May 13, 2011 Eva’s Eden (Oneness Foundation) was featured along with N.O.A.H. in a KEPR television news piece. Tri-Cities shelter, Eva’s Eden and N.O.A.H.’s efforts have made a significant difference in the number of euthanized cats, reduced by 20%, at the Pasco, WA shelter. We are honored to work with this shelter and the fine people who do their best every day to manage a very difficult and growing pet population. We appreciate KEPR highlighting the cooperation of our 3 organizations. Take a look at both the written article and the video and thanks for supporting our work.
by Neema Vedadi
Story Published: May 13, 2011 at 5:23 PM PST
Out-of-Towners Save Tri-Cities CatsPASCO — It’s the time of year our local animal shelters are normally overwhelmed with stray cats and dogs. Often called “kitten season,” there are normally too many animals and not enough homes. But KEPR discovered a big change this year.
Normally the rooms at the Tri-Cities Animal Shelter would be packed full of cats this time of year, but that’s not so, in fact some are packed full of empty cages.
Two rescue groups from the Westside, “N.O.A.H.” and “The Oneness Foundation” have been coming to the Tri-Cities and saving every adoptable cat in the building.
“They’re coming in and taking 30 cats at a time so that’s tremendous, and those are 30 cats that probably, as this season is hitting us, would’ve had to been euthanized,” says Tri-Cities Animal Shelter director Angela Zilar.
In fact the shelter says their euthanasia rates for cats is now down to near 30 percent. Last year it was close to 50 percent.
Taking these animals out of town helps keep down the cat population here in the Tri-Cities. So local pet lovers have more room for strays.
Carlos Rodriguez visits the shelter every week. For him, it’s the best place to look for an animal companion. “As soon as you get that trust and that dog trusts you, you guys are like the best friends in the world.”
And while the rescue situation is good right now, the shelter says it’s still seeing a steady amount of strays, despite recent efforts by the shelter and local groups to provide low cost spaying and neutering.
“Our program and their programs in the next couple of years will start to show a benefit. Right now it’s hard to show that benefit yet,” says ZilarBut for now there’s a chance the cats at the shelter will find homes, a Westside rescue group is planning another trip to Pasco to adopt more cats again next week.
It’s a good thing too, KEPR found out that most of the pets that leave the shelter are being taken by rescue groups, not by local families looking to adopt.
Our family is a foster home with Eva’s Eden and the little black and white mama at the end of the video came to live in our house! We named her Plenty. (She had Plenty of love to give.
) All but one of her babies passed away as they were born premature. Plenty raised Pixel (her surviving daughter) and they both have since found wonderful homes. This video is so great because we have a better picture of the journey these felines have taken to survive and make it to their destinations. Thank you so much for posting it!
Awesome, awesome, awesome! That pretty much sums it up for me and I am blessed to be apart of a group who’s love reaches so far.
This is so exciting! I love seeing some of the cats that became our foster kitties that have since gone onto their new homes. And to hear that less kitties are being euthanized…the best news!
That’s awesome, I wish I had heard about this article sooner!
What good news! We also are a foster family with Eva’s Eden, and we love caring for the beautiful foster kitties and nursing them back to health. This article confirms that we ARE making a difference! And each kitty in turn brings love into another home when a family adopts them. It is a blessing to be a part of this journey and mission.
This article and video brings me tears of joy…!!! That we are able to save a “Life” by taking in kitties that would have been euthanized makes it all so worth while….being a safe haven for these little ones makes my life more full and rich with love…..
It doesn’t matter when you hear this news, its so awesome it just stays fresh! Don’t you wish all the daily news was like that?
This is the coolest. It’s a shining example of Love. The more we honor and care for our little brothers and sisters (they need us and we need them by the way!) the more others will begin to see just how important this is. I’m so glad to be a foster for these felines. They are teaching me a lot.