CatCareSocietyKitten,"Marvell,"ServesAsMarvelousSuccessStory fortheLakewoodbasedCatShelterandMedicalTeam

CatCareSociety(CCS)launcheditsFallFundraisingcampaign,focusingonthespecialsuccessstoryofthe10weekold abandonedkitten,fondlynamedMarvellbyCCSstaffers.MarvellwasbroughttotheCatCareSocietyshelterinJuly byawomanwhohadrescuedhimfromseveralyoungboysseverelytorturingthehelplesskitten. Lakewood,COOctober6,2011CatCareSociety(CCS)recentlylauncheditsFallFundraisingdirectmailcampaign, focusingonthesuccessstoryofthe10weekoldabandonedkitten,fondlynamedMarvellbyCCSstaffersafterthe ColoradoRapid'splayerMarvellWynne.TheannouncementismadebyClydeDawson,CCSInterimExecutiveDirector, whosays:"MarvellwasbroughttoourshelterinJulybyawomanwhohadrescuedhimfromseveralyoungboys severelytorturingthishelplesskitten.Theboyswereswingingthekittenbyitstailandlightingthetipsofhisearsand whiskersonfire." MarvellisonekittenwhowasabletohaveasecondchanceatlifebecauseofthehardworkofthemedicalteamatCCS. "Thestaff,volunteers,andBoardofDirectorshavealwaysbeenextremelyproudofbeingabletogotheextramilefor catsandkittensinourshelterbyprovidingextensivemedicalcare.Thiscareenablesthecatstohaveasecondchanceat awonderfullife.Unfortunately,unlikeourshelter,inotheranimalshelters,catswithseveremedicalissuesare euthanizedbecauseoftheadditionaltimeandmedicalcoststosaveoneanimalslife,"Dawsonsaid. WhenthekittenarrivedatCCSinJuly,themedicalteamquicklywenttowork.Duringthekittensinitialexamination, theCCSvet,Dr.Rooks,discoveredhehadburns,lungcontusions,internalbruising,internalbleedingandseverehead trauma,whichcausedbleedinginhiseyes.Thestaffspentseveralhoursstabilizingthekitten.Marvellthenwenthome withCCS'AdmissionsandFelineCareManagerforroundtheclockmedicalcare.CCSalsoputoutamediaplea,with coverageonseveraloftheareaTVstationsanddailynewspaper,tofindtheperpetrators,buttonoavail.Relatednews reportsarefoundatthefollowinglinks:

CBS4(withvideo): http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/07/27/catrescuesocietyhopestofindyounganimalabusesuspects/ DenverPost: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_18562617 9News:http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/210223/346/Severelyabusedkitteninrecovery

Dawsonexplains:"Afterseveraldaysofcontinuousmedicalcare,Marvellmadeasurprisingrecoveryandwasabletobe placedwithoneofourgenerousfostercareparentstocompletehisrecovery.Wearepleasedwithhisrapidrecovery andadoptionbyhiswonderfulnewmom.OuradoptionstaffwasabletoeducateMarvellsnewmomabouthisinjuries; sheassuredusthatshewouldbeabletogivehimthemedicalattentionhemayneedinthefuture.Recently,Marvells newmomcalledtosayheisveryhappyandhealthyinhisnew'forever'home."

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AbouttheCatCareSociety TheCCS,foundedin1981byLindaEast,DVMandLynnRowe,isanonprofitorganizationestablishedtoimprovethe qualityoflifeforhomeless,injuredandabusedcatsintheDenvermetropolitanarea.TheSociety'sgoalsare: Tosponsoreducationalprogramsthatpromoteresponsiblepetownership,humanetreatmentofallanimals, andtheeliminationofpetoverpopulation; Tosheltercatsinahealthy,cagefreeenvironmentandtofindcompatibleandresponsiblefamiliesforeverycat; Toprovidecommunityoutreachprogramsthatimprovethequalityoflifeforcatsandpeople; Tobeafriendtoallcats. ForanoverviewoftheSociety's30thAnniversaryMilestones,visit:http://tinyurl.com/CatCareSociety30th. TheCCS'14,000thcat,Jackpot,wasadoptedouttohis'foreverhome'inMayofthisyear.Thisachievement,onaverage forCCS,is467catadoptionsperyear,or1.25adoptionsperday,everydayfortheCatCareSociety'sfirstthirtyyears. Inadditiontocashdonations,CCSneedsinkinddonationsofthesesupplies:clayandclumplitter,astheshelteruses over600poundsoflittereverymonthandcanusebothtypes.Cheaplitterisfine;theWalMartbrandintheredbagis thecheapest.Inaddition,CCScouldusethefollowingitems:bleach,papertowels,5inchpaperplates,babyfood (turkeyandchicken),cannedcatfood(Whiskas,Friskies,FancyFeastpreferablynofishflavors),drycatfood(Science Diet,IamsOriginal),PurinaKittenChow,hoodedcatbeds,andtrashbags. TheCCSissupportedbyanumberofloyalmembersandcontributors,withoutwhomthesheltercouldnotoperate.CCS receivesnogovernmentfunding.Inaddition,CCSvolunteersassistwithmanyfundraisingactivitieseachyearsuchas TailsofthePaintedCats,booksales,MeowMart,CajunsClosetThriftStore,theholidaygiftandbakesaleandmuch more.Formoreinformationandtodonateonline,visithttp://www.catcaresociety.org. Denver'sCatCareSocietyisalsoisfoundonthesesocialmediasites(comejoinintheconversation): FacebookFanPage:http://www.facebook.com/CatCareSociety FacebookCommunityPage:http://www.facebook.com/pages/CatCareSocietyCommunityPage/126146950760916 FacebookCajun'sClosetFanPage:http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000877155071 Twitter:http://twitter.com/CatCareSociety LinkedinGroup:http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=4018890&trk=anet_ug_grppro NewsFeedBlog:http://denvercatcare.blogspot.com ### Formoreinformationcontact: SuellenScott,CatCareSocietyhttp://www.catcaresociety.org3032399680x19sscott@catcaresociety.org MaggieChamberlinHolben,APR,AbsolutelyPRonbehalfoftheCatCareSocietyhttp://www.absolutelypr.com 3039849801,maggie@absolutelypr.com