OFFICERS/VOLUNTEERS President: Pat O’Rourke Secretary/Treasurer: Andrea Reese Adoption Coordinator: Pat O’Rourke Web: Heather Petersen PO Box 475482 San Francisco, CA 94147-5482 Phone: 925-838-1838 Email: [email protected] www.persiancats.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cynthia Ramsey Wanda Roe Tatyana Zicko A Non-Profit 501(c)3 Corporation December 2014 Dear Friends of Persian and Himalayan Cat Rescue, Where does time go? It’s hard to believe 2014 is almost over and once again it is time to share our rescue stories for the year. For some reason, while the basic rescue reasons were like other years (allergies, moving, illness, landlord, etc.), the stories seemed just a bit more unusual this year, but we’re up for the challenge! In 2014 while we saved 57 precious babies here in the Bay Area, we partnered with many other Persian Rescues around the country after getting calls from people who had to surrender their pets not in our area. Our largest save was a group of 8 found in a filthy hoarder house in San Francisco and confiscated by the police. They were terribly matted and dirty and had possibly never seen the light of day or been held. It has been along expensive journey with many of them needing to stay in foster homes to get the love and safety they needed to go on to their forever homes. Currently only two remain -- Friedrich and Teddy. But all are superstars – diamonds in the rough who have been utterly transformed into loving, happy beauties. To keep things going, we search all the time for outreach partners who can help with fostering, vet care, moral support and yes, money to pay the bills. Please remember many employers have match funding for charitable donations, so workplace giving is a great option. We also are on Amazon’s “Smile” program, so every time you make an Amazon purchase, if you indicate Smile and our Rescue, we get some funds. Every dime helps save a cat. 100 % of all donations go directly to the cats. Best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season from the PHCR crew: Pat, Wanda, Heather, Tatyana, Cynthia and Andrea A FEW OF THE SAN FRANCISCO “GREAT EIGHT” BEFORE and AFTER PANSY KING CUTIE LOUISA KING CUTIE PANSY LOUISA Other Happy Tails… Mia CHESTER & RAIDER Double the LOVE! Adopted together in June COCO From a scary shelter to a fabulous home in May REDMOND King of Comfort in his happy new home after sadly losing his person earlier in the year. Adopted in September How you can help PHCR cats:  Foster a cat that needs a safe, loving place to stay while we work to place him or her in a forever home. [And, we don’t mind if you fall in love!]  Donate: 100% of your donations go directly to the cats, including:.  Vet bills – spay/neuters, surgeries, dental and medicine  Foster care  Supplies – food, litter, etc.  Publicity, including persiancats.org and special cat promotion events How you can donate …  www.persiancats.org – “DONATE” button on home page  Online: iGive, Amazon Smile Program and Petfinder.com  Mail a check to: PO Box 475482, San Francisco, CA 94147-5482 Questions? E-mail us at [email protected] Thanks also from… LEDO PIXIE Home office assistant extraordinaire Equal opportunity lap sitter Adopted in November Adopted in October Other ways to help: Be our eyes and ears at your local animal shelter. If you find out that… • A Persian or Himalayan cat is at a shelter, or • a shelter pet posted on www.persiancats.org has been adopted Tell us about it! Please e-mail us at [email protected] PRESTON Happy new best friend of great little girl Adopted in November We received a mixed blessing this year in that several loyal friends remembered us in their wills. While we are truly saddened that we lost some dear friends this year, we know that these folks were so dedicated to Rescue that it gave them great pleasure in their lives to leave a legacy of love for these precious pets, and helped to ensure that PHCR continues. One such person was our long-time volunteer Ann Mullen, who lost her battle with cancer at the end of 2013. A Big Thank You to…  Other rescue organizations that share the load -- too many to name all, but special thanks to Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode, whose tireless partnership has been invaluable this year.  Our fabulous volunteers who go above and beyond when we need them.  California animal shelters, many of whom work diligently with us to find the best outcome for each and every Persian and Himalayan cat.  The many veterinarians, including the Alamo Pet Hospital, Arguello Pet Hospital in San Francisco, Bollinger Canyon Animal Hospital in San Ramon, Cat Clinic in Mill Valley, and many others who give their skills, time and rescue discounts to help our cats stay healthy.  … and especially YOU, who support the cats, and who adopt them and give them happy, loving homes! We at PHCR wish you all A Very Happy, Healthy, and Fantastic 2015!