August 2020

Intake is up, adoptions are down, and cats aren't social distancing, so we're up to our ears in kittens.

Although kitten season in Texas sometimes feels like it runs year-round, this year we've really been hit by a huge influx of kittens at the rescue. We currently have 13 "bottle baby" infant kittens who need round-the-clock care as well as a momma cat and kittens in foster, and 8 older kittens and cats. If you'd like to help us get them adopted, please SHARE this email and also be sure you're a follower and share our Facebook Page posts!

You can see photos and get more information about ALL our available adoptable pets by going to http://bit.ly/starlightadoptablepets. Please share this link with friends as well!

We continue to retain kittens who are now growing up here in rescue due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Adoptions have been very slow in the past few months, but are now starting to pick up. Our partner organization Friendswood Animal Control has seen record low intake in the past few months for both dogs and cats, which gives us a great opportunity to show our animals there. This not only helps increase the chance of adoption for our pets who would otherwise only be seen by appointment, but also is beneficial for the facility. Although shelters love to be in the enviable position of having no pets (or very few) for adoption, it can cause the public to stop looking for pets at the facility because the word gets out that they don't have any pets!

Redd Dog is in foster with us at the rescue ranch. He'd been at Friendswood Animal Control since January without being shown to the public due to perceptions that he was aggressive. However, we've since discovered that although Redd is sometimes fearful of new people and situations, he's a very friendly, obedient, and smart dog who will make a wonderful pet for an individual or family with older children. Redd is also great with other dogs and does well with cats too. We're working with FAC to find the right home for Redd, but in the interim, he'll spend his time here at the rescue ranch instead of in a kennel. 

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COMING SOON!!
SHELTER ME: The Starlight Outreach and Rescue Capital Campaign
It has become increasingly obvious that we've outgrown our capacity here at the rescue ranch since moving in mid-March 2018. We currently have cats in what used to be our office and have also converted our garage to a pet facility to make room for more pets. 

Our plan is to build an approximately 2300 sf building that will contain a cat room, education/dog training room, and dog room as well as a multi-purpose room for bathing and food prep as well as storage. We currently have just under $10,000 saved for this venture but will need to raise $140,000 more to build the facility. (Note: building photo is just a visual representation - not the actual building)

Please stay tuned for more information about this fundraising effort. If you're interested in becoming a sponsor of the building construction either with in-kind donations of materials or goods, or you'd like to learn more about having a room or area named for a family member or beloved pet, please contact us. Again, more information will be coming soon!

(Actual current draft of the interior layout)