AZ CARE Monthly - February

A note from the president:

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to the first edition of “Purr-esident’s Press,” I am Kaylene Pearce, the President of AZCARE Rescue, and I want to welcome you all to the new and improved rescue. Over the past year, we have made immense changes to our organization and have restructured the way we conduct business, as well as new staff to help lead our efforts.

We are now striving to make our rescue more streamline. We want to have better communication with the community, our partners, other rescues and our own rescue family.

My priority as President was to have a Board of Directors that had the same values, integrity, and ambition that I have, while also bringing new skills, ideas, and creativity to the table. This way, we can tackle a lot of projects at once and make more of an impact. That was most certainly accomplished! Please welcome our crew!

Kaylene Pearce – our President joined the rescue in 2014, became a board member in 2015 and took over in 2018. I am the “kitty guru.” Besides handling the overall workings of the rescue, I handle all things cat related.

Alexander Wright – our Vice President is an NAU Graduate with a Bachelor’s in Public Administration, which offers the ability to bring in a broader spectrum of people and the youth aspect we needed. His fresh ideas and outlooks are things we were profoundly lacking.

Crystal Buckey – our Treasurer, handles all things money related for the rescue. She has the know how to keep our funds in check and enable us to continue saving lives. She’s also our resident “dog guru” handling everything in the rescue about our pups.

Tammy Wheeler – our Secretary, is my life saver. She is tackling a lot of the paperwork, microchipping and records it takes to keep a rescue alive. People have no idea how much paperwork is involved in a rescue!

Kitten Season is Coming!

What is Kitten Season?

Each spring, a wave of homeless kittens begins to inundate animal shelters and adoption groups all around the Valley, straining a vast network of volunteers who try to provide care and find them new homes.

When is Kitten Season?

In the Valley’s mild climate, cats reproduce year-round. But the prime breeding season begins in early spring, peaks by early summer, and tapers off in fall...(2018) The Arizona Humane Society took in 9,865 cats in Maricopa County during the most recent 12-month period for which data is available. Of those, 5,447 were kittens. “Currently, we have more than 600 cats and kittens in our care within our ICUs, hospital and up for adoption as well as in our foster hero homes,” said Bretta Nelson, spokesperson for the agency.

What you need to know...

People often bring in stray litters assuming they’ve have been orphaned by their mothers. “Yet, many of their mothers may just be out hunting for food,” said Bretta Nelson of the Arizona Humane Society. The mom will likely return.

“We encourage people to wait eight hours to see if mom returns before intervening,” she said, adding that 27 percent of the kittens brought in don’t survive, largely due to being taken from their mothers at such a young age. [More Info]

Excerpts taken from North Phoenix News Article: (May 9, 2018) Robert Roy Britt

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Up Coming Events

Join us for this months events! Our Weekly adoption events are every Saturday from 11:00am-3:00pm at the Queen Creek PetSmart & stay tuned for more events coming soon on our site!