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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

2381.0. "Catwalk - 40 Minutes" by TRUCKS::GKE (red, white and blueberry all under) Fri Apr 14 1989 04:46

    
    Did anyone else here in the UK see 40 Minutes last night?  It was
    called Catwalk and featured a very popular X-model of the 60's who
    now devotes her life to finding, neutering and re-homing unwanted
    and stray cats.  She is furious about the destruction of healthy
    animals and gave up a glitzy & successful career to roam alleyways
    in London saving frightened, sick and injured cats.  She will sit
    up all night with her cat box ready in some of the seediest parts
    of the city to save a pregnant female or rescue a batch of kittens.
    
    Her name is Ceilia Hammond and the programme was really thought
    provoking and interesting.  Nice to see someone giving this issue
    the attention and devotion it deserves.
    
    An aside, the programme said that here in Britain 2,000 dogs and
    4,000 cats are destroyed EVERYDAY!	
    
    gailann 
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2381.1I did!SEDOAS::REASONFri Apr 14 1989 07:105
    I saw it. I was doing OK until the very end when she started to
    cry because she couldnt get the pregnant cat to come out. That just
    finished me off. 
    
    I'll have to be a bit more observant next time I go to Waterloo
2381.2TRUCKS::GKEred, white and blueberry all underFri Apr 14 1989 07:539
    
    Some may call this woman a fanatic, but I think she is wonderful.
    The care and attention these animals are getting due to her concern
    and love for them is to me heart wrenching.  
    
    The next time I'm writing my animal charity cheques, I am going
    to remember this lady.
    
    gailann
2381.3Perhaps to be remembered at Silver Lining time?ATSE::BLOCKWith a mind of magic & a magical mindFri Apr 14 1989 11:490
2381.4CRUISE::NDCThu Apr 20 1989 10:477
    If you have an address for this woman I'd be happy to add her
    to the list.  I only send to places that folks suggest. The
    final decision I leave to those who have lost cats during the
    quarter.  I'm sure they can figure out what to do with a 
    check drawn on an american bank.
      Nancy DC
    
2381.5She now has moneyUKCSSE::YOUNGGeoff YoungTue Sep 25 1990 11:0111
    There was a little snippet in the paper this week about Celia Hammond and
    her work.
    
    She has been left 186,000 pounds ($335,800) in the will of a man from
    Cornwall. It appears he had never met her, only spoken to her on the
    phone.
    
    She intends to use the money to establish clinics across the
    country to neuter/spay strays and look after them.
    
    Geoff
2381.6BIGHUN::THOMASThe Devon DumplingWed Sep 26 1990 09:3611
	Yup, and I hope she kills the stranglehold that the vets have on the
	RSPCA too.

	Heather


	Which reminds me, I still don't have any answer from the RSPCA re: 
	indoor vs outdoor moggies in the UK - and I gave a �20 donation with
	my request.