cat home

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2006/04/26/1551029-sun.html April 26, 2006 Board rejects proposed new shelter for cats By kvernon@edmsun KRISTEN VERNON, EDMONTON SUN The lives of 125 cats are hanging in the balance after a Parkland County appeal board nixed plans for their new home. "It's either a case of euthanizing 125 cats or going back illegally," said Marjorie Hervey, founder and president of the Hervey Foundation for Cats. "We have a no-kill policy and, at this point in time, we'll stand by that." A Parkland County appeal board yesterday ruled against a new building proposed for Hervey's five-acre property just west of Stony Plain. The building would have allowed Hervey to house 200 cats, up from 75. Hervey operates a private no-kill shelter in Stony Plain, but was told late last year she must vacate the warehouse by the end of this month to make way for a condo development. The owner of the warehouse said Hervey and her felines could possibly get a one-month reprieve if she contacts him. "There is a chance," William Choy told the Sun yesterday. The demolition of the building, originally set for early May, has been pushed back, likely by a month. Meanwhile, the story of Willoughby, the six-legged cat Hervey took in last week, has tugged at the heartstrings of readers as far away as New York. A woman from Brooklyn wants to adopt Willoughby or at least make a donation toward the surgery that will leave the orange tabby with three legs. "I am glad the extra legs will be taken care of and he will be a 'normal' three legged cat," Holly Kim Wilson wrote. Hervey, who plans to keep the affectionate year-old cat, has so far raised $200 toward the vet bill.