When I left Northridge (L.A. Suburb) and moved to
Phoenix, I left care of my four feral cat colonies with 22 cats to my long-time
friend and fellow colony manager, Marie Schuckles. I have worked with Marie since 2003 helping
tend to the thousands of homeless street cats in the San Fernando Valley. Marie takes care of nearly 30 feral cat
colonies in the Northridge area numbering around 150 cats. I have made monthly contributions to Marie to
provide for the cats I left behind as well as for her own, just as I did when
living in Los Angeles. Most the cats I
have at home are from the streets of Northridge or Santa Monica.
But Marie, aged 69 and mostly retired, has informed me that she is ill. Doctors discovered a large mass in her uterus, and she needs to undergo a total hysterectomy, which will put her out of operation for two to three months. She is soliciting other caretakers to cover her (and mine) cat colonies while she is off work and recovering. But colony managers tend to be poor, and these caretakers need money for two to three months to care for Marie's 150 cats.
I find it amazing that the poorest people, those who have the least materially, are the one’s wealthiest in compassion and hands-on caretaking. They most clearly feel the lives and problems of others, both human, but especially animals.
I am asking you to help Marie and her interim caretakers by sending some funds
for the next three months to:
Marie Schuckles
#276
Northridge, CA
91324
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