SAFE Haven rescues NC's "lab cats"

Arriving in the middle of the night, five tired adult cats, have endured years of abuse at a lab in North Carolina. They are now safe, warm, dry, cared for and loved by the staff and volunteers, here, at SAFE Haven for Cats, the Triangle's oldest no-kill animal shelter.

Executive Director and Founder, Pam Miller, said of the five, "I am astonished at the resilience of these creatures. Even after all they have been through they still want to be petted and loved. And I know each of our 60 weekly volunteers are going to want to do just that!"

If you would like to sponsor one of these wonderful cats please click on the donate now button on our website and give a gift of $5 in their honor. $1 for each of them.

Do you have just $10?

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$75 Spay/Neuter Package

Do you know about our $75 Spay/Neuter package? The price includes a thorough examination, spaying or neutering, rabies and distemper vaccinations, ears cleaned, nails trimmed and pain medication. And, we spay and neuter not only our own shelter animals, but strays, ferals cats and personal feline pets.

Other services are available during the spay/neueter, for an additional fee:

•FeLV / FIV Test
$25 per cat
Testing for Feline Leukemia & Feline Immunodeficiency Virus.

•Fleas, Worms and Ear Mites
$15 per cat (1 Mo); $70 per cat (6 Mos)
Treatment with Revolution®.

•Pregnant Cats
$10-$20 per cat
Additional charge for sterilizing pregnant cats.

•Lactating
$10-$20 per cat
Additional charge for sterilizing lactating cats.

•Cryptorchid
$10-$20 per cat
Additional charge for sterilizing cats with an undescended testicle.

•Microchipping
$25 per cat
HomeAgain® pet identification and retrieval system.

•Soft Claws
$20 for front paws per cat
Vinyl caps glued to cats claws to protect against scratching/injury.

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Tuxedo Cat Ball 2010

What is the Tuxedo Cat Ball for? Saving the lives of helpless and lost cats and kittens. The proceeds of this year’s ball will be spent on the expansion of the SAFE Care Feline Spay and Neuter Clinic. In order to save more cats we need to double the capacity of our clinic. How are we going to do that? By building, equipping and staffing a second surgery suite. The first phase of this important mission is purchasing the surgery table, lights, anesthesia machine and the supplies for the second surgery room. These will cost close to $50,000. We know you will have a fun and fulfilling evening at the Ball AND you will be helping us in a major way to go from sterilizing 1,700 cats a year to over 3,000!

Tickets are now on sale for the Sixth Annual Tuxedo Cat Ball to benefit of SAFE Haven for Cats and SAFE Care Feline Spay and Neuter Clinic. The event takes place on Friday, April 16 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Marbles Kids Museum in Downtown Raleigh and is SAFE Haven’s largest fundraising event each year. Models for Charity of Raleigh will assist SAFE Haven at the Ball this year. Models for Charity is an organization of professional men and women in the Triangle who raise money for local charities through modeling - hosting fundraisers and volunteering and attending fundraisers held by organizations such as SAFE Haven.

The theme of the evening is “Sweet Sixteen”, celebrating SAFE Haven’s sixteenth year, and will feature an elegant reception, and silent & live auctions of over 150 items including original works of art, jewelry, trips, gift certificates and many unusual cat-themed items. Musical entertainment will be provided by The Swingin’ Chads. This year, ticket prices have been reduced to $75 per person or $150 per couple and are available at http://www.safehavenforcats.org/tcb or by calling (919) 872-1128. A complete listing of auction items may be viewed at http://www.safehavenforcats.org/tcb.

“As we celebrate sixteen sweet years of SAFE Haven for Cats, we invite the community to join us in commemorating this very special year,” says Pam Miller, SAFE Haven founder and executive director. “Funds raised at the Ball will help us find forever homes for more cats and kittens, and assist the community with expanded spay/neuter services. “

Here’s the important details:
Friday, April 16, 2010, 7-11 pm
Marbles Kids Museum
201 East Hargett Street
Exquisite food and complimentary drinks
Tickets only $75 per person (much less than other comparable events!)
Free parking at the Wilmington Street Station or Moore Square Station
Jazz melodies by the Swingin’ Chads
Games and Raffles – Are you a jewelry person or a techie? No worries we have a raffle prize just for you. Decide which to go for – the 3.2 karat diamond tennis bracelet or an iPod Touch.
Silent Auction for over 200 practical and usable items – bidding will start at 20% of retail value – and bargains to be had at our Live Auction, including some of the following:

2011 4 day/3 night Daytona 500 Package
Fighter Pilot for a Day Experience
Myrtle Beach Golf Package
Hannah Montana 3 photo collage

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I'd make you so very happy if you picked me today. No, I don't do all that hyper, razzle-dazzle business at the front of the cage trying to demand your attention. That's just not my style. I don't believe in forcing things; it just doesn't seem like that's the right way for me to find my forever person. But if you could just pause a few minutes ... open my door, extend your hand, scratch my head. Then my regal, stately exterior will begin to melt and I'll start to show you some of the wonderful things about me. My rumbling purr. The shy head butts. My energy as I chase a toy. And pretty soon, you'll recognize that all the stored-up love I have would be my special gift to you.

A special plea from Billie Holladay

Help me, please.
Open your arms and your loving heart and wrap them around me like a warm, soft blanket.
I’m a beautiful little tuxedo teenager who came into the world with a premature death sentence. I tested positive for the feline leukemia virus, which affects a cat’s immune system. If the virus blooms in me, it means I could become seriously ill very quickly and die way before my time.
Because of that I know that committing to love me is a risk. And I know that somewhere down the line losing me could cause you pain.
But today, tomorrow and likely for many, many more tomorrows into the future, we will have rich, good times.
Right now I’m now so healthy and frisky and eager. I yearn to play and romp, get long chin scratches and stretch full length without touching a wire wall.
But because of what I have, most of my hours must be spent in my cage so I won’t spread it to other cats. When people visit, the visits tend to be short. They wear scrubs or old tees and wash their hands right after.
They have been so good and so patient with me here at SAFE Haven but SAFE Haven isn’t a sanctuary where cats can stay permanently so time is of the essence.
I need to find my forever home quickly to make room for others.
I would need to be the only cat in your house or else live with cats that also have the feline leukemia virus.
But let me stress that what I have definitely cannot be transmitted to you, to your children, your dogs or other non-feline pets. (Did I mention I like dogs?)
Follow your heart. Seize the moment and make it count as I do daily. After all life comes with no guarantees. What matters is what we do with what we’re given.
Come take me home today.