Of course cats are celebrated each and every day in our house, and in between taking care of and pampering me, Mum does a little every day to help homeless and orphan pets by tweeting and retweeting for them, as well as pinning to her special Pinterest board. She wishes she could do so much more, like running her own cat sanctuary where no cat will have to die, and one day she hopes she will be able to do just that.
As a rescue kitty myself, I feel the need to help other homeless and orphaned animals too so I tweet for them on my own twitter as well. It's heartbreaking, but the truth is there are just too many cats in need of forever homes and not enough homes available. Spaying and neutering helps to keep the birth rate low, but it's also important for humans to adopt and don't buy. It really is true that so many shelter cats will die if they are not re-homed. So, please, please, please try your local rescue shelter when you are considering getting a pet and don't be tempted to buy.
So many animals need forever homes now!
Follow Marie Symeou's board Pet Adoption & Rescue on Pinterest.
I am also plugging my book again because I want you to know that ALL royalties are now going towards three of our fave cat shelters. It's only 99c!
Read about my own rescue in this special book I co-wrote with my mum to help raise funds and awareness for rescue cats and pet adoption.
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What a valuable National Cat Day message!
ReplyDeleteHappy National Cat Day, sweetie!
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Athena and Marie
Happy National Cat Day! Thanks for sharing the important message about adopting shelter cats instead of buying. One kitty at a time, it helps save lives.
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
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Happy National Cats Day to everyone! Cats have me heart especially feral cats and those in shelters. On our blog I have done a post about building Cozy Winter Homes for Feral cats. They need our help so very much!! Also, IF anyone is planning on a special gift this Holiday Season, I have posted a link to Stretch and Scratch boxes for shelter cats, it gives them exercise and something of their own until they get that forever home. They are also VERY affordable to purchase and give! Here is our blog address, for anyone who would like to build those homes or purchase and donate the Stretch and Scratch boxes. http://www.ifishoulddiebeforemypets.com
ReplyDeleteThank you. Will check out your blog. Keep up the good work:)
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Athena and Marie
This is a lovely National Cat Day message, Athena! My dream is to run a cat sanctuary one day too.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's been on my mind a lot lately:)
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Athena and Marie
Thank you for such a thoughtful and important message, Athena and Mum Marie. Thank you for all you do to help cats everywhere (and for including our pal Bella on your Pinterest board)!
ReplyDeleteWe love your book, and we hope lots of people will purchase it. We'll tweet about it now.
Hugs! And Happy National Cat Day!
Thank you for sharing our book! I love animals (especially cats) and can't sit by and let them suffer. Thank you to everyone who does the same. I hope that one day this world will be a better place for all beings :)
DeleteHappy National Cat Day. I love the cover of your book. Hope Miss Athena is celebrating appropriately with many naps!
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Thank you. Athena had a lovely long nap with her mummy today (she woke me up at 4am).
DeleteThank you! Same to you:)
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Thank you. Same to you!
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I did download your book. It's on my reading list :) Happy National Cats Day, though I think every day is cat day!! :) xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Austin. Happy National Cat Day!
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Athena and Marie
Happy National Cat Day! Hoping some homeless kitties find a furever home because of today. =^,,^=
ReplyDeleteYour mom does a lot to help shelter cats, I hope her dream of her own shelter comes true soon. 15andmeowing.com
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post for National Cat Day!
ReplyDeleteGweat posty. Weez twy to shawe as many as we can too.
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Dezi and Lexi
That's a perfect message for National Cat Day. Adopt shelter cats.....and spay/neuter, spay/neuter, spay/neuter!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree. Very well said.
ReplyDeleteI'm a proud Mummy of fourteen rescues (and five in heaven).
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that one day the words 'animal shelter' will never need to be used.
Jane x