{"id":133,"date":"2011-10-27T19:59:36","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T19:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kapush.net\/cat-litter\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2017-11-23T19:06:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T13:36:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\n  })(window,document,'script','https:\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');<\/p>\n<p>  ga('create', 'UA-85516925-1', 'auto');\n  ga('send', 'pageview');<\/p>\n<p><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/My-cats-and-me.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-516\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-516 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/My-cats-and-me-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"My cats and me!\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/My-cats-and-me-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/My-cats-and-me.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>My family has had cats since I don\u2019t remember when. I grew up with cats, and now I have my very own\u00a0feline family and a no kill cat shelter. We use a certain kind of cat litter but not automatic litter boxes. However, cat owners who come to\u00a0us for medical advice for their furry babies often ask for advice on the best cat litter there is, or what litter box\u00a0they should use. Their queries led to certain very disturbing truths about cat litter and automatic litter boxes.\u00a0That is what this blog is about.<\/p>\n<p>Professionally, I teach in an undergraduate College as Assistant Professor in English. I used to be an aspiring\u00a0fine artist, but had to choose between working on the shelter and pursuing a career in\u00a0Art .\u00a0Our main site used to be kapush.net which is now <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KAPUSH.ORG <\/a><\/strong>\u00a0. It deals with Cat Illnesses and Symptoms and Case Studies on cats from our \u00a0shelter.<\/p>\n<p>In a third world country like India, Animal Welfare laws are not stringently enforced. \u00a0Those of us working on our own or as part of an NGO (I am a life member of <em>Calcutta Society for\u00a0Prevention of Cruelty to Animals<\/em>) are \u00a0lonely creatures. We all hope for a day when that will change.<\/p>\n<p>Funding a cat shelter (with a couple of stray canine fellas thrown in &#8211; that&#8217;s Patch and I in the image below&#8230;) is expensive, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Patch-and-Me.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-517\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-517 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Patch-and-Me-234x300.jpg\" alt=\" Patch and Me!\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Patch-and-Me-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Patch-and-Me.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Government funding is not available unless you are a registered organization &#8211; for which you need at least seven active members. I never could get together all seven that would be active!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This is what was originally on this page: &#8220;<em>We do not\u00a0accept donations from individuals. If you have an urge to donate, please don&#8217;t. Adopt a stray\u00a0instead from one of the high kill shelters. If you live in or near Miami Dade, try contacting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Undercats4Life\/153548958025801\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>UnderCats4Life<\/strong><\/a>. If you go through Facebook, you will find similar groups\u00a0trying to help animals in various ways.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Things have changed for me, however, and so &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>AN APPEAL TO OUR READERS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/empathy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EMPATHY<\/strong><\/a> has rescued and sheltered more than a hundred cats and dogs since 2002.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/empathy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1595 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/EMPATHY-Fundraiser.jpg\" alt=\"EMPATHY Fundraiser\" width=\"572\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/EMPATHY-Fundraiser.jpg 572w, https:\/\/kapush.org\/cat-litter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/EMPATHY-Fundraiser-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/empathy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help me keep EMPATHY running?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I often recommend that you buy from Amazon. That is NOT because I am an Amazon affiliate. Most or\u00a0all merchant websites will advertise their product like it is the only choice on earth. There is not much to be\u00a0learnt about actual user experience (the Testimonial section is not what we would want to trust) from Merchant\u00a0Sites.\u00a0Amazon, on the contrary, besides providing you with a discounted price and largely small-print-less return policy,\u00a0also has user reviews for products sold. You cannot post your review unless you have actually bought a product\u00a0from Amazon. There have been complaints about false reviews but if you are careful, they are not too difficult to spot either. It is quite a task sifting through the numerous reviews with diverse points of view. However, if you take the time, you will invariably know what the real deal is.<\/p>\n<p>We do not recommend products that we have not personally used or where user reviews do not seem particularly encouraging, or convincing enough. We are\u00a0trying to help, and raise funds for the shelter if possible. My babies and I are not into selling you stuff that you don&#8217;t\u00a0need!<\/p>\n<p>On a different note, I am also an <a href=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/seocontent\/seo-content-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEO Content Writer<\/a> and Content Strategist. If you wish to hire my services, please visit <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kapush.org\/seocontent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KapushContent<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To spread the word about dangers of inappropriate cat litter, please click\u00a0the share or like buttons below each post.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We look forward to your comments and suggestions. \u00a0Thank you for visiting us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 My family has had cats since I don\u2019t remember when. I grew up with cats, and now I have my very own\u00a0feline family and a no kill cat shelter. 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