By Alissa Malerman
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November 2, 2011
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The New Beginnings Animal Rescue shelter is bringing adoptable cats to the Berkley Community Center on Saturday, along with crafts for kids to get their paws on, T-shirts to purr-chase and much more.
The meet-and-greet and adoption event is free to the public and will be held from noon to 4 p.m. It will include educational information on responsible pet ownership and volunteer applications.
"We have about 14 (cats) coming, from kittens to seniors," New Beginnings president Lisa Hill wrote in an e-mail. "They are all fixed and up-to-date on shots."
New Beginnings Animal Rescue was formed Nov. 9, 2010, to provide temporary homes for homeless animals in Oakland County. The group works to place animals into loving homes and provides supplies to those in need.
In August, the Berkley City Council approved a special land-use request allowing the group to establish a shelter at 3060 11 Mile Road. However, according to a comment on Berkley Patch by volunteer Jennifer Fritz, the building's seller went with another offer.
"We are looking again for another building that will suit our needs in Berkley," Fritz wrote.
The shelter would have provided space for adoptable cats and dogs, as well as supplies for the nonprofit organization's Pet Food Pantry program, which assists owners who otherwise may have to surrender their animals. The group is volunteer-based and supported by donations.
New Beginnings Animal Rescue has a fourfold mission, Hill said:
To take in animals surrendered by their former owners.
To place pets into caring homes.
To administer the Pet Food Pantry program, which collects, warehouses and distributes food for animals whose owners no longer can afford it. The program began in December and already has helped hundreds of people and pets, Hill said, adding that Berkley receives the third-most assistance of all the southeast Oakland County communities the program serves. "There's no better place for an animal" than with its family, Hill said.
To provide free educational programs for the community.
Anyone in need of help from the pantry is asked to call 248-755-1923 and leave a clear voicemail containing the reason for calling, first and last name, and phone number.
New Beginnings Animal Rescue is a nonprofit, no-kill rescue serving southern Oakland County. All gifts are tax deductible.
Update: New Beginnings Animal Rescue still is looking for space to open a shelter in Berkley. The nonprofit received a special-land use permit for a shelter on 11 Mile Road, but the building's seller went with another offer.
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