Cats in Need

SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER TOMMY. THE CAT THAT HAD BEEN LEFT BEHIND IN CYPRUS. ALTHOUGH HE HAD A FULL BRITISH PASSPORT HIS OWNERS COULD NOT AFFORD THE FLIGHT TO TAKE HIM BACK TO THE UK. HE HAD BEEN FOSTERED HERE FOR 6 MONTHS AND HIS CARERS WERE SAYING HE HAD TO MOVE ON. PARC WAS ASKED TO FIND HIM A FOREVER HOME. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION WITH HIS OWNERS IN THE UK IT WAS CLEAR THAT THEY WANTED TOMMY BUT GENUINELY COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR HIS FLIGHT AT THIS MOMENT. PARC COMMITTEE FELT IT WAS IN TOMMY'S INTEREST TO RETURN HIM TO HIS FAMILY SO WE AGREED TO RAISE THE FUNDS FOR HIS FLIGHT ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FAMILY WOULD REPAY US WHEN THINGS IMPROVED FOR THEM. SUE AT CATS IN NEED HELPS SO MANY CYPRUS CATS PLEASE SEE HER WEBSITE 'CATS IN NEED CYPRUS'. THEY HAVE HELPED US AND MANY ORGANISATIONS IN CYPRUS MANY TIMES. I ASKED SUE IF THEY COULD SHARE THE COST WITH PARC AND SHE VERY KINDLY AGREED TO DO THIS SENDING PARC A CHEQUE FOR 200 EUROS. TOMMY WENT TO HIS FAMILY IN THE UK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. HIS OWNER HAS SIGNED A DIRECT DEBIT FORM TO REPAY CATS IN NEED BY MAKING REGULAR SMALL DONATIONS AND THEY HAVE ALREADY PAID A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT BACK TO PARC. WE ARE ALL PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP TOMMY AND HIS FAMILY GET BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. I AM CONFIDENT THE FLIGHT MONEY WILL BE REPAID IN FULL AND WISH TOMMY AND HIS FAMILY ALL THE VERY BEST FOR 2010.