On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:33:41 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/2/2014 7:53 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 15:19:38 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Of course there are. But as I said, they are not *near* here.
>>
>>
>> What is 'near' to you, exactly?
>> Probably at the end of your driveway, which is about as far as you're
>> willing to walk, no doubt.
>>
>
>I didn't have to walk far to donate a couple of old but working vacuum
>cleaners to the the 'Tabby House', which is an extension of the Beaufort
>County Animal Shelter. (Strictly for cats. The name is a play on words
>- Tabby Cat - or tabby construction using oyster shells in the
>lowcountry of South Carolina.) I contacted the person in charge and
>they picked up the vacuum cleaners. I'm sure they would have also
>accepted blankets or towels if I'd had any to donate.

I have no dog/cat shelters nearby, but I live in the bush so that's to
be expected. The nearest ones are about 90 minutes away. We do have a
good network of people who care for injured or orphaned wildlife
though.