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Boy wakes each night, upset over re-homed pet
Connor was after nearly two years, loving “If Gordie had been run over on the road him since he was born at our place. Gordie and we’d buried him Connor would be hap- would sleep with Connor every night, ofpier than he is now. At least he’d have clo- ten hugging his neck and they had a special sure,” says Kharissa, the mother of the six bond since day one. The first time Connor year-old boy who still wakes at night cry- saw him he said ‘that’s my kitten and his ing for his best friend, a two-year tabby cat. name is Gordon’; it was quite amazing and After being re-homed by Nelson SPCA, an unusually decisive statement to hear Gordie now lives with someone in Wake- from a four year-old,” says Kharissa. field and though the Richmond woman Gordie was trapped and delivered to the takes some comfort SPCA by a Richin the belief her mond fish factory son’s cat is probowner who noably being well ticed him hanging cared for she would around his premlike the opportuises in Beach nity for her sons, Road. Connor and Xavier Kharissa says (11), to visit him at Gordie was wanleast. dering away for “Quite naturally a day or two at I would appeal to a time because the new owner(s) many female cats to let us have Gorin the neighbourdie back and I’d be hood were on heat happy to pay any and “he was just costs the people doing what boy have incurred but cats do. just seeing that he “I was trying to is happy and loved, pay an $800 vet I think would help bill for Xavier’s Connor get through cat Skittles which his grieving,” says got run over and Kharissa. Kharissa with six year old son Connor who then operated on, “No doubt the new wants to see for himself that his best friend but unfortunately owners are getting Gordie the cat is safe, well and happy died soon after of more attached to kidney failure. It Gordie (named Roger by SPCA) day by was my intention to get Gordie fixed up day but they’ve only had him two or three when I had the money but it’s all been such weeks at the most, so imagine how attached a struggle,” says Kharissa. (go to page 2)
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Clay creations for holiday kids Kayla Pemberton (left) of Richmond School and Rebecca Findlay of Henley School were two of a capacity class of 40 children who enjoyed working with clay at Richmond Recreation Centre on Monday.
This was part of Boredom Busters, the popular Nelson Tasman school holidays programme. Assistant advisor youth worker Hayden Bryant says, “The kids are loving it and we’ve had the full limit on most days.”