So Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Hanukkah from everyone at Karma Cat + Zen Dog Rescue Society! May you all have a wonderful day filled with laughter, love and some adopted furry friends!
Special Adoption: Harlow!
This sweet girl was surrendered to a local shelter when she was approximately 5 years old. As a delicate Siamese-mix, she was devastated and petrified in the shelter environment. We were able to transfer her out and place her in a foster home. It took a few months before Harlow relaxed enough to show us…
Onychectomy
Onychectomy, popularly known as declawing, is an operation to surgically remove an animal’s claws by means of amputating all or part of the distal phalanx, or end bones, of the animal’s toes. (definition per wikipedia). “Lilly” shows off her claws before her monthly pedicure. But, let’s be honest about declawing … it is the mutilation…
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Failing to Save the Cats
The New Jersey 2012 municipal shelter statistics are finally available (in general, rescue groups are not included). http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/documents/animaldisp12.pdf But, don’t get too excited – they aren’t really that pretty. Better than some states, sure … but are they acceptable in the age of knowledge, ever-increasing pet care (i.e. money spent on our pets) and increased…
Cat Introductions
There’s a reason we recommend certain things when adding a new cat to a home … we’ve been down this road quite a few times and we kinda know what we are talking about. No, seriously … of the 10+ adoption counselors, we have something like 75 cats amongst us. We’ve “been there, done that”…
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Baby Spay/Neuter Surgeries
Recently, we met someone that was appalled that our kittens were spayed/neutered at such a young age. This person was convinced that we were abusing our animals by letting them undergo surgery before they were 6 months of age. Oh my! So, we’d like to share some information about pediatric/juvenile spay/neuter surgeries. It is safe…
Sweet Twofer Adoption Promotion
Double the love in your home! See all our adoptables online!
Too. Many. Cats.
As many as 5,000. That is the astounding number of cats that could be produced by only two unaltered adult cats in merely five short years. Why am I citing this worrying statistic besides pointing out the need for you to spay/neuter your cats? Because we are now involved in a desperate situation and we need…
Plan, Plan & Plan Some More
What’s YOUR plan? So, you’ve been doing animal rescue for a few/many years. Or, maybe you have a big heart and a deep-enough wallet? Along the way, you’ve acquired a few animals – the ones with impaired vision, temperament issues, social challenges. But what happens to them when you can no longer care for them?…
Cats | FeLV | No Kill | Special Adoptions
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
Because of one kitty, in the past two years, I have: Washed my hands more than 1,400 extra times. Watched more TV than I have in the previous 10 years combined (just so I could stay in her room). Panicked about leaving my office door open countless times (when, in fact, I never did) Read…