FOUR SWEET CATS NEED NEW HOMES. Their owner is losing his house to foreclosure and the kitties must be placed. For their descriptions and pictures click HERE.

HELP NYC's ABANDONED COMPANION ANIMALS
It seems that New York City's Department of Health believes that food for the city's 40,000 stray and abandoned animals is a luxury, and in a dramatic slash of the budget for Animal Care and Control, the agency contracted to house these unfortunate souls, all CANNED, soft food is no longer provided except by donation. LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP… READ MORE HERE

Help Haitian Earthquake victims by supporting the International Red Cross Haitian relief efforts and
Doctors Without Borders emergency work in Haiti.

HELP FOR ANIMALS TRAPPED BY THE DISASTER:
1. The American Humane Association: Donate for Haiti HERE.
2. The International Fund for Animal Welfare: Donate for Haiti HERE.
(Thanks go to Samara for links to humane associations.)

Lalita wants people to know about a performance opportunity at her studio. She writes, "Creative Vibrations, a newly opened cultural arts studio in Astoria, Queens, will hold regular Friday night Dance Performance events to promote appreciation for the art of dance (particularly middle-eastern dance) among the public and also to offer a supportive environment for talented dancers to present their work on stage in an artistic (non-food establishment) environment.
"The studio is inviting talented dance artists to perform at our Friday night dance events.
"For information e-mail creativevibrationsstudio@gmail.com or call (347) 257-7768."

Phaedra has released Ibrahim Farrah Near East Dance Group Zar Dance DVD. See the details and ordering information HERE.

Gamila el Masri wants everyone to know that she's doing Belly Dance costuming again. You can contact her by phone at (212) 942-7999 for alterations, repairs, refurbishing and custom design work. Gamila's been costuming New York dancers since 1975.
Web page: http://www.asamed.org/page/page/875800.htm.

From Adarah--If your cat has digestive problems that require an enema, under no circumstances allow your cat to be anæsthetized. Stomach acid can back up into your cat's throat and do life-threatening harm.

Samara has organized a wonderful cat adoption service.  See it at HERE.

Linda up in Westchester tuned us in to Radio Bastet, the brainchild of Oregon dancer Marisa.  Marisa is generously taking cuts from her favorite vintage vinyl Belly Dance albums and making them available to all of us in streaming RealAudio format.  This is the real great stuff.  Go have a look and take a listen.  Enjoy!

Visit the Do Good Page and click to give food, cash, etc.  I'm told that groups can lose their sponsors if they are under-clicked.  Please pay special attention to  theanimalrescuesite.com which is said to be in immediate peril of cancellation. Sponsors want clicks because clicking means you're seeing their ads and maybe even feeling warm and fuzzy about them.  Look, just bookmark or favorite-ize the page and click something every day.  Talk about effortless karma improvement...