Tuesday, September 13, 2011

A New Venue!

I kicked ass this this morning so that I could have a somewhat normal afternoon.  I answered emails, telephone and even managed to spend time with my own cats this afternoon!  Our 14 year old dog Maggie has a lump on her head so I'm suddenly feeling guilty for being too busy to notice any sooner than this. 

I'm pleased to announce that I spent the better part of the morning settling two of our adorable kittens in a GORGEOUS new Pet-Valu store in Mississauga that is going to feature our kittens full time:

The manager was coo'ing over the two kittens and before I left she said that she would probably take them home at night.  LOL!  She is such a lovely person and we're so fortunate to have another friendly venue to show off our cats! 

I feel like our rescue continues to move forward in the best possible way.  We've had some "bitter pills" that don't share our happiness, but we're not letting bad attitudes get in the way of being so happy and excited.  It takes too much time and energy to feel angry and petty, so we choose "happy" and screw the rest!

One of these days soon, I'll post more on actual rescuing.  Right now, my focus has been on keeping our rescue stable through kitten season and pay our vet bills on time.  I've heard stories of (and have seen) other rescues with cats in cages in their garages and bedrooms and we won't do that.  I don't want our foster parents living like that.  (That isn't rescue - that's insane and probably against the law where you live.)  But not doing it takes planning and careful consideration. It's hard - really hard. 

I've been leaving the actual rescue part to others in our group for now...and they've been doing a GREAT job.  Check out the cuties we just rescued:


Yeah....I'd say the volunteers are doing a GREAT job with rescuing without me. 

13 comments:

Deb said...

Oh my, they are cute. Your rescue is a success because you love what you do. I really believe that. Good luck with on-going adoptions. Hugs

Sparkle said...

But... but... are the volunteers singing the rescue song? You can't deprive the kitties of that!

House of the Discarded said...

Sparkle: *Gasp*! I just realized how much I miss singing the rescue song!!

B

Caroline said...

Great set up in the Pet Valu, I love Pet Valus, no animals from mills that I feel sorry for. Love the FH sign, very professional. That cage looks great in a large space but it is overwhelming in my living room! lol.

Lory & Co said...

Ooooo I can't wait to drop in on the new Pet Valu! Can probably even swing by tomorrow, early in the afternoon :)

Josie said...

I'm so happy for you! I'm now the 'Cat Coordinator' with my local rescue :)

Those kittens are so darned adorable! I'm squeeing up a storm over here!

Anonymous said...

Glad to see the cage is by the cash. I went to one store and the cage like that was in the back row by the big bags of food. Who would see the little guys back there? OMG those orange guys are adorable!!! I love orange guys like you love brown tabbies!

Dori

House of the Discarded said...

Josie: That's just soooo awesome! Best volunteer job - ever, eh?

B

Random Felines said...

Holy moly they are cute!!!

YEAH for places willing to help. We say ignore the negative and focus on the positive....

Chrissykat said...

Criminy...those are some cute kittens!!! But seriously?...does a kitten that's not cute even exist?...I don't think so!

Congrats on all the good juju your rescue is having!!! It's lovely to read such a happy post.

Chrissykat said...

Ooooh....what's the rescue song?????

House of the Discarded said...

Chrissykat: Oh geez..."The Rescue SOng" is SOOO embarrassing and is featured in a lot of my rescue videos. LOL!

Alexandra said...

Such great news about the Pet Valu! I'm also glad to see the very nice large cage by the cash register. Please send some furry best wishes to the manager, who sounds wonderful!