If Only: The Shelter Project

If Only
If only we could save them all,
But we can save LOTS more than some.
There's so much we can do to help,
And it matters to each and every one.
Words by Tea of Tea Photography © 2010

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EDIT: Read Updated Info. about "The Shelter Project"
HERE: teaphotography.deviantart.com/…

This was one of MANY of the kittens in the Kitten Play Room at the county shelter I volunteer for. There are 4 Play Rooms, one they had converted to Kittens-only.

There are 4 "suites" in the back, one of which is all kittens, there, too. Every type of area, except playrooms, have cages.

I only use my camera, about once a month, because there's not much time. Also, I rarely spend time with the kittens at all. It's the adult domestic animals that TRULY need the most attention as they have been there the longest, and in theory and usually in practice, are less likely to get a home nearly as fast as the kittens.
A couple of our cats have actually been there over a year.

THIS is the ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FIRST PART of "THE SHELTER PROJECT", SO...
PLEASE NOTE:
I am NOW donating portion proceeds of any prints of photos & visual poetry [ & my own professional hand-crafted greeting cards coming this Fall of 2010] depicting domestic animals, sold DIRECTLY through TEA PHOTOGRAPHY© to the local shelters.
For MORE INFO. READ in the Cat-Dog Sub-Gallery...
HERE: teaphotography.deviantart.com/…




The ANNOUNCEMENT of THE SECOND PART OF "THE SHELTER PROJECT" is HERE:
teaphotography.deviantart.com/…
regarding the Greeting Cards.

The uploaded image HERE has been purchased as a greeting card as part of a variety package of Greeting Cards by JocelyneR one of the many instrumental people who has supported the Shelter Project here on dA.

Also this image here has been purchased as a print, but through dA, by em32 who has also helped to support the Shelter Project here on dA.

EDIT: This image has been purchased many times by now by several people in conjunction with "The Shelter Project"...

The following people with dA Accounts have been instrumental in a variety of approaches and means- a few of them in a couple of multiple ways- in their extra special support of The Shelter Project:

JocelyneR philippeL Meljean1 sukoto-san em32 PixelRaccoon sassawj ArtByCher Profits-For-Animals bewilderedconfused MadeByRona DanaAnderson cindy1701d Kaz-D kurios-kat stopBSL Adopt-Dont-Shop SaphoPhotographics Bellayona
Miarath Brian-B-Photography AshleyLeePhotography LuciaSeriin marthig mim304 Nature-as-is creativemikey Lirulin-yirth Diahn-C angelfunkstudio seven-s sesam-is-open PartyFeline VisualPoetress Melancholy-Man
wintersmagic deviantHEART SkyAndNatureClub
EffItJustDance Tigles1Artistry Arte-de-Junqueiro Iluvbiscuit2
EarthBirds chryssalis LayaboutJoe Photos-By-Michelle morningstarskid NanaOsaki88 Juno-Janus Shirimasen TheDarkenedBride
SoftplaceToland secrets-of-the-pen Sugaree-33 AnimalsofTheWorld Elwing-Isiliel CarolynYM SilkenWinds essencestudios New-NomCat Somnambulist-Aisle JamminJo Cazamelia FreeSpiritFotography feel-art dAWishingWell ArtBYbeverly Geak-of-Nature MirachRavaia Cmac13 OurArea51 Astrikos TheArtOfManipulation hayley--jade sonia-p surrealistic-gloom RavingEagleMedia Annissina IrinaLara Corvidae65 awesome43 Unframed-Nature DeviantTeddine Destroyer77Stygma DeviantTeddine cwehaar Stygma suezn WolfyDeviants DevNews Against-Declawing Psychology-in-Art M-e-z BiBiARTs Silver-Otter Samcatt

(This list will need to be updated SOON... )

I am forever grateful.

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^{[NOTE: I just wanted to say, in advance, how especially grateful for anyone's I may receive for this image. I am honoured that you would enjoy or think well enough of my work here, to it. So I thank you profusely, and from the bottom of my heart . And because I do realize time constraints all too well, I understand, if you are unable to also leave a comment. However, whichever you may do, [or even both! ] I genuinely appreciate it beyond measure. I need you to know this now, in case I'm not capable of doing individual thank-you's for 's, which I've not been capable, or in case I cannot respond to each comment, either. Thanks for understanding.
And even if you just came to view! I am also very HAPPY for this! ]}

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