Sunshine's Friends Cat & Dog Rescue

02/05/2025

02/05/2025

Dear Sunshine’s Friends,
As we continue working on our goal and mission into 2025, we want to take a moment to thank you for helping to save the lives of so many innocent animals. Every cat and dog that we spay or neuter keeps hundreds more from living a life of suffering and despair. All that come to us with injuries, illness, dental issues or a genetic condition that can be treated are given the medical help they need and fully recovered before being placed with an adopter. Each one that is homeless and adoptable goes to fosters or comes to our shelter and are cared for and loved until we can find them a forever home. They become part of a family or someone’s companion and live the life they deserve.
Feral cats are handled with the same love and respect. Their journey includes a trip to the vet where they receive the same treatment as social cats including microchipping. They are only returned to the place they call home after being evaluated for adoptability, and if it is safe and they have a dedicated caregiver to provide food, shelter, and monitor their well-being. We strive to find alternative adoption situations for any that cannot be returned.
Thank you from all of Sunshine’s cat and dog friends. One hundred percent of the funds that we receive go toward feeding, sheltering, and medical care for the cats, kittens, dogs, and puppies that we rescue. Since we are a charitable organization registered with the IRS under 501(c)(3) rules, you may claim your donations on your taxes if you choose.
Here are a few pictures of some of the ways you impacted Sunshine’s Friends in 2024:

12/10/2024

I have a mom and children who are being evicted and asked if someone could foster their pets for one month until they are in their apartment. For one month, the family will be in a shelter situation and can not take their pets. We are looking for a foster for one or both pets by Friday. I think I have a foster for the kitty, but I need someone for the pup.
Kitty is spayed and current on vaccines. I will have pup vaccinated and neutered. Please text Bev @ 410-796-7327 if you can help.

12/01/2024

These are just a few of the faces of animals that needed a little help from a friend this year. Sunshine's Friends exists to promote and provide assistantance with spay and neuter to reduce the homeless animal population. We find them loving homes and keep them out of municipal shelters where their days may be numbered. We help very young and very old, sick and injured, abandoned and unwanted pets and feral cats. Please help us to help them this Giving Tuesday ❣️🐾

11/02/2024

🎉Happy weekend, everyone, and thank you for joining the group and helping us to save lives!
I spend a lot of hours caring for and finding home for fur-friends who need our help. I don't spend a lot of time cooking. I love the Pampered Chef Rockcrok Everyday Pan. This pan is the perfect size for one-pot weeknight dinners, and it's on SALE! Click the link below and find everything you need to prepare a quick and easy meal or create a gourmet dining experience! Get the benefit of knowing your purchase is helping homeless cats and dogs have a chance for the life they deserve.
https://www.pamperedchef.com/party/beverlyburnham1101

11/01/2024

Happy Halloween from Angel Face and Takini. Follow their stories posted from July through October. Angel Face (now Zuko) recovered from the plastic surgery on his face and is living his best life with the people he loves. Takini completed his treatment for funnel chest and is hoping to be in his forever home soon. Thanks everyone who helped make their happy, healthy life possible❣️

10/31/2024

Let's chef it up to support Sunshine's Friends 🍲🥧🍝🐾

We are hosting a virtual Pampered Chef party to help provide funding needed for life-saving surgeries and medical care for cats and dogs who have no hope for a good quality of life without us. Pampered Chef and super consultant Rayanne Wilson will give a portion of all sales to Sunshine's Friends in the form of a check. In addition, one of our generous donors will match the check up to $500. It's an amazing opportunity to help animals in need and get a great product in return.

I love the products, and I thought you would too. With Thanksgiving and Christmas approaching, you'll want to get your kitchen in chef shape before making family times special with a feast. Pampered Chef also makes great gifts for the aspiring gourmet chef in your family 🎄🎂💗 Everything will arrive before the holidays. Orders placed now will get in on a special early drawing 🎁

Here is my link to view the catalog: https://www.pamperedchef.com/party/beverlyburnham1101

10/30/2024

Takini, Ready for his Best Life🎉
Our sweet baby has completed his treatment for pectus excavatum (funnel chest), has been given a clean bill of health, and is ready to be someone's very special kitty boy.
It may be because he has been spoiled and so loved that he has become the most amazing kitten. His vet said he was nonstop purring through everything they did. He is the cat that will make you smile every day. We are now accepting applications for his adoption. For more information or to apply and schedule a time to meet Takini, please text Bev @ 410-796-7327

10/28/2024

Mommy and me want to go to a forever home together! Pilar/mom will do best in a quiet home with no other fur companions. Please text Bev at 410-796-7327 if you would like to meet them.

10/27/2024

Our beautiful, sweet Emmy is so grateful to be out of a crate and in a home with her temporary foster. Now we need to find her a forever home and person to love. Emmy has been with us for quite some time because when there are so many kittens available the adults are overlooked. After spending so much time confined, no matter how large or nice the crate is, cats suffer from anxiety. They become depressed and it is heartbreaking to see them look so bored and sad. Emmy could be your purrfect companion. Please contact Bev by text @ 410-796-7327 if you would like to meet Emmy and consider giving her a chance at her best life.

10/24/2024

FALL IN LUV AT PETSMART🍂
WHO: Sunshine's Friends
WHAT: Adoption Event
WHERE: Ellicott City Petsmart, 9200 Baltimore National Pike
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, October 26th & 27th from noon to 3 p.m.
Join us this weekend and find your new best friend! It will be love at first site when you meet our adorable kittens, our amazing young adults, and our awesome seniors. Open your heart and home to one of our adoptees and discover the joy a fur companion will bring to your life.

09/25/2024

Our newest rescue that needs a little TLC came to us on Sunday. Angel Face had likely been attacked by another animal. This beautiful kitten was one of a litter being trapped with their feral mom. After trapping, his rescuer knew this little guy needed some help, so she brought him to us. We stabilized Angel Face and treated his injury. He was an absolute sweetheart through everything we did. Dr. Lewis at Spay Now Animal Surgery Clinic in Columbia performed his reconstructive plastic surgery yesterday and did a great job. His smile may look like a snarl, but he is one happy, beautiful kitty boy. A big thanks to rescue warriors Minetta and Amy for tag teaming with the four, tiny three week old kittens and Angel Face. It takes a village!
If you would like to help us save fur-friends like Takini and Angel Face, please donate to help with their medical care, volunteer, foster, or adopt. Angel Face will be ready for adoption in 2-3 weeks. The need is always so much greater than the resources.
With eternal gratitude, we thank all of our supporters. We could not do what we do without you!

09/25/2024

TAKINI UPDATE!
Our sweet funnel chest boy Takini is on his way for his weekly bandage change this morning. He had his corrective surgery on August 21 and should have only 3 more adjustments and bandage changes to go. He has become a favorite patient at CVSS in Annapolis. Dr. Moore and staff have given him the best care.
Takini will be ready to go to his forever home with some lucky, special person or family in about a month. Please let me know if you would like to be considered to be his adopter. This little guy is amazing and will make you smile every day. 🐾

09/16/2024

ARE YOU A CAT WISPERER?🐱 🤫💗
We are looking for a few special, cat-savvy, cat-friendly people with the time, love and patience to give our less adoptable kitties a chance to have a forever home and someone to love. They are all great cats between 1 and 5 years old and have perfect potty habits. They are so sweet and friendly, but some are painfully shy and will initially hide. Some will get overstimulated and give you love bites when they come to be petted. All of this could be crate/shelter behavior and change within weeks after being in a loving home. These kitties have spent too much time in a shelter environment and deserve to be part of a family. They just need someone who understands that it will take them time to become a purrfect companion. We feel each of them will do best in a quiet home with someone who is retired or works from home and has time to spend with them. If you would like to be a long-term foster, foster-to-adopt, or adopter of one of these cuties, please text Bev at 410-796-7327 to schedule a visit. Thanks for considering opening your heart to a pet in need!

09/05/2024

Come out tomorrow for great music, wine, beer and popcorn for a donation to support Sunshine's critically ill and injured friends. Some of our rescues have a long medical road to travel to get to their forever homes.
Please help us make that happen for them by joining us for a fun Friday night at Yappy Hour!

08/22/2024

Another story with a happy ending 🐱😊💗 (trap, neuter, return) saves lives❣️Thank you to the kind couple that discovered the little family under their deck and did a great job helping to trap them, and to our volunteer Veronica who helped facilitate the TNR project.