Fwd: YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! -The cats of Catskill Game Farm

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PeterMuller

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:08 AM

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are in the throes of getting our funding together to get the cats

out of Catskill Game Farm ; we still need some help; the image you see is the

black panther that’ll move to the sanctuary soon. We continue to get good

local media coverage.

 

Please circulate the appeal. If you send to an individual fill in

his/her name after “Dear †unless all your friends are named

“Harry.â€

Thanks for your assistance.

 

Peter

 

 

 

Dear Harry,

 

We’re reaching out to you because we know you care

about animals and wildlife. The Catskill Game Farm’s three African

lions, three mountain lions and one black leopard faced an uncertain future,

until our organization, Wildlife Watch, was able to arrange for their transfer

from the Catskill Game Farm to the Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, MN.

 

We’re in the process of fundraising within a limited

time frame. The cats must be moved by mid-December! Both

transportation funds and construction of their new home at the Sanctuary total

$25,000. We’ve already raised about $8,000, but we have much more

to go.

 

We have the naming rights for the three African lions

– and the Sanctuary has agreed that those names will be kept for the

lions’ lifetime. The three highest donors will be able to name the

lions.

 

We are hopeful that you will be able to help these

magnificent cats out. You can see a more complete article at our website: www.wildwatch.org – link to

“Binocular†in the left margin and then click on the PDF

file. The photo above was sent by one of our contributors who took it one

week before the Game Farm closed. We’ll be releasing this photo

next week along with some others. You are THE FIRST one to see this

beautiful leopard.

 

To make a contribution, you can click on the lion from the

home page, or just contact me directly.

 

Please let others know of the cats’ need. Thank

you very much for any help you can offer at this time. It would make a

good end-of the-year tax deduction!!!

 

I hope things are going well.

 

Best,

Anne

 

Anne Muller, President

Wildlife Watch

www.wildwatch.org

877-WILDHELP

 

$25,000 fund drive to give Catskill Game Farm's big cats new

home in Minnesota

November 28, 2006

By Paul Brooks

Times Herald-Record

pbrooks (th-record.com)

 

New Paltz — Save Kitty. Save

Elfa.

 

 

The Catskill Game Farm saga

continues. The closure of the once-popular Catskill Game Farm last month left

three African lions, three mountain lions and a black panther — with

names like Kitty and Elfa — without a new home.

Now, Wildlife Watch in New Paltz has

arranged for them to spend their remaining days at the Wildcat Sanctuary in

Sandstone, Minn.

Neither the Game Farm nor the

sanctuary are charging for the animals, according to Anne Muller, president of

Wildlife Watch.

The problem is that Wildlife Watch

needs $25,000 to make this all happen.

The organization needs to raise

$5,000 to transport the animals to Minnesota

and another $20,000 to erect the cats a shelter, said Muller.

"If we do not come up with the

money, the sanctuary will not be able to take them," Muller said.

A deadline of Dec. 17 puts the fund

drive on a tight schedule.

The cat sanctuary has to have time to

get construction of the cats' shelter under way before the Minnesota winter sets in, Muller said. Word

is just getting out of the need for money to help the cats, Muller said, but

already she has had some donations.

"I just sort of jumped on

it," said Howardena Pindell of New

York City, who teaches at SUNY Stony Brook and is an

animal-rights activist.

She gave $1,000.

"I was very much concerned about

what had happened at the game park, that it fell apart like that, and the fact

that these particular animals have the opportunity to have better homes,"

she said. "I just felt I should support the cause."

Each of the three top donors will

have the chance to name one of the wild cats, Muller said.

The Wildcat Sanctuary is a

not-for-profit that specializes in the long-term care of wild cats, many found

abused or abandoned. It is not a public facility or zoo. The animals are not

put on display, according to the organization's Web site. It passes muster with

two national accredited wildlife sanctuary organizations, Muller said.

For further information, contact

Muller at Wildlife Watch, P.O. Box

562, New Paltz, 12561 or by calling 877-WILDHELP (877-945-3435).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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