Cinder was one of the lucky ones. Born to a
stray cat under a porch, she was found by a caring
individual who brought her to a rescue group where
she was provided veterinary care, put into a foster
home and then adopted into her forever home. During
her short life she touched everyone she met with her
good-natured disposition. Even though she had only
three working legs, her hind leg being damaged in
some unknown trauma from her past, Cinder was always
full of love. Cinder deserved to have a warm and
loving home, and she did finally find a home where
she could unload the baggage of her past. Most cats
and kittens living in those circumstances aren't so
lucky.
One Female cat, her mate and their offspring can
produce 350,000 kittens in all of their lifetimes if
none are sterilized. Many of these cats live as
strays or in colonies where day-to-day survival is
an issue, scrounging for food and shelter while
avoiding predators. Never being vaccinated they
succumb to preventable diseases, living ill for
their short lives. Some may have human caretakers
who feed them but are unable to prevent uncontrolled
breeding. Many others are picked up and transported
to animal shelters where they are euthanized because
there are too simply too many of them to help. A
lucky few make it into rescue groups who find homes
for them but so many more never do.
The C.I.N.D.E.R Fund's mission is to financially
assist with the sterilization, and other veterinary
care, of needy cats and kittens to prevent the
unwanted births, and unnecessary suffering and
death, of thousands of felines in Southeastern
Michigan. If you feel as we do, that all cats and
kittens in need, deserve our every resource to end
overpopulation and illness, please consider making a
donation to our fund. Your tax-deductible donation
can help us to help more cats in need.
