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For many months now, our shelter has literally been bursting at the seams with an overabundance of seemingly unwanted - but super-wonderful - cats and kittens. In what might best be described as a true holiday miracle, we have a rescue group that has agreed to take 60 (YES - 60!) of these amazing furr-purrs (the actual rescue of which has been spread out over the course of the last several weeks). We were also blessed to have the vetting for almost 40 cats/kittens in this lucky group to be donated by our local veterinarians' office.

We now have one final batch of 20 cats/kittens (see their photos below) to prepare for their journey to a guaranteed second chance at a wonderful life. The problem is, the funds to get them vetted and on the road to safety have pretty much run out. Donations are desperately needed by December 12th to make their transport to safety possible.

This is a perfect chance for fellow cat-lovers to make a donation to a shelter cat or kitten of their choice and to KNOW that it truly will be getting a new lease on life very, very soon.

For any size donation - whether it's made as a gift to yourself, or to a family member, co-worker, pet-sitter, you name it - we'll happily send a holiday gift card to the recipient of your choice that will thank them for the life that they've saved. What better way to recognize someone's love of cats than by helping to save one in their name?

The cats and kittens shown below are the candidates to go on this final trip (as long as their health remains in good condition). Several others that are going have already been fully sponsored. Feel free to pick one of them as the cat you'd like your sponsorship to be applied to and we'll enclose a photo of them in the card we send to the recipient of your choice. You can read more about each of these dear cats by typing their name under the "Available Animals" box that's found near the top of the column on the left side of this page.

And just so you know - a full sponsorship for vetting and transport is $75 per cat/kitten, but sponsorships in ANY amount are greatly appreciated! This life-saving offer isn't limited though to the cats shown below or even to just cats. You can pick ANY of the animals listed on our website to sponsor and we'll gladly send a holiday card and photo to the gift-recipient of your choice. Full sponsorships for adult dogs are $85 each and puppies are $100 each, but once again, ANY amount is appreciated.

If you'd like to make a life-saving donation to any of our deserving dogs or cats, you can do so by either using the "Paypal Donate" button found near the bottom of the column on the left side of this page or you can mail a check or money order directly to the shelter at:

Grayson County Humane Society/SPCA
213 William Thomason Byway
Leitchfield, KY 42754

Please also let us know the name and address of the person you'd like a holiday gift card sent to. If need be, you can do so by emailing the information to the shelter volunteers at dwhite@aggressiveonline.net.

Please consider giving this unique, life-saving gift to a loved one in your life.

Thank you so very much.
Happy holidays to one and all!!!

The cats' names, in order of their appearance below, are: Nevada, Beyond (the Tortie in the photo), Magnus, Lucy, Zoie, Clay, Jonesy, Amberleigh, Fajita (the black/white kitten in the photo), Gilda (the gray/white kitten in the same photo as Fajita), Digby (one of the solid gray kittens in the same photo as Fajita and Gilda), Sunset, Lido, Faira, Puff, and Harley (a sweetheart of a guy that's already sponsored, but still in need of a rescue or adopter).

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December, 2008: Twelve of our precious dogs have literally been here for 1-2+ years (YES - YEARS!). These special dogs, shown below and in order of their appearance, are: KD, Felicity, Babette, Mitzi, Honey, Sebastian, Eli Manning, Payton Manning, Daisy, Keno, Spencer, and Piper. It's now starting to get cold in Kentucky, and even though our outdoor runs are covered, it's no way for a dog to live. Please consider adopting or rescuing one of our wonderful dogs.

   
 
 

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December 14th deadline fast approaching!

PLEASE -- help us win $27,000!

As part of their $100,000 Shelter Challenge, The Animal Rescue Site (http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/) is donating a total of $100,000 in grants to animal shelters or rescue groups that are listed on Petfinder.com.

From September 29th, 2008 until December 14th, 2008, weekly awards of $1,000 will be given to the rescue organization with the most votes accumulated during each week. On December 15th, 2008, The Animal Rescue Site will announce the winners of the final prizes. One $1,000 grant will be awarded to the organization with the highest number of votes in each state, as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico (52 prizes), and two $1,000 winners will be awarded to organizations in Canada. The runner-up for total number of votes during the Challenge will receive a $10,000 grant, and the grand prize winner will receive a $25,000 grant.

You can vote for the Grayson County Humane Society/SPCA by simply going to The Animal Rescue Site at http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/, hitting the ”œClick Here to Give - It's Free!” purple button, and then hitting the "vote now" button on the next page. 

Only one vote per day is allowed per participant, but anyone can cast a vote and you can actually come back to vote again the next day. Vote tallies will be updated regularly and visitors to The Animal Rescue Site can check such tallies throughout the $100,000 Shelter Challenge.

By voting every day and by getting your friends to vote, we have a WONDERFUL opportunity to make a HUGE difference for the Grayson County Humane Society. The money received would be used to help special needs or injured pets or simply to save the life of a healthy, but homeless shelter pet. Whatever the money is used for, you can be certain that it will be for a very deserving pet in great need.

As this small shelter is run COMPLETELY by six part-time volunteers and is NOT supported by any type of city, state, or federal funding, they are ALWAYS in great need of money to continue to save the many lives that end up in their care. Winning $27,000 for this shelter would be like hitting a multi-million dollar lottery!!!

PLEASE pass this message on to your family, friends, and coworkers and encourage them to vote. We only have until December 14th, 2008 to get as many votes as possible, so time is of the essence.

PLEASE, if you rescue or are thinking about adopting, consider rescuing or adopting our pets. While we do not have a specific kill date, when we are full, we have to euthanize. When we are not full, we do our best to love and care for each pet with all of our abilities.

However, our work force is too small for the number of pets we currently care for. Our shelter is full and when we look at these trusting faces we know the end is near for many of them.

Our shelter pets have been treated for whatever may have ailed them. They have been spayed or neutered. Some, sadly, have spent much more of their lives here than they have ever spent anywhere else. We can tell you about each and every one of them. Please just ask. 

They are our friends and they desperately need adopters or rescue. Our area simply does not have adopters. Please consider offering a safe place to one of them today.