friends of campus cats!

[rivendellrose]

I know I've been posting a lot today, but I just had to point this out.

Some of my local friends may remember that a little over a year ago, I met a pathetic-looking orange stray who lived near my office on campus. Every night as I left work to go home to the old apartment, I'd see him curled up by one of the big air vents - same place, same time, every night. He always ran away if I got too close, but I got in the habit of feeding him whatever scraps and leftovers I had on hand, and talking to him every time I passed. He was a total mess - ratty fur, ears looked like he'd been through a few fights... Naturally, I called him Crookshanks. Sometimes he had a friend or two with him, and once I knew to look, I started to see strays elsewhere on campus, too.

Well, it turns out there's an organization set up just to help these guys. Friends of Campus Cats is dedicated to humanely trapping and neutering the UW's stray/feral population, and fostering and eventually trying to adopt out the cats and kittens who can be socialized. They're also looking for help in a lot of different areas, so if you're at all interested, take a look! I've emailed them, and I'm hoping to drop by their shelter on Ravenna sometime soon, to see how it's going.

Comments

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

I would so be on top of that if I was still up there.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I know, it sucks we didn't hear about it while you were still here! I had no idea there was such a thing...

I'm going to check into their hours and see if I can stop by on the way home tonight, if they're not closed already. Now that I know about them, I just have to see.

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I would have loved to be involved in that.

Yeah, that'd be good.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Turns out they just have a PO box number listed, but I've emailed them about volunteering, so hopefully they'll get back to me soon-ish. It's a damned shame I didn't know earlier - when I think I could've been doing this all four years I've been here, it just drives me crazy.

[gin2001.livejournal.com]

There is one black/white longhair that "patrols" McCarty & Hansee. I figure he/she is out on the prowl for rats in the bushes or just making sure us humans hadn't messed up the perfect order I'm sure it thinks it has established.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Awww. Old Grey used to do that, walk the perimeter of our yard every day, front and back. He yowled like nobody's business if we didn't let him out to do it.

How've you been? Mom said she saw you working a couple of times at the fruit stand, that had to've been a fun job.

[gin2001.livejournal.com]

hehehe Yeah. I love my job. It's the best ever.

My bosses spoil me rotten and treat me like their own, (they're brother and sister from a big italian family) and my co-workers are intersting. I like to work on my spanish by talking to two of our boys. It's fun to see all the people from around here, like your mom, and most of my other customers are pretty cool. Not to mention all the good stuff there too. Too bad it is a seasonal position. :-(

Rox and Frank aren't too happy that I'm headed back to UW shortly. Am working all bloody weekend though, Fri-Mon, open-close. Was like booo Big Boss, I don't like you this week.... grrrrrr.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a lot of fun, and definitely right up your alley. And at least if it's seasonal you don't have to feel guilty about leaving them in the fall...

When are you heading back? I know classes start a little early this year, comparatively, so they must be having Dawg Dayz... somewhere around the 25th?

[gin2001.livejournal.com]

I will be moving back to Hansee (since I still work with the dorm system, unpaid as usual) on the 18th. Am a Hall Coordinator for DAWGs (the move in( through HFS this year and am volunteering with the Dawg Daze program through First Year Programs.

I'll miss everybody at work. :-(

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll be here, although I might be working my tail off at that point, as CSS will be getting busy and my other job might be working me to the bone since I'll be letting them know on or about the 15th that it turns out I'm actually going back to school. They're not going to be happy with me. *Whimpers* I didn't realize the UW was letting me keep my scholarship, or I would've stuck with being done....

Or they might completely give me the boot because of that. It's hard to tell. I guess it all depends on how generous my boss is feeling that day.

Anyway, it certainly sounds like you'll be busy for the first few weeks - I was a Dawg Daze volunteer a few years ago and they worked me to the fecking bone. It was fun, though. Good luck, and get in touch with me when you're back here!