| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences | 
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY | 
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO | 
| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 | 
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 | 
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    I just had a wonderful chat with a woman from the Jimmy Smith
    fund for animals.  When I told her about the FELINE notes file
    she was thrilled.  She said that it really made her day to know
    there are so many folks out there dedicated to the welfare of
    animals.  I wanted to pass along her thanks and encouragement
    to all of you.
    
      I got a list of about 6 other no-kill shelters in the Mass
    area.  I have to get addresses and phone numbers for these
    places and will then collect some info on them.
    
      I wanted to let you know that the Jimmy Smith Fund is pri-
    marily concerned with catching and rehabilitating feral cats.
    So any of you who find yourself dealing with a feral cat and
    need some advice, these folks are an excellent resource.  
    617 623-2065  617 547-0648.  
    
      I'm not sure of the name of the woman with whom I spoke
    (think it was Marian) but if you do call, please tell them
    you are one of the DIGITAL Feliners.  
    
      BTW - The Jimmy Smith Fund is named for a cat named Jimmy
    who died at the age of seventeen from cancer.  He was a long-
    haired orange cat. He was one of Priscilla Connors most
    beloved cats.  Priscilla Connors is one of the four founding
    members.  (Rita & John Butler, Judy Zbar)   They got started
    leaving food and water for the poor homeless cats in their
    area.  
    
      I hope we can make them a recipient of our Silver Lining
    Memorial sometime soon.
      Nancy DC
    
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| 2324.1 | VAXWRK::DUDLEY | Tue Mar 28 1989 11:20 | 9 | ||
|     The Jimmy Smith folks operate primarily in the
    Somerville and Cambridge, Ma area, trapping and
    caring for feral cats.  I don't believe they
    operate as a traditional shelter in that they
    do not take in animals from random people who
    call them.  They do something quite unique I
    think.
    
    Donna
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| 2324.2 | CRUISE::NDC | Fri Mar 31 1989 08:10 | 2 | ||
|     re: .-1  Ain't that what I said??
    
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| 2324.3 | WITNES::HANNULA | Cat Tails & Bike Wheels Don't Mix | Fri Mar 31 1989 08:39 | 3 | |
|     Pretty much what you said.  I think Donna clarifired a little bit
    the fact that these people catch feral cats themselves, as opposed
    to being a shelter that takes feral cats that other people catch.
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