World Wide Vegan Bake Sale in Brooklyn April 23, 2011

Its that time of year!

Time for World Wide Vegan Bake Sale Week April 23 - May 1!

This year we will be participating on April 23rd, 2011

and proceeds will go to local NYC rescuers:

North Brooklyn Cats

Eva P

Chris G

and yours truly,

Big City Little Kitty

We will be at Natural Vitamins New York

at 671 Manhattan Avenue

between Nassau and Normal

in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

April 23, 2011

from 1 pm to 5 pm

It wasn't easy getting approval from the

manager of Natural Vitamins New York...

(It was nap time:)

But he finally came around

The last time we teamed up for a vegan bake sale, we raised money for the

The TOBY Project!

This time the proceeds will help us with our expenses for

shelter and street rescues, fostering, TNR efforts and vet care.

Here is a little bit about what we do...

Let's start with some of the lucky ones

that were pulled off the euth list,

fostered and found new homes

They come in all sizes:)

Nearly 7,000 NYC cats did not get this chance in 2010

and were euthanized at the city shelter

and that does not count the ones that never made it to the shelter

But thanks to local rescue efforts

many are now safe and snug in their new furrever homes

Little Treize is among the lucky ones

As is Wallaby:)

In addition to helping cats from the shelter,

we perform TNR (trap, neuter, release)

However, any of you involved in TNR know it goes more like...

Transport, Trap, Transport,

Hold, Feed, Care,

Transport,

Spay/Neuter, Vaccinate, De-worm, Transport, Recover,

(some recovery is longer and harder than others)

Transport, Release, Worry, Feed, Continue feeding and caring for...forever

And one thing we know for sure, where there's one feral cat...

There's a colony of feral cats

And they need food and shelter year round, in all types of weather

and even during holidays and vacations:)

Some are close and easy to get to and some are far

Colony caretakers manage colonies year round providing food and shelter

and digging out these shelters during and after snow storms

This young lady will never have to worry about where to

safely hide her kittens again, she was trapped and spayed 2 years ago

and remains at her warehouse safe and happy

And then there are the friendlies

The ones on the street that are not feral

The ones that walk right up to your door and ask to come in

or climb up your leg after they have been dumped in a parking lot

purring "Please help me, I promise I'll be good"

And the young ones from the feral colonies that still have a chance

to trust humans, become sweet, loving pets and be spared

the life of a street cat

Some take a little work,

some take one head rub,

but ALL take A LOT of FOOD!!!

As the kittens get bigger, the food bowls get bigger

and that means the food bills get bigger!

And in addition to the food, there are snap tests (FIV/FELV),

vaccinations and wellness checks at the vet

Sick ones need vet evaluations, medicine,

fluids and special treatments like a nebulizer

The little ones need special formula

and lots of bottles!

And then there are the injured ones, like Spice here

Spice was found injured in a snow storm and had to have his leg amputated

(Don't worry, he was adopted:)

Little Rozza, only days old,

was found in the dirt by a dog

The dog's owner saw him hanging out of her dog's mouth

and reached out for help

He was nursed back to health

Fattened up and found a good home

And then there are the mystery illnesses

The ones you throw everything at and nothing works

This involved getting multiple rounds of blood work and medicine,

and lots of nursing care,

until bloods came back normal, and they did:)

(Don't worry about them either,

they are safe and happy in their new homes now too;)

And of course there are other injuries,

like broken legs

This guy had a new mama before he even had a cast!

I brought him from the shelter, to my office

(where my coworker said "I WANT HIM"), to the vet

And burned paws

Don't worry, he got a new home too:)

Sadly, we are not able to save them all

May the ones we have lost rest in peace

And the ones we save live happily ever after!

If you can't make it to the bake sale,

but you like what we are doing and want to help

please make a donation by clicking the "DONATE"

button on the right panel of this page

If you would like to adopt one of our fosters, please visit our petfinder page

For information on how to adopt, visit our petfinder information page

All donations will be distributed equally

between North Brooklyn Cats (Shawn and Lisa),

Eva P, Chris G and Big City Little Kitty (Stephanie)

Thank you for taking the time to get to know us

(and our lucky ones) a little better:)

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