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RIVER CITIES KITTY

WINS PET IDOL CONTEST

Murphy and his “mom,” Anita Holloway of Shreveport, won the 2009 News-Star Pet Idol Contest. Anita adopted the handsome and dignified blue point Siamese-mix cat from River Cities Humane Society for Cats 13 years ago when he was just a tiny baby. He had been thrown over the fence by a cruel and uncaring person and was rescued and nursed back to health by the shelter workers.

Anita and Murphy graciously donated half of the $1,000 prize to River Cities’ “C. J.’s Fund,” a fund established to help severely injured and seriously ill kitties who need major veterinary care.

“It makes sense,” Anita says, “They helped Murphy and now he can help them.”                                                               

THANK YOU, ANITA AND MURPHY!!

GOOD HOPE HONOR STUDENTS

HELP CAT SHELTER

Fifty members of the National Junior Honor Society at Good Hope Middle School, West Monroe, visited the Cat Shelter on October 27, as part of their Community Service Project.  They presented us with a generous donation, learned how the Shelter operates, and visited with our kitties and our two resident dogs.  In addition, Claudia Long and her Certified Therapy Dog, Mr. Spot, gave a special performance for these great kids.  (Claudia is a member of the River Cities Board and is also a very active member of PAWS of Northeast Louisiana.)

Students and teachers, we really enjoyed your visit and we thank you so much for including us in your Community Service Project!

TO…     

To PAWS of Northeast Louisiana for generously sharing their pet food donation from Del Monte with River Cities and other humane organizations in our area.

To Connie Walker, Shari Emory, Blanche Betz, and Ginger Padgett for their terrific Christmas for Critters project, which collected LOTS of supplies, including food, blankets, toys, pet beds, office supplies, cleaning products, and much more, which were then donated to the River Cities Humane Society for Cats, the Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter, and the Humane Society Adoption Center.  Thanks, too, to all those who donated items.

All the great people who attended our 20^th Anniversary Open House.

Our Shelter staff, who worked so hard preparing for the Open House.

Photographers Margaret Croft and Arly Castillo of The News-Star and Angela Cruz of KTVE for all the great publicity for River Cities.

Those of you who sent memorials for our beloved dog, Rocky.

Petco, for their very large donation of high-quality dry cat food. 

PetSmart, for donating kitty treats to be given away at the Open House.

FUNDRAISING

River Cities is now selling world-famous Rada Cutlery. Rada has been in business for 60 years and offers a wide selection of fine cutlery, in gift sets or individual pieces.  In addition, they have soy wax candles, gourmet food items, and much more.  You can come by the Shelter during business hours to take a look at their catalog and place an order. We’ll also be selling Rada Cutlery at our garage sales and other fundraisers.

Special Needs Kitties

We have several special needs kitties at the Shelter who have been waiting to be adopted for a very long time.  These kitties need a patient,loving person and a quiet home with no children and no other pets. As with all our adoptees, they are strictly indoor pets. 

Here are a few…

Blanche and Dorothy - Two sisters about six months old with impaired vision due to untreated conjunctivitus when they were little. They are both very pretty; Blanche is a tabby/calico and Dorothyis a Siamese mix.  They are so sweet but timid.  One of Blanche’s eyes is cloudy and the other has some scar tissue;  Dorothy has only one eye.  However, these kitties require no special care.  They have no problems getting around once they get used to their environment and can see well enough to chase balls, toys, and bugs and have no difficulty finding their food, water, or litter box.  It’s more

Alvin – An adorable orange tabby Munchkin mix about a year old.  He’s extremely sweet but very shy.   He’s extra cute with his short little Munchkin legs.  He needs a patient, loving person and a quiet home with no children and no other pets.  As with all our cats, he is strictly an indoor pet.  Do you have room in your home and heart for Alvin?

Great news!  Two of our previously-featured special needs kitties, Penelope and Mittens, have been adopted! Many thanks to the wonderful people who adopted each of them.



Won’t you please try and help us find a home for these very special kitties?

Shelter Hours

1:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Tuesday thru Saturday (Closed Sundays, Mondays, & Holidays.)

Donations Can Now Be Made Online

Donations can be made conveniently online using your credit card or PayPal account. See our Donation Info page to make an online donation.