Who we are: Heather & John Altman, & Cheryl Jarvis
Heather
has been rescuing cats and placing them in loving homes for about 7 years. In
December of 2001 Heather with her husband John (designing the website),
together with her friend Cheryl Jarvis of Butler, decided to create Kats-n-Kittens
Adoption & Rescue.
Our
non-profit status was approved in January of 2004. We average about 90+
cats at any given time for which we use nearly 1200 pounds of clumping litter,
250 pounds of dry food, and 40 cases of canned food per month. Since we are a
no-kill shelter we have limited space, funds, and time. We can only care for so
many and accept cats on a space available basis. Our organization has vet bills,
medication needs, shots/worming, and spay/neuter costs which are partially met
by our many yearly fund-raisers. During our fund-raising activities we try to
educate the public about the importance of having their pets spayed and
neutered. We also provide information about low-cost spay and neuters.
Cheryl has been helping by collecting funds from her animal loving friends in
Butler to help cover the costs of spaying and neutering the stray/abandoned cats
in the Butler area, but this is a small percentage of the total spay/neuters
that Kats-n-Kittens has done. Kats-n-Kittens averages 16 spay/neuters per month
from surrounding areas. Cheryl also helps with the printing of our brochures,
business cards and advertising needs. John and Heather have moved away from
Butler and so the main part of the shelter is now located in Lucas.
Heather and John have the occasional help of April Kenison, Kathleen
Schaeffer, and Megan Bailey to get 90+ cats scooped, fed and loved twice
daily and if needed medicated. Ivy Walters & Heather still assist
Cheryl in trapping the growing population of strays and having them
spayed/neutered in the Butler area. Feral cats are fixed and released or
placed on approved farms. Deirdre Brown feeds and monitors our local feral
colonies. Deirdre has supported us and championed our cause. She is an
important and appreciated part of Kats-n-Kittens. Cats that are not feral or
were obviously abandoned that will make good pets are fixed and kept until
placed in good homes. We rescue strays from the surrounding area that we see
while driving, from owners who can no longer keep them, or concerned people that
find cats and call us.
Special thanks goes to Dr. John Shuler DVM
of Horizon Animal Hospital in Galion Ohio, Dr. Betty Reed for all her
assistance, Dr. Robert Snyder DVM of Clear Fork Veterinary Hospital in
Bellville, Ohio, the Wyandot Humane Society in Upper Sandusky for reasonable
spay/neuter and to Heather's parents for emotional support and floor tile :)
. Cheryl would like to acknowledge the many Butler neighborhood kids who help
her care for the cats she fosters. She is sincerely grateful for the assistance
of Snowflake, aka Heather, Dahlia, Miranda, Mariah, Megan, Shelby, Chelsea, Bob
and Siera. We extend our appreciation to the many un-named people who have been
so generous, kind and helpful to Kats-n-Kittens. Our thanks go to our
family and friends who understand or at least try to understand our love of and
dedication to saving the lives of our feline friends.
SPAY/NEUTER/ADOPT
***PLEASE EVERYONE Spay or Neuter your cats and dogs!!! Only one in 12 shelter cats find a home!!! Cats can breed as early as 16 weeks old and have 4 litters of kittens a year!! STOP cats and dogs from being euthanized in KILL shelters!! Get your animals spayed or neutered PLEASE!!!***
(For low cost spay/neuter options please contact us for suggestions!!)
