1988-2010... 22 years of purrs... 22 years of purpose...
Good Mews
Finding good homes for good kitties…
Happenings
Rob Burns helps support Good Mews!
Good Mews is the first shelter to benefit from the Ron Burns Facebook store donations program. For the entire month of September, 10% of the total sales from the store will be donated to Good Mews. So go to the store and check out the selection of lithographs, books, notecards and other great Rob Burns work. And thank you to Rob Burns for allowing Good Mews to benefit!
Click here to visit his Facebook store.
Good Mews will be Closed for Adoptions on Saturday, September 11th—but open for tours!!
Good Mews will be closed for adoptions on Saturday, September 11th due to the East Cobber Festival, but we will be open for tours! So come enjoy the day at the festival, then stop by Good Mews for a tour and see our new shelter renovations and meet all of our wonderful kitties! We will be giving tours from 10am-3pm.
We will be open on Sunday, September 12th for adoptions, from 1pm-4pm.
Our Two-Fur-One Special has been extended through the end of the year!
Our Two-Fur-One Adoption Special has been extended through the end of 2010!
Adopt two cats or kittens for the adoption fee of $125!
We have a lot of darling kittens that can’t wait to find their forever homes! We also have some great adult cats that will make the perfect companions!
We have a lot of already bonded pairs, or when you come to visit you can make a pair of your own!
Check out our adoptable cats and kittens under the Adopt tab!
Bingo Night!
Good Mews is once again partnering with PALS Atlanta for another fun night of bingo to benefit our two great animal charities.
Join host Bubba D. Licious for a night of number calling, wisecracks and, if your lucky, prize winning - $20 gets you a game booklet with 6 cards for each of the 7 games including the $500 bonus game. Several Good Mews attendees have won money in the past including the big jackpot. Come on out and try your luck while helping the kitties of Good Mews.
Wednesday, September 8th
Jungle
2115 Faulkner Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30324
Doors open at 6 and the first number is called at 7:45 PM
Good Mews receives $10 for each ticket we sell. Please contact Andrea Cartier at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for information on how to get your tickets.
Check out the flyer!
2010_Bingo_flyer1.doc
Good Mews welcomes 12 cats rescued in Pennsylvania!
The ASPCA and the Elk County Humane Society in PA rescued nearly 400 cats from a sanctuary that was in horrible conditions. The ASPCA contacted the Atlanta Humane Society and Good Mews and asked if we would be willing to assist in taking in some of these cats. We said we would be honored to help!
Read about the rescue HERE
Some of our PA kitties, as well as others in the shelter, are going to require some medical care. If you would like to donate towards their care, please click on the Donate Paw on the right. We thank you and our kitties thank you!
Here are some of our rescued kitties. Check out the rest under the Adopt tab. They are our 4th of July kitties!
Sparkler
Quincie
Independence
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Featured Cat of the Month
Carson is a wonderful, affectionate boy who deserves a loving home after all he has been through, so he is our featured cat for September! Carson is a very friendly boy that will often be seen standing at the door to the main shelter greeting people as they walk in. He will crawl into your lap and settle there for as long as you let him, especially if you brush him. He is proud of his beautiful grey fur, which he grooms regularly to keep it soft and healthy!
But Carson has had a tough road to Good Mews. He arrived earlier this year when Paulding County Animal Control had to shut down for 2 weeks for renovation due to a rat problem. When the Good Mews manager went there to rescue some cats, she saw Carson come in and the side of his head was bloody! They thought perhaps he was feral and had been in a fight. However, she checked on him a few days later before they closed for renovation, learned that Carson was still there and that he wasn’t feral after all, and so she went to pick him up. It turns out the reason the side of his head was bloody was that he had severe ear mites in one ear, and it bothered him so badly that he mangled his own ear! So that’s why one of Carson’s ears is so tiny. (But we tell him it adds to his character.)
Carson’s story wasn’t over yet. Shortly after coming to Good Mews, he was x-rayed to find out what the small bump is under his skin on his back. It was discovered that he has a pellet from a BB gun embedded in his side. We wonder what he endured to get into the shape he was in. The vet suggested that the pellet could remain unless it appeared to bother him. Carson is so resilient that it doesn’t seem to phase him.
Carson gets along great with other cats, or he would also do well as an only cat. If a loving lap cat is what you are looking for, then look no more! Carson is the cat for you! He will make a wonderful companion and he will bring much joy to your life. Please come meet him soon!
Our Featured Cat of the Month has a reduced adoption fee of 50%!
Donate Now
Click the paw to donate financially to Good Mews programs. Or read about the Programs you can donate to first.
Catistics
Adopted This Year: 220
Adopted Last Year: 237
Total Cats Adopted: 5,799+
Years Running: 22
Featured Kitty
Herbie
Herbie came to Good Mews about two and a half years ago when a local rescuer contacted us and asked if we would be willing to take him in and help find him a home. Since we had the means to help little Herbie, we said we would be more than happy to help! You see, Herbie is completely blind and needed surgery to remove his eyes. During all of Herbie’s surgeries, a vet tech fell in love with him and adopted him. Now she has fallen on hard times and had to return poor Herbie. He is now in need of a new loving home with someone that can understand his special needs.
But really, blind cats can get around just as well as a cat with sight, as long as you don’t move things around on him! Herbie did very well in his home as long as his family kept the furniture in the same places. He could run and jump and climb! You just have to be a little more careful with a blind cat!
Herbie is a very sweet loving boy who we hope to find a new home for soon, because we do move things around a lot in the shelter and being in a stable home environment would be best for him. Herbie gets along great with other cats, dogs and children! If you think you are the right home for Herbie, please come by the shelter to meet him!
Update-Herbie adores his roommate Nina if anyone would like to adopt 2 kitties that love each other!!
New Adoption Hours Starting in 2010!
As always, we will be open every Saturday from 10am-4pm.
Starting in 2010, we will be open the 2nd ,3rd, and 4th Sunday of the month from 1pm-4pm.
Check out our Adoptable Kitties on the website!
Good Mews on Facebook
We are now officially listed as a Cause to Support on Facebook.
If you have a Facebook account, please join the cause, Good Mews. You can recruit friends, donate and spread the word about the wonders of Good Mews.
Even if you do not have a Facebook account, click CAUSES to support the kitties of Good Mews.
Happy endings!
Check out our section on Happy Endings to see some of our recent adoption stories!
Rainbow Bridge
In honor of those we loved who have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge…
Click onto “Rainbow Bridge” located under the News tab or click HERE.
