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We had a ball at Hilltop Lanes!

Barn Cat Buddies staff, volunteers and community supporters had a wonderful day on Saturday, May 12 at the 2nd Annual Barn Cat Buddies Bowling Fundraiser. Don't miss out the next time we do this. Check out the photo album on Facebook at: Bowling Fundraiser

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Check out our upcoming fundraiser! Help the Animals! Take a lake cruise!

NOTICE:  When purchasing raffle tickets, use the "Donate" button on the right-hand side of this page.  After updating the amount you are paying (the donation) and clicking a button, you will see a "Specify Purpose" section in the donation form.  Please enter VA Dare Raffle, your email address, mailing address, and any other contact information that you feel is necessary.

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Check our other Social Media locations

petfinder logofacebook logoWe have expanded our online presence via several other social media outlets. You can see us on Facebook by clicking on the "Facebook Badge" on the top right of the page. We are also listing our available cats on Petfinder. Volunteer info may be found at our BCB Volunteers Facebook page.


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Barn Cat Buddies has been helping barns and plant nurseries GO GREEN since 2007 by encouraging these facilities to adopt RODENT CONTROL TECHNICIANS.

If you own a barn, warehouse, or plant nursery and can offer safe haven to a pair of under-socialized and sometimes 'friendly' felines, please CLICK HERE to request additional information, or call 540-344-8707 ext. 3 and leave us a message. For those of you who worry about the cats you feed, please scroll down and follow the simple directions we've laid out for you.


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Please read
this very helpful information about Humane Trapping and Discharge Instructions following spay/neuter surgery.



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For Feral Cat Caretakers: Thank you for logging on to our Barn Cat Buddies site. Currently we have no barns or other facilities in reserve and we constantly run ads and post flyers up. If you have kitties to re-home first please click here to read the protocol . Familiarize yourself with it so you can speak to farms in your area about how to safely re-home a kitty. Then feel free to download, print and post barn cat flyers in as many places as you can. Some areas could be vet's offices/laundromats/tack shops, etc. You can get to places we cannot. Calls that come in from the areas where you post a flyer will be referred back to you.

CLICK HERE to email us and let us know where you are posting and how many cats need to be placed. One small effort such as talking up the program and posting flyers can pay off in a big way!

 Diane


Remember, a Barn Cat Buddy WILL ALWAYS GO TO THEIR NEW BARN HOME STERILIZED, EAR-NOTCHED & RABIES VACCINATED PRIOR TO THEIR RE-HOMING. By adopting a pair of expert Rodent Control Technicians you not only safe-guard expensive feed & grain, but also give these needy felines a SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE.


The Barn Cat Buddies program is soliciting for donations earmarked specifically for providing spay/neuter services and required vaccinations for animal companions of low income families.  When you click the "DONATE" button below, make sure that you enter "Low Cost Spay/Neuter" in the "Specify purpose of donation" box.  Remember that all of your donations are tax deductible.  Thank you.


If you are interested in purchasing or distributing handmade cat nip bags for use at your place of business please CLICK HERE to send us your information.

We sincerely thank you for any donation you can make.


This Is Why We Do What We Do

The Starfish Story

Original Story by: Loren Eisley

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, "What are you doing?"

The youth replied, "Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die."

"Son", the man said, "don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!"

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, "I made a difference for that one!"

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox Nov 5, 1850 - Oct 30, 1919


I am the voice of the voiceless:
Through me, the dumb shall speak;
Till the deaf world's ear be made to hear
The cry of the wordless weak.
From street, from cage and from kennel,
From jungle, and stall, the wail
Of my tortured kin proclaims the sin
Of the mighty against the frail
You can make a difference in an animal's life.


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