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Meow! My name is Benny
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Benny's Info...
| Breed: | Domestic Shorthair | Color: | Black & White Or Tuxedo | Age: | Kitten |
| Sex: | Male | ID#: | 04456 | Hair: | Short |
If you are interested in viewing or adopting this kitty, please go to www.orphankittenrescue.com/adopt and fill out an application.
Benny is an awesome cat because he's handsome, playful, well-adjusted AND affectionate! Benny is a big boy with beautiful, shiny fur and amazing muscle tone; you can see how healthy he is at a glance. He'll do huge jumps and flips in the air for a feather wand and loves to play play play for hours! He's a real sweetie and will curl up in your lap or next to you when playtime is over.
Benny is amazing with kids and would make an ideal companion for an energetic household. Benny needs a home with an equally good-natured, energetic and assertive male buddy who can keep up with him and enjoy some full-on kitty wrestle-mania. Because he's so well adjusted, he'd likely also be great with a cat-savvy dog friend although we haven't tried that ourselves. Benny is like that lovable kid we all knew in school who was bigger than all his friends and accidentally knocked everybody over during a friendly game of touch football because he was just having too much fun.
This super guy is definitely not a wallflower and would not be a good fit for a quiet household or a gentler-natured kitty buddy. He's sharing our foster home with a couple of other kitties who are a little less outgoing than he is; everybody gets along but playtime is definitely dominated by Benny. Benny adjusts quickly to new surroundings, has perfect litter-box habits and is just an all-round great guy.
Again, if you are interested in viewing or adopting this kitty, please go to www.orphankittenrescue.com
Rescue Group Info...
If you are interested in viewing or adopting any of our kitties, please go to http://www.vokra.ca/adopt and fill out an application.
http://www.vokra.ca/about_us
VOKRA: Love, Protect, Respect
Celebrating 12 Years of Rescue
Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA) is a no-kill, non-profit, registered charity dedicated to the rescue of cats in the Lower Mainland. We also coordinate rescue work with other groups in BC.
VOKRA does not have a shelter. Instead, we provide over 100 individual foster homes throughout the Lower Mainland. In this way we are able to protect the very young from colds, distemper, parasites and other transmissible illnesses. In a home environment, our cats are safe and well socialized, with lots of love and attention. VOKRA covers all of the costs and provides ongoing support to foster families.
We formed our rescue in 2000, with the plan of caring for very young, mainly bottle-feeding kittens. This age rarely survived if found without a mother cat, because very few people know how or are able to provide the round-the-clock feeding and necessary care. We soon found that older kittens, under the age at which they could safely be vaccinated, also would do much better in a foster home. Mother cats, both tame and feral, joined the list.
Another crucial part of VOKRA’s work is our trap/neuter/release program. Our teams of volunteers humanely trap feral cats and kittens. Pregnant feral mothers are cared for through birthing and until their kittens are weaned, at which time we spay the mother and socialize the kittens so that they can be adopted. If the mother cannot be tamed, she is returned to a location where volunteers ensure food and water are available daily, and the cat’s health can be monitored. We also neuter feral male cats, and either adopt them out or release them as appropriate, with the same care arrangements.
VOKRA has grown rapidly since its founding, from approximately 150 kittens and adult cats per year to over 800 in 2008, and over 1,420 in 2009. VOKRA has become a well-known and respected organization in the animal rescue and welfare community. We engage in public education using print, radio and television media, at community events and exhibitions, and through our publications: website, quarterly newsletter, annual calendar, and information pamphlets. VOKRA does all of this entirely with dedicated volunteer workers, private donations, and bequests.
Board of Directors:
Karen Duncan, President
Michele Carrington, Vice President
Maria Soroski, Vice President
Mary Anne Straw, Treasurer, Co-Secretary
Shelley Dowson, Member at Large, Co-Secretary
Dr Julie Anne Lee, DCH, RCSHom, Director at Large
Dr. Jack Brondwin, DVM, Member at Large
Visit our adoptable pets online @ http://www.vokra.ca/view_gallery. If you're interested in any of our kitties, please go to http://www.vokra.ca/adopt and fill out an application.
All are rescues are cared for by volunteers in foster homes. After we receive and approve your application, our dedicated volunteers will find the perfect match for you and your family.
We also have rescues at the North Vancouver PetSmart location. Please visit us there.
http://www.vokra.ca/are_you_ready
VOKRA is 100% reliant on donations, volunteers, private grants, and adoption fees. We receive no government funding.
The veterinarians with whom we work kindly provide their services to us for a discounted rate, as we are a registered charity. Nonetheless, the adoption fees for our cats cover only a fraction of the average costs we incur for each of our rescued kittens and cats.
Our adoption fees include the following:
checkup
first shot (adopter pays for second/booster shot)
two wormings
de-flea treatment (if necessary)
spay/neuter
tattoo (to identify your kitten if she or he is ever lost)
Fee Structure:
Kittens under one year $175
Two kittens $300
Adults over one year $125
Mom cat and kitten $250
Vancouver including North, West, East, South Vancouver Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey. We also work with many shelters in the interior of British Columbia and in the Greater Vancouver Area.