How You Can Help the Sanctuary:
Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary
P.O. Box 581
Chesterland, OH 44026
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HAPPY TAILS CAT SANCTUARY
Chesterland, Ohio
Jeanne Bones is pictured on the right, helping to administer medicine to a sick cat.
The cats are examined, given shots and/or medication, and spayed or neutered by a veterinarian. (The kittens are spayed or neutered
by the time they are six months old.)
Some of them will stay at the sanctuary for their entire lives, where they will be nurtured and
protected. Happy Tails has an adoption program, but if the cats are not adopted, they are still cared for and loved for the
rest of their lives. It's difficult to place some of the cats, because they have been physically or emotionally scarred by previous
inhumane treatment. They find it difficult to trust people after they have endured so much abuse and neglect due to no fault
of their own.
Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) entity and is also classified as a public charity under sections 509(a)(1) and
170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code. This means that any contributions to Happy Tails are deductible under section
170 of the Code. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary. (Our mailing address is: Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary, P.O. Box 581, Chesterland, OH 44026.)
In 1982, Jeanne Bones decided to help some cats in need. At that time, she didn't realize how many more so desperately needed
help. Today, she has "cat friendly" buildings on several acres of property at the Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary in Chesterland
(in western Geauga County). The sanctuary is a non-profit institution which provides loving care for more than 80 cats, many
of whom were rescued from situations of neglect, abuse or abandonment.
Our Mission is to provide loving, life-long care and support to abandoned, neglected, abused and orphaned cats, regardless of age
or physical infirmity.
It has been over a year since a fire at the Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary devastated the residence of Jeanne
Bones, the sanctuary's founder and director. We are pleased to report that she is now living in a home rebuilt on the same
site. Jeanne is still trying to recover from the loss of her furniture as well as thousands of dollars worth of vaccines, cat
food, kitty litter, anti-flea applications, and other medications which were destroyed by the flames. Money is
tight, and Jeanne is even skimping on furniture for her home to be able to support the cats at the sanctuary (mostly in several other
buildings on the property). We are reaching out to cat lovers everywhere to help in one or more of the following ways: Fostering
or adopting cats from the sanctuary; volunteering time there; and/or donating cat food (preferably Purina dry food and either Friskies
or Nine Lives canned food), kitty litter (preferably scoopable), new or clean used litter boxes and litter scoops, comfortable cat
beds, paper towels, bleach, Clorox or Lysol "wipes," and cat toys. Financial contributions (made out to Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary)
would also be greatly appreciated. They can be sent to: Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary, P.O. Box 581, Chesterland, OH 44026. Thank
you for caring about "the kitties"!
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FAMILY-FRIENDLY “HAPPY HALLOWEEN TAILS’ EVENT
RAISED $3,500 FOR THE HAPPY TAILS CAT SANCTUARY
The “Happy Halloween Tails” event
on Oct. 29, 2011, raised a net total of $3,500 for the Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary, a non-profit, mostly cageless facility. Some
attendees also donated cat food and kitty litter.
The benefit (which was not affiliated with any specific religion) was
held in the auditorium of the Kirtland Community of Christ,
The family-friendly fundraiser included pizzas, (donated and made
on-site by Wickliffe-based Wood Fire Catering & Baking), salads, cake, Halloween candy, cider, coffee, a silent auction, raffles,
a playroom for young children, and a room with some cats available for adoption.
Happy Tails Founder/Director Jeanne Bones said
attending the benefit was very affordable due to the generosity of Wood Fire Catering & Baking owner Mark Paluckas.
“His
wood-fired pizzas, which he made on-site, were delicious, and we were thrilled and amazed that Mr. Paluckas donated his services and
pizza for the event,” said Ms. Bones. “Much of the money raised has already been used to provide food, kitty litter and vet
care for the cats – and soon we will use the remainder of it toward paying for heat in the buildings.”
Mr. Paluckas explained
that the fire at the cat sanctuary touched his heart and inspired him to help the sanctuary in the best way he knew how.
Since
1982, cats of all ages with varying needs have found refuge at the Chesterland-based, non-profit cat sanctuary. The sanctuary (which
is currently filled to capacity) has found adoptive homes for numerous cats in northeast Ohio, but some will spend their lives at
Happy Tails because they are unadoptable due to age or disabilities.