Kitty Happiness
umm…well…kinda
(We need YOUR Help!)
The City Told Mother Nature She Had to Stop.
Yes, the city told “Mother Nature” she had to stop.
No kidding, this is what she calls herself.
She loves to feed kitties and see them multiply.
This is her house. You can see she likes growing plants too.
She doesn’t believe in getting cats fixed.
And she doesn’t help them when they get sick.
More kittens? More Meow Mix on her walkway.
When the city finally put their foot down on all the outdoor dining, 50+ cats had to look for a new source of food.
After the crack down, panicked, hungry, sickly kitties started showing up on OUR doorstep.
We live half a block away.
What do you do when you love animals and hate to see them suffer? WELL….
We snapped our suspenders, and got to work!
Yep. We put out food bowls and water bowls.
We made shelters.
We trapped and coerced furry creatures to come inside and get help.
Over the past decade we’ve helped bunches of ’em get snipped, medicated, microchipped, tamed, and homed.
And during that time we spent approximately $10,000 a year aiding bucket loads of cats find happier lives.
Yeah, I was shocked by this number too.
Each vet visit was necessary and we just took it a day at a time.
So what’s changed? Why are you asking for help?
We had to move next door.
And because of that, now our rent is double.
And our savings is in emergency mode.
We have lots of kitties still under our care.
They are all special needs kitties.
And every couple of months, a new kitty face shows up.
There is more work to be done.
I mean, who could resist these guys, eh?
Can we call YOU the “Crazy Cat Lady“?
I guess so. If you must.
Here is a little about us.
That’s me, I’m the one with the glasses.
You can call me Michelle, Mick, Shell, or Crazy.
I’m an interior designer, an artist and a writer.
I like to keep myself busy.
Here are links to some of the stuff I’m doing.
Michelle Winter Design (interior design)
Joy Pomegranate (advice blog)
This is my husband. Sorta.
He’s a private guy who would rather poke his eyeballs out with a fork than be on this website.
I have twisted his arm to show up in a mask in the name of getting help for the kitties.
He does something super interesting for work. And he’s really cool.
Everybody wants to BE him.
Except for the part about living with a bunch of cats and the Crazy Cat Lady.
(Here’s the real story…HE’s the one who got us started. Yeppers. He fed the first one and they kept on comin’. Dammit Jim.)
The Dream: To be kitty-free, at least for a while!
We daydream together under the weight of cats sitting on our chests…
What would it be like to start saving our pennies instead of spending them?
How would it feel to be released from the traumas of cat throw-up?
What will it be like to have friends over for dinner without the fear of them stepping in a litter box?
These are daydreams for an empty nest.
Those of you with kids know the feeling.
That’s not going to happen any time soon. In the meantime, we need your help.
Okay, Michelle, What’s In it for Me?
Everybody Needs a Reason to Feel Like a Flippin’ Superhero.
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