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12-year-old Girl Starts Website to Help Feed Pets in Shelters
Filed under Animal Welfare by moderncat at 9:37 pm on Jul 14 2008
Moved by recent news stories of all the homeless pets now in shelters as a result of the troubled U.S. economy, 12-year-old Mimi Ausland of Bend, Oregon decided to create a website to help feed these animals in need. She created FreeKibbleKat.com, a site that offers a daily trivia question for visitors. Answer the question everyday and whether you’re right or wrong, you will donate 20 pieces of kibble to help feed cats currently living in shelters. Each month the total amount of kibble is calculated and delivered to shelters. Mimi is currently helping shelters in Oregon, but she hopes to expand the program to support shelters nationwide.
Mimi was recently interviewed on the NBC Nightly News, which gave her program a big boost. I encourage you to go to FreeKibbleKat.com daily and contribute to this noble cause. It won’t cost you a thing but a few moments of your time, and you’ll learn interesting trivia about cats by answering the question. A big congratulations to Mimi for putting this excellent program together!
1 paintandsoulon 15 Jul 2008 at 8:44 am
That’s beautiful! I already click daily at this site to do the same, but I’ll add hers to the rotations.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_home_from_ars_thankyou_leftnav_logo
2 Johnon 15 Jul 2008 at 9:13 am
Excellent! I just put a reminder on my calendar to visit her site and “Feed the Kat” every morning.
Thanks!
3 Katieon 15 Jul 2008 at 12:38 pm
This is really sweet and I clicked. May I also say thank you for the cool products on your site. I am a new rug designer and just got a shipment of six groovy gorgeous rugs as showroom samples (one is called Run Kitty and has kitties on it:). My beloved felines are already scratching them so I am in desperate need of chic scratchers. I ordered several scratchers recommended on your site and was able to get them through your links at much better prices than elsewhere. Can’t wait, as they look super cool too. Thank you!
4 jmuhjon 16 Jul 2008 at 12:27 pm
Mimi Ausland is my HEROINE! I clicked and I’m going to do so every day. It’s so heartening to see someone walk the talk and DO SOMETHING to help cats rather than crying about the tragedy. BRAVO, Mimi!
5 Zingridon 24 Oct 2008 at 10:20 pm
What an inspiring story - thanks for sharing! It will be my daily click while sipping my daily grind!