Thanks to the Community!
...after the May 2012 fire
 
Animalkind, Inc

From Katrin and all the Animalkind Volunteers...

Many many thanks to ALL of YOU who have donated, called us, helped us and support us through these difficult days. We are forever grateful to ALL of YOU!

We have so many people who came in, donating blankets, food, money and supplies, pet the kitties, gave us hugs!

We are deeply touched by YOUR support. We cannot name all of you who are getting us through these times ( soo many!!) , but we want you to know: YOU ARE DOING IT!

You lift our spirits, give our felines a loving home and help us rebuild our facility!

Lots of PURRRRRRRRSSS to ALL of YOU who are here for us!

Thank You!!

We will see you all at our GRAND OPENING and will keep you posted! 

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Animalkind Awarded Three Major Grants by the ASPCA
January 2013

HUDSON, N.Y. – Animalkind, a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and non-proliferation of unwanted felines, is thrilled and honoured to announce that they were recently awarded three significant grants from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®). The grants were generously provided to support Animalkind’s spay/neuter efforts, which are so critical to reduce the suffering of cats and kittens in our area and beyond.

Read the PDF for more!

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Animalkind Receives $4,000 Grant from The Dominion Foundation for
Warren St. Shelter Rehabilitation

Oct. 11, 2012, Hudson, NY – Animalkind, the non-profit cat rescue and adoption center based in Hudson, NY, has received a $4,000 grant from the Dominion Foundation towards the rehabilitation of its Warren St. facility, which was destroyed by water damage when a fire on its top floor set off the building’s sprinkler system in May.

Katrin Hecker, Animalkind’s Executive Director, said the grant would be used specifically to restore the shelter’s surgical suite.  Animalkind operates a subsidized spay/neuter program for low-income pet owners, and is currently the largest provider of such services in Columbia and Greene Counties.

“We are very grateful for Dominion’s generosity, which comes at a critical time for us,” said Hecker.  “The building renovation is underway and the grant will allow us to quickly equip a new surgical suite for spay/neuter, which is essential to controlling the proliferation of unwanted felines in this area.”  A single pair of breeding cats can produce, over 5 years, as many as 65,000 kittens.

“Charitable giving is an integral part of Dominion’s commitment to the communities we serve,” said James Mesloh, executive director of the Dominion Foundation.  “Organizations like Animalkind, where dedicated staff and volunteers have continued to perform a vital community service despite the catastrophic loss of their building, in particular deserve our support.”

Dominion contributes more than $20 million annually to non-profit organizations and schools in the states and locations where it operates or has facilities or business interests. Dominion Transmission operates major natural gas pipelines in the region.  

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Big purr and Many Thanks to Alana and The "RED DOT" in Hudson for holding our "ART for ANIMALKIND" fundraiser, October 2012
 
Many many purrs to PARK PLACE and Brian Herman for donating the delicuous falaffel to our event!!

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Thanks to The Vertical Cat and Modern Cat Furniture and especially  Kathy for raising over $6,000 for Animalkind's rebuild!!!!!! You are the best!!!

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Thanks to Robin and Free Kibble, Halo, Worlds Best kitty Litter and Scratch and Stretch!!!!!!! Robin worked hard to get us these donations! Kudos to all of you!

 

I got to work. Within a few days and after many phone calls I got the logistics worked out. Right away, Kelly Ausland of Freekibble.com and Freekatkibble.com said he would be delighted to help with a donation of 350 bags of kibble from Halo. He wasn't doing this for a write-up on my blog or a pat on the back. He sincerely was concerned and wanted to help.

Next up were my associates at World's Best Cat Litter, who also did not hesitate to help once I alerted them to the problem. I was very impressed by how quickly they jumped into action! Now the cats had a supply of food and litter coming in the door. I reached out to a few other companies, but sadly they were not able to offer any assistance.

If you'd like to help put a smile on the faces of shelter cats in your town, you can get a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of 10% off on any size case of Stretch and Scratch scratchers, plus you get reduced shipping. Use CODE: CATS to get the discount! If you'd like to gift AnimalKind more scratchers (they LOVE THEM), please go HERE to get their shipping information:

I also reached into my own fairly empty pockets and ordered two cases of Stretch and Scratch cat scratchers. I knew that the cats would be stressed out in cages and having something to scratch could make a world of difference to their well being.

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A big thank you to the wonderful people who helped Animalkind dig out from the mess on three floors of Animalkind's building after major water damage caused by the sprinkler system when it sensed a fire on the fourth floor on May 1st.

front row left to right - Melissa Erwin, Flavia Marietto, Rachelle Joachim
back row left to right - Karen Aluise, Jonathan Biegler, Sam Fleischman, Doug Moskowitz, Cindy Moskowitz

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THANKS and PURRS to...
 Black Creek Mercantile & Trading Company

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Dylan Marino (left) and his family and friends did an incredible event for Animalkind at a popular Street Festival in the Hudson River Village of Athens, NY, on the weekend of July 14, 2012.
See more pictures here!

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A big THANK YOU to the Kinderhook Bank of Kinderhook, NY, who donated a BIG CHECK for $ 390 to Animalkind!

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Purrs to Aryah and Emma from Freehold for collecting over $ 20.00 for Animalkind's kitties at a yard sale!

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** Thank you "Orange Street Cats" and Bensons pet store in Albany for bringing supplies and helping out!

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** 4 H Club girls held a fundraiser, made up signs and made a donation to Animalkind! Thanks girls! You are awesome!

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Dear Katrina:
 
We hope all is well and the recovery is moving along for you.  Attached is the photo taken Saturday when we met. 
 
The work you and your staff do is just wonderful and a great example for all.
 
We hope our fundraiser helped during your emergency and we wish you the best of luck. We will be in touch with you and be glad to help in any way.
 
Sincerely,
 
4-H ACTIVE & ABLE
 
MaryAnn Dufficy, Volunteer

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** Thanks to the girls that rallied a donation drive for Animalkind's kitties!

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