A survivor kitty needs purrs

A survivor kitty who was rescued from four abusive vermin is in need of
some major purrs. This news article has some pretty upsetting details in
it, but it also has an address where people can send donations to the
medical fund to assist her recovery. I'll copy and paste those details
here, too.

The URL of the article is:

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ent...0309318.htm?1c

The fund details are he

[[Sugar Raye is out of the woods physically, but not financially. The
Alliance has created the Sugar Raye Veterinary Fund to pay her bills,
then to provide grants to shelters and rescue groups to cover emergency
veterinary costs of other animals.

It pains me to tell you there will be other cases.

If you want to join the angels, make out a check to Alliance for
Philadelphia's Animals Inc., mail to P.O. Box 58295, Philadelphia PA
19102-8295. Write "Sugar Raye Veterinary Fund" in the memo field.]]

Donna
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(dgabriel) had some very interesting things to say
about A survivor kitty needs purrs:

A survivor kitty who was rescued from four abusive vermin is in need of
some major purrs. This news article has some pretty upsetting details in
it, but it also has an address where people can send donations to the
medical fund to assist her recovery. I'll copy and paste those details
here, too.

The URL of the article is:

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ent...0309318.htm?1c

Can't read it without registering.

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

Many, many purrs coming for this little one! He must have survived for a reason, and
someday he's going to make some good and deserving twolegs very,very happy. Many of those
purrs will come from my Stosh, I'm sure, who was also rescued from an abusive home.

Blessed be,
Baha

dgabriel wrote:

A survivor kitty who was rescued from four abusive vermin is in need of
some major purrs. This news article has some pretty upsetting details in
it, but it also has an address where people can send donations to the
medical fund to assist her recovery. I'll copy and paste those details
here, too.

The URL of the article is:

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ent...0309318.htm?1c

The fund details are he

[[Sugar Raye is out of the woods physically, but not financially. The
Alliance has created the Sugar Raye Veterinary Fund to pay her bills,
then to provide grants to shelters and rescue groups to cover emergency
veterinary costs of other animals.

It pains me to tell you there will be other cases.

If you want to join the angels, make out a check to Alliance for
Philadelphia's Animals Inc., mail to P.O. Box 58295, Philadelphia PA
19102-8295. Write "Sugar Raye Veterinary Fund" in the memo field.]]

Donna
--

The URL of the article is:

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ent...0309318.htm?1c


Can someone copy and paste the article? I can't read it.

--Fil

The URL of the article is:

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ent...0309318.htm?1c


Can someone copy and paste the article? I can't read it.

Purrs aplenty from over here for Sugar Raye.

--Fil

"Enfilade" wrote in message
om...
The URL of the article is:


http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ent...bykofsky/10309
318.htm?1c


Can someone copy and paste the article? I can't read it.

Purrs aplenty from over here for Sugar Raye.

--Fil

OK, here it is, but be warned, it's very disturbing...

Hugs,

CatNipped

Stu Bykofsky | Survivor!

SUGAR RAYE WILL HELP OTHER ANIMALS


THE TERRIFIED cat cowered defensively, head down, trying to make herself
small, as four boys in their mid-teens threw rocks and lighted matches at
her. Cornered, defenseless and hurt, neither flight nor fight was possible
from her heartless tormentors near The Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery in
Bridesburg.

A 17-year-old girl passed by, a girl raised in a loving family with dogs and
cats. She was horrified when she saw the pitiful brown and tan cat being
tortured. Without a thought to her own safety, she yelled at the boys, and
being low-rent cowards, they backed down. The cat was saved from an
excruciating death by stoning or fire.

The girl, who's too shy to have her name used, at the time didn't know how
badly the nameless 3-year-old cat was hurt. She saw the bald spots burned in
the cat's fur by the matches, but she didn't know how much pain she had
suffered, how many fragile bones had been broken.
She brought the trembling cat home to care for, but eventually the wounds
made it necessary to bring her to the Philadelphia Animal Care and Control
Association.

Since the cat appeared to be a purebred, PACCA asked the Alliance for
Philadelphia's Animals to identify a rescue group. The Alliance contacted
Animal Underground, which provided a temporary home for the cat, until she
was determined to be a Bengal cat.

In stepped Bengal Cat Rescue, which found a foster home with Irene Meisel,
who had the cat examined by Dr. Barbara Flickinger, of House Call
Veterinarians, then called in Dr. Lynn Maletz, of Schwenksville Veterinary
Medical Arts Hospital, an orthopedic specialist. The vets cared for the cat
under reduced "rescue rates."

The poor Bengal had a broken tooth with the root exposed, a shattered
pelvis, a dislodged bone sticking into her rectum - and a metal BB bullet in
her spine.

The severe injuries were treatable, but even at the reduced rates the first
treatment cost close to $2,000.

Bengal Cat Rescue made the first $600 payment. The Alliance pledged to pay
the balance and follow-up care.

At this point, the Bengal cat is nameless no more. She is now Sugar Raye.

That's in part due to her sweet disposition, in part due to her fighting
spirit. She easily could have been dead by now, but showed the toughness of
another, different Sugar Ray.

"She's just a joy," says Meisel. "She's a very nice cat. She purrs. She's
always in good cheer, always in good mood, very affectionate."

There are monsters, like the teens, among us who cause pain and harm to
innocent, defenseless animals.

There are also angels among us who ease the pain and repair the harm. Their
good work requires heart, but also money.

Sugar Raye is out of the woods physically, but not financially. The Alliance
has created the Sugar Raye Veterinary Fund to pay her bills, then to provide
grants to shelters and rescue groups to cover emergency veterinary costs of
other animals.

It pains me to tell you there will be other cases.

If you want to join the angels, make out a check to Alliance for
Philadelphia's Animals Inc., mail to P.O. Box 58295, Philadelphia PA
19102-8295. Write "Sugar Raye Veterinary Fund" in the memo field.

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 04:52:48 GMT, (dgabriel)
wrote:

A survivor kitty who was rescued from four abusive vermin is in need of
some major purrs. This news article has some pretty upsetting details in
it, but it also has an address where people can send donations to the
medical fund to assist her recovery. I'll copy and paste those details
here, too.

The URL of the article is:

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ent...0309318.htm?1c

The fund details are he

[[Sugar Raye is out of the woods physically, but not financially. The
Alliance has created the Sugar Raye Veterinary Fund to pay her bills,
then to provide grants to shelters and rescue groups to cover emergency
veterinary costs of other animals.

It pains me to tell you there will be other cases.

If you want to join the angels, make out a check to Alliance for
Philadelphia's Animals Inc., mail to P.O. Box 58295, Philadelphia PA
19102-8295. Write "Sugar Raye Veterinary Fund" in the memo field.]]

Donna
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I won't read the article, but purrs are on the way . . . .

Ginger-lyn

in article , CatNipped at
wrote on 12/4/04 1:14 PM:

"Enfilade" wrote in message
om...
The URL of the article is:


http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ent...bykofsky/10309
318.htm?1c
snip mean people and one good girl and terrible list of injuries.

The severe injuries were treatable, but even at the reduced rates the first
treatment cost close to $2,000.

Bengal Cat Rescue made the first $600 payment. The Alliance pledged to pay
the balance and follow-up care.

At this point, the Bengal cat is nameless no more. She is now Sugar Raye.

That's in part due to her sweet disposition, in part due to her fighting
spirit. She easily could have been dead by now, but showed the toughness of
another, different Sugar Ray.

"She's just a joy," says Meisel. "She's a very nice cat. She purrs. She's
always in good cheer, always in good mood, very affectionate."

snip
If you want to join the angels, make out a check to Alliance for
Philadelphia's Animals Inc., mail to P.O. Box 58295, Philadelphia PA
19102-8295. Write "Sugar Raye Veterinary Fund" in the memo field.


Poor little cat. I hope those boys get theirs. Purrs for Sugar Raye to have
a very happy life from now on.

--Fil

OK, here it is, but be warned, it's very disturbing...


I have long wondered what I would do if I were in that situation.
Flip out and mangle the cat-tormentors and end up in jail myself, most
likely. Certainly if anyone ever tried that with my cat, there would
be bloodshed. I don't like to say that, since it's disturbing, but I
fear it is likely true.

It amazes me that a girl too shy to use her name in the paper could
yell to scare that gang off. Good for her!

--Fil

Enfilade wrote in message
m...
--Fil

OK, here it is, but be warned, it's very disturbing...


I have long wondered what I would do if I were in that situation.
Flip out and mangle the cat-tormentors and end up in jail myself, most
likely. Certainly if anyone ever tried that with my cat, there would
be bloodshed. I don't like to say that, since it's disturbing, but I
fear it is likely true.

It amazes me that a girl too shy to use her name in the paper could
yell to scare that gang off. Good for her!

--Fil

Indeed! She was certainly brave enough to rescue an injured cat in need of
help! I'm glad those *******s were cowards who backed down, rather than hurt
Sugar Raye's rescuer, too.
Many purrs for Sugar Raye, I hope she'll find a loving forever home.

Animal Abusers are just low-lifes. May they remember those deeds in shame,
one day. It makes me feel more and more that keeping Nina and Cesca as
indoor cats is the right decision.

Melissa

Melissa