Volunteer Opportunities Available - Help Us help them
Did you know that Siamese are
among the most popular and well known breed of purebred cat? And it
follows that this is the most commonly found purebred in shelters
and animals controls in the country. We are dedicated to saving as
many of these Siamese as we can, but without adequate foster homes
to place these cats in, our hands are sadly tied. All it takes is
a spare bathroom, bedroom, laundry room — whatever space you can spare.
We provide the veterinary care, you provide love, toys, food, and
litter. Many times we hear “Oh, I could never foster, I would want
to keep them all”. Initially, this does happen very frequently, particularly
when you watch a scared and standoffish shelter cat blossom into a
purring, affectionate companion who cherishes every bit of attention
you lavish on him. But you can only comfortably adopt a finite number
of cats, whereas by fostering, you can help save countless more. Due
to our stringent screening process, you are assured that “your” foster
cat will be adopted into a permanent loving household that will continue
to care for him as you have. And there is always another needy cat
that would be so grateful for the opportunity to move into your spare
room. We recognize that the foster families know these cats the best,
and that is why we rely heavily on the comments and input from you
when we are evaluating potential homes. If interested, please download
a foster application
and either print out and fill in the blanks to mail it to us, or fill
in the blanks on your computer and email
it to us.
Perhaps long term fostering isn’t for you. Well, we also need short
term fosters, where we can place cats temporarily (i.e. usually 2
weeks or less) while a more permanent foster spot opens up. In addition,
we are always looking for people to assist us with long distance transports,
both in and out of state. You could be part of the very rewarding
time when a long distance adopter and adoptee are united. Perhaps
you are geographically located at quite a distance from us. We urgently
need contacts and volunteers across the state who might be willing
to pull a cat form a shelter on short notice, perhaps assist in moving
him closer to us, or holding on to him a day or so until we can make
transport arrangements. Publicity is another area ripe for volunteers
— we need people to know that we as a resource exists! Hanging fliers,
passing out business cards at your local vets office, pet supply store,
neighborhood grocery store, etc will help increase our exposure and
help get the word out. We can always use people who are willing to
learn to process applications — it is a wonderful way to meet some
fellow meezer lovers and also help our cause. Last but not least,
we need some folks who are interested in fund raising… several projects
are in the planning stages but we need you to make them happen.
If you are interested in helping us out, please drop us a line
Donations
We do require a minimum donation for each
of our adoptions, but many, many times that is less then we have invested
in our cats. Saving cats is expensive — in addition to the routine spay/neuter,
testing, and vaccines, many cats require antibiotics or expensive diagnostic
tests. MISR is committed to doing whatever it takes to “recondition”
these Siamese, but we need your help. Dental work and a blood panel
on an adult cat alone runs upwards for $120, and this just one example
of the many commonly encountered extraneous expenses. All MISR officers,
directors, and members are volunteers, every dollar received goes to
operate the rescue and help more cats.
One way that you can help us out without having to spend a single of
your own pennies is by doing any online shopping that you would have
done anyway by going to iGive first. iGive is a "portal" to about 370
online merchants that have agreed to donate a portion of any money they
receive to a cause that you have selected (we'd like to be that cause
of course). These are not fringe merchants: you can shop from Barnes
and Noble, Dell Computers, and REI just to name a few. The price you
pay at these online merchants is the same price you would have paid
otherwise so you win by getting the item you would have bought anyway,
the merchant wins because they got your business, and MISR wins because
we get a donation from the merchant. Please go to iGive.com
and check it out yourself. There is no cost to join and no obligation
to buy anything from anyone even if you join.
If you would like to help us out with a direct financial donation, we
accept payments through PayPal. If you don't feel comfortable paying
through this secure web based payment service, please email us and we
will make arrangements for you to mail us a check. If you already are
a PayPal member you can have your donation transferred directly from
your bank account to ours or donate using any major credit card. If
you are not a PayPal member you can use the same buttons below to join
and submit a donation.
Please help us rescue and take care of our cats!
We accept all major credit
cards and
electronic funds transfer |
| Help with any amount you can: |
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| Set up a recurrent donation of $10 per month: |
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| Help with a specific Amount |
| Vet Check: FIV/FeLV testing, Rabies, exam: |
$44.00 |
| Feline Spay: |
$72.80 |
| Feline Neuter: |
$42.80 |
| Help us with Operating Expenses |
| Office expenses (phone, mailing, etc...): |
$40.00 |
| Domain Name service for one year: |
$55.00 |
Stuff we really need but can't afford
Email us if you can donate the item or
use the Donate button to send us the money |
| Digital Camera |
Donate item |
$250.00 |
