Our first shelter began as a vision. We could imagine a building full of
cat trees, a couch, windows for bird watching, and room to run and play.
This vision was not what you would typically expect to see in a shelter
full of homeless cats. But then again, we did not want a typical shelter
environment. Our goal in creating this shelter was to make it a happy
place for cats to spend their days while they awaited a new home.
We wanted to create a place where food would be abundant, warmth
would be a certainty on those long cold nights, pain and suffering
would be alleviated, danger would be impossible and human love would be plentiful.
When you enter Pet Connection’s shelter you see that we have created
our vision. A stampede of purring, furry felines greet you at the door.
An aura of pride fills the room as they parade around showing off their
cage-free environment. Some cats will jump into your arms taking a
hug while others will touch you softly with their paw in the hopes
of getting a scratch on the head. The appreciation of the care they
receive at the shelter is shown a hundred times over each day.
Six years have passed since we opened the doors of our shelter.
Thousands of cats have been offered a chance at life due to Pet
Connection’s efforts. The sick and injured have been healed, the
suffering has ended, and the once fearful have felt love. Our
hope was that this building would accommodate our mission of helping
the area’s cat overpopulation problem for years to come.
Unfortunately, we started to see that it was not enough. The
demand to take in more and more animals became overwhelming.
Isolation of the sick and injured was not possible within the
walls of our 24 X 32’ building. A recovery area for cats coming
home from spay/neuter surgery was not available. And most of all,
a quiet place for mother cats to raise their babies was nowhere
to be found amidst 65 – 100 frolicking felines.
We began to think we could never build a building large enough
to help every cat in need. With the overpopulation problem being
as large as it is, this thought is likely true. However, Pet Connection
has always made quality of care a top priority. We have pledged a
high quality of life to the animals that we take in. In order to offer
this higher quality of care to the feline residents in our shelter,
construction of a larger facility was necessary.
After 4 years of fundraising and planning, construction began
on the addition to our shelter in the summer of 2004. Unlike the original
shelter, this addition was not a vision, it was a dream. A dream
because it would cost more than the original shelter, would more
than double the existing space, and raise our standard of care to
a higher level.
This addition is proof that dreams do come true.
By early spring the felines in our care will enjoy a 24 X 40 room
with vaulted ceilings and 19 windows. The existing shelter will be
used for recovery from surgeries, a quite place for the moms and
their babies, and space for injured cats to heal; things that we
were lacking in the original building.
Clearly, we are very excited about this addition! Will it
solve the cat overpopulation problem? No. Only spaying and
neutering will do that. But, it will increase the quality
of care we can provide these innocent victims as we guide
them down the path to a new and better life.
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This vision was not what you would typically expect to see in a shelter
full of homeless cats. But then again, we did not want a typical shelter
environment. Our goal in creating this shelter was to make it a happy
place for cats to spend their days while they awaited a new home.
We wanted to create a place where food would be abundant, warmth
would be a certainty on those long cold nights, pain and suffering
would be alleviated, danger would be impossible and human love would be plentiful.
When you enter Pet Connection’s shelter you see that we have created
our vision. A stampede of purring, furry felines greet you at the door.
An aura of pride fills the room as they parade around showing off their
cage-free environment. Some cats will jump into your arms taking a
hug while others will touch you softly with their paw in the hopes
of getting a scratch on the head. The appreciation of the care they
receive at the shelter is shown a hundred times over each day.
Unfortunately, we started to see that it was not enough. The
demand to take in more and more animals became overwhelming.
Isolation of the sick and injured was not possible within the
walls of our 24 X 32’ building. A recovery area for cats coming
home from spay/neuter surgery was not available. And most of all,
a quiet place for mother cats to raise their babies was nowhere
to be found amidst 65 – 100 frolicking felines.
After 4 years of fundraising and planning, construction began
on the addition to our shelter in the summer of 2004. Unlike the original
shelter, this addition was not a vision, it was a dream. A dream
because it would cost more than the original shelter, would more
than double the existing space, and raise our standard of care to
a higher level.
This addition is proof that dreams do come true.
By early spring the felines in our care will enjoy a 24 X 40 room
with vaulted ceilings and 19 windows. The existing shelter will be
used for recovery from surgeries, a quite place for the moms and
their babies, and space for injured cats to heal; things that we
were lacking in the original building.
Clearly, we are very excited about this addition! Will it
solve the cat overpopulation problem? No. Only spaying and
neutering will do that. But, it will increase the quality
of care we can provide these innocent victims as we guide
them down the path to a new and better life.
