ROAAR for the Cats -- Exotic Cat Sanctuary Needs Help

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Reach Out And Advocate Rest for the Cats! Yogie and Friends needs your help to remain open.

Yogie and Friends Exotic Cat Sanctuary was started in March of 1999 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in May of 2000. We have held a class C exhibitor license from the USDA in good standing since the beginning of the sanctuary. Due to changes in the state laws, we applied for a non-AZA accredited zoo permit from the state so we could remain open as a sanctuary and allow visitors to come out and see the cats on Saturdays as we had in the past. However, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries declined our application - without it, we are not allowed to own the cats legally. As a result, they seized our cats on paper on July 14th. We must appear in court on September 3rd to fight for our right to keep these rescue animals home. We are raising funds to be able to afford the legal fees as well as to continue making necessary upgrades to the sanctuary. Scroll down for a detailed list of what money we need and where it will go.

Some quick facts about Yogie and Friends Exotic Cat Sanctuary:

We are the only cat sanctuary in Louisiana.
We have thirteen cats currently living at the sanctuary. Our youngest is 8 and our oldest is almost 20!
We work with local partners to care for the cats, including girl scouts, area schools, local farmers and ranchers, and local businesses.
We have both a webpage and a Facebook page. We love for our fans and supporters to stay involved and take tons of video and photos of our cats for you to browse through.
We are 100% volunteer run and donation funded. None of the people who work with Yogie and Friends make a single penny for doing so. All of our income goes straight to caring for the cats.

We need your help to keep these animals in their homes. The cats cannot speak for themselves. We have been their caretakers and their voices for over a decade and now we need you to add your voice to ours and ROAAR for the cats. Even if you are financially unable to assist us, help us ROAAR by sharing this campaign with friends and family. Every person we reach out and contact increases the chance that these cats can live out the remainder of their lives in the peace of their sanctuary home.

More at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/roaar-for-the-cats .

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