Local Debbie Bagley founder of C.A.T.A.L.E.S. has been nominated by Animal Planet TV as a 2008 Cat Hero of the year. She has been rescuing felines for over twenty years, and has converted parts of her property into a cat sanctuary. C.A.T.A.L.E.S. hopes to receive donated land in the future and build a larger facility with areas for feral cats. Ms. Bagley and her organization of volunteers has rescued hundreds of cats from all over Middlesex county. On top of all this Ms. Bagley works full time as a home health care provider. Her rescue group takes in many cats that local City run Animal Control does not have facilities for; C.A.T.A.L.E.S. is often called directly by surrounding municipalities including the City of Middletown. C.A.T.A.L.E.S. Receives no annual funding, and relies solely on donations and fundraising. For a link to the organization's website click: http://www.catales.org
To read her story and vote for Ms. Bagley please click here.
2 comments:
thanks for posting, Ms. Madam! I cast my vote!
I voted for Ms. Bagley and I hope she wins - she can put the prize money to good use at CATALES. Caring for ferals helps both the cats and the neighborhoods they live in, but it is demanding work and vet costs are really expensive.
And how cool would it be to have a Middletown hero featured on Animal Planet! (Voting ends 10/13)
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