Kitty Cat Lane Rescue is a No Kill, cage-less feline rescue, dedicated to homeless and feral cats and kittens in the Southern Maine area. Our objective is to humanely trap, provide care, medically clear and spay or neuter these cats, then rehabilitate, socialize, and place adoptable cats in responsible, loving homes. Healthy cats that can't be tamed are re-released in safe areas cared for by volunteers, although we are fundraising for a permanent shelter sanctuary for older, feral, and special needs cats. Our intent is also to educate the public about responsible pet ownership, and the importance of spaying and neutering all pets to help end animal overpopulation. Our mission truly is:                “Working towards the day every cat has a safe and loving home!”

Have you ever wondered how YOU can help a homeless kitten or cat, but don’t have the time to volunteer, or can not adopt or foster a cat yourself? Consider sponsoring one of them by becoming a Feline Guardian Angel! They genuinely need our help and we need yours! If you’d like to truly make a difference, please help us continue our efforts with your support.

We invite you to participate in our Sponsorship Project and become a “FELINE GUARDIAN ANGEL.” As a Guardian Angel, you can earn your wings by sponsoring a cat for a six-month or one-year period. Your monthly contribution helps provide food, medical care, vaccines and spaying or neutering for a rescued cat, and will help us provide additional assistance to many more cats that need our help. As a sponsor, you will be sent information about your cat, and your name will be displayed alongside the photo of the cat you are helping to support. A $10 or more monthly contribution would be extremely helpful, however any donation is truly appreciated, and you are never under any obligation to make further contributions. Simply send us your name and address with the amount you’ll pledge to send in each month. You’ll receive an acknowledgment from Kitty Cat Lane with details and a photo of your sponsored kitty, along with our sincere thanks for being a true feline friend!

Many donors choose to participate in a sponsorship program as a way to honor a family pet, or as a way to remember a special person who has shown love and compassion for animals in their lifetime. If you’d like to participate and become a “Feline Guardian Angel,” send your sponsorship donation to: Kitty Cat Lane Rescue, Guardian Angel Project, PO Box 167, West Newfield, ME 04095. You can also donate here online using our PayPal link. (Just enter our email address - kittycatlane@catlover.com - as the recipient.) THANK YOU for being a true “Guardian Angel” and a valued feline friend!

Together we CAN make a difference!

Please visit our online store to view our Humane Message Wristbands, Magnets, Tee-shirts, decor and other fun items to show you care for Animals and their Welfare, while helping to support our Feline Residents!

I am especially touched hearing from young readers offering to help homeless animals. The parents of these thoughtful children write or email me expressing how much their son or daughter wishes to help our rescued cats in some way. One young lady collected many bags of returnable cans and bottles for our ongoing bottle drive, other kids groups joined together collecting cat food and scoop-able litter for our feline residents, while another young girl collected clean towels for our cats. We’ve had individual adult, as well as children’s clubs hold friendly competitions amongst their friends, families, or hobby groups to see who can collect the most cat food or pet supplies, and some come up with pretty clever ideas of their own. One sweet girl made and sold little friendship bracelets during our holiday "Give A Buck To Change Their Luck" campaign, and every few weeks I’d receive an envelope with a few dollar bills enclosed, and I knew she had sold a few more bracelets for our cause! I’m always so grateful and truly thankful for such caring and thoughtful young people who care about the comfort of homeless cats enough to take action on their own to help out! It’s a true delight hearing from such considerate children and young adults concerned about pets in their community. I’m impressed with their kindness, and the many others like them also with big hearts wanting to assist homeless animals.

Kitty Cat Lane Rescue, along with the National Association for Humane and Environmental Education, (NAHEE,) want to "Unleash the Kindness in Every Child" by recognizing and rewarding participation in our "KIND" Program. "KIND," or "Kids In Nature’s Defense," teaches children the value of showing kindness and respect to animals, the environment, and to one another. It’s emphasis on humane values, such as fairness, compassion and responsibility, seek to encourage good character in children.

Different ways to participate and help our cats can include holding collections in your school or other community group. Maybe start your own club! (Get your parents or teacher’s permission first.) Perhaps hold a "Rescue Wish List" or "Cat Food Drive." Think of a theme, such as "Summer Fun", "Christmas for Cats" during the holidays, or "Presents for Pets," or think up your own creative idea like the other children. We can always use dry cat and kitten food, cat treats and scoop-able litter among other items, and get-togethers are a great time for awareness campaigns. Create posters and flyers to spread the word. Designate a drop-off location, such as the gym, the cafeteria, library, or other common area. In your community, consider setting up drop-off sites at local grocery or pet stores, veterinary hospitals, or consider a fun competition with another school. (Ask permission from the offices or principal beforehand.) Gather large boxes for the supplies and decorate them according to your theme, such as wrapped gift boxes with bows. Think of the many ways you can be creative! Call or email us with your suggestions and learn how to register your group as a part of Project KIND with Kitty Cat Lane Rescue. Earn a "KIND Certificate" for your participation, and BE A KID FOR CATS! Thank you for caring for our feline friends!

Be A Kid for Cats!

Thank you Emily!

 Hi Samantha! Thank You!

Hello Emma! Thank You!

“The greatness of a Nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Gandhi

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Ongoing Bottle Drive! Please continue donating your returnable cans and bottles to JD’s Redemption Center on Rte. 5, East Waterboro, (across from Hannafords,) or at the West Newfield General Store, or at our new drop off location at Tin Can Alley, (the old Trading Post across from the Town offices) in Newfield.. (Please don’t crush the cans so the bar codes can be read.) Remember to mention they benefit Kitty Cat Lane Rescue! F.M.I. or for bottle pickup: call Sylvie at 247-5498 or Nancy at 793-4233. Thank you! Every bottle or can adds up, and helps feed and care for our homeless cats.

We are in great need of dry cat and kitten food, and scoop-able litter!

As always, cat food donations can be left at the West Newfield General Store, at Country Time Pet Boarding Kennels on Boyd Road in Wells, or at Sylvie’s Custom Picture Framing on West Road in Waterboro. Store gift cards to help purchase cat food are also truly appreciated. Thank You for helping to feed our feline friends!

Be sure to read our columns in “The Weekly Sentinel” and the “The Reporter” weekly newspapers. Thank You to these quality publications for generously donating their valuable space to KCLR, while helping us spread the word to educate the public on animal safety issues and keep our Kitty Cat Lane Rescue volunteers and supporters informed! Thank You very much to each of them!

We are four week old kitten brothers born after our Mommy Nakita was rescued by a Lady at a place called Kitty Cat Lane. Our Mommy delivered two other kitties, but sadly, our litter-mate sisters did not survive. They were very weak when born, and although they received good medical care, they weren’t strong enough to be with us awfully long. We were all terribly sad, including the Lady who takes care of us. I heard her say that when cats are allowed to breed too often, it makes their offspring frail and unhealthy. I don’t know what that means, but I know I miss my little sisters Natalie and Nadia. They were fun to play with the brief time they were here with us. My name was originally Neo, but it was changed to Frankie after St. Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of all Animals. I’m not very strong either, and my Foster Mom is hoping and praying I’ll improve and get healthier. I hate the medicines I must take, but she says it will help me feel better. I hope so, cuz often, I don’t feel very well. Norman always wants to play, but I don’t feel like playing at all. It’s a tough way for a little guy to start out in the world. Don’t you think? Keep a good thought for me and my recovery if you don’t mind. If you’d like to help, read below about how to become a sponsor for one of us by joining our “Feline Guardian Angel Program.”

Thank you, April!

EVERY LIFE IS PRECIOUS!

Thank You for caring! Together we CAN make a difference!

SPAY DAY USA is Feb. 26, 2008. Do It For Love!

Spay Day USA takes place each year on the last Tuesday of February. Created by the Doris Day Animal League (DDAL) in 1995, Spay Day USA became a program of The HSUS when DDAL combined operations with The HSUS in 2006.

Spay Day USA is America’s first and ONLY national day of action to promote the spaying or neutering of pets. During Spay Day, veterinarians, animal welfare professionals, businesses and concerned citizens join forces nationwide to spay or neuter as many animals as possible, while promoting spay/neuter as an essential component of good pet health. In addition, it’s the effective and humane means of decreasing the euthanasia of homeless animals in shelters.

During Spay Day first twelve years, participants spayed or neutered an estimated 1,366,000 animals! When you consider how prolific animals are, and that the average cost for shelters to handle each homeless animal is $176, it is clear that Spay Day participants have potentially prevented millions of surplus births and saved millions of taxpayers’ dollars.

How Can YOU participate in SPAY DAY USA?

Organize an event or activity with your friends or coworkers to help us raise funds for neutering and it’s education. Have a craft or bake sale, or both! Get out the scrapbooks or the chocolate chips, and enlist the help of family and friends! Have a Valentine’s Day theme party and auction, a Single’s Night, or a Dinner Party; perhaps charge or accept donations for each course to raise awareness and funds for our Spay Day campaign. Be creative, maybe have a friendly competition to see who can raise more for neutering our homeless cats.

You could also Sponsor the spay or neuter of one animal: your own, a friend’s or relative’s, one of our feral cats or a Kitty Cat Lane Rescue cat awaiting adoption. Encourage everyone you know to do the same! Likewise, we realize the importance of raising funds for further education of the urgency to alter all pets, while also hoping to raise funds for low-income animal guardians. Be sure to let us know of your good deed so we can publish your details to our "Every Spay/Neuter Counts!" contest.

Raising money to help subsidize the cost of spay/neuter surgeries is a valuable and greatly appreciated activity that will allow more animals to be altered. The money you raise can be applied toward the cost of surgeries performed during our Spay Day USA event. Set a personal fundraising goal and plan a strategy for success! Keep yourself motivated by visualizing how many animals your efforts will help. February is the Month of Love! So please,

"Do It For Love and Spay or Neuter."

The Numerous Benefits of Spay/Neuter.

Altered animals tend to be healthier and have fewer behavioral problems. They don’t contribute to the overpopulation problem, so fewer animals end up homeless in shelters, or abandoned, and living lonely, harsh lives on the streets. Currently, shelter workers nationwide are forced to euthanize an estimated three to four MILLION homeless cats and dogs each year, at an average cost to taxpayers of $176 per animal. A shelter cat or dog is euthanized every 8 seconds. That’s four million lives each year! During Spay Day USA, each humane American is encouraged to help solve this problem by sponsoring a spay or neuter of a pet. Since Spay Day USA’s inception in 1995, participants have altered over 1,366,000 animals, saving potentially millions of lives and tax dollars. So please "Have a Heart and Spay or Neuter Your Pet.," and encourage family, friends, and neighbors to do the same, or sponsor a Rescued pet. Spay/neuter is good for you, your pet, and your community.

MUTTS Celebrates Spay Day USA 2008

Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

MUTTS © 2008 Patrick McDonnell - Distributed by King Features Syndicate

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008

Please help us continue our efforts all year long! We need your help with the altering of several feral cats in our care along with other rescued cats awaiting adoption. If you’d like to cover the cost of one cat’s surgery, you’ll be making a major impact on pet overpopulation! We are also fundraising with the goal to provide low-income spay/neuters for animal guardians with little resources available to them. Every Spay/Neuter Counts!

 Thank you for your help!

Easter Bunnies

Easter baskets are made for chocolate bunnies and not for real ones. The HSUS along with animal organizations everywhere, encourage people to think twice before purchasing a live bunny, duckling or chick as an Easter gift. Unfortunately, each year shortly after this holiday, animal shelters are inundated with these bunnies, ducklings, and chicks relinquished by people who bought them on a whim, then are often surprised at how little they knew about their care, as well as how much they cost to maintain. New rabbit owners don’t realize they can spend up to $300 when acquiring a rabbit; $150 to cover the price of a cage and other necessary equipment costs. In addition, taking care of a live animal requires regular expenses for food, grooming, toys, vet visits and other supplies.

Bunnies are an especially popular symbol of Easter, however acquiring any pet is a serious decision that requires forethought, homework, and a realistic assessment of your ability to adequately care for the new pet. Bunnies don’t particularly like to be held and are not lap pets, and may not appreciate a loving child’s hugs and kisses. When a bunny or chick becomes too frustrating or overwhelming for a child, many of these same animals given as gifts are released into the wild when people tire of them. Unable to fend for themselves, the ill-fated creatures usually die of starvation or exposure to the elements, or are preyed upon by other animals. Many others are often euthanized due to a lack of available homes.

Instead of a live animal, purchase a plush bunny or other toy to give children as Easter gifts. Perhaps a book about caring for a rabbit to see if the interest remains after the holiday. Animal shelters are full of wonderful animals who would make loving and lifelong companions and if you are seriously looking for a rabbit, your local shelter or rescue group likely has many that need homes. Spring is a great time to add a cat, dog, bunny or other pet to your family if you've carefully considered your family's lifestyle and determined that you can make the commitment to an animal who may live well past ten years.

Perhaps you’re not yet ready to adopt, but you can still help by sponsoring a pet at Kitty Cat Lane Rescue. Have you ever wondered how you can help a homeless kitten or cat but don’t have the time to volunteer or adopt at this time? Consider sponsoring one by becoming a Feline Guardian Angel! We certainly could use your help! If you’d truly like to make a genuine difference in a life, please help support our efforts.

We!invite xou to participate in our Sponsorship Project and become a “FELINE GUARDIAN ANGEL.” As a Guardian Angel, you can earn your wings  by sponsoring a cat for a six-month or one-year period. Your monthly contribution helps provide food, medical care, vaccines and neutering for a rescued cat, and helps us provide for many more that need our help. As a sponsor, you will be sent information about your cat, and your name will be displayed alongside the photo of the cat you are helping to support. Any donation is truly appreciated, and you are never under any obligation to continue. Simply send us your name and address along with the amount you’ll pledge to send each month. You’ll receive an acknowledgment from Kitty Cat Lane Rescue with a photo of your sponsored kitty, along with our sincere thanks for being a true feline friend! Many donors participate as a way to honor a pet that was part of their family, or as a way to remember a special person who has shown love and compassion for animals in their lifetime. If you’d like to become a “Feline Guardian Angel,” you can donate here online or send your sponsorship donation to: Kitty Cat Lane Rescue, “Guardian Angel Project,” PO Box 167, West Newfield, ME 04095. THANK YOU for being a true “Guardian Angel” and a valued Feline Friend!

Kitty Cat Lane Rescue

P.O. Box 167

West Newfield, ME 04095

(207) 793-4233