By Christa Stout
rescued, my favorite breed Remember if you can’t donate, foster; if you can’t foster, volunteer.
ENAC Meets Local Need, Extends Invite
H
ave you ever noticed that when you meet animal lovers and they talk about their pets or their experiences, their eyes truly light up? Well, that’s the case with Cathrine, who owns, operates and literally does everything to do with the shelter called ENAC (East Newton County Animal Coalition). The shelter is a fairly recent startup located in Granby and like all shelters I have visited, is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization (hint, hint, donations are more than welcome and may have some tax advantages). Cathrine rescues animals, fosters, does fund raising and anything else that might come up. When I met up with her, she had just completed walking dogs. Oh, and by the way, she also helps the City with the six pet runs at the City pound. We met at JJ’s Restaurant to grab a bite to eat and talk about shelter life. I should not have been surprised that JJ, the owner of the
restaurant and his wife are pet lovers and have been instrumental in raising funds for the shelter, even donating a quilt and keeping a donation jar on the restaurant counter at all times. Together with Cathrine, they have raised more than $21,000 for animals, and they even help getting other vendors involved. Oh, and last but not least, I can vouch that the food in the restaurant is great as well. Cathrine tells me that she is getting a lot of animals right now, from skin and bones puppies to a large Pyrenees/Great Dane mix found in a tiny crate by the side of the road. She currently has 16 young puppies with two different mommas, one grand senior and 3 adult dogs; as well as several adult cats and kittens. She says it is very hard some days to continually have to watch mistreated or abandoned dogs and cats come into the shelter, but she is very grateful for her support system that keeps her sane when so many pets need help.
Here is how you can contact and/or donate: Facebook.com/ENACRESCUE | EastNewtonAnimalCoalition.org
MARTHA the cute dog with a saucy nose, has a sad past; she was taken to the pound by a person who found her. They managed to track down her owner, who came and picked her up. What they didn’t realize was that the owner promptly took Martha to a remote area and dumped the poor girl there. It was a full month before Cathrine and her people were made aware of her being out there all alone; a whole month that she survived on her own. Luckily, a good Samaritan contacted ENAC. He found her in a civil war graveyard, so skinny the bones protruded, and she covered in ticks and fleas. She had open wounds and was a very sad dog indeed. Fortunately, a great lady agreed to foster Martha. There she has blossomed into a beautiful and happy dog. Martha is now ready to find her forever home and is available through ENAC. Are you interested?
MIRACLE
a lovely kitten, was found under a busy overpass. Sadly, out of 5 tiny kittens, she was the only survivor. Although she had managed to survive on the remains of her siblings, she was very thin and very weak. It took a long time for her to fully recover. Her weight gain was slow, as was her trust for people. But after several weeks, she was ready to shine! She was transferred to a larger shelter and soon found herself starring at Whiskers’ Cat Cafe in Kansas City. Now a loving beauty, her stay was short and she was quickly snapped up for new adventures and a new forever home.
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