Just because they put up a web site doesn't mean that her rescue is
legitimate. I'm not sure what the laws are in Canada but if they are similar
to the United States then she will need to file as a non-profit and pretty
much file the right paperwork in order to become legal. Here are a few sites
that she might want to read.

http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/guides/guide4.asp
http://www.managementhelp.org/strt_o...np/strt_np.htm

While her wanting to rescue cats is noble she really should file the
necessary documents in order to be listed and become a legal non-profit.
Without doing that, she's going to have a lot of people question her group's
existance when they ask for her non-profit tax ID or filing status number.

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"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:54:52 -0600, William Hamblen

Didn't you see her web site? She's in Canada. The IRS is an alien
organization. Foreign laws do not apply in Canada. She is breaking no
Canadian law. She is young and naive, but honestly rescuing cats.
Anybody can ask for money. You don't need charitable status to do so.

This being said, it would be wise of Laura to get charitable status
since this would make people more likely to donate. I would also
suggest that she gets together with like minded people and form a
larger organization, one more likely to get discounts from more vets
due to buying power. She seems to be a "lone wolf" at this point in
her activities.