Clearwater, FL – On Saturday, September 28th at 3:00pm, the Clearwater Community Volunteers (CCV) Center is hosting a Charity Tea Party benefiting Full of Cattitude, a local cat and kitten rescue. Guests are encouraged to bring donations of cat food and supplies for the rescue to support their mission of getting stray cats and kittens off the streets and into forever homes.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimates there are 60 to 100 million homeless cats in the state. It is also estimated by American Humane, one of the nation’s leading animal welfare nonprofits, that 71 percent of cats in shelters are euthanized, 15 percent more than dogs. These numbers are alarming, to say the least.
“Animal shelters across the state are faced with overcrowding and a lack of adoptions or foster homes; this is a big problem,” said Fluffy Cazalas, co-founder of Full of Cattitude. “They are often faced with no choice but to euthanize. We do what we can through the support of the community to rescue as many as possible, and every little bit helps.”