HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Ten Lives Club cat adoption group has housed its major location within the Eastern Hills Mall for the previous 5 years — however the mall’s redevelopment plan has precipitated the group to discover a new website.
Ten Lives Club is without doubt one of the many mall tenants who have been instructed they should have their doorways closed by January fifteenth.
“To lose that location isn’t good,” Kimberly LaRussa, public relations supervisor for TLC, mentioned. “The solely purpose Ten Lives Club is so profitable in adopting 3,000 cats a yr is due to our adoption areas.”
LaRussa instructed 7 News for the 5 years the adoption middle has been within the mall, they’ve facilitated almost 5,000 adoptions at that website.
“Eastern Hills Mall is an expertise for individuals who wish to undertake a cat as a result of it is simply adoptions … It’s one-on-one, and so they’re capable of finding their excellent cat and study extra about them.”
On Sunday, TLC hosted its annual Holiday Bazaar on the Hamburg Knights of Columbus hoping to lift money for these cats whereas doubtlessly discovering them their without end properties.
If the organization is not capable of finding a brand new location by the January deadline, LaRussa mentioned they must make-do in the interim.
“They must keep at our shelter, however our shelter isn’t very large to accommodate cats … we achieve this a lot at that location. The cats are getting their medical care; cats are being surrendered.”
However, LaRussa mentioned this Blasdell shelter can nonetheless assist these cats discover their new households.
“Sometimes you possibly can walk in, see a cat meandering round … and you may fall in love that approach.”
Ten Lives Club not too long ago posted on Facebook asking the group for any assist or relocation suggestions.
LaRussa is hopeful that her neighbors will lend a serving to hand.
“We wish to guarantee that we discover one thing that can assist us undertake out as many cats as that location did up to now,” LaRussa mentioned.
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