Newsletter – January 1st 2025

SHELTER UPDATE

6 kittens of different colors

Six-pack of kittens

The shelter is looking good with all the hard work from Jose & Hilda and our devoted weekly volunteers. Last year we took in 260 cats, mostly young kittens, and 99% were just abandoned at the shelter. Our expenses were $1,850,000 pesos including food, medicine, salaries, vet care, litter, cleaning supplies, utilities, and general maintenance. We took in $400,000 from Adoptions, Market Sales, BINGO and the Garage Sale. The balance was from public donations. If you would like to make a contribution visit our website at https://purrproject.com/donate/. And remember, we are a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit with Tax exempt receipts for US Dollar donations.

FEATURED FELINE: WILMA

a tabby and white kitty standing on a green table

Mama Wilma in the Senior Center

Mama Wilma was left at the shelter last April with four tiny babies. We watched the family’s young children crying as the father left the box at the front gate and quickly drove away. Dra. Eva got them settled in a private casita and she was a good mama but none of her babies survived more than a few days. She is about 2 years old, very loving and would make a great companion! Contact Linda at adopt@purrproject.com for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS

an orange cartoon kitty with the words bingo written across itKITTY BINGO: Mark your PuRR calendar for the 8th and 22nd of January to join us at Nacho Daddy for more Kitty BINGO fun! Games start at 4:00 and we’ve still got LOTS of terrific prizes for winners who get a BINGO and yell “MEOW”! Plus there’s the 50/50 Raffle and special food & drink prices for players.

SATURDAY MARKET: We’ll be at our table just outside Daiquiri Dicks every Saturday morning in January from 10:00 to 1:00. Our logo T-shirts in both men’s & women’s sizes and Purr Project volunteers standing behind a pink table with all the t-shirts folded on toplots of colors are very popular. Plus we’ll have our logo caps, mugs, drink holders and Kitty Kitchen Towels and 100% of proceeds go to the PuRR shelter.

ADOPTIONS

Two ladies holding a black and white kitty and a blue heart sign, saying they adopted him

Romeo found his family at PetCo!

Adoptions were very slow during the last couple of months with only 3 in November and 5 in December. We have the occasional adoption at the shelter but most are at the PetCo Adoption Center where we bring sterilized and vaccinated kitties every Saturday and Sunday. Over 50 kittens are currently in the PuRR nurseries and hoping to find a loving Forever Home soon! So please consider stopping by PetCo in January to meet YOUR next furry companion.

GRACIAS! THANKS! MERCI! DANKE! ARIGATO!

a very small kitten with the word 'gracias' written in front of himThe kitties want to send a big Muchas Gracias to Ana & Mike Green of Boardwalk Realty and to Anne Middleton for generous donations in December!

As always, we are grateful for those monthly donors who are so essential to our success: The McCullough Family Gift Fund, Gary Phillips, Sharon & Ken Rose, Terri & Gray Levy, Joanne Bryla, Trisha Aljoe, Catherine Goglia & Jim Shoemaker, Pat & Sandy Glenn, Karen & Walt Trolson, Jerry Petrizzo, Heidi Benedict, Timothy Oleno, Larry Sherwood, Mary & Bob Fitzgerald, Robert Weed, David Flannery, Elizabeth Fuerherm and Janice North.

The Sula Society - Puerto VallartaFor info on adopting dogs go to
www.TheSulaSociety.com

A Dogs New Life logoFor info on adopting dogs go to www.adogsnewlife.org or contact: adogsnewlife@gmail.com