Sunday, January 30, 2011

Congratulations Hermoine!

Posted on  by janine

Hermoine has just found a forever home with a loving couple in Toronto. We wish you a happy life full of love, play, naps, and good times with your new family, Hermoine!
Slinky, Hermoine’s “brother”, is still waiting for a loving family to adopt him. Slinky loves to play and cuddle. He’s full of wonder and is sweet as can be. Maybe he’s the perfect companion for you! Check out these guys in action!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Our first interview!

Eric Kanzar of the "Czar of the Woods Farm blog" has posted an interview with ladybird animal sanctuary co-founder Melissa McClelland.


Check it out!

http://czarofthewoodsfarm.blogspot.com/

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Fostering Animals

A kitten fostered by Lisa last year. He has since found his 'forever home.'


Some folks have asked us about how fostering works.

Basically, if you have a spare room, and some spare time to look after an animal until a permanent home is found, that's fostering! We provide all food, supplies and vet care, you provide the space, time and love. 

Until we have our sanctuary building in place, we'll be relying on foster homes to be able to take in animals that would otherwise be euthanized through no fault of their own. The more foster homes we have, the more animals we can save! And we'd like to save as many as we can...

The greatest need is for cats and kittens, but all kinds of pets find themselves in need of fostering including dogs, puppies, rabbits, and other small animals. Potential foster homes fill out a fostering application, and decide the type of animal they are comfortable fostering. The LAS matches appropriate animals to that home. The time an animal is in foster care varies depending on the age and health of the animal, and the time it takes to find a forever home. 

This article explains fostering pretty well:

Please contact us if you'd like to be a foster home for the LAS. It's fun and rewarding...and it's good karma!
ladybirdanimalsanctuary@gmail.com

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Happy New Year!

It will certainly be a happy new year for the three cats we’ve been able to rescue thanks to the generous donations we’ve received since we launched our site.

Chance in his foster home
Chance in his foster home


Chance
Chance is a senior kitty who came into Hamilton Animal Control as a stray. His time was up there, and he would have be euthanized if we hadn’t stepped in. He’s now warm and happy in a foster home and just awaiting some vet care before he’ll be made available for adoption. He’s a super friendly guy who purrs a lot! He’ll make a wonderful companion to someone who doesn’t want to deal with the ‘kitten stage’ of cat ownership. He’s happiest sleeping in a soft kitty bed and purring his days away…


Hermoine and Slinky
Also strays at Hamilton Animal Control, Slinky and Hermoine were found separately, but have become fast friends in their foster home. They are both being fixed at the vet this week and will be made available for adoption as soon as they are a hundred percent after their surgeries. Their foster home reports they are both very sweet, and have quickly made friends with everyone in their new surroundings. We’ll post more info about them when they are available for adoption.
So…thanks so much to those who took a chance and donated to a charity without “charitable status.” (Still working on it!) We’re going to keep you on the up and up as to where your money goes as we dive into this adventure with both feet. Thanks for helping us get started. Three lives saved, and many, many to go…
Slinky in the carrier on his way to his foster home
Slinky in the carrier on his way to his foster home
Hermoine in her cage at the shelter
Hermoine in her cage at the shelter