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Cebe Schneider

11/6/2009

Whatever the weather`s doing, at Oreo`s Animal Rescue in Dickinson, they say it must be raining cats and dogs, since in the past couple of weeks, they`ve become over run with abandoned felines.

Nearly three dozen cats have found their way to the doors of West Dakota Vet Clinic, which houses the Oreo`s Animal Rescue project.

"Currently at OAR we have what we call `kitten caboodle.` That is, we are over-flowing with cats and kittens who need a home. We also have dogs who come to us, but it`s our kitten population that is overwhelming right now," says Tara Couch, the president of Oreo`s Animal Rescue.

The suggested solution?

"We desperately need people to offer their homes for a good home for a forever home, or perhaps a foster home, because we have so many, we can`t continue to take in unless we have people to care for them," Couch says.

But volunteers are also in short supply.

"It takes at least a couple hours in the morning to clean their kennels and play with them so they get socialized," says vet tech Jennifer Kessler.

The rescue shelter say volunteers are needed to spend an hour or two a day helping. But their greatest need is foster or permanent homes.

"All of our animals are spayed, neutered and vaccinated, and cared for in advance, so you don`t have to worry about any of those being a problem," Couch says.

A female cat can be responsible for over 420,000 kittens, if you count the ones that her kittens have and then their kittens have, and so on?

Apparently, a female dog can be responsible for over 67,000 offspring. If you`d like more information about becoming a home for an animal, or about volunteering, you can call Oreo`s at 701-483-0240 or visit their website at http://www.lovingpetsinneed.com.

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