Will Mouse in Exchange for Room and Board in SW Virginia



 

Now this is exciting!!

Barn Cat Buddies is raffling off a romantic weekend getaway at the Smithfield Station Hotel. This great hotel is on the Pagan River in the heart of historic Smithfield, Virginia. This fantastic prize has been donated by one of our members.  The reservation is for the weekend of June 7th & 8th, and includes a hotel stay for both nights and a $40 meal coupon. The retail value of the total package is over $300.00!!
Raffle chances are 1 for $5.00 or 3 for $10.00, payable through your PayPal account or a credit card.

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If he's a Casanova, guess who's fault it is??!!



We're celebrating a successful 2012 Spay/Neuter Campaign Funded by a Best Friends Animal Society In Partnership with Petsmart Charities Lifesaving Grant

After receiving a $9,000 grant from Best Friends Animal Society In Partnership with Petsmart Charities, we implemented the FIX FOR FIFTEEN spay/neuter program for area residents who needed financial assistance with providing the surgery for their household pets.

Angels of Assisi ClinicSarah and Deb at AOAThe phone calls poured in and our allotted funds were quickly exhausted. Although we're no longer accepting applicants for the program, our partners in the program, Angels of Assisi in Roanoke and Planned Pethood of Franklin County, are still making surgery appointments for those residents who have been approved.

We have sterilized approximately 250 cats so far, and we expect the program to eventually take care of 500 to 600 cats.

Staff at Angels of AssisiThanks to everyone involved in this extraordinary effort.Staff of Planned Pethood



Check our other Social Media locations

petfinder logofacebook logoWe have expanded our online presence via several other social media outlets. You can see us on Facebook by clicking on the "Facebook Badge" on the top right of the page. We are also listing our available cats on Petfinder. Volunteer info may be found at our BCB Volunteers Facebook page.

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Have you ever wondered how we identify the ferals and community cats that have been "fixed"?  The answer is shown in the image to the left. 

This is known as "ear tipping" and there are no adverse effects to the animal.  A small piece of the ear is removed (usually during the spay/neuter procedure) while the animal is under anesthesia. 

This is a universal sign to both animal welfare advocates and to animal control officers that this feline has already been sterilized.


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Please read this very helpful information about Humane Trapping and Important Discharge Instructions for Feral Cat Caretakers.


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For Feral Cat Caretakers: Thank you for logging on to our Barn Cat Buddies site. Currently we have no barns or other facilities in reserve and we constantly run ads and post flyers up. If you have kitties to re-home first please click here to read the protocol . Familiarize yourself with it so you can speak to farms in your area about how to safely re-home a kitty. Then feel free to download, print and post barn cat flyers in as many places as you can. Some areas could be vet's offices/laundromats/tack shops, etc. You can get to places we cannot. Calls that come in from the areas where you post a flyer will be referred back to you.

CLICK HERE to email us and let us know where you are posting and how many cats need to be placed. One small effort such as talking up the program and posting flyers can pay off in a big way!

 Diane

Remember, a Barn Cat Buddy WILL ALWAYS GO TO THEIR NEW BARN HOME STERILIZED, EAR-NOTCHED & RABIES VACCINATED PRIOR TO THEIR RE-HOMING. By adopting a pair of expert Rodent Control Technicians you not only safe-guard expensive feed & grain, but also give these needy felines a SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE.

If you are interested in purchasing or distributing handmade cat nip bags for use at your place of business please CLICK HERE to send us your information.

We sincerely thank you for any donation you can make.

This Is Why We Do What We Do

The Starfish Story

Original Story by: Loren Eisley

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, "What are you doing?"

The youth replied, "Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die."

"Son", the man said, "don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!"

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, "I made a difference for that one!"

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox Nov 5, 1850 - Oct 30, 1919


I am the voice of the voiceless:
Through me, the dumb shall speak;
Till the deaf world's ear be made to hear
The cry of the wordless weak.
From street, from cage and from kennel,
From jungle, and stall, the wail
Of my tortured kin proclaims the sin
Of the mighty against the frail
You can make a difference in an animal's life.

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