Jennifer Vanderau

Let’s talk about smiles. It’s surprising the power they have. In fact, there are many, many meditative practices that involve the simple smile. I say simple because my mind thinks of it that way, but when you

The first thing that made me realize something was amiss was the white ball of cotton in front of the door when I opened it. I knew immediately it was batting from a pillow – the stuff

Patchwork is a 3-year-old tortoiseshell cat who came into the shelter as a stray. She’s a really nice girl who actually loves belly rubs if you can believe it! Patchwork does not seem to care for the company of other cats and may do best as the only cat in the household. She’s got really pretty golden eyes and will make someone a sweet companion. Could that be you?

I have begun to realize that one of the most precious commodities we have is time. Think about it. Our time on the planet is finite. Time in a day is only 24 hours. As I get

I had a conversation with one of our adopters the other day and was reminded, once again just how many people we have who help us. This gentleman had adopted a cat from us recently and I

It’s been about three years, but we are bringing back our golf tournament. It’s in memory of Mike Krugh, a CVAS board member who passed away far too soon and worked hard every year to put together

I absolutely adore the warm weather we’ve been having, but I do not enjoy what it brings – fleas and ticks. We have been seeing animals come into the shelter just covered in these bloodsuckers and we

You know the strangest thing about living with a three-legged cat? The guilt you feel for doing it. A few weeks ago I wrote about my baby Loki having cancer. He’s a 7-year-old black cat who came

We are in desperate need of foster homes. We are quite full, both with cats and dogs. We’re looking for people who can take kittens or mother’s with kittens. Our dog kennels are full and our cat

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