709 South 8th St. (Between Gum & Hickory), Fernandina Beach, FL • 904-321-2267 • Email: CatsAngels@CatsAngels.com

www.catsangels.com

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P.O. Box 16072Fernandina Beach, Florida 32035

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The intake facility at Cats Angels, Inc. SPCA was in desperate need for a major improvement of a new floor, water heater, paint and supplies to further the health quality for the cats and kittens coming in. Through a Petfinder Foundation Rescue U Renovation grant of $2,100 and a generous donation of product from The Home Depot in Yulee, a miraculous change in their environment was accomplished! Additionally, Bert Norman’s Plumbing, Inc. and Fedja Tile and Stone of Jacksonville donated discounts for product and labor. With the help of all these wonderful people and all our volunteers who worked so hard to do all the prep work of boxing, moving, painting and reorganizing, the job went smoothly and the cats and kittens now have a cleaner, healthier intake room. The new ceramic floor is easy to clean, especially since all of our cabinets, shelves and tables are now on wheels. The Intake Room is the heart of the operations at Cats Angels and is used for many purposes. It’s our laundry room, food preparation area, exam area, living area for cats, drop off /pick up area for our weekly “spay day”

as well as the donation receiving and pricing area for the Thrift Store. We thank all of our volunteers and supporters for their patience over the week-long renovation of this space.Far left: Before and After pictures of ceramic tile cover-ing the uneven and cracked cement floor of our Intake Room.Below left: Rose Slattery, our Project Manager for the Intake Room Renovation, poses with Mitch of Bert Norman’s Plumbing, Inc. Below middle: Sonny of Fedja Tile. Below right: Rose with Derek Fleming, Yulee Home Depot ManagerLeft: Rose and Beth Hackney, Director of Cats Angels, happily display our Rescue U Renovation Grant check in the amount of $2,100.

Petfinder Foundation and the Business Community Support Homeless Animals

Fall 2015Volume 14, Issue 3

International Homeless Animals Day Walk and Candlelight Vigil

August 15, 2015Cats Angels and Nassau Humane Society joined for a 2 mile Walk and Candlelight Vigil at the Gazebo in Central Park. A record number of participants at the Vigil shared stories about finding ‘forever homes’ and saying prayers for those who weren’t as lucky. This event is also for the volunteers and rescue workers because it reinforces our commitment to the animals we are trying to help. Cats Angels had 16 Adoptions and helped with 85 spay/neuter surgeries during August - Homeless Animals Month!

Our “Cat Mobile” was purchased used in 2005 with 30,000 miles and served us well. The inside of the roof was held together with duct tape (literally) and it had the sweet smell of our spay/neuter successes and every cat it transported. It was well maintained mechanically, but with age, miles and one problem after another, it was time to say goodbye. Thanks to some hard bargaining and the wonderful folks at Jacksonville Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Arlington, our Director Beth Hackney is safely transporting in a no frills 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. We continue to search for grant money to cover the costs of the new Cat Mobile, but safety and necessity became priority. We have a Go Fund Me page (you can reach through Facebook) and appreciate donations of any amount to the Cat Mobile Fund.

Life Lessons from Lydia

SPAY AND NEUTERTHE RESPONSIBLE SOLUTION

Need to talk....adopt a mature adult cat. They are good listeners, non-judgemental and

give unconditional love.

Hello all my little peeps. Miss Lydia here and I want to talk to you folks about a disease that many senior cats suffer from and I am one of them. It’s called Hyperthyroidism.

What is hypothyroidism? Feline hyperthyroidism is a disorder resulting from excessive thyroid hormone. The disease occurs in middle to older cats without sex or breed predilection.What are the symptoms? May include weight loss, poor hair coat, rapid heart rate, voracious appetite or thirst, anxiety or ner-vousness, diarrhea or vomiting, and vocalizing.How is this diagnosed? Diagnosis is achieved through a simple blood test.How is this treated? Most physicians recommend oral medica-tion. But some kitties like me also suffer from stomach upset, so we have to take our medication through another route…. the skin. This is accomplished by applying a measured amount of a medicated lotion to the inside of my ear. My body absorbs the lotion and with it the medicine.

Now this is a great way for me to take my medicine, but the prescrip-tion costs $50 per month. The good folks here at Cats Angels have been taking wonderful care of me for many years, but I know that this puts a bit of a stretch on the old budget. So I am asking my friends for some help. If anyone has a couple of dollars to spare and wants to help with my medication bill I would be forever grateful. Even $5 helps out. If you would like to sponsor a month’s worth of medicated cream, we would let all of our Facebook friends know with a shout-out for you.

Well have to run for now, time for my kitty yoga. Love and purrs to all.

Ms. LydiaMeeeooooowwwwwww

97 Meows for Ted and Sandy Kostich of KDI Builders on Amelia Island

Why 97? That’s the number of adult cats they helped to sponsor and find homes during the MEGA Adoption Weekend at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds in July. The Kostichs paid the adoption fee of 67 adult cats on Saturday and found other sponsors to pay the adoption fee of 30 more adult cats on Sunday. Ted and Sandy wore their sandwich boards both days and scouted for good homes for the adult cats.

Why just adult cats? Kittens are the first to go out the door at these events while the adults are usually still there at the end. For some it is their last chance if they are going back to a crowded kill shelter. If people can be encouraged to make a difference in the life of an adult cat, then it is a win for everyone. The MEGA Adoption Event coordinated by First Coast No More Home-less Pets is held quarterly and over 1,000 dogs and cats are looking for homes at each event. All of the animals are spayed or neutered, current on vaccines and micro chipped.

Wearing Jeans to Raise Funds for Cats AngelsThe employees of CBC Bank in Fernandina and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. in Jacksonville recently helped Cats Angels just by wearing jeans to work. Employees donate $5 for the privilege of wearing jeans on Friday once a month. Fidelity employees can also buy a chance for another $5 for a private parking spot close to the building for one month. All money raised from wearing jeans and the parking raffle goes to the chosen charity. Beth accepts a check for $647.93 from CBC Bank and $800 was raised by Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Meow and Thank You!

Congratulations to Camille and Scott Gregg and the lovely Mimi for being chosen as the winner of our photo contest. Mimi will have the cover spot and the four runners-up with have full page photos inside the calendar. The calendar will be launched at our “Rescue Me” fundraiser on November 14 and on sale at the Thrift Store and online at our website. Scott Moore collected the photographs and supervised the judging with assistance from some colleagues at the Island Art Associa-tion. Many thanks to our judges, winners and contest participants.scottmoorephotography.com

2016 Purrfect Cats of Cats AngelsPhoto Contest Winner

Happy Tails

Just an update on Derek from Alice’s litter 5 years ago. He is perfect! The love of our lives. So glad I wandered into Cat’s Angels and found him! He’s such a ham. He was on HLN - featured as pet of the day on the Jane Velez Mitchell show! He loves attention (and belly and head kisses). Thanks again! He is the greatest!

Janet, Ed & Derek

I am a proud owner of a Cats Angels cat. My beautiful cat Bentley Sebastian was adopted in December 2005. He’s a beautiful gentle giant of a Maine Coon and I brag about you guys all the time. He’s referred many people to you with great success. His birthday is in July. This is the “little” kitten 10 years after you guys rescued him. Can’t thank you enough! He is a joy! Tammy

The Surf Restaurant and Bar3199 S. Fletcher, Fernandina Beach, FL

5 PM - 8 PM Tickets $35 • VIP Ticket $100 (limited)

Dinner / Cash Bar / Silent Auction / Door PrizesTickets on sale at Cats Angels Thrift Store/Adoption Center

709 S. 8th Street Fernandina Beachonline through www.catsangels.com

Entertainment by:The Black Jack Band and The Magic of Anthony

Sponsored By:Outside the Box Consulting and Marketing LLC, S&S Properties,

First Coast Real Estate and Property Management

Cats Angels, Inc. SPCAEighth Annual

“Rescue Me”FundRAISER

Saturday, November 14, 2015

CATS ANGELS, INC. SPCA“RESCUE ME”

EIGHTH ANNUAL FUNDRAISER TICKET ORDER FORM

You can also purchase your “Rescue Me” tickets at our Thrift Store or online through PayPal. Just go to our website www.catsangels.com and click on ‘Donate’

ORPlease fill out and detach form and make check payable to Cats Angels, Inc, SPCA

(A self-addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience)

NAME __________________________________________________________________

CONTACT TELEPHONE NO __________________________________________________

NUMBER OF TICKETS @ $35 ______ VIP TICKETS @ $100 ______ AMOUNT ENCLOSED $________

Tickets will be available for pick up at the door the night of the fundraiser.

SORRY I CANNOT ATTEND, BUT PLEASE ACCEPT MY DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF

$25 _____ $50 _____ $100 _____ OR OTHER $_______________

All proceeds benefit Cats Angels Spay/Neuter, Adoption and TNR Programs

Why your Donations are so important to Cats AngelsWhen we are asked “which cat needs a home the most?” it’s not an easy question to answer because they all do. If we were to narrow the selection down, here are two Special Needs cats that would be at the top of the list. Esmeralda is a calico cat with three legs that was left by uncaring humans at a gas station on busy Hwy 40 in Kingsland, GA. She’s a sweet girl who loves people and would thrive as an only cat or with one other cat. Stormy Princess is a gray and white cat who has been with us for a few years. She is on medication twice a day for her heart. She gets stressed with too many other cats, is getting sedentary and has gained some weight. Her medication is not expensive and she desperately needs a home where she can have less anxiety and more exercise.Esmeralda and Stormy Princess are just two of our Special Needs cats waiting for their “forever homes.” It is because of your generous donations and support of our fund raising that you can help Cats Angels help these animals have better lives.

Your donation of $25, $50 or other amount will help Cats Angels, Inc. SPCA achieve our mission to provide

for the well being of animals who are abandoned, injured and subjected to unfair or cruel treatment.

Cats Angels, Inc. SPCA P.O. Box 16072 Fernandina Beach, FL 32035

Thank you for your help and support

Saving one animal won’t change the world, but it will change the world for that one animal.

709 South 8th St. (Between Gum & Hickory), Fernandina Beach, FL • 904-321-2267 • Email: CatsAngels@CatsAngels.com

www.catsangels.com

NONPROFIT ORG.US POSTAGE PAIDFernandina Bch., FL

PERMIT NO. 48MAILING ADDRESS:

P.O. Box 16072Fernandina Beach, Florida 32035

SPCA

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Halo says,”Aluminum cans help homeless cats”!

A collection bin is in theparking lot at our Thrift Store

709 South 8th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL.

Adopt from Cats Angels Cats Angels Adoption Center/Thrift Store located at 709 S. 8th Street in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island is open Monday

through Friday 11 AM - 5 PM and Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM. Our cats can also be seen at Pet Supermarket on Sadler

Road in Fernandina Beach - open daily.

Visit Petfinder.com or our website catsangels.com to see their pictures and read about Cats Angels kitties waiting for their

forever homes.

EVERY DOLLAR YOU DONATE IS VERY IMPORTANT Cats Angels receives no government funding.

All of our revenue is raised by private donations, grants and fundraising. The Nassau County Animal Expo and our “Rescue Me” Fall Fundraiser help bring in much needed money to carry on our Spay/Neuter, TNR and Adoption Programs. These mon-ies help us give the best care possible to all the cats, especially our Adoption Center kitties.

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Our Morning Mews Breakfast Blend is a smooth light-bodied coffee freshly roasted and packaged in Florida. Roasts include Breakfast Blend - regular and decaf, Roastmaster’s Blend and Frisky Feline French Roast. Purchase a 12 oz. bag for $10 at our Thrift Store. Call (904) 321-2267 or email to catsangels@catsangels.com for shipping details.

Every Sip Helps

Save a Stray

Cats Angels Thrift Store709 S. 8th Street, Fernandina Beach

Open Monday through Friday - 11 AM to 5 PMSaturday 10 AM - 5 PM

HUGE selection of used books, Furniture, Appliances, Home Decorations & Pet Boutique

Visit our second location in Trailer Park Collectibles at 702 Centre Street - Open Daily

Garage Sale leftovers? We accept clean, working items except clothing, computers or old TV’s during business hours.

Donations always appreciated