Tuesday | August 19, 2008
The Empty Cages Collective
It is no secret that I'm an animal lover (and particularly, a cat lover). So is my blogger friend, Michele Howley, who posted this story today to benefit an organization close to her family. One of Michele's kitties, Murray, came from the ECC in Brooklyn, NY. And if you click that link and read Michele's story, you'll see that the ECC isn't some huge organization... it's the project of two people who care about animals.
THE ECC'S MISSION
"The Empty Cages Collective (ECC) is a New York-based animal and environmental advocacy organization. ECC aims to cultivate a culture where animals are recognized as fellow sentient beings worthy of respectful and compassionate treatment. Through advocacy, education, hands-on rescue and assistance, the ECC envisions a world free of animal exploitation, abuse, and ecologically destructive behavior."
Amongst other things, the ECC is trapping homeless animals, neutering or spaying them, and returning them into their natural habitats. Ideally, of course, they'll go to clean and safe homes instead of back out into the wild but at least for now, there are way to many of them and not enough of us.
There are two cats in my household. I would have 20 of them if I could. They are wonderful little beings, and it makes me feel glad to know that these folks are doing something to stop the population problem before it begins instead of, dreadfully, after.
For every female cat they take in and spay, twelve fewer kittens will be born next year. I think that's wonderful.
I don't think the ECC yet has their own website, but the Petfinder page is here. They accept donations via Paypal. You can also do what I did: donate a few items from their Amazon Wish List. There are items priced as low as $3.00. They'll be shipped directly to them and you know you're sending something they need.
Not long ago I decided to do one random act of kindness per day. Donating to this very worthy cause was today's. :-)
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