Monday, October 15, 2012

Meet a Rescuer on National Feral Cat Day!

Today, October 16, is National Feral Cat Day. Visit Alley Cat Allies to find out more. I thought I would add this to yesterday's post for extra emphasis!  
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Blog the Change

About The Feral Cat Rescue Project
The Feral Cat Rescue Project photo blog is an attempt to document the lives of feral cats and their plight. I do my best to feed and care for them, and to protect them from danger. The Feral Cat Rescue Project is not a 501(c)3 charity; it's just the effort of one impoverished artist.
~ Chriss Pagani



Today, October 15, 2012, is Blog the Change for Animals. There are many many good people out there who engage daily in selfless actions to help change the course of life for many of our furry and 'unfurry' friends. I want to highlight one of those people.

Chriss has literally given her all for the care and feeding of the feral cats that she has devoted her life to. Through her beautiful photography, she has allowed a glimpse into the lives of those that are too often considered unworthy of a place on the earth. Her own tragic background has perhaps allowed her to experience a deeper empathy than most toward the plight of these kitties. The loss of her own cat several years ago certainly played a large part as well in her current efforts to provide a safe place for these feral felines. 


Flojo

She has captured and neutered dozens over the years through the help of a local vet and used to house them in an old trailer on her sister's farm property. Sadly, an electrical fire earlier this year wiped out the trailer and as of this writing, I am not sure if she has yet found a place for the 30 or 40 that depend on her to winter over. But she continues to feed and care for them as best as she can through her sales of her art and photos and donations of other caring cat lovers.

Her blog header states:

Photos of feral cats and rescue cases. Full of beauty and sadness, feral cats are not trespassers nor are they alien invaders: feral cats are part of our natural world. This photo-blog documents the lives of feral cats; raw and real. It is not a place for studio portraits or carefully photoshopped pictures of fluffy purebred kittens. Real life is not always pretty, as you will see. This is the feral life.



Please visit her blog. You will find many gorgeous photos as well as her full story along with links to her art and photography and other selling venues. I included a couple of them here. And please consider a donation. A little can go a long way! 

Where to find her art, calendars, and other items for sale:

God Bless you, Chriss! And thank you!



8 comments:

  1. Thank you for putting a positive spin on feral cats.

    Nubbin wiggles,
    Oskar

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  2. Oskar is right feral cats need more positive press, thank you to Chris for her work.

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  3. Chriss does gorgeous and I'm sure, difficult at times, work. I am so glad you introduced me to her photos and her cause :)

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  4. Chriss is amazing! We're featuring her with a Q & A and photos tomorrow at Cat Wisdom 101.

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    1. Wonderful!! I will be sure to visit and tweet! Thanks for the heads up!

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  5. What a wonderful event and opportunity to call the attention to Chriss at the Feral Cat Rescue Project.

    Its a priviledge to be able to help her out when i can and I sincerely hope she will find more patronage as needed.

    THANKS Patty !

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  6. Kudos to Chriss! Thank you for introducing me to her blog - amazing!

    A.J.
    Be the Change for Animals
    I Still Want More Puppies

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  7. I knew the name was familiar! Just read about her on Cat Wisdom 101!

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