of Puffy Paws Kitty Haven have for each other and the special needs &
unwanted kitties under their care !!
Puffy Paws Kitty is internationally
known and supported by kitty lovers from all over the world
all because of the cruel intentions of one small Florida town control by
a good old boy network.
In
the small town Puffy Paws
resides in, early on they found out most town folks pick their rescues
like a NFL football team. They
pick one team and have disdain for the rest.
Folks who have been misleading our community for years in their
endeavors of animal reiscu, have
tried to shut Puffy Paws Kitty
Haven down.
The
Bottom Line Is: When Power, Money
And Prestige
is Involved
Their Will
Always Be
Evil Dirty
Deeds.
Please keep in mind Puffy
Paws, does have
a handful of local supporters, which we are totally grateful for,
but their is not enough local
support to sustain our mission.
Check out the story in how
a phone call to code enforcement shut the Haven down to adoptions, surrenders and volunteers by clicking
on the news article above.
Bottom line Per Code Enforcement - You can not run a business from
a residential home - NO FOOT TRAFFIC.
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.
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 Business Center 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.
Our
On-Line
- “ Just Ask - Hope You Can Help “ - campaign was launched
nine years ago
and has raised over $1,000,000.00
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.
If this
happens
and if the $30,000 a month operating
expense are not paid, we will have to shut down and the
cats will die at the hand
of others.
Rick has to raise the funds to keep the doors open. It cost well over $30,000.00 a month to run Puffy
Paws Kitty Haven. $41.09 a hour every single day, 365 days
a year. Funds
are like the tide over here at Puffy Paws. Funds in and funds out. The priority of incoming funds are in this order, the kitties
daily needs, cat food, vet care and operating expenses. After that, funds are used for the maintenance and improvement of the Haven for the kitties
and the care and maintenance of the vehicles. Just by asking for help when the kitties need it. The unwanted & special need kitties are blessed
to have a world wide family that loves them ever so much
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.
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 Kitty Haven is the only local recuse that post operating expenses on-line when they are paid. The Cat
Food Bills, Vet Bills and Power Bills & The Business Center Rent. We post then on the kitties facebook page and
you can see years of them them @ https://www.facebook.com/TheWorldsGreatestCat…/photos_stream Also we send them out, to the kitties world wide family via our SOS's and updates, we send out each week. The kitty lovers of the world deserve to see where their hard earn donations go. We believes
in 100% transparency in all of our dealings. Chrissy and Rick do not get paid. 100% of all donations goes into running
Puffy Paws . 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 and the care and maintenance of the vehicles. The operating expense
page @
http://www.puffypawskittyhaven.com/id353.html
is designed to let the whole world know were their donations go and why and when they are needed each and every month.
    
It
Cost Around $275
-$300 A Day
For The Kitties Daily Supplies Puffy Paws Daily Supplies List & Menu
THE KITTIES EAT $946.00
In CAT FOOD A WEEK.
It
cost $4.49 to feed each kitty a week at Puffy Paws.
The 200 kitties eat.
32 CASES OF WET CAT FOOD A WEEK Evanger's
Chicken Lickin' Dinner - 13 oz Cans 12 In A Case - $16.90 Per Case 17 BAGS OF DRY CAT FOOD A
WEEK Evanger's
Super Premium Pheasant & Whitefish Formula Low Grain Dry Cat Food Plus A $11 Delivery Charge. KITTY
DAILY NEEDS FOR A SPARKLING SPOTLESS
CLEAN HAVEN FOR 200 SPECIAL NEEDS & UNWANTED KITTIES
AVERAGE DAILY COST $275.00 - $300.00 - Depending What Is
Needed For The Day
CAT LITTER
TIDY CATS LITTER
- 600 pounds a day
17 bags a day at $6.79
each = $135.80
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:
SARASOTA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL INSPECTION : AUGUST 2015
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Division of Animal Services Section Report on Puffy Paws Kitty Haven .M15-176839 08/11/15 1644HRS I RESPONDED TO MEET WITH OWNERS OF "PUFFY PAWS KITTY HAVEN"RICK AND CHRISTINE KINGSTON. THE
KINGSTON'S ATTORNEY, DAWN BUCHANAN, AND AMANDA FROM LOVING CARE A/H WERE ALSO PRESENT. RICK PRESENTED A BINDER FOR ANIMAL
SERVICES TO KEEP ON FILE, SHOULD ANY FUTURE COMPLAINTS BE MADE. THE BINDER CONTAINS ALL FINANCIAL AND MEDICAL INFORMATION
RECORDS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE RESCUE. THE KINGSTONS ALLOWED ME INTO ALL AREAS OF THE PROPERTY.
THE ENTIRE RESIDENCE IS CLEAN AND FREE OF ANY FOUL ODORS. CATS HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD,WATER, AND CLEAN LITTER.
FOOD IS STORED IN A CLEAN, DRY AREA TO
PREVENT INFESTATIONS. THE KINGSTONS HAVE A 200 CAT CAPACITY IN THEIR APPROXIMATELY
3,500 SQ FT RESIDENCE. CATS ARE SEPARATED IN VARIOUS ROOMS ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: AN ISOLATION
ROOM FOR ILL CATS, FELINE LEUKEMIA,AND A GENERAL POPULATION (ADOPTABLE) AREA. ALL CATS WITH HEALTH CONCERNS ARE UNDER
VET CARE. NO CATS WERE OBSERVED IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION AS ORIGINAL COMPLAINT STATED AND NEGLIGENCE COMPLAINT IS UNFOUNDED.
RICK ADVISED THEY ARE A COMMON SENSE NO-KILL SHELTER, EUTHANIZING AS NEEDED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF LOVING CARE A/H STAFF.
NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED. LC2732
THE HATE NEVER LEAVES: SARASOTA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL INSPECTION
In
the summer of 2015 we took lemons and made lemonade
We passed Sarasota County Animal Control Inspection with flying colors.
Whoever filed the false compliant with Animal Control was hoping for a disastrous outcome.
Just like Wile
E Coyote dreams of blowing up the Road Runner with his Acme dynamite. This
hateful person, plan backfire and blew up in their face.
" Officer Laurea was very professional , it was
a real pleasure. This town has tried to beat us down for years to no avail, not caring about these cats at all. Always spreading
lies and slander.This was a blessing to have a inspection so they can finally shut their mouths but I doubt that! "
Chrissy Kingston
Co-Founder: Puffy Paws Kitty Haven
We live life to the fullest here at Puffy Paws.
We improvise, adapt and overcome any situation that is thrown at us.
Chrissy and I are still in love with
each other and our love for each other grows, each and everyday, we have true love in our heart for all creatures great
and small.
We know the meaning of the word sacrifice, hard work and we have fire in our soul ,that burns each
and every day that is the fuel, to give the 2nd chance kitties the best life they ever had ,thanks to the kitty lovers of
the world.,we give back to our community each and every day.
They tried to destroy the lives of the poor unwanted
kitties that call Puffy Paws home.
But instead they gave us the boosts that we needed.
With the report
and passing the inspection, hands down, they have taken Puffy Paws to the next level and they took away our fear, from future
attacks.
We always had and will always have haters and doubters but now how can anyone doubt the great work Chrissy
and I do for the 2nd Chance kitties at Puffy Paws, with the Sarasota County Animal Control report confirming what the pure
of heart already knew about Puffy Paws.
Here is what The Desert Catmom wrote:
" So glad you got
Legal Counsel and now have proven to the county that you have a clean upstanding place where cats are loved and well cared
for.
People who complain without any basis for their complaints should be FINED for issuing false reports... Desert
Catmom
Chrissy and I, are free of fear of resentment.
They just can not call Animal control when that hate
comes up from their soul because they hate life and the work we do with small helpless special need kitties.
They
wanted to destroy us but they made us stronger.
With Sarasota County Animal Control Inspection over they have taken
Puffy Paws to the next level.
Their hateful phone call that ended up with nothing but a positive and a remarkable
report from Sarasota County Animal Control ,will help the kitties because the kitty lovers of the world, who might have been
on the fence of our endeavors, now have concrete prove that what everyone else is saying is true.
What the haters
never will realiaze is " The More Englewood Hates - The More The World Donates " .
In August
of 2015, Puffy Paws Kitty Haven, rasied the most funds they ever had, before this time, in one month: $32,007.28
The kitties are wondering. how is that pathic coyote, feeling now, Beep Beep !
This Is Is What The Local & National Media Has Been Saying About Puffy Paws Kitty Haven.
" Puffy Paws is a Taj Mahal For Kitties ".Dee Anne Roberts WENG Radio Host - All About Pets
"
The Cat's Meow of Nonprofit Organizations"
Alissa Wolf from
Josh Taylor from ABC 7 News has called Puffy
Paws Kitty Haven
" A Bed & Breakfast For Cats ".
Tami Patzer 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.
Stephen Baumann from the Englewood Sun Herald 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.
 
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 25,000
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.
The
kitties even have their very own YouTube Channel . So we may bring you all the
great happenings at The World's Greatest Cathouse -Puffy Paws Kitty Haven
& The Puffy Paws Business Center Click on the YouTube Logo to see all the
great videos.
 Thinking Outside The Kitty
Litter Box
Since
2009, Puffy Paws is the first rescue in the area that features adoptable & special needs
kitties
LIVE on The Internet.
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.
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
on either 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 funds to keep the doors open. It cost well over $30,000.00 a month
to run Puffy Paws Kitty Haven. $41.09
a hour every single day, 365 days a year. Funds are like the tide over here at Puffy Paws. Funds in and funds out. The priority of incoming funds are
in this order, the kitties daily needs, cat food, vet care and operating expenses. After that, funds are used for the maintenance
and improvement of the Haven for the kitties and the care and maintenance of the vehicles. Just by asking for help when the
kitties need it. The unwanted & special need kitties are blessed to have a world wide family that loves them ever so
much.
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 & 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. Fall
2018.
She should be completed
by the end of Summer of 2016 and ready for mobile cat adoptions in the Fall, when the weather is cooler, with your help. Yet funds are needed for a roof top
AC to complete the The Catmobile to make it kitty worthy - Thank You !!!
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.
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!
Thinking Outside The Kitty
Litter Box
Since 2009,
Puffy Paws is the first rescue in the area that features adoptable & special needs kitties LIVE on The Internet.
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.
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.
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 ?
It cost well over $30,000.00 a month to run Puffy Paws Kitty Haven. $41.09 a hour every single day, 365
days a year. Funds
are like the tide over here at Puffy Paws. Funds in and funds out. Last month in July - 2016 - $34,285.69 was donated. $32,904.69 of that was donated by
the kitty lovers of the World via PayPal. The remaining amount
was donations via checks. Last year in 2015: $333,000.00 was donated. Of
the $333,0000.00 - $308,835.83 of that was donated via PayPal, by the kitty lovers of the world. The remaining amount was donations via checks. The priority of incoming
funds are in this order, the kitties daily needs, cat food, vet care and operating expenses. After
that, funds are used for the maintenance and improvement of the Haven for the kitties and the care and maintenance of the
vehicles. Just by asking for help when the kitties need it. The unwanted & special need kitties are blessed to have a
world wide family that loves them ever so much.
 PLEASE ONLY GIVE WHAT YOUR HEART & BUDGET CAN
AFFORD
If we fail at raising the funds needed
every day 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.
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.
Please
only donate what your heart and budget can afford.
Thank
You
Mad Kitty Love To You Rick & Chrissy & Da Kitties
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