Black & Orange Cat Foundation (or “B & O”) is named for two very special and very spoiled cats, Butler and Oswald. Butler, the “B” in “B & O” is the black cat in the group, while Oswald, the “O” in “B & O” is our orange feline. Although, we are especially fond of our black and orange cats (and, yes, we love those black and orange tortie mixes, too), we do not just help cats of those colors. We help all cats, no matter their shading.
Both Butler and Oswald were adopted from the Union County Humane Society in Marysville, Ohio. Butler stole our hearts, when, after being released from his cage, he ran up his new mom's arm and perched atop her shoulder.
Oswald, on the other hand, got our attention by screaming his head off until we finally came over and opened his cage door. Whereupon, there was no putting him back inside without suffering permanent hearing loss.
While these two mongrels were adopted from our local shelter, the rest of the cats who have padded into our lives have come looking for us. Like the hobos during the Great Depression who marked “X's” on gates to let other hobos know where a kindly person lived who would give them a meal, these cats seem to have marked our homes to lead other unfortunate felines to our doors.
Stray and abandoned, often very ill or injured, these cats led us to the idea of starting an organization to spay and neuter feral and stray cats in order to decrease the overpopulation problem and help cats who have no other angels looking out for them.
April Kitty of the Month: Olivia
This is Olivia, cuddling on the bed. This sweet girl is still looking for her forever family. She was adopted as a kitten, but came back to us about a year ago when her owner had some changes in his life.
Olivia is about 4 years old and loves to cuddle on your lap. She is a little shy at first, but as soon as she knows you will treat her like a queen, she loves you endlessly. Olivia is okay with other cats once she gets to know them, but she honestly would not mind being the only beloved furball in your life.
Olivia is spayed, tested negative for feline leukemia/FIV, microchipped, treated with flea preventative, and up-to-date on vaccines. She also just recently had her teeth cleaned.
If you would like to adopt this lovely girl, please Download an application. Once you have filled it out, you can email it back to us or fax it to 614-873-0972. Miss Livvy has been waiting so long for her truly, honest-to-goodness, forever home.
View previous Kitties of the Month in our photo gallery.
Donate a Kuranda Cat Bed
Our cats love to sleep on Kuranda Cat beds, but we don't have enough for everyone. If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price for another cat to sleep in comfort, please donate a Kuranda cat bed.
H&R Block Tax Fundraiser
Help us raise money just by having your taxes done. This only works for new H&R Block clients, however.
When you go to have your taxes done, take a copy of this flyer. Our information is printed on the flyer to ensure that we will get credit.
For every new H&R Block client who takes this referral form when they have their taxes done, Black and Orange will receive $20.
Collars by Katie
Everyone please check out the wonderful "Collars by Katie." Katie is currently an employee at East Hilliard Vet Services and a vet student at Ohio State. Katie is offering to donate $2 per item sold (cat collars, dog collars, leashes, harnesses) to B&O through January and $1 per item thereafter.
There is a spot on her ordering window online that asks "who referred you" so she'll know where the credit is due! So if you do order something, write in that you found out about Katie's wonderful items from B and O! And please support Katie!
Run, Bobbie, Run!
Bobbie Ran, Ran, Ran, and Raised $3500 for the Kitties!
Our board member, co-founder, and volunteer, Bobbie Timmons ran the 26.2 miles of The Columbus Marathon on Sunday, October 21. She finished in 5 hours and 38 minutes. Thanks to the generous support of the many people who donated to her campaign, Bobbie was able to raise around $3500 to help cats need.
If you would still like to donate, you can visit Bobbie's Cause page
Thank you to everyone who helped Bobbie in her Marathon quest for the kitties!
Stretch & Scratch - Scratch Pads for Caged Cats
Every caged cat deserves a scratcher! Relieves stress and keeps cats exercised and entertained.
You can order 6, 12, 25 or 50 scratchers per box and donate them to the Black & Orange Cat Foundation!
Order from Stretchandscratch.com
Only $4.95 shipping for any size box!
Best Cause Blog Finalist in the 2012 Petties!
The Black and Orange Cat Foundation blog is a finalist in the Best Cause Blog Category for the 2012 Petties. You can vote once a day for us and the winners will be announced September 7.
Thank you to everyone who voted and helped us into the finals!!
Best Writing Winner in the BlogPaws Awards
The Black and Orange Cat Foundation blog won the Best Writing Category in the BlogPaws awards? Halo, Purely for Pets and FreeKibble.com donated 5,000 meals of Halo's Spot's Stew to our kitties for winning!
Read about all of the winners.
Animal Rescue Site $300,000 Shelter Challenge
Vote for the Black and Orange Cat Foundation! You may vote once each day.
Black and Orange Logo Merchandise
Buy Black and Orange Logo merchandise, as well as stamps featuring rescued kitties on our online store at Zazzle.
Search Dogtime Media's extensive database of over 70,000 dogs and cats available for adoption. Data filtering options by location, breed, age, and other search features. Updated every 15 minutes!
We at SimplyCatBreeds.org are pleased to present the Black and Orange Cat Foundation with a Cat Rescue Award for excellence in helping needy cats who need a warm home and some love.
Simply Cat Breeds takes pride in acknowledging the best organizations around the country with our special award, recognizing them for their outstanding work – the Black and Orange Cat Foundation is absolutely an organization we place among those that need recognition.
Thank you for all the work you and your organization provide for cats in need. We know exactly how difficult and thankless a task it can be.
2003 Mini Cooper Raffle
And the Winner is Vivian Opelt!
A 2003 Mini Cooper S was donated by our friend, Ernie Sparks, of Ernie's London Apothecary in London, Ohio. Proceeds from the raffle tickets sold for the car go to support B & O Cats.
Black and Orange Cat Foundation T-Shirts
We have discovered the perfect attire to wear with anything, even a kilt----your very own Black and Orange Cat Foundation t-shirt. You can buy one for $15 or two for $25 and if you send us a picture of yourself wearing the shirt, in combination with any ensemble, we promise to post the photo on our web site. Thanks to Brian for supporting us!!
B & O Cats is enrolled in Kroger's Community Rewards Program. Kroger will distribute up to $1.25 million dollars per quarter to the organizations enrolled in the program. The amount earned will be based on the percentage of spending credited to each organization.
You can help by registering for the program on the Kroger website. You will need your Kroger Plus Card number or phone number to register and must use the card/phone number when making purchases.
The number you will need to use in order to designate your purchases toward The Black and Orange Cat Foundation is 84918
Sign up for the Kroger Community Rewards Program now!
Detailed signup instructions here.
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Black & Orange Cats!
Shelter Stories - Mutts Comics
To read about Fannie's continued story, search for the cartoons dated April 28 to May 2, 2009 on the Mutts Comics website.
Click comic below to enlarge
MUTTS © PATRICK MCDONNELL. KING FEATURES SYNDICATE
Perks of Pets Infographic courtesy of Allison Morris, MastersInHealthcare.com