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.
New On the B & O Cats Website
Check out the new B & O Cats blog and become a fan of The Black and Orange Cat Foundation on Facebook!
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
Featured Kitties for June: Stewie and Maggie
Taking it easy in their foster home...
Stewie and his sister, Maggie, were living outside with their mom, who was a feral cat. They had not had much social interaction until they came to us and now their foster moms have been doing a lot to get them used to people. Stewie is a real love bug (his other sister, Cassie, was, too, and she has already been adopted), but sis, Maggie, is still a little bit shy and doesn't really like to be picked up. Stewie also has a bit of a runny eye when he gets nervous or stressed, but it is nothing contagious and just needs to be wiped clean.
These two are really bonded and we would like to see Stewie and Maggie adopted together, because Maggie really depends on her brother. The siblings are beautiful orange tabbies (Maggie is a slightly darker orange than Stewie and is slightly smaller). They love other cats and will put up with dogs. They should go to a quiet home with adults only or older children. They have been sterilized, vaccinated, tested negative for feline leukemia/FIV, dewormed, and treated for fleas. If you are interested in these two, please download an application off of the Adopt page and either email it back to us or fax it to 614-873-0972.
Stewie asks, "What's Up?"
We are happy to announce a new partnership with The Refined Feline, makers of modern cat furniture. They design an assortment of high end cat towers, litter box cabinets, and cat beds both cats and cat owners will love. Visit TheRefinedFeline.com and 10% of your purchase will go back to the Black and Orange Cat Foundation.
Help the Black & Orange Cat Foundation win a $20,000 grant!
Vote for us at www.theanimalrescuesite.com and we could win $20,000 to help pets in need.
The Animal Rescue Site is hosting a special challenge for eligible Petfinder.com member shelter and rescue groups. The grand prize is a $20,000 grant, and they will be awarding many other grants to rescue groups with the most votes — a total of $100,000 in grants for animal welfare organizations.
Think how many animals we could help for $20,000!
Help us win! All you have to do is click to help rescued animals, and then vote in The Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge. Both of these actions are absolutely free! You can vote once a day, every day, from April 13 through July 26,2009. Every time you vote, or tell a friend to vote, you are making a huge difference for us.
Vote today!
Visit: www.theanimalrescuesite.com
We Love BarkPark!!!
Thank you to Marcia, Lennie, and the Canine Crew for helping us raise over $3500 to help spay and neuter area kitties.
Our BarkPark Day on September 20th was one of the nicest events we have ever had to raise money for our kitties. We love to see so many happy dogs running through the grass, jumping in the pond, and just enjoying being dogs.
We would like to thank all our volunteers for coming out to help us. We could not have done it without you!
We are sorry to learn that BarkPark will not be open next year. But we would like to thank Marcia and everyone involved with BarkPark for all they have done for central Ohio animals during the past years.
At BarkPark, the dogs may need a little help getting a bath, but they sure know how to dry themselves off.
View additional BarkPark photos.
What if my favorite charity had a penny for every time I searched the Internet…
Now it can! Search the web with www.goodsearch.com and money from advertisers will go to your favorite charity without you spending a dime! GoodSearch.com will donate 50% of advertising revenue, estimated to be about a penny per search, to the charities selected by its users.
Support our shelter! Buy Frontline Plus and pet medications today! Or Call 1-800-738-6337 and Mention: "BANDOCATS"
T Shirts and Stamps at Zazzle.com
Buy postage stamps, t-shirts, and cards that feature the B & O logo and some of our kitties through Zazzle.com A portion of all proceeds comes back to B and O to help us fund our spay and neuter efforts in the community. If you join our ‘fan club’ on the site, we get an even larger donation from the sales.
There are seasonal postage stamps and cards that you can send for holidays, as well as generic ones that can be used all year long. For everyone who has adopted from us, please be on the look out for your baby among the featured kitties. And if you have adopted a cat from B and O and would like to send a cute photo of your furry friend, please email that picture and we’ll try to use it on a stamp!! You can check out everything that is available at the following link: zazzle.com/bandocatfoundation
Pet License Plates
The Ohio Pet License Plate is now available! Fifteen dollars from the sale of each plate will support spay/neuter for Ohio cats and dogs.
