Nation's Only Cage-Free, No-Kill Shelter Seeks Help

[Are_grits_groceries]

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The country's only cage-free, no-kill animal shelter is finding itself boxed into a difficult situation, with donations dismal and adoptions low.

It's a common story across the country, as many budget-bound animal shelters and rescue groups struggle to find stable footing in a rocky economic setting.

But the Saint Francis Animal Rescue Center, located in Rock Hill, S.C., located around a half-hour south of Charlotte, N.C., is now facing a severe setback after it was broken into last month.

Now, with almost no volunteers and two staff members, the shelter might have to consider permanently closing its bashed-in doors.


http://www.zootoo.com/petnews/nationsonlycagefreenokillshelt-1302

Another problem in a long line...

[bunnies]

1. This is horrible!

:cry: Bookmarking to send $ when I get home. Poor kitties. :cry:

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Thanks for bring this to our attention. I donated thru PayPal.

I don't have much to spare right now (unemployed) but I sent them some. God bless them and the animals!

[Th1onein]

2. The story has a Paypal address to donate to.

I gave them some money. I love the idea of no kill.

[AllieB]

3. I just donated my state tax refund.

These kind of shelters are rare and are often in desperate financial circumstances.

[cobalt1999]

4. Maybe PETA will toss a few coins their way.

They take in between $30-$40 million each year.

Oh, who am I kidding! They'll spend a hundred grand on a TV ad that won't be aired instead.

[Triana]

6. There's a special place in HELL for those people who broke in, I hope.

Jeeeze. The utter CRUELTY.

Edit after reading the article: The DRUNK who broke in. Same. What a blazing idiot.

[AllieB]

7. Kick for the kitties.

[Arugula Latte]

8. Oh -- Who would do this?!

:cry:

I sometimes can't sleep at night imagining the kitties at a local no-kill shelter near us. I want all of them! My kids ask for donations to the shelter instead of gifts when they have birthday parties.

[flvegan]

9. Kick to the top!

[Arugula Latte]

10. I'm trying to think about other places to post this.

I see it is posted in the pets forum here -- good. But do some of you have boards you frequent where you could post this?

I'm going to e-mail this story to people I think would be receptive to donating.

Let's spread it around the Tubes of the Internets.

[Are_grits_groceries]

11. Thanks! nt