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HOLIDAY NEWSLETTER 2009

Lionel was with us for 3 1/2 years. He was adopted this year by legendary character actor Biff Elliott (Mike Hammer in the classic film "I, the Jury") and his wife Connie, a well-known community activist. They've welcomed Lionel with open arms. Lionel was rescued from the streets of Lynn, Massachusetts ... amazingly, the same city that Biff hails from!

Luke was rescued along with Lionel from Lynn, Massachusetts. Earlier in the year, two of our young cats were adopted by a terrific woman named Treva. These two little guys loved Luke like a big brother. Treva offered to foster Luke and ended up falling in love with him. The three cats now have a fantastic, loving home together. In hockey, that's called a "Hat Trick." It's been a good year for our Bay State cats.

A wonderful couple adopted one of our cats, Mr. Bojangles. This year they decided they wanted to give him a companion. They fell for Fishcake, who had been with us for over four years. They weren't daunted by her blindness in one eye and enthusiastically adopted her. On a return trip they met and fell in love with two more of our cats. This couple with huge hearts adopted these two sisters, Chloe and Julie. These fantastic people have now adopted four of our cats, three in the past year. That makes another "Hat Trick."

Yoda was adopted (from another organization) by a couple when she was still a kitten. After twelve years they bought a dog that was vicious toward Yoda. Incredibly, the couple decided to euthanize Yoda. To his credit, their vet refused. One of our foster moms took Yoda in. We recently adopted her (at 13 years of age) to a woman who was looking for an older cat. It has turned out to be a perfect match.

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When we rescue an animal, it stays with us until the right home can be found ... no matter how long it takes.
Because our commitment to the animals is for life.

All of the wonderful animals we have waiting for adoption are spayed/neutered, wormed, inoculated, FEL V /FIV tested, treated with Revolution, and micro-chipped. Please click here for more information or to fill out an application.

Born in 2006, Kitaro is a Siamese chocolate point beauty. He was found hiding underneath an apartment complex in the Valley and had clearly been abandoned. Kitaro was terrified and starving when we found him, and now he is a total angel ... sweet, loving, and gentle.

Born approximately November 2008, Glamour Girl Gwendolyn was rescued from a miserable existence on the streets and taken home from a spay/neuter clinic by one of the volunteers. A perfect little angel. .. demure and well mannered, she is playful, loving, easy to please, and happiest when being held, petted, and adored. She is definitely a lap cat. Gets along well with other kitties and does enjoy mealtime!

Niall was born approximately May 2009. Niall and his mother were rescued from the shoulder of the 170 Freeway. Niall loves attention from people and felines as well. He loves to play and is simply an all around happy guy. Niall would love to have a forever home!

Born September 2006, gorgeous, happy, playful, absolutely adorable Homer was rescued from certain death on the streets of Silverlake. He lived near a poison-happy landlord and with coyotes on the prowl. His foster mom calls him her "great big sugar cookie kitt." Plays well with other kitties and humans, and can be quite the conversationalist!

Beautiful Beth (of the darling pink nose) was born in 2005 and was rescued from Skid Row, where she was sick and starving. A precious little doll, she enjoys being petted, hanging out with her two-legged family members, and playing with her feline siblings. Beth has been with us for well over three years. She has a wonderful, sweet personality and will bring so much love and joy to her forever home.

Without the wonderful help you give to F ALA, these precious creatures would not be safe and happy and healthy. They were living miserable lives that were sure to be short and filled with fear and pain ... until you helped us step in and rescue them.

With our thanks and our best wishes to you and yours for a joyous holiday season and a new year filled with hope and kindness!

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PLEASE DONATE: Any amount will help. CHECKS CAN BE MADE PAYABLE TO FALA. We are an all-volunteer organization, so 100% of your donation will immediately go to helping animals. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law and make a wonderful holiday gift. We have recently established a special SPAY/NEUTER FUND. Two cats and their offspring can produce 400,000 cats over seven years. If you want to make a contribution to this vital effort, please write “Spay/Neuter Fund” on your check and we will immediately use your donation to prevent generations of suffering.

We gratefully welcome donations of FOOD, LITTER, ADVANTAGE (for fleas), CAT BEDS, BLANKETS, etc. We especially need REVOLUTION to treat our animals for ear mites. We would be tremendously grateful for any donations of LUMBER to build a wood floor for our cat enclosures. It would also be wonderful to have CAT CONDOS and CAT FURNITURE donated so we can make our rescued animals more comfortable.

FOSTER HOMES: It’s a simple equation: The more foster homes we have, the more animals we can take in from the streets where they face cruelty, cold, hunger, and death. If you have room in your home and your heart, we are in desperate need of foster homes.

Please go to www.ralphs.com and click on “Community Contribution” to sign up on our behalf for their New Community Contributions Program. Even if you have already registered, they have begun a new phase of the program and you must register again in order for FALA to receive donations from the store whenever you shop at Ralphs. Our NPO Number is 81200.

FALA signed up with PAYPAL: Donors can go to our website and make a donation using their credit card, with no additional expense for them or for us to use this convenient service.

FALA is also working with GOOD SEARCH: By logging on to www.goodsearch.com when you want to do an Internet search and then selecting Forgotten Animals of LA (Toluca Lake, CA) as your designated charity, Good Search will make a donation to FALA when you use them as your search engine.

And FALA is working with SHOP FOR CHARITY DAY. If you go to their website, www.shopforcharityday.com, and designate Forgotten Animals (that’s all you need to type in) as your charity of choice, there is no additional charge to you when you do your regular Internet shopping, and a portion of your purchase will be donated to FALA. Please go to our website for information on how to donate your car or boat to FALA.

FALA has signed up with the Partner Program at www.1800petmeds.com. For every new customer who uses our referral code, FALA, when they sign up, we will get 10% of everything they order, forever.

WITH OUR THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO THE ANIMALS, AND WITH EVERY BEST WISH FOR YOU AND YOURS!

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