Bad Hippie, No Patchouli!

Stinky, Picasso, Ziggy, and Ruby would like to take a break from their regularly scheduled routines of eating, napping, and wreaking havoc on the Hippie Household to bring you this important public service announcement:

"Please help the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee raise money for The Humane Society of Tacoma/Pierce County's during their "Dog-a-Thon" for homeless pets!"

Ziggy would like to assure you that the name "Dog-a-Thon" is misleading -- the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee is walking to raise funds in support of a quarantine room for cats at the Humane Society's headquarters. Not that anything is wrong with being a dog lover, although Ruby might not be too pleased with you if you let the proverbial cat out of the bag, so to speak. Trust me. Her claws are sharp.

Here's a message about the fundraiser straight from the IBKC's Web site:

"The human members of the IBKC will be participating in The Humane Society of Tacoma/Pierce County's Dog-A-Thon walk for homeless pets. If you would like to help us reach our goal, or find out more about the walk, please click HERE."

It's no secret that the felines in our household are fans of the IBKC -- in fact, they were all rescues in their own way. Stinky P. Boo, cat extraordinaire, came with my first rental home. She had been abandoned by a local college student and grudgingly taken in by a previous renter, who was more than happy to leave her with me. Picasso came from Erie Shores Humane Society, and was a foster very much like the IBKC fosters. (His foster mommy lived on a blueberry farm. Go figure!) Ziggy was adopted after a coworker at HWSRN's place of employment posted a sign to get rid of him because he was "too furry." (Hmmmphhh!) And Ruby -- well, we found her on the mean streets of Mayberry-on-Acid, U.S.A., fighting neighborhood dogs and scrounging for food. She adopted us!

There's a lot of local kitties out there I'd like to help, and that we (meaning my fabulous felines) hope you can help, too! But if you have just a little bit of change to spare for the Itty Bitties, please give their foster mom Laurie a hand and support their efforts on this walk. (The kitties have ALMOST reached their goal of $15,000.) The IBKC brings a smile to my face almost daily, and I admire Laurie's dedication to fostering these kitties -- and finding them good forever homes.

Picasso says: "Why are you still here? Go to the IBKC's Web site and donate your catnip money to help out those Itty Bitties! It's hard out there for us kitties. We need all the help from you humans that we can get!

Thank you!