Quarter Three Rescue Partner: Ferals & Kittens & Cats Oh My

Dear friends and furr-iends,

 

IT'S FALL, YALL!!!! Chickpea is thrilled that Heating Pad Season is upon us (and her human is grateful for PSLs, tyvm). 

 

We started our third quarter of business this month and now it's time to introduce our new rescue partner, Ferals & Kittens & Cats Oh My!

 

Quarter Three Rescue Partner: Ferals & Kittens & Cats Oh My

Ferals & Kittens & Cats Oh My is a one-woman 501(c)3 animal welfare organization operated by one person named Carol who is a colony caretaker to over two dozen feral cat colonies throughout the City of Rochester. The primary purpose of the organization is to manage and maintain these colonies through a combination of feeding, sheltering, TNRing, and rescuing the friendly cats that can be rehabilitated and adopted out into loving homes. Sadly, pet dumping is a far too common occurrence here, so Carol frequently encounters abandoned friendly cats that are in desperate need of rescuing. She truly does the work of an army out on the streets of Rochester every single morning, every single day, every week/month/year, without a break. (she also is the rescuer who trapped baby Chickpea four years ago and brought her to Pet Adoption Network!)

You can donate to Ferals & Kittens & Cats Oh My via Paypal or purchase a few items off their Amazon Wishlist during your next shopping session. 

 

Our Values:

Since its inception, our goal at Chickpea Says… has always been to directly support small, volunteer-run animal rescues in the greater Rochester, NY area. Smaller localized groups are the ones that make a direct, tangible impact in their communities, and are also the ones that struggle the most to maintain adequate funding--oftentimes, volunteers of these groups have to drain their own wallets in order to sustain rescue efforts. 

Our solution? Donate $1 from EVERY item sold to a rescue partner local to the Rochester area. Not just $1 from each sale, not just 1% of net profits, but $1 donated from every item sold. Rescue partner beneficiaries rotate on a quarterly basis, so as to share the wealth across multiple organizations, while still providing ample opportunity to maximize donations for each group. 

 

Chickpea's Not-So-Gritty Origin Story:

On June 10th, 2020, Pet Adoption Network – a small cat rescue in Rochester, NY – took in a dirty, starving orphaned kitten and dropped her off at one of their foster homes for some serious TLC. That night, this teeny weeny kitten, who was covered in fleas and smelled like a dumpster, was given the name Chickpea. Chickpea the kitten quickly sought to irreversibly change her foster human's life for good, and soon solidified her status as a foster fail.

Today, Chickpea is a precocious, oversized 4-year-old kitten who likes to beg for cheese-its, chase pipe cleaner toys, and owns more heated blankets than her human. You can find Chickpea’s influencer page at @chickpea.the.kitten on Instagram (the content breakdown is around 80% sleepy kitten photos, 10% gratuitous toe bean shots, and 10% unhinged chaos). 

 

Gratefully yours,

Chickpea (& her human)