Our Beneficiaries
Meet the beneficiaries for our Peach State Live model horse show.
Furkids
Furkids was founded in 2002 by Samantha Shelton. Ms. Shelton was compelled to start a no-kill shelter after finding a stray mother cat and kittens and was unable to locate a shelter to take them in. She was spurred to action because of the challenging pet overpopulation problem that exists in Georgia.
From rescuing 216 animals in their first year to 831 as of 2007 year end, Furkids have always provided the best food, medical treatment and social environment for the animals in their care. At the end of 2004, Furkids secured the lease of a 5,000 sq. ft. facility. In April of 2006, renovations were complete and they officially opened the largest cage-free cat shelter in Georgia. The Furkids shelter allows them to increase the number of cats and kittens rescued and provide a colorful, cage-free, one-of-a-kind environment for their cats. Their dogs remain in foster homes until adopted. Furkids is also one of the only shelters in the Southeast that has a room dedicated to cats with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) with a capacity for 20 cats.
The Cloud Foundation
The Cloud Foundation, is a Colorado 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, that grew out of Ginger Kathrens' knowledge and fear for not only Cloud's herd but other wild horses in the West. "I began to realize that we were losing America's wild horses," Ginger says. "They are rounded up by the thousand, losing in an instant what they value most--freedom and family. I realized that even Cloud and his family were in danger."
The non-profit Cloud Foundation is dedicated to preventing the extinction of Cloud's herd through education, media events and programming, and public involvement. The Foundation is also determined to protect other wild horse herds on public lands, especially isolated herds with unique characteristics and historical significance.
(photo above) 2009 proceeds being presented to "Furkids" by Show Hostess Jennifer Bui.
Furkids
Furkids was founded in 2002 by Samantha Shelton. Ms. Shelton was compelled to start a no-kill shelter after finding a stray mother cat and kittens and was unable to locate a shelter to take them in. She was spurred to action because of the challenging pet overpopulation problem that exists in Georgia.
From rescuing 216 animals in their first year to 831 as of 2007 year end, Furkids have always provided the best food, medical treatment and social environment for the animals in their care. At the end of 2004, Furkids secured the lease of a 5,000 sq. ft. facility. In April of 2006, renovations were complete and they officially opened the largest cage-free cat shelter in Georgia. The Furkids shelter allows them to increase the number of cats and kittens rescued and provide a colorful, cage-free, one-of-a-kind environment for their cats. Their dogs remain in foster homes until adopted. Furkids is also one of the only shelters in the Southeast that has a room dedicated to cats with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) with a capacity for 20 cats.
The Cloud Foundation
The Cloud Foundation, is a Colorado 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, that grew out of Ginger Kathrens' knowledge and fear for not only Cloud's herd but other wild horses in the West. "I began to realize that we were losing America's wild horses," Ginger says. "They are rounded up by the thousand, losing in an instant what they value most--freedom and family. I realized that even Cloud and his family were in danger."
The non-profit Cloud Foundation is dedicated to preventing the extinction of Cloud's herd through education, media events and programming, and public involvement. The Foundation is also determined to protect other wild horse herds on public lands, especially isolated herds with unique characteristics and historical significance.
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