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provide sight for Victor and the decision was made for him to be treated. The only concern was raising the $1300 necessary for surgery.
Various fund-raising efforts were initiated, including candy sales, tee-shirt sales, etc., and money started coming in for Victor's Fund, but it wasn't enough.
After brainstorming with fellow FFR volunteers, Tracy Kirsten, Special Events Coordinator for our group, proposed and planned a fund-raising walk. In October, the highly successful "CatWalk 2000" was held in
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Folsom and the remaining funds were collected by enthusiastic walker-volunteers.
Victor was then transported to the veterinarian. After his surgery and recovery and more eye drops than he cares to remember, Victor became active, adventurous, and playful. He was adopted out to a selected and screened new family. Victor's new "Mom" described him as frisky and happy and definitely worthy of the medical attention and the money that was spent on him.
Victor and FFR were victorious.
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Environment
The National Audubon Society is very concerned about feral and free-roaming cats. Domesticated cats, even when fed regularly by their owners, retain their desire to hunt. Susan Roney Drennan, Vice President for Ornithology, National Audubon Society states that millions of native birds and other small animals are killed annually. Information from the San Francisco S.P.C.A suggests that domestic cats are not the cause for the decline of native birds. The birds are of major concern, however, because they and other wild animals the cat enjoys hunting may be carriers of rabies or other diseases that are deadly to the cat.
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While your cat can be a danger to the environment, the environment can be a danger to your cat in the form of parasites. Parasites such as fleas, ticks, mites, hookworms, roundworms, and tapeworms can be picked up from the soil, other animals, and contact with fecal matter. Some are contractible by humans too. Parasites, like ticks, can expose both humans and animals to Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
The outside world is a cruel and dangerous place. By allowing your pet outside it is exposed to a number of factors that will eventually shorten its life. So for your pet, your pocket book, and your environment keep your cat indoors!
For additional information and other articles on keeping your pets inside or outside, please follow the links below.
References
Notes On Accidentally Running Over Pets by Diana Guerrero
CATS: INSIDE OR OUT? by Diana Guerrero
Love your Cat? Keep him indoors! - article and additional links
rec.pets.cats FAQ Homepage, The Outside World
rec.pets.cats FAQ Homepage, Medical Information
Cats Indoors! The Campaign for Safer Birds and Cats
CATS by Susan Roney Drennan, Vice President for Ornithology, National Audubon Society
Department of Animal Care & Regulation
City of Sacramento's Animal Care And Control Division
San Francisco S.P.C.A.
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