Please note this blog was published in 2014 so some information is outdated. Karma Cat + Zen Dog Rescue Society started four years ago when our Executive Director, Christie Arlotta, helped a neighbor Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) 19 feral cats in their backyards. She and her sister attended a workshop at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in…
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…
Some days you get smacked in the face with an event that you just didn’t think could happen so soon. Such was the case on 1.31.13. Gilda McCauley (board member, foster, rescuer, adoption coordinator and friend) lost a short, but fierce, battle with cancer the evening of January 31, 2013. She passed away in the…
While we truly believe that every animal is special, there are some adoptions that stand out for various reasons. If you follow us, you know we like to focus on the positive aspects of what we do. That doesn’t change with this blog entry, but I will try to convey why this adoption is so…
What do you do when you realize there is a momma cat and five babies living under a wood pile in the early spring Jersey weather? … you bring them into your garage and then into your home … Karma with her babies, the Meepers: The Yin and Yang of the Meepers (the calico, Mimi,…
Karma –fate, destiny –the good or bad emanations felt to be generated by someone or something Zen –meditative state –emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means Rescuing an animal must create good karma – though this is not why we do it. To rescue an animal is to literally save a…