Healing Animal Scars - Sonya's Cat & Animal Rescue Society

08/18/2024

Sudz in the City Inc. Is raising funds for our kitty rescue! Tomorrow they will have a snow cone fundraiser. Stop by and check it out

08/16/2024

Did you know 1 in 3 family pets will get lost in their lifetime?

serves as a reminder to all pet owners to microchip your pets and keep the chip registration information updated regularly! Microchips greatly increase the chances that pets will be reunited with their families if they are lost or stolen.

08/16/2024

Make sure you're using this commission-free link for donations

https://mygivingcircle.org/healing-animal-scars-cat-rescue/free

🚀 Double Your Impact This Weekend! Our MyGivingCircle Double Votes Weekend is back!

💕 From Friday, August 16th, until Sunday, the 18th at midnight, every vote you cast counts double at

In September, they are giving away up to AU$95,000 / US$65,000 / £50,000 / €60,000 to the Top 30 Charities with the most votes. This weekend, your vote can make twice the difference!

💕⭐ Don’t wait! Vote or donate to help our rescue soar to the top!

🌈 If you have already voted this week, you can still make a donation to buy double the votes, and we get the money within a few days.

Make sure you're using this commission-free link for donations

https://mygivingcircle.org/healing-animal-scars-cat-rescue/free

🚀 Double Your Impact This Weekend! Our MyGivingCircle Double Votes Weekend is back!

💕 From Friday, August 16th, until Sunday, the 18th at midnight, every vote you cast counts double at mygivingcircle.org/vote?affiliate=mgc

In September, we're giving away up to AU$95,000 / US$65,000 / £50,000 / €60,000 to the Top 30 Charities with the most votes. This weekend, your vote can make twice the difference!

💕⭐ Don’t wait! Vote or donate to a charity you love and help them soar to the top at: mygivingcircle.org/vote?affiliate=mgc

🌈 If you have already voted this week, chip in a few bucks to feature your favorite charity, and we’ll help them gain more votes and supporters at mygivingcircle.org/feature

08/06/2024

This is a raffle to win one of three prizes. The three prizes are the Cat print, the landscape painting by Myrna Maye, or the handcrafted Quilted wall hanging.
There are only 70 tickets available on these beautiful prizes. Tickets are $10 each.
Lottery Permit # AGD-343325-24

The first winning ticket will have their choice of which item, and then the second winner has a choice between the two remaining items and the third winner gets the third item

Please message for details on how to purchase tickets

08/06/2024

Raffle fundraiser to win this giant cat scratch tower. Your kitty will be guaranteed to enjoy lounging on this luxurious scratch Tower!
Tickets are $5 each.
Draw date is September 30th.

Lottery Permit # AGD-343319-24

Raffle tickets only $5 for a chance to win this new giant cat scratch tower.

Send a message for details on how to purchase tickets

08/06/2024

Who doesn't love winning cold hard cash? To help us fundraise, Healing Animal Scars - Sonya's Cat & Animal Rescue Society is doing a 50/50 draw for the month of August.
Tickets are $5 each.
The winner will win half the proceeds.
Draw date is August 31st.
Lottery Permit # AGD-342948-24
Send me a message for details on how to get tickets.

07/24/2024

If you are interested in getting involved with our cat rescue but don't know how you could help, here are a list of ways.
There are plenty of ways you can support the kitties at Healing Animal SCARS

Here is a list of ways:

• SHARE our posts about fundraisers and adoptions

• LIKE our posts - it helps the Facebook algorithm. If you press like on a picture or a post that I've shared, your friends are more likely to see it in their news feed.

• VOTE WEEKLY at My Giving Circle to help us win another grant. Our rescue just won a grant at the end of June for $1,000. We have received other grants over the past couple of years. Voting is easy and only takes a minute. The first time you vote you have to click on a confirmation email, but you only have to do this once. You can vote for free once a week. You can make donations anytime. For every dollar you donate we get one extra vote plus the money! Here is the link
• Make sure you're using this commission-free link for donations

https://mygivingcircle.org/healing-animal-scars-cat-rescue/free

• DONATE - we accept monetary donations towards our Veterinary bills. We also accept donations of new items or very gently used items in good condition that we can sell in Facebook auctions. We also accept donations of cat food and litter and other supplies necessary to run the rescue.

• FUNDRAISE - there are so many things you can do to help us earn money to pay Veterinary bills. The list of ideas are countless! You could do a bottle Drive in your neighborhood. You could do a 50/50 draw with your friends and coworkers. You could do a casual day at your office. You could do a bake sale. You could host a lemonade stand. You could do a yard sale. You could do a car wash. You could do a plant sale. Too many other ideas to list, but you can always call me if you want to brainstorm, or if you want me to apply for a lottery license for a raffle that you want to do on our behalf.

• SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISERS - Share our Facebook auctions. Help sell raffle tickets. Buy a calendar or help sell calendars.

• VOLUNTEER AT EVENTS - We need people to help us at fundraising tables when we do public events, whether it's at a cat show, a Christmas craft fair, or the upcoming table outside the Cole Harbour Superstore from August 3rd to 4th.

• VOLUNTEER TO TRAP CATS AND KITTENS - I have all the trapping equipment you would need and I can give you lessons on best techniques. I've been rescuing for 18 years and I'm not as young as I used to be! It's always very much appreciated when people can assist with helping trap the kitties. As you may know, I just spent an entire year trying to trap Fluffy Felix. Due to my health, I don't always have the stamina for long trapping sessions and could often use people to relieve me or to take a shift on their own.

• VOLUNTEER WITH KITTIES - I could always use help socializing the adoptable kitties at my house when they're in foster care. Along with cuddling kitties, volunteers would also be asked to help with cleaning the cat rescue room and all cat dishes and litter boxes. Some of our foster homes also appreciate having volunteers come in to help socialize new kittens that are scared.

• FOSTER - if you have a spare room of adequate size for the kitties, we would love it if you can offer a safe Foster home. Duration varies, it can be just a couple of months with little kittens or it could be several months waiting for an adult cat to find the perfect home.

• CRAFTING - we are always looking for people who are willing to donate crafts that we can sell at craft fairs. It's great if the items are Kitty-related for a certain events, but we will gladly accept non-cat themed items as well, of course. We would love to have a team of Crafters who could make cat toys and cat beds.

• TRANSPORT - we could often use drivers who are willing to pick up supplies for us or donations. Sometimes we need a volunteer to pick up a newly rescued kitten from a Trapper and deliver it to us here at the rescue for intake. Sometimes I am unable to pick up kitties at the vet myself, so on those occasions we need a driver to bring the kittens to my house in Cole Harbor or to a foster home. My vehicle is currently in need of serious repairs, and I cannot drive it until I get it to the garage. I've already had to make arrangements for a couple of people to get me back and forth to vet appointments this week.

• FACEBOOK AUCTION MONITOR - our biggest and most consistent fundraiser since the pandemic started has been the Facebook auctions. Unfortunately Facebook is very glitchy and it doesn't always show people all the comments with bids from other people. This leads to people placing bids that are not valid which leads to confusion for the next bitter. I don't always have time to go through the entire album to look for situations that need to be rectified. I would love it if I could have a volunteer who would commit to monitoring the album once daily. You would go through each photo and make sure you use the pull-down menu to view every comment. Facebook is really strange because sometimes I pull down menu it only gives the options of most relevant or oldest comments. Other times it gives you four different options including all comments or newest comments. You would have to scroll through the list because they're not always in chronological order. If you find anybody who placed a bid that was incorrect, you could reply to their comment asking them to delete it and place a new bid if they wish. This would really help me out because I spent countless hours trying to notify bidders who didn't remember to use the pull-down menu.

• VIDEO CREATOR/EDITOR - I know how to do Live Videos on Facebook, can do a basic upload to YouTube, but I don't know how to edit videos. I've managed to make a couple of basic reels, but I would love it if I could get somebody who's more technologically savvy and familiar with social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, and tiktok, to help us edit the videos that I take on my phone and turn them into something beautiful that I can use to promote adoptions. We like to make profiles for our adoptable cats on Petfinder and it would be great to have a video that stands out, giving their history. I don't know how to add videos together to make a montage.

• SPONSOR - if you own a business, you could consider making a donation to sponsor the Healthcare of a rescued cat. We could use volunteers that aren't shy who wouldn't mind approaching businesses to seek sponsorship opportunities and donations for auctions. We used to do live auctions once a year before the pandemic hit, and I would spend at least a couple of months hitting the streets and going door to door with businesses to drop off letters requesting donations. Then I would follow up by email and phone calls until I reached a manager who could make a decision. I would love it if we could find some volunteers to take this on.

I'm sure I will find more things that I can add to this list later. Please send me a private message with your phone number if you are interested in volunteering in any capacity or if you have ideas for fundraisers.

Picture of Fluffy Felix and Emily Lickinson for cute tax

07/24/2024

Fundraising is always ongoing for Healing Animal Scars - Sonya's Cat & Animal Rescue Society especially when we take in new sick kitties like Robert.

We need volunteers to help us fundraise!
We have a table on August 3rd and 4th outside the entrance to Cole Harbour Atlantic Superstore https://www.facebook.com/ColeHarbourSuperstore?mibextid=ZbWKwL

We NEED volunteers to help us at the table.
I believe the hours we are permitted to set upbare from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please let me know if you could offer to volunteer for a 2 or 3 hour shift.

I plan to make homemade lemonade that we can sell at the table, along with our cat toys, and raffle tickets on a scratch Tower as well as 50/50 tickets.

ALSO: We are selling tickets on this cat scratch tower for $5 each. The draw date is September 30th. We will be selling tickets at a few other locations, so just send me a message if you want to get some.

We also have a lottery license for a 50/50 draw and tickets are $5 each. The 50/50 starts now and the draw date is August 31st.

Thank you for supporting the kitties at Healing Animal SCARS - Sonya's Cat rescue group

07/09/2024

The newest pair of kittens have arrived, a brother and sister to the Presley Trio that were recently adopted. They are very scared and spicy but I'm sure they will calm down in a few days. Donations are always greatly appreciated to help us with Veterinary bills, as our rescue account is nearly empty. Please send an EMT to [email protected]

07/09/2024

Pair of feral 3 month old kittens incoming today! These are the last two littermates of the Presley litter. Elvis was adopted last Saturday and Priscilla and Lisa Marie just got adopted on this past Saturday. These 2 newbies will be going to the same foster home with Linda after staying here for the first couple of days for intake and assessment. Stay tuned for updates and videos

07/09/2024

Did you know that we added an incentive for you to enter the Pet Photo Contest? You could win a professional pet photo shoot! One entry for each photo you enter! Please share
NOTE: the deadline to submit photos in the contest has been extended to July 24th

Calling all Pawparazzi! Is it time for Little Miss Whiskers or Fluffy Boy to shine in the spotlight? Wouldn't you love for your kitty to be a star in the Healing Animal SCARS 2025 calendar? That's right, your purrfect kitty deserves their very own month in the calendar!

For only $10, you can enter your favourite photo of your kitty. You can enter photos of your current loveable pets, or a photo of a beloved pet who lives in in your memory, waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge.

Along with your photo, you would submit a brief pet bio (** more details on that at the end) and that can be included if your photo is selected for the calendar.

You may enter as many photos in the contest as you wish.
Payment can be sent via email money transfer to [email protected]
** Please mention your pet's name in the memo section of the EMT
Please use this email address to submit your photos, instead of my regular email address.

Does your kitty have a favorite canine companion, or a bun-bun that they just adore? We love seeing photos of cats bonding with and loving other species.

Dress up your pet, if they are willing to be a Fluffy Fashion Meowdel. Seeing those furry models on the runway tugs at heartstrings.

The photo contest will end on Wednesday July 24th. We will have a panel of three unbiased judges to select the winning photographs, with winners being announced by July 28th.

How would you like to guarantee that a picture of your kitty gets into the calendar? Each month there will be 4 or 5 spaces for smaller photos, along with the monthly picture. They can be used as Gotcha month or Birthday month photos. These spaces will be reserved for people who wish to pay $25 to purchase a spot for their kitty's picture.

If you wish to honour a kitty who has passed to the Rainbow Bridge, you can also purchase a space for a photo "In Memory Of" in the blank spaces before the beginning and after the end of the month, people could buy a Memorial spot with a photo of their pet for $25.

So get your cameras out and get the best photo you can of your beloved feline. All funds raised help the rescued cats at Healing Animal SCARS - Sonya's Cat rescue group

For the pet biography, please include answers to the following questions:
Name:
Nicknames:
Gotcha date:
Favourite things:
Dislikes:

07/09/2024

Urgent help required! Last summer my husband purchased a gently used window air conditioner for our kitty Foster room so the poor kittens wouldn't melt in the heat. Unfortunately the side panels are cracked and we can't use them again this summer. I want to install the air conditioner later today, and I'm wondering if anybody knows where I could purchase these locally. I checked on Amazon and the earliest I would be able to get them delivered is another week or so.
I really need to have the air conditioner working before friday, because we will have kittens there on Saturday for the 18th Anniversary Garden Paw-rty Fundraiser for Healing Animal SCARS

07/09/2024

The three Presley kittens, Elvis, Priscilla and Lisa Marie have all been adopted. There were originally five kittens in their litter and the property owner just managed to trap another one! This little guy or gal will be heading here tomorrow morning, and I'll keep them until Thursday. Then they will go to Foster with Linda Borden I'm hoping to get the fifth kitten soon, too, so they can start their indoor life at Healing Animal SCARS - Sonya's Cat rescue group I'm betting these last two kittens are pretty feisty now that they're three months old. As soon as I get them I will start parasite treatment and socializing them.

07/09/2024

We extended the deadline to enter a photo in the contest to July 24th.
So we are offering a little incentive!
For every photo entered in the pet photo for the calendar contest, you will be entered into a draw for a Free gift certificate for Professional Pet photo shoot by Kaitlin Olmstead of Kaitlin Casey's Captures
https://www.facebook.com/share/S1equjTrXAP3ZgWa/?mibextid=qi2Omg
Please share and encourage your friends to enter the pet photo contest as well. It's only $10 to enter each photo.
if you wish to enter the cat photo contest for the calendar, please send your email money transfer and your photos to the following email address
[email protected]

Did you know that we added an incentive for you to enter the Pet Photo Contest? You could win a professional pet photo shoot! One entry for each photo you enter! Please share
NOTE: the deadline to submit photos in the contest has been extended to July 24th

Calling all Pawparazzi! Is it time for Little Miss Whiskers or Fluffy Boy to shine in the spotlight? Wouldn't you love for your kitty to be a star in the Healing Animal SCARS 2025 calendar? That's right, your purrfect kitty deserves their very own month in the calendar!

For only $10, you can enter your favourite photo of your kitty. You can enter photos of your current loveable pets, or a photo of a beloved pet who lives in in your memory, waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge.

Along with your photo, you would submit a brief pet bio (** more details on that at the end) and that can be included if your photo is selected for the calendar.

You may enter as many photos in the contest as you wish.
Payment can be sent via email money transfer to [email protected]
** Please mention your pet's name in the memo section of the EMT
Please use this email address to submit your photos, instead of my regular email address.

Does your kitty have a favorite canine companion, or a bun-bun that they just adore? We love seeing photos of cats bonding with and loving other species.

Dress up your pet, if they are willing to be a Fluffy Fashion Meowdel. Seeing those furry models on the runway tugs at heartstrings.

The photo contest will end on Wednesday July 10th. We will have a panel of three unbiased judges to select the winning photographs, with winners being announced by the weekend of July 20th and 21st

How would you like to guarantee that a picture of your kitty gets into the calendar? Each month there will be 4 or 5 spaces for smaller photos, along with the monthly picture. They can be used as Gotcha month or Birthday month photos. These spaces will be reserved for people who wish to pay $25 to purchase a spot for their kitty's picture.

If you wish to honour a kitty who has passed to the Rainbow Bridge, you can also purchase a space for a photo "In Memory Of" in the blank spaces before the beginning and after the end of the month, people could buy a Memorial spot with a photo of their pet for $25.

So get your cameras out and get the best photo you can of your beloved feline. All funds raised help the rescued cats at Healing Animal SCARS - Sonya's Cat rescue group

For the pet biography, please include answers to the following questions:
Name:
Nicknames:
Gotcha date:
Favourite things:
Dislikes: