Shasta lives in the feline leukemia house

As usual the cats are busy, busy, busy. You need not have a cat to participate just have the desire to support the work that this no-kill cat shelter does.

Sunday, January 20 – 4 to 6 pm
What’s New? Pink & Blue

Make plans to attend this Wine Tasting at CataVinos Wine Shoppe, located at 3063 N. Alvernon Way (1 block south of Ft. Lowell). The tasting features six delicious tastings and opportunities to bid on delightful silent auction items and win raffle prizes.  The $20 cost for six wines and appetizers. Half of $20 ($10) goes directly to benefit the shelter cats and is tax deductible. Donations of cat litter and canned Friskies Pate will be gratefully accepted.

Saturday, January 26 – 2 to 4 pm
Cats, Cozys, & Cookies

Clues Unlimited Mystery Book Store, located at 3146 E. Ft. Lowell Road (at Country Club) will host the event featuring guest speaker Dr. Kristen Nelson, hand-painted cat sweatshirts, tea, & cookies, free bookmarks, raffle prizes, and more.   Dr. Nelson is the author of Coated with Fur: a Vet’s Life. She will speak about the human-animal bond. Admission is free.

(Photo is courtesy of PAWSitively Cats)

Visitors wanted

PAWSitively Cats is busy this month. Check out some of their interesting events that help the kitties.

November 10
A  wide variety of unique home decor, ceramics, art, collectables, and cat-themed items will be available at the “PAWSitively Purrfect Gifts (and more!)“ booth at the Tanque Verde Swap Meet, 4100 S. Palo Verde Road from 7 am until 11 pm.

November 17
Make a small donation to PAWSitively Cats and get a kitty toy “goodie bag“ from 9 am – 3 pm at Fountain of Life Lutheran School, 710 S. Kolb Road.

November 18
To celebrate fabulous fall weather and felines, make plans to attend the “PAWS for Gratitude“ Wine Tasting at CataVinos Wine Shoppe from 4 to 6 pm. CataVinos recently celebrated their 5th anniversary — no small accomplishment in a town with big box wine stores and is a great place to hold a fundraiser.

This event features six delicious tastings but also the opportunity to bid on delightful silent auction items and win raffle prizes.  The $20 covers six wines to taste and appetizers ($10 is tax deductible and goes directly to benefiting shelter cats). Donations of cat litter and canned Friskies Pate will be gratefully accepted. CataVinos is located at 3063 N. Alvernon Way (1 block south of Ft. Lowell – lots of parking)

(Photo: Al, a one-eyed cat, has tested positive for Feline immunodeficiency Virus.  He is friendly and likes visitors.  Call 520-289-2747 for visiting information.)