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A couple years ago a two-
day-old kitten was brought into the
clinic at California Men’s Colony
West Facility (CMC-W) where I
work as a registered nurse. No one
in the clinic felt they would be able
to care for a kitten so young. I vol-
unteered to take it home and do the
best I could. My mother-in-law bot-
tle fed that kitten back to life and the
kitten is now a frisky adult. At the
same time, I was noticing how many
feral cats were at the prison. I began
discussing the feral cat population
with anyone who would listen. I
started having all of the kittens peo-
ple could catch brought to me in the
clinic so I could find homes for
them, but this wasn’t solving the
problem. The feral cats were pro-
creating and often having more than
one litter a year.
One day I was driving and I saw a sign for Feline Network and I thought I’d give them a call to see
if they could assist with reducing the feral cat population at CMC-W. I called and left a message and Chris-
tine called me back. The two of us set up a
plan to let me take the feral cats to Woods
Humane Society to be spayed or neutered.
Since that time, I have been taking feral cats
and kittens to Woods to be spayed or neu-
tered and then releasing them back onto
prison grounds. (Continued on page 7)
Feline Conjugal Visits Curtailed at CMC
Anitra has found homes for over
45 kittens and has had over 50 cats and
kittens spayed and neutered. “That is
probably just the tip of the iceberg,”
Anitra said. Staff members feed the cats
that are still on prison grounds and
sometimes bring in Advantage to treat
for fleas. Anitra has done a fabulous job
and continues to work hard to help the
cats. Thank you, Anitra! Well done!
Darn! Just when things were getting lively around here.
By Anitra Essen
Two kittens with real striped pajamas snooze after their “prison break.” The majority of kittens and cats spayed and neutered at CMC were orange tabbies.
The Feline Network A Kindhearted Approach to Feline Overpopulation
P.O. Box 526, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 (805) 549-9228 www.felinenetwork.org
Winter 2012
Dear Friends,
It is hard to believe that another year has passed. And what a
busy year it has been. We would like to once again express our grati-
tude to everybody for your efforts in helping our feline friends. Thank
you to all of our foster homes, feral cat feeders, veterinarians and
adopt-a-pet helpers. A special thanks this year to our dedicated trap-
pers, who in the first nine months of the year have already helped with
the spay or neuter of almost 500 stray or feral cats, significantly more
than we have been able to do in any previous year. This hard work
should yield substantial reductions in the number of strays wandering
our neighborhoods and help prevent unimaginable suffering.
And of course a big thank you to all of our donors out there,
without whom we could not do any of this. Every penny of your do-
nations continues to go directly to the spay/neuter, medical care or
feeding of the cats and kittens.
Thanks again, everybody, and I wish you all pleasant holidays
and a Happy New Year!
Darrell Sisk
President
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Board of Directors
Darrell Sisk: President
Members of the Board:
Ira Alpert, Mary Buehnerkemper,
Christine Collie, Ann Garrett,
Debra Holt, Leslie Jarvick,
Newsletter Editor: Ann Garrett
Co-Editors: Christine Collie,
Debra Holt
Graphic Design: Leslie Jarvick
Adopt-A-Cats
Most Saturdays at
PETCO
Madonna Plaza
San Luis Obispo
11AM—4PM
The Caroline and Albert Gazin
Foundation
The Glide Foundation
PETCO
The Woodward Fund
Cold Canyon Processing Facility
The Walmart Foundation
The Green Bargain Store
Happy Tails Kennel
Marsha & Ira Alpert
Margie Beaman
Patricia Beckman
Nancy Beckstrom
Dwynwen Blackstone
Loretta Bonjour
Linelle Butler
Linda & Herb Clarke
Dr. & Mrs Zorus Colglazier
Margaret Collier & Raul Castillo
Dorothy Correa & Garrett Foulke
Cathy De Alva
Ellen Dollar
Donald Ellis & Sherry Chang
Candace & Bert Forbes
Bob & Marleta Garner
Shirley & Hal Gilbert
Donna Guild
Roland & Debra Hinkle
Phyllis Hischier
Gabrielle Hubbard
Carolee Hunt
Millie James
Jackie Johnson
Judith Kaliski
Cathy Kermer
Blaire & Morgan Kilbey
Nancy Kolliner
Bette Kulp & Frank Little
Paula Lowe
Phyllis & Jerry Lynch
John & Ann McMullen
Judy Michener
Geri & Dick Mills
Jon O'Hare
Ginny & Frank Pekar
Robbin Peterson
Laura Price
Carol & Peter Reese
Judy Saltzman
Gabriella Schrader
Richard & Wanda Sears
Jane Short
Jerry & Roberta Silbert
Isabel & Larry Smith
Marion Soltz & Cara Wimer
Charlotte & Chris Wilbert
Beth Williams
Laura Zohns
Greetings from the President
A Newsletter Option If you would like to help us save paper by receiving your Feline Network newsletter online, please send us an email at [email protected] and put “online newsletter” in the subject box.
"Jingle Bells, jingle Bells, jingle all
the way home, my Maine Coon sister
and I, we need a happy home, hey!! Jin-
gle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
home, oh what fun it would to live be in
a happy home." Call Christine at 544-6138
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In our winter 2011 newsletter, we described a situation
where 42 feral cats and kittens, some quite ill, were living in an
empty lot at the end of a long driveway lined with duplex houses in
Arroyo Grande. They were the result of one resident not getting a
female cat spayed. Feline Network trapped and fixed every cat and
nursed the ill ones back to health. Eight adult feral cats were put
back on the property and a feeding station was set up.
The other cats were placed in foster homes and eventually
adopted…except for Checkers and Dapple Gray. They are sweet
and love to play, but they were too shy to take to adopt-a-pets. Af-
ter a year of fostering them, with heavy hearts we decided to return
them to the empty dirt lot where they had been originally trapped.
I was talking to one of the residents to make arrangements
to set up a temporary relocation cage for the cats when a miracle
happened. A neighbor,
Tammy Herz, poked her
head over the fence and
offered to have the cage
set up in her yard. The
yard turned out to be a
Garden of Eden para-
dise!
Tammy and Joe
Herz have two cats of
their own and a dog, but
they did everything imaginable to make the relocation of Dapple and
Checkers a smooth one. The list of all of the projects they have done
for these cats is too long to itemize, but Checkers and Dapple each
have their own custom hand-painted condo with a window view look-
ing out onto a glorious garden. The condos are located on mini pri-
vate decks with shady quarters down below. The condos have real
roof shingles and yes, rain gutters! Inside are plush, cozy beds. The
feeding station has
steps leading up to
another tailor-made
deck area that is rainproof.
The best part of this story is the bonding relationship that
has been formed. Every morning and evening, after Tammy feeds
Checkers and Dapple, they have a love fest. The cats adore her
and beg for love. We honestly did not know if Tammy would
ever see these cats again once they were released from the cage,
or whether she would ever have a chance to pet them, but it turns
out that they have never stepped one paw out of the yard.
About a week after Checkers and Dapple Gray were relo-
cated to the Herz home, the owner of the adjoining property
where all the cats had been originally trapped and altered no
longer wanted the cats on the property and disbanded the feeding
station. Tammy and Joe generously came to the rescue, bought a
new shed, and customized it so that all the cats would have a
place to come and eat. Oh, if only these cat saints could be
cloned!
Two Tickets to Paradise By Annie Dreizler
Checkers and Dapple Gray await their morning “love fest.”
Dapple Gray is the Lady of her Manor.
Checkers takes a siesta in his new abode. “Fleece feels good to the fur,” says he.
PROVIDERS OF SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES Animal Hospital of San Luis Obispo, Cat & Exotic
Care of the Central Coast, Five Cities Veterinary Hos-
pital, Homeward Bound Mobile Veterinary Care, Los
Osos Pet Hospital and Bear Valley Animal Clinic, Pis-
mo Beach Veterinary Clinic, San Luis Obispo Veteri-
nary Clinic, Woods Humane Society
ADOPT-A-CAT HELPERS Our coordinator, Benita Smith, and her set-up crew of
Betty King & Carol Martinez, plus
Ira Alpert, Jamie & Matt Bain, An-
nie Burns, Lynette Crane, Randall
Husk, Kevin McCracken, Rebecca
Roybal, Laura Sisk, Craig Smith,
Pamela Werth
FOSTER HOMES
Jamie & Matt Bain, Annie Burns &
son Russell, Michelle Butz &
daughter Jenna, Lynette Crane, Teri
Crosby, Annie Dreizler, Jean Hen-
ry, Jennifer Hilty & son Zachary,
Diana Lamb, Carol Landry, Rhon-
da Myers & sister Connie Dugan,
Briana Shean, Benita & Craig
Smith, Anna Stewart & daughter
Allison, Lucy Taylor, Pamela
Werth & husband Kevin McCrack-
en, Jeneale & Jim Nett and sons
Ryan & Ricky, Rebecca & Chris
Roybal, Kathy Schwanitz & hus-
band Hugh Smith and daughter Julie Mei
FERAL CAT FEEDERS Eldra Avery, Jim Denton, Annie Dreizler, Connie
Dugan, Marilyn Forselles, Carol Goldberg, Cheryl
Heppell, Jennifer Hilty, Lisa Hillsinger, Chris Hoff-
meyer, Vicky Holland, Rhonda Myers, Laurie & Pete
Olson, Benita Smith, Charmaine Taylor, Lucy Taylor
NEWSLETTER MAILINGS Iris Alexandra, Vicky & Craig Johnsen, Judy Michener,
Buzzy & April Stokes
TRAPPERS Jim Denton, Annie Dreizler, Connie Dugan, Cheryl
Heppell, Jennifer Hilty, Ananda Holloway, Carol Land-
ry, Rhonda Myers, George & Minnie Schicker, Char-
maine Taylor, Lucy Taylor, Raven Woodards
OTHERS Sally Adam, donating & delivering feral cat food
Shelby Bohl, Webmaster
Vanissa Brandt, who turned her many volunteer hours
into $500 in grants for the Feline Network through the
Wal-Mart Foundation’s Volunteerism Always Pays
program.
Dr. Maxwell Conn & Staff at Cat & Exotic Care,
generously providing spay/neuter & medical care for
many cats & kittens
Lynette Crane, coordinating trap-
ping, rescues & foster homes in the
South County as well as answering
several of our phone lines
Anitra Essen for single-handedly
undertaking the huge feral cat prob-
lem at CMC, including trapping,
transporting for spay or neuter, fos-
tering, feeding and finding homes
for many cats and kittens
Elaine Genasci, media relations
services
The Green Bargain Store in
Grover Beach, making Feline Net-
work information available year
round, posting cats for adoption on
bulletin board & maintaining dona-
tion jar
Dr. Kenneth Hallock & Staff at
the Animal Hospital of SLO, gen-
erously providing medical care for
many cats & kittens
June McIvor & The Law Firm of Sinsheimer, Juhn-
ke, McIvor & Stroh, providing conference room for
board meetings
John Michener, hosting website
PETCO, providing a site for our adopt-a-cats and se-
lecting us as their Charitable Partner to receive dona-
tions from their humane fundraising programs
Gabriella Schrader, cat care and pet sitting
Kathy Schwanitz, layout of our Spring 2012 newslet-
ter and redesign and printing of spay/neuter fliers
Laura Sisk, bookkeeping services
Anna Stewart, vaccinating and overseeing medical
care of many foster cats in the South County
Karl von Kries, reformatting our website
Victoria Wood, picking up & sorting Feline Network
mail, transporting supplies between SLO & the South
County &, last but not least, doing a tremendous job
coordinating our volunteer luncheon at Biddle Park
We Couldn’t Do It Without You!
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PETCO’s awesome employee, Erik Purinton, brings his adopted boy, Arte-mis, to show former foster mom and longtime volunteer, Pamela Werth at our Adopt a Cat event.
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Marvin & Deborah Abney
Sally & John Adam
Laurie Aguilar
Martha Aivaz
Lorraine Akelian
Paul Allen
Priscilla Alquist
Joseph Amanzio
Nyla Amerman
Beth Anderson
Mark & Helen Anderson
Dale Andrews
Jim & Jenny Anthony
Lynn Arensdorf
Karen Armstrong
John & Becky Baer
Marlene Barkley
Carolyn Barr
Tamara & Steve Becker
Elva Beeks
Adele & Danny Beher
Craig Bell
Pat & John Benson
Nancy Bernard
Diana & Keith Bing
Robert Blackstone
Shelby Bohl &
Karl Von Kries
Geri Bolivar
Ray & Sonya Bracken
Ruth & Jack Brackett
Shirley & Herman
Bradshaw
Michael Brannagan &
Celeste Chittenden
Peter Bresler
John Bridgeman
Margeaux Brochtrup
Elsa & Vernon Brody
Bruce Brown
Connie Brown
Mary Brown & Robert
Schingler
Nancy & Leonard Brown
Tamara & Keith Brown
Susan Buckley
Julie Eslick-Bull
Virginia Bunnell
Dorothy Burns
Heather Burns
Linda & Gene Burris
Hal & Pat Buscher
Gary & Cindy Byllesby
Corliss Campbell &
Richard Schmidt
Jeri Carroll
Cars 4 Causes
Bob Carter
Marcia & David Carter
Michelle Cavin
Central Coast Guitar
Society
Judith Childress
Nancy Chilton
Cari & Craig Clark
Jeraine Clogston
Coalesce Bookstore
Jeannie Cochran
Evayn Martin-Coen
Claudia Coleman
Mary Cooper
Kathleen & Robert
Copeland
Alice Coppers
Lori Coulter
Lynette Crane
Patricia Crowe
Nancy & Tom Cullen
Elora Curtis
Irene Dailey
Barbara & Jack Daily
Pamela & Saul David
Pat & Leonard Davidman
Marie Davis
Kay De Smet
Sandy & Terry Deal
Ramona DeBorde
Anne Denman
Carol Denneen
Chris & David Dexter
Barbara Diaz
Marion Dietz
Sarah Diggs
Vern Dillon
Betty Dodson
Ray & Simone Dominik
Rive Douglass
Rose Drago
Patricia Dreizler
Florris Drury
Zeta Dubarry
Lynn & Lee Dudacek
David & Connie Dunbar
Niki Eckis
Kim & Rod Edwards
Doris Faulkner
Linda Field
Beatriz Fosse
Karen Frair
Glenn Geissinger
Elaine Genasci
Patti George
Mike & Barbara Geringer
Kathy Geyer
Chuck & Dana Gilstrap
Scott & Chelly Glancy
Donna Godfrey
Saul & Carol Goldberg
Jean Gordon
Carol Gray
Betty Griffin
Nicole Groshong
Reggie Grothe
Richard & Vera Hagler
Marjorie Hanks
Mary Harrison
Dan & Carol Hathaway
Annette Hatzman
George Hauser
Corki Henderson
Susan & Roger Henslin
Donna Herbst
Renee Hicks
Don & Helen Hightower
Arylane Hill
Richard Hirschbek
Marsha Houston
Judith Howard
Shelby Hyosaka
Joanie James
Cindi Jasper
Patricia Jenkins
Vicky & Craig Johnsen
Charlotte &
Marvin Johnson
Dan & Marianne Johnson
Francie & Neil Johnson
Sabrina & Michael
Johnson
Leslie Jones &
John Hofschroer
Beverly Joy
Jacqueline Kahn
Klara & James Karsai
Glori & Roger Keech
Julia Keefe
Judie Kewish
Dennis & Kay Key
Melbra & Nicholas King
Sharie King
Peter Kinkade
Lynette Kirkpatrick
Sally Knight
David Kornberg
Rudy Kraft
Peter Krynak
Olivia Labastida
Elaine Ladewig
Josephine Laing &
Frank Zika
Seona & Jeff Lampman
Lynn Lane
Amy Lehmann
Mary Jane Leimer
Carol Lemen
Chrissy Lencioni
Karen Lewis
Kathy & Ken Lockwood
Lana Lucas
Ada Luedke
Jim Lukey
Suzanne & Tim Lytsell
Al & Mary Mager
Adele Mansfield
Collette Marie
Patricia Markcity
Kim Martin
Alfred & Linda Martinelli
Kathy Marx
Marina & Randy Matthews
Nancy May
Sandy McComas
John & Jennifer
McConaghy
Mitzi McCullough
John McGee
Bonnie McIvor
Connie McLean
(Continued on page 6)
Barbara McLongstreet
Ronald Mead &
Susan Williams
Sandra Mertz
Heidi Mikel
Cheryl Miller
Kristin Miller
Mike & Judy Miller
Rosemarie &
Kenneth Miller
Doug & Debbie Mitchell
Jon & Karen Moerman
Phyllis Molnar
Tom & Nancy Monroe
Anthony Morrocco
John Mottmann
Mary & Earle Murie
Margaret Murnane
Scott & Sandra Naumann
Jody Neal
Mike & Michele Neuhauser
Sharon & Jack Neville
Carolyn Niblick
Pearl Nicholson
Stanley Nix
Scott & Sharon Noller
Barbara Nordin &
Ann Travers
Cindy Nunes
Ray & Kim O'Bryan
Barbara O'Connor
Jan Ojerholm
Tim & Joan O'Keefe
Patricia O'Lear
Sandra Olinger
Laurie & Pete Olsen
Jeri O'Neil
Amy Overby
Emilie Palozej
Gloria Pautz
Gail Perez
Joyce Perkins
David & Aglaja Peter
Lovaun & Melvin Pfeil
Marilyn Piceno
Terry Pierce
Tony Pires
Pismo Coast Village
Irma Powell
Becky Price
Patsy Randall
Sharon Reese
Tricia Reichert
Kara Reid
Claude Remillard
Diane Rhodes
Wendy Richardson
Billie & Jean Robertson
Connie Rodgers
Donna Rogers
Robben Romano
Karl Rose
Gary & Darlene Sawyer
George & Minnie Schicker
Shirley Scott
Maureen Segor
Alice & Robert Sennett
Ethel Shapard
Wendell Shultz
Marilyn Sieling
Lee Ann Simmons
Linda Sims
Steve & Jane Sinton
Alexa & Charles Slem
Roberta Soules
Joseph St Clair
Carol Staib
Barbara Stanley
Darlene Stemper
Estelle Steynberg
Barbara & Tom Stokes
Lynnette Storrs
Duane Strate
Donna Sullivan
Barbara Sutton
Peter Sysak
Marilyn Rivas- Tate
Sheila Taylor
Robert & Pamela
Thompson
Alyce Thorp &
Bob Mayberry
Thelma Trueg
Janell Tyler
Rochele Ullum
Mikie Vavroch
Dr. Fred & Anne
Vernacchia
Tony Villegas, Sr
Jody Wakefield
Kathleen Walker
Kristine Wayland
Rebecca & Mark Weegar
Fred Weggel
Alice Welchert
Alice & Everett Whitbeck
Irene White
Mary Whitson
Barbara Wilkins
Judy Woodbridge
Liz Woods
Joe & Corky Woodward
Michele Yokotake
Karin Young
Jill Zamek
Helga Zimmerer
“Generous Donors” (Continued from page 5)
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Would you like an exciting and rewarding volunteer position? Join our team and help us im-prove the lives of stray and feral cats. We need trappers in Morro Bay, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo and the South County. Feral cats are trapped, spayed or neu-tered and returned to safe feeding locations. Feral kittens, if young enough, are socialized for adop-tion. Humane traps and training are provided Please call Christine at 544-6138.
Have you ever considered
sharing your home with a duo of
outdoor felines? These pairs of
young cats would be perfect.
They can rid your yard of un-
wanted rodents or just keep you
company when you’re enjoying
some outdoor leisure time. They
are friendly but may be a bit shy
at first. They would be so grateful
for a caring home.
Outdoor cats will need
safety from predators, shelter
from the weather and daily food
and water. They are fixed and
vaccinated. In other words, they
are move-in ready. Call Christine
at 544-6138 to find out more
about these featured cats and oth-
ers awaiting a permanent place to
live.
Good Homes Needed for Backyard and Garage Kitties Trappers Can Change Lives
Speck (above) & Sammy, gentle, shy yet friendly and close friends
Benji (above) & Shiloh love petting and have great hunter potential
To Honor and Remember
In Loving Memory of
Barbara Mori, “a past member of the Central Coast Guitar Society who loved her cats
and appreciated and participated in good music,” by members of the Central Coast
Guitar Society
Jim Baum, “beloved father of Debra Holt, long-time Feline Network board member.
We extend our heartfelt sympathy on her loss,” by her friends at the Feline Network.
Amber, “my beloved cat whom I miss SO terribly. She passed away in 2005 at age
18-1/2,” by Collette Marie.
Andre, the Giant Kitty, “our 22-pound Maine Coon boy. We lost him in May,” by
Neil & Francie Johnson.
Boris, “our best-ever cat,” by Linda & Herb Clarke.
Bucky, “long-time (20 year) companion cat of Meredith Bates,” by Ann Travers &
Barbara Nordin.
LuLu, “my friend Pat Hamilton’s beloved cat,” by Marilyn Piceno.
Sarah, “treasured cat of John & Judy Michener, loved by all who knew her,” by their
friends at the Feline Network.
Sugar, “born 1994, spending 17 years in SLO County, most of it with Mark & Helen
Anderson,” by Beth Anderson.
In Honor of
George Schicker. “Thank you for trapping! My feral mom and son are lap cats now
thanks to the Feline Network in 2008!” by Paula C. Lowe
Several of the inmates have been very help-
ful in catching the feral cats and kittens. In the be-
ginning I was frequently asked by the inmates if I
was going to have the cats destroyed but because I
brought them back to the institution they have begun
to realize that spaying and neutering is actually
healthier for the cats. They have begun to under-
stand that this program keeps the cats from fighting
and stops so many kittens from being born with dis-
ease or dying from malnutrition or simply being
killed by other wildlife.
I would like to
thank Feline Network for
helping to organize this en-
deavor and paying for the
cost of vaccinations and
spaying and neutering. I
would also like to thank the
cordial staff at Woods for
their assistance in schedul-
ing the many appointments.
And I would especially like to thank the officers at
CMC, because without their assistance I would not
be able to get this job done. Although not every of-
ficer is a cat lover, I have never had anything but
pleasant support.
“Conjugal Visits” (Continued from page 1)
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Thank you, Anitra
Sugar Wait, wait, hold on Another moment, But no; I must go, Heaven is now my home. I will be there, waiting, To be petted and again dearly Held in your safe arms. Needn’t hurry. My Little sister Spice is here! Sugar and Spice; found. Beth Anderson
Rebecca
and Chris Roybal
are our most re-
cent volunteers.
Rebecca is an
animal science
major at Cal Poly
and wants to
work profession-
ally in a position
where she can
improve the lives
of animals, for
example in a zoo.
Rebecca and
Chris have been
fostering two kit-
tens, Daisy and Tyson, that were once a bit shy but have
made significant progress under their loving care.
Although they are not siblings, these kitties are very
bonded. Daisy is a six-month-old gray-and-white tabby
that is quite active and playful. Tyson is a four-month-
old orange tabby, and he adores his adopted older sister.
The kitties are very affectionate and loving. We would
like to find them a home together. Please call Rebecca at
264-3596 for information.
Rebecca sports her captivating kitties, Daisy and Tyson, ready for adoption.
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We are so pleased to share
that Little Lefty, born without one
leg, who was featured in our summer
newsletter, has found a loving home
with Reggie and David Grothe. Lefty
has become fast friends with Pump-
kin, a kitten adopted last year by the
Grothes from the Feline Network.
Reggie journals every day about their
boys’ antics.
Julie Mei has her hands full with this trio of adorable
kittens. Ben, Jerry and Maggie are identical except for Ben’s
white spotted chin, Their foster mom says the three are all very
affectionate and comfortable with people and that they even
play with her little dog. “They purr constantly and love to be by
people and not by themselves...if they get stuck in another room
alone they meow like crazy to get back to you!” Call Christine
for adoption information at 544-6138.
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