1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:01,480 Speaker 1: We love cats. 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 2: We do. 3 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 3: We love cats. Everybody knows you and I love cats. Actually, 4 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 3: everyone in the studio here today loves cats. Amber Ashford, 5 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 3: thank you for coming in. 6 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 4: Hello. 7 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 3: Amber is the marketing and fundraising manager at the Cat Haven. 8 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 3: Amber knows we love cats. Now here's what happened. We 9 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 3: stumbled across this initiative that they had at a rescue 10 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:26,240 Speaker 3: place in North Carolina called it Poorly Drawn Pets, where 11 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 3: people made a donation to a shelter and the people 12 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 3: at the shelter drew a picture of their pets. Some 13 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 3: people got a picasso, some people got something that looked 14 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 3: like it. 15 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 2: Was drawn by a chicken. 16 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 4: So we. 17 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 3: Should have a go, and we should, you know, see 18 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 3: if we can raise some money for the Cat Haven. 19 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 3: So are you happy to come on board with us, 20 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 3: even though I can't to save my life? 21 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: Absolutely? 22 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 3: Yeah. 23 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: I already had had. 24 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 3: Some listeners and some tips on how to draw cats 25 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 3: to draw you. 26 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe we can find an artist or something to 27 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: give us some more more tips. 28 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 3: Maybe maybe we could get onto Johnny Johnny Pinder, I 29 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 3: mean he's as artist, yeah, tattoo artist. 30 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 2: He extrawed a few dogs and cats in his. 31 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: Time, works with the ink. 32 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 3: But tell us about cat Haven and how you know 33 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 3: you're able to look after the cats there. 34 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've got so hello e s perfect timing. They 35 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 2: do it for me. 36 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: Yeah. 37 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 4: We've got about two hundred and fifty cats on site 38 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 4: at the moment, and about eight hundred in Foster as well, 39 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 4: So there's heaps of little kits looking. 40 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 2: For new hors hundred in Foster. 41 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 1: Yeah. 42 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a big job, but we have lots of 43 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 4: amazing volunteers that help us look after that. 44 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 3: My neighbor's got a couple. I think she's got one 45 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: that only has one eye at the moment she takes in. 46 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 4: The yeah, yeah, the little yeah, yeah, but you can 47 00:01:53,200 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 4: hear the noise of the some clause getting. 48 00:01:58,600 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: The microphone there. 49 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, now it is you know, it's a time when 50 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 5: there is a struggle to find homes because let's be honest, 51 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 5: we use this membosis sounds like a saidy term, but 52 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 5: they all cost of living. It is creating issues for 53 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 5: a lot of people, and pets can be the ones 54 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 5: that suffer. 55 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 4: Definitely, Definitely we find you know, that's number one of 56 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 4: our number one reasons why people are surrendering cats all 57 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 4: the time. 58 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 2: It's really sad. Yeah it is. 59 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 3: Cats do sometimes get a bad rap, but it shouldn't 60 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 3: be the cats. It should be a responsible owners that get. 61 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 2: A bad rap. 62 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 3: First of all, you've got to have them sterilized. Otherwise 63 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 3: it just adds to the number that end up at 64 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 3: the cat haven. They can you know, they can be 65 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 3: have lots and lots and lots of kittens. The other 66 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 3: thing they get about rap about is, you know, being outside. 67 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 3: What do you think all cats should be inside? Are 68 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 3: in a cattio patio type. 69 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 4: Of Yeah, yeah, we're very big on the containment of 70 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 4: the cat to the property. You know, they live a great, great, happy, 71 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 4: very happy life, in fact, longer life, Larry, Yeah. 72 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: When they live inside. So yeah, it's definitely the way 73 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 2: to go. Less injury as well, absolutely yes, keeps them 74 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 2: out of trouble. Everyone wins. Really. 75 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 76 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 5: Look at one of those cat nets put up outside 77 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 5: a courtyard and she just can go down to the 78 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 5: drying court and all that, but just can't escape and 79 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 5: no other picks can get in. 80 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, and no wildlife as well, yeah, true birds and stuff. 81 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I should watch the boots through the fantasizing. 82 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: One day you will be mine. 83 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 3: Do you get any support from the government at cat 84 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 3: Haven or is it all you know, sort of donation driven. 85 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 5: We do. 86 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 2: We get about three percent funded. Yeah, it's not a lot, 87 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:36,119 Speaker 2: is it not a lot? 88 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 4: So yeah, we are you know, n ninety seven percent 89 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 4: funded by lovely people like the donuts that are going 90 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 4: to be doing this. 91 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, bad scribbles. 92 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's what it looks like a cat well kind 93 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 5: of the stuff are incredible, We know they're incredible love 94 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 5: for the animals. 95 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: But what kind of numbers of people do you have 96 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: working at the cat hoven? 97 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 4: We have about fifty staff at the moment and about 98 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 4: one hundred, one hundred and twenty volunteers right right, big 99 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 4: volunteer base as well. 100 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. Now, are these kittens that you've brought in this 101 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 3: morning available for adoption? 102 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 4: They will be in about a week's time. Yeah, they're 103 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 4: just going to get their sterilization done already. 104 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: So they're all nine weeks old, these ones. It's so tiny, 105 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: much bigger than tiny. 106 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 2: Quickly they you know. 107 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: Grow very That's cute. It is pretty cute. 108 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, we are talking about, you know, doing some bad drawing. 109 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 5: We'll try and get better as we go along, but 110 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 5: this sort of makes it fun as well. 111 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: Doesn't it. 112 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: I can't wait to see them. 113 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 3: You have to see who we can get, you know, 114 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 3: to help us, probably get us be able to get 115 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 3: our footy guards. We'll talk talk ben o'she doing doing one? 116 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 3: Adrian Barrett, we'll get here on board. 117 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 1: Maybe some of our guests as well. If we can 118 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: get some stars to have a scribble, that would be awesome. 119 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 2: Well, this is what people need to do. 120 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 3: Just head to the ninety six f m WIN page 121 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 3: as of nine o'clock this morning, fill out the entry 122 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: form and upload a picture of your pet. 123 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 2: Make it nation, but at least ten dollars to the 124 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 2: cat Haven. 125 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 3: More if you like, via the link provided on the 126 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 3: WIM page. And you must use that link to be eligible. 127 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 3: And then you'll go in the drawer to receive a 128 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 3: you'll go in the running, I should say, to receive 129 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 3: receive a one of a kind hand drawn portrait of 130 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 3: your pets created by one of us to one of 131 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 3: our friends. 132 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 2: Where are you going over my shoulders? 133 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 5: A little nameless one or cats everywhere this room right now? 134 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 5: So some of our artwork's going to be on people's walls, 135 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 5: do you. 136 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: Think, Well, I don't know. Maybe some of yours I 137 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: don't know about much. 138 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 3: For all information on the cat Haven, visit their website 139 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 3: cadhaven dot com dot au. 140 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 2: What do you need right now? Amber? What do you 141 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 2: need at the cat Haven? Most of all? Do you 142 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 2: need volunteers? Do you need money? Do you need bedding? 143 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: All of the above? 144 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 4: Yeah? 145 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 2: Everything, please, everything. Yeah. 146 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 4: Look, monetary donations are amazing, but so are big things 147 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 4: like we're always needing people's towels, cat food, cat treats, 148 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 4: cat toys. Okay, so all that sort of stuff as well, cat. 149 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 3: Carriers okay, in need of all that, people are always 150 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 3: having a bit of a clean out of the leaden cupboard. 151 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 2: So keep the catven in mind. 152 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: You can go three your garage as well. 153 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 2: In fact, yeah, it's good opportunity to do it this week, really. 154 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, very good. But do you mind staying all day? Stuff? 155 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: Have locked you and the cats. 156 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 2: I'll leave them for a sleep. 157 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll never find them. Is so tiny. Thanks Amber, 158 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: and we're looking forward to talking to you again.