Anyone here a Wikipedia editor?

[Lisa0825]

I just found out that individual shelters and non-profits can have their own entries, but the rules for submitting an aryicle say not to do one about your self. Here is one I found:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Kindness

I would like to get someone to put in an entry for Whiskerville! As the ONLY 100% no-kill shelter in our area, we need all the exposure we can get. I am working on improving our web presence, so I have been browsing for ideas.

[meow2u3]

1. I used to live in Texas....

and I actually looked to adopt a cat from Operation Kindness.

I like the way they place kittens together in their own room. Small kittens as young as 8 weeks in the same room with "teenagers" 11 months old. Guess humans and felines are pretty much alike: the little kids prefer teenagers to adults.

I'd like to see OK branch out eastward, like Pennsylvania.

[Lisa0825]

2. Most of our young kittens are fostered.

If the mom is tame, they are fostered with the mom. If the mom is wild, we wean them, and then foster them, so the kittens can get as much human interaction as possible. But I do like the idea of a kitten room. It can be a risk though, since pinpointing sexual maturity isn't an exact science! I hope they keep the sexes separate at anything close to potential reproduction age, which I am sure they do since they sound like a great org. Once our cats are fixed, at around 5 months, they are all free to roam in the shelter.

[Justitia]

3. We adopted our baby girl from Operation Kindness - they are great!

The kitties are well taken care of, and they spent so much time with us - literally hours - helping us decide who was perfect for us (and vice versa). They were right!

Beautiful facility as well.

Sorry to run off-topic Lisa, I know you were asking about Wiki.

Now that I live in the Houston area, it's so nice to know there is another no-kill shelter in these parts.

[Lisa0825]

4. There are a few others who call themselves no-kill,

but have stats that don't hold up. For instance, putting down a dog with heartworms because they can't pay for treatment, or an animal that needs surgery. We do whatever it takes to find sponsors for any pet that needs high cost treatments. They don't leave us until it's their time, not when we choose.

Edited to add:

The SPCA likes to call itself no-kill, yet look at their stats from 2003 (that's the latest we have right now)

http://www.whiskerville.org/statistics.php

[Lisa0825]

5. Here's another one...

I only heard about this one from the article in Feb., but I have good reports from people about it.
http://www.littlewoman.zoomshare.com/0.html
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/life/3659542

[Justitia]

6. Thanks for this info! Interesting differences in shelters calling

themselves "no kill" - thanks for educating me on this.

And thanks for being such a fantastic foster mom to those absurdly adorable kitties!

[egadsbrain]

7. Thanks for this info!

I'm trying to do the same for my neighborhood shelter and wasn't aware of the Wikipedia option. My computer is too old and isn't compatible with the wiki software, but I'm going to look into it. If you're a volunteer and not a staff member maybe you can qualify to make an entry?

I just started a blog for the shelter: http://www.barcshelter.wordpress.com. I'm still working out the kinks and figuring out how it works, but the feedback has been good so far. The next step is to promote it and get some traffic, but I want to get some more interesting content first.

I'll post any more possibilities I find! :thumbsup: