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Cats rescued from N.C.
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Cat Rescue
Youngstown's Cat Lady Society rescued 15 cats from North Carolina to Youngstown last week - the cats are ready for adoption at the Mahoning Ave. Shelter .
Maria Guyan, Cat Ladies Society director, is seen here with Charley, one of the rescued cats. He's one of 15 cats that was rescuede.
How to Adopt
Youngstown Cat Ladies Society
Contact information for the no-kill cat shelter.
Director: Maria Guyan
E-mail: maria@
catladiessociety.com
Phone: (330) 261-6162
Address: 2616 Mahoning Ave.
Web site: http://catladiess...>
Source: Youngstown Cat Ladies Society
By Jon Moffett
More than 600 miles and 10 hours separate Youngstown and St. Paul, N.C.
But the two cities are connected by an unlikely link: 15 cats.
Maria Guyan, shelter director of the Youngstown Cat Ladies Society, a no-kill shelter at 2616 Mahoning Ave., was surfing the Internet and stumbled upon a surprising ad for cats on Craigslist. An employee at the Robeson County Animal Shelter accidentally posted an advertisement on the Internet classified network for Youngstown instead of St. Paul.
Guyan said the action may have been more than a mistake.
“It was fate,” Guyan said. “I mean, what are the chances of someone hitting the button for a place so far away?”
Jeff Bass, Robeson County Animal Shelter director, said he didn’t know how the post was accidentally labeled for Youngstown.
“Our animals are placed on a list on a weekly basis,” Bass said. “I’m not entirely sure how the mix-up was made. But someone in Youngstown saw that we had these cats on the list and called about getting them.”
Guyan called the Robeson County shelter on a Friday and was informed the animals would be euthanized the following Monday. Guyan organized a group of volunteers in four states to help transport the cats from the shelter to Youngstown.
“When I saw the post, I knew we would want to help. The biggest problem was finding a way to get them from there to here,” Guyan said. “We knew it was a long shot. When people began stepping up, we were shocked, but it was exactly what we needed.”
The cats, ranging in age from a week to 3 years old, arrived in Youngstown on May 9. Of the 15 cats, eight were adults, including two mothers and two litters of kittens. The adult cats were taken to the vet the next day for tests and were spayed or neutered and checked for disease.
Guyan said each cat passed the tests, which was surprising.
“We expected to get at least a couple that weren’t adoptable, but it turns out they all were,” she said.
One of the cats has been adopted, but Guyan is confident that all of them will soon find a good home. Until then, the cats remain at the shelter with about 30 other cats, Guyan said.
Bass said the cats were fortunate because many others aren’t as lucky. Many of the dogs and cats at the Robeson County shelter are euthanized before new owners can be found.
“I’m glad that they were able to do that because not a lot of folks can,” Bass said. “I’m very thankful they were able to do that.”
Members of the Cat Ladies Society are all volunteers. The shelter is funded strictly through donations, Guyan said. The shelter also sells garage sale-type odds and ends, cat toys and other novelty items, which are donated to the shelter, Guyan said. All proceeds go toward caring for the cats.
Adult cats cost $30, which includes all the shots and veterinary fees, Guyan said. Cats age 6-12 months are $60 and those under 6 months are $70. For more information on the cats, or to adopt or support the shelter, contact Guyan at (330) 261-6162.
jmoffett@vindy.com
Comments
This is so stupid there are thousands of cats right here in this valley who need rescued.
You people should be helping animals here let North Carolina deal with it's own problems.
Anyone who claims to be a shelter in this area should rescue animals from this area,people should not donate a dime to this organization.
Sounds more like a horder than an animal shelter/recue.And i can't beleave the vindy would put this on front of local section.Local is rescue from our area not another state.
Cat Ladies Society does a great deal of rescue from other shelters in this area including Columbiana Humane Society, Mahoning County Dog Pound and Animal Charity. You're welcome to contact any of these organizations and ask about the rescue work we do there. We also work with the new feral rescue group, TNR of Warren.
I encourage you to stop out at the shelter before making any decisions. We'd be happy to give you a complete tour.
If you know of any shelters we've missed in this area who need help, feel free to ask them to contact us so we can continue saving local cats.
This rescue was done because we happened to have room in the shelter, and no other group stepped forward to help, from here or locally in North Carolina. If it werent for the intervention of Cat Ladies Society, all 15 of these cats and kittens would be dead right now. A life is a life regardless of where they are.
My compliments, Cat Ladies.
This is one of the most ridiculous animal lover stories I have seen in the Vindy in a long time and they do love their animal stories - Do you have any idea how many children in this area don't have enough food to eat or clothes to wear but a nut who drives hundreds of miles to rescue cats is news?This person rates a warm and fuzzy front page story now - and when she has 100 cats and her house smells so bad her neighbors complain its not so warm and fuzzy, is it? Animal fanatics should get their priorities straight - feed people first.
YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT HERE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUR SHELTER IS IN WEST SIDE OF Y-TOWN GO WALK AROUND THE CORNER YOU CAN GET 100'S OF CATS FROM THERE ALONE YOUR PRIORITY SHOULD BE FOCUSED THERE FIRST&THEN YOUR SHELTER WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ROOM.
AND YOU CAN'T SAVE EVERY ANIMAL .
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Hat's off to Cat Ladies Society for providing an amazing service to the community. Not only do they save hundreds and hundreds of local cats and kittens, they also have other community services that support cat owners.
For instance, their Wean & Return program allows owners of mothers with kittens to bring the mom and babies in for a nominal fee and all are spayed/neutered after which mom goes back to her family.
The costs for adopting a cat or kitten from CLS are less than most shelters and the animals come with a good health care package included (shots, tests, de-worming, etc.)
It's run entirely by community volunteers and is a very good place from which to adopt your new cat and a great place to volunteer.
Check out more of their services and programs at www.catladiessociety.com
Thanks Vindy, for running this great story. Thanks CLS for providing a needed service to our community!
There will be a continuing stray animal problem in Youngstown and every other town in this country until people step up and accept the responsibilities that go along with animal ownership. One of the most important of these responsibilities is to have their pet spayed or neutered.
Cat Ladies Society, with their wean and return program, is helping people to help themselves and their pets. Wandering the neighborhood scooping up feral cats will not eliminate the cat problem, only spaying and neutering can do that.
The answer is to get involved and help out. Donate your time and energy to one of our great local animal organizations. Cat Ladies Society would love more volunteers. So would Angels for Animals, Second Chance, TNR of Warren, Animal Charities or the Humane Society. Be part of the solution instead of complaining about the problem!
I do work with several organizations and donate alot of time and energy.And F.Y.I. there is no Humane Society in Mahoning County the funds are being split with all of the above organizations but not TNR of Warren.
I think this is WONDERFUL that someone is stepping up to save a life. A life is a life and many have been saved in Youngstown. I can guarantee that the people above with negative comments have not lifted on finger or donated one penny towards rescue. Maybe if they put their money where their mouth is, we would not have the problems we have today. BRAVO to Cat Ladies Society!!! Keep up the good work. I just wish there were more like you!
Oh, and by the way, they did not go looking outside their area. It happened by mistake but they did not turn their back on those in need. That says a lot.
Sorry if I was unclear. I was referring to HSCC, Humane Society of Columbiana County. They are a terrific organization and can always use volunteers. As can Cat Ladies Society, Second Chance, TNR and all of the other organizations I mentioned.
I never mentioned donating money in my post - although all of these organizations can certainly put monetary donations to good use! What I said was that people should donate their time and energy to solving the stray animal problem.
Animal organizations often have widely differing opinions on how best to tackle the issues that face them. What they universally agree upon is the need for people to step up and spay and neuter their pets. Cat Ladies Society goes further, one of their goals is to get the entire community involved in spaying and neutering the stray cats that haunt the streets, ending the cycle of kittens born to die as unwanted ferals.
Thank You Cat Ladies Big Hearts! Good Going.......Kudos to You All!
Respect and I applauded You all! Cat Ladies I've been there and donated and when you have alot love for animals that people are suppose to take care of and when they don't they Cat Ladies take over Thank You God....why would you want to kill them?
I hope now for abundant blessings and taking care of God animals they will will lack nothing....for all the Cat Ladies do...
Divine intervention......I love the gift of cats God has given us and we should take care of them....Why not rescue! Donation is from the heart...