IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Whisker City

One of the things I want to do is to Spotlight a variety of the rescue organizations which are doing so much good work. If there is one that you would like to see In The Spotlight, send me some basic info and a link to their Web site. If I can't Spotlight them, I will put them in the links box in the right column.

After I had decided to do this blog,  I needed to choose an organization  for which I would try to raise funds, as well as highlight other rescue organizations. There are dozens of worthwhile organizations in the Puget Sound area, all of them doing great work. So I wrote down the names of about 10 of them, threw the pieces of paper into a bowl and pulled one out. Whisker City was the winner. I will, however, try to ensure that all the others are featured In The Spotlight.

So, the first organization that is In The Spotlight is Whisker City, a Shoreline,Wash.-based non-profit founded in 1995 by April Brown, which focuses on helping abused and neglected animals.

According to Whisker City's Web site, "The majority of placements are made from the “Whiskers on Wheels” adoption bus. Thanks to a grant from Maddies’s Fund, a shuttle bus was purchased in 2008 to replace the old school bus that acted as our adoption vehicle for four years. The WOW bus now goes out five days per week, and parks in front of pet stores where the public can climb aboard and view the cats available for adoption."  The schedule for the WOW adoption bus is here.

Whisker City has a Facebook Page. You can also follow Whisker City on Twitter.

Whisker City  is participating in The Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter Challenge. According to Whisker City's Web site, "Here's an easy way to help out Whisker City with a couple clicks on your computer! Petfinder.com and the Animal Rescue Site have teamed up to offer $100,000 in grants to participating shelters like Whisker City. Help us win grant money by voting for Whisker City each day during the campaign, which runs through December 20th. Grants will be given to the three shelters with the most votes, along with weekly awards and a grant for the shelter with the highest number of votes in each state!"

If you would like to donate, you can go to Bonehead's Firstgiving page or you can go directly to the Whisker City Web site's Contact Page.

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