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October
In the fall of 2003, Susan traveled to Rome and worked with the Torre Argentina Sanctuary to start a socialization program for kittens that come into the shelter. She also spent time, along with a friend, Lucia Lodolini, who works at Torre Argentina, planning and putting on a wine-tasting fundraiser, called “The Night of The Black Cat” or “La Notte del Gatto Nero”. It was a great evening. Susan also checked out cat sites in Florence, Arezzo and Venice in anticipation of the upcoming "Cats and Culture" tour. She also met with Dr. Dorothea Friz, the extraordinary veterinarian working near Naples. FORC has known of Dr Friz’s work spaying, neutering and micro chipping dogs and cats in a number of locations in Southern Italy. She is also the vet who is making the world aware of the cruel killing of infant male buffalo calves that are considered ‘collateral damage’ in the production of the famed Mozzarella di Bufala cheese. As a result of the meeting, FORC voted to send a total of 52 humane cat traps to help Dr Friz with her work. Friends of Roman Cats now has 52 traps in Italy, all in use catching free-ranging cats for spay/neuter.
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February - April
"Friends
of Roman Cats" continues to expand its scope: In February FORC
participated in the inspiring Cat Pride march held in Rome.
The
marchers asked for more
services
for cats (currently the municipality does almost nothing) and more
respect for the people who care for homeless and feral cats.
Though no one from FORC could attend personally, we sent a banner that
was carried in the march. This event attracted 2,000 to In April, Lynn Coulston, Mary Kennedy and Susan Wheeler attended the "No More Homeless Pets Conference" that was held in Southern California. Michael Mountain, the head of "Best Friends Animal Sanctuary," the group that put on the conference, mentioned the Italian no-kill law in his keynote speech. Word is getting around. Also in April, the FORC Board voted to develop an Italian tour for the fall of 2004 entitled, "Cats and Culture, an Italian Holiday". This will be a 14-day tour of Italian cities such as Venice, Florence and Rome. It will combine visiting some of the major cultural treasures of Italy with visits to some of the most important cat sanctuaries and colonies. Please look for more on the tour on our website in a month or so. You may also get in touch with FORC by sending a letter of inquiry to: Friends of Roman Cats, PO Box 12571, San Francisco, CA, 94112; or by e-mailing Susan Wheeler at rappwheel@aol.com. Posted: 6/6/03
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January On
Saturday, January 25, 2003, FORC celebrated our second "Blessings
Animals Give
Us" event. It was a joyous event, with tables overflowing with Italian
antipasti and drinks. Over 40 people attended and we received
notes
and contributions from a number of people who could not attend, but who
were with us in spirit. We took time out from the fun to spend
some
time thinking about the special animals in our lives, animals who
enrich
us and nourish us with their love and companionship.
We had many wonderful donations of items to our silent auction, everything from restaurant meals and wine, original art, jewelry and gift certificates, to tickets to local sporting events. We also had an auction basket filled with Italian delicacies that a great number of people seemed interested in. We thank all those who attended, all those who helped, and all those who donated items to support our projects to help cats both in Italy and in the United States. Special thanks to our treasurer, Lisa Ennis, who generated numerous forms, created the lovely invitations and kept the whole effort on track. Thanks to Susan Wheeler, Mary Kennedy and Pam Carroll for finding so many wonderful donors and for setting up the event, thanks to Lisa Camasi, of our Advisory Board, for helping the day of the party in a number of capacities, and finally thanks to Michael Clarke who, along with Mary and Susan cooked the food for the party. Below is a list of all those who donated items to the party. Please thank those with businesses by supporting them. They are all wonderful friends of animals.
Posted:
2/22/03
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6,000 marchers
and innumerable spectators. It received media coverage, both on
CNN and in numerous American newspapers, including the San Francisco
Chronicle. 
