I had a e-mail from a concerned student about a friendly 6 month old
cat that is a stray in Las Vegas right next to the
university. The cat is very thin. I can do nothing as I am part of a
rescue group that is located in Illinois. Is there anything you can do
to help this cat. The student does not want to take him into a pound
where it is euthanized. Her name is Tracy at

I have included her e-mails to me below.
Mercena Johnson
Catsnap Rescue
604 West Beardsley
Champaign IL 61820
217-352-3312

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From:
Date: 12/09/06 10:02:01 PM
To: mercena
Subject: Stray Cat

Thank you for getting back to me. I am in Las Vegas, right next to the
university. I can't tell if it is female or male. I know in my mind
that
calling animal control would be better than doing nothing but I hate to
lock an
animal up just to let it sit in a cage at the shelter waiting to be put
down. I
would appreciate any ideas you can give me - especially if it means
that it
wont end up at a shelter. The shelter here has hundreds and hundreds
of
animals; I would hate to think I was responsible for putting one of
them there!
Thanks again.

Tracy



Quoting mercena :

I wish I could take the cat but we are located in Champaign Illinois. Where
are you in Nevada? I will look up some rescue places near to you as we have
rescue places all through our country. Also leaving the cat out is the worst
thing for it. It would be better at animal control if we find no other place
for it. If it is a female it will have babies in the spring and then there
will be more starving cats. If it is a boy cat the chances of it getting
FIV is extremely high as it will fight if it is unaltered.
It sounds like you have a good heart and would like to help and it sounds
like this cat has no one concerned for it but you. Please help this cat and
do not let it go hungry.
Mercy
217-352-3312

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From:
Date: 12/09/06 12:41:43 AM
To:
Subject: Stray Cat

I was doing a search for stray cats and how to deal with them when I came
across
your website. There is a stray outside of my apartment complex (near UNLV)
that has obviously been stray for a long time. It is very friendly and
loves
to be petted but very skinney. When I pet it all I feel are bones. I have
been giving it a bit of turkey sandwich meat so at least it is eating
something. I can't take a cat in but I don't want to call animal control
and
have it be locked up or put down. I don't know what to do for this poor
thing.
Help!