Well Pumpkin was a Turkish Van if you know what that breed is... He LOVED water. He actually acted like a tempermental lab. :D

It was "cheaper than therapy", as my Mom would say. Very soothing after a rough week at college.

There was one fat tabby girl in the Feline Friends Room- Muffin, that insisted on laying across my chest and neck whenever I laid down. x.x
The only drawback of that room, is that it has to be free-choice food, in order for everyone to get enough. So...makes for a few rather hefty kitties. :rofl: We made sure to exercise them though!

:shock: I. love. Vans. Great find!
That explains why the orange is (mostly)localized on his head and tail/rump- typical of vans. Was he purebred? If not, might explain the stray spots on his midsection.

He was mixed, 75 (at least) Van. Sweet boy though. Couldn't get him out of the bath!

n'aw.
What do you think of my suggestions for your shelter? I am not familiar with the culture in Kansas, I don't know if they'd be keen on working with inmates or not. But they sure kept that shelter running- and left the staff more time to do what they needed to do.

There isn't a jail near by, but I have noticed that they have tons of volunteers, also they aren't located in the nicest part of Kansas. The people are rude and they have 15 people working there (as of lat week)... So I don't think it's due to a low number of people. They just have poor work ethics. It's sad, and the people don't care about the animals there... it's just a pay check to them. There was one nice lady a year ago, but she quit because she couldn't stand being the only one there that was trying to help the animals. Have you ever heard of a 300 dollar adoption fee??? They charge I think it's 100 for food, 150 for health care, and 20 a day that the animal has been kept there... so they really have no shot at all.

Wow. That's obscene. Both the money and the ethics.
Are these guys affiliated with the Humane Society? You could report them.

Or- suggest a story to some of the news stations there. The ones around here love getting in on things like that that need attention.

Hmm. Well- I've sent an email to my connections back in sufu, to see if they have any ideas. I hope you don't mind me doing that, and quoting some of what you've said here. I've not mentioned your name, and only the state.

Yup. That's fine! It's just that a bunch of people here have been turned down from them, and I think it's rediculous charging people a certain amount per day the animal has been there, it racks up pretty quickly. Also there's a "shelter" here that only takes pure bred animals and the adoption fees are well over 500 per animal!

Purebred "shelters" are more commonly referred to as "rescues"- most specialize in a certain breed. :/