Help Us Reach Our $50k Goal
Posted October 18, 2016
There are a few magical places left in this world. The Goathouse Refuge is one of them – a unique, no-kill sanctuary that takes in cats and kittens (and the occasional dog or goat)when there is no other place or hope left. If there was not a Goathouse Refuge, these animals would be killed, or suffer because their medical needs could not be met, or wander the streets, abandoned or injured. This has been a tough year for the Refuge and we are appealing to you to make a donation today. We aim to raise $50,000 to cover our operating costs for the remainder of the year.
Even with over 250 adoptions this year so far, we are stretched to our upper capacity on kitty guests, and they are eating us out of house and home. Cats arrive needing medical care – from initial testing to vaccinations and spay/neuters and often much more – and this can run up hundreds of dollars in vet bills very quickly for each cat. The storms andflooding this year have not helped either – we’ve had lots of repairs and clean up to take care of. And winter is close, and we need to add more gas heaters and get ahead of mounting vet and food bills. We are in a deficit situation and seriously need your help.
We do our best to fundraise, and we watch our dollars, but most of our funds are donated (adoption fees don’t come close to covering our costs), and there simply is not enough right now. We are ten years old and have never been in such dire circumstances before. It costs approximately $300,000 a year to run the refuge (or $25,000 per month). We are asking for $50,000 to cover the next few months of operations. Your dollars will help us pay for the bare necessities as we adopt out more cats and kittens, get ahead of vet bills, repair our storm-damaged physical plant, and can get back to a more sustainable level.
Please donate and share our campaign widely to help us raise the funds we need to keep the Refuge running.
