Save a Pet, Save your Life!

This infographic was created by Carlton Hobbs, LLC and NowSourcing, and it's worth sharing.

We agree - saving a pet is the healthy way to go!

We want to reiterate that last point. Many wonderful, deserving animals are sitting in shelters right now, waiting for someone to give them a home. Please adopt if you can. And if you can't...?

Those shelters need you.

Think about it this way: if a shelter houses 100 dogs - no, say they only have 50....
Have you considered the number of man-hours a day it takes, just to give each poor dog a 30 minute potty break and leg stretch outside?

That's 25 man-hours, the equivalent of three 8-hour work days, each day. And that's not taking into consideration other tasks like feeding, cleaning and medical care, plus other maintenance. The same goes for shelter cats. If they get even 30 minutes of socialization time a day, those hours add up.

Shelters depend upon volunteers like you to keep them afloat. So if you can't adopt, please consider volunteering. Do it for that sweet, deserving animal trapped in that cage who desperately longs for his forever home.

BREAKING: Polls closing SOON

The Polls close at midnight, PST tomorrow - Friday, September 14th!

Maxwell's on a Whistlestop Tour, stumping for Sparkle...

"Walk softly and carry a big scooper."

Dude! Sparkle's our man-- err, girlcat....

And Faraday is interviewed by Cat News Network about rumors of bribery and chicanery.

Oh my CAT! Allie's crashed the interview!

The campaign's a real nail-biter with the six candidates in a dead heat, vying to win the election for Cat Ruler of the World.

(And incidentally, raising funds and other fabulous donations for six worthy shelters. You can read all about it here.)

Have YOU voted yet?

SCOOP: "Dirty Litterbox" Campaign Tactics Uncovered!

...and just when you thought a Cat Campaign would be hairball free....

THIS JUST IN...!

I, Maxwell, feel duty-bound to expose this evidence of possible chicanery on the part of one KATIE cat...

People's Exhibit "A"

OH MY CAT!
Will this affect Katie's numbers?
Will Sparkle pull ahead in ratings?
Can Faraday be bribed? (oh wait...it's Faraday...)

The Plot Thickens!

BREAKING: House Split on Cat-idate Choice

As you may have heard, Zee & Zoey are hosting the Campaign for a Cause to name the next Cat Ruler of the World.
Now we know what you're thinking...and yes, cats already pretty much rule the world anyway.

But hey...if you can get companies like Halo and World's Best Cat Litter and Bissell to sponsor the campaign by agreeing to donate such things as:

• a total of 10,000 meals to the shelters the candidates represent
• 12,000 pounds of fabulous cat litter
• stain & odor products
• financial donations
• and tons more other stuff  --

Guys, this is a fab campaign! So it's with great excitement and anticipation that we three kitties leap into the fray.  And, knowing us...well...we can't agree on ANYTHING.

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BIG NEWS: Chesuli asked me to be her Campaign Manager!

At first I was a bit worried by her slogan, "One Cat to Rule Them All" but then I decided that it probably meant she was endorsing one cat per household to rule the humans, and I'm totally down with that.

(Just so long as she doesn't start calling me "Preciousssssss...." Just meowin'.)

*modest look* That slogan was all my idea, don't you think it's pawesome?!?

Chey's representing a really wonderful shelter, too - one I give an enthusiastic FOUR PAWS UP:
Purrfect Pals in Arlington, WA. It's where Ichiro came from and where Chey's human, Bonnie, volunteers.




Since, as a deaf kitty, I'm considered special needs, I offered my support to Sparkle for her campaign for Tabby's Place.

At Tabby's Place, all kitties have something that makes them less adoptable, whether it's wobbly cat syndrome (cerebellar hypoplasia), paralysis, FIV or stomatitis (hey, I have that, too!).

And well, let's be honest, Sparkle kind of intimidates me...so I figured I'd kind of better support her!

 
But Allie doesn't agree with our choice of cat-idates.

( :::chants in background:::: VOTE KATIE! VOTE KATIE! YES WE CAT! )






 *eyeroll* GURLZ.

uh, Dude. Chey's a girl....

Psst! A vote for Katie is a vote for Blind Cat Rescue!

And contrary to what some kitties think *glares at the Brats* I am not shallow.

I'm not just supporting Katie because her campaign is PINK.

Well, that might have been a factor.

Okay, so it was a big motivator, so what? A girl needs her PINK. *sniff*
AND some good bling once in a while.

But seriously...Katie's shelter, Blind Cat Rescue, is very worthy of your support. They currently have over 90 kitties they've given shelter to, and if they find a forever family, great. If not, this is their forever home. And they're even working to build a second structure to house blind kitties that are FeLV/FIV positive, too!

**UPDATE: A Tonk's Tail just discovered they finished their second building and are now able to help FIV/FeLV kitties too!

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No matter which worthy candidate and shelter you choose to support, please...
on Sept 11, Get Out The Vote!