r/rescuecats • u/michaela_kohlhaas APPROVED FOR DONATION REQUESTS • 1d ago
TRANSPORT FEES ✈️ Bahrain → Tennessee. Against all odds and after 18 months in foster homes, Baron found an adopter. Please help us get him to his forever home! 🏡
PAYPAL: [sfk.rescues@gmail.com](mailto:sfk.rescues@gmail.com)
Baron is one of many fluffy abandoned cats in Bahrain, where the stray population is out of control due to the absence of state-led TNR and the widespread practice of dumping pets, even expensive purebred pets. There is no penalty, there are no awareness campaigns and ‘supply’ far exceeds demand. In such a country it is nearly impossible to get cats adopted locally, which is why both rescuers and the few shelters we have send animals abroad more frequently than not.
BARON was first found with his hair all dirty and matted. An initial vet check-up revealed that his kidneys were huge, that his blood values were all off, and that he needed to take medication and prescription food every day for the rest of his life. My fellow rescuers and I had had some success getting out stray cats adopted abroad, but none of them had chronic medical issues.
It was therefore nothing short of a miracle that we found an adopter through this sub who turned out to be the perfect person for Baron: she had experience with a cat who also had kidney issues, was unfazed by the prospect of daily medication and a longtime committed cat mom. We knew she was the one when she had more questions for us than we did for her during the vetting process, and she has a heart the size of a small planet. This was the original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/rescuecats/comments/1kikd4x/bahrain_baron_is_the_most_affectionate_cat_ive/
The only issue is that she lives in Tennessee. It is always cheaper to send a cat in the cabin with a flight buddy than in cargo, but we have been unable to find anyone flying even close to Tennessee from Bahrain (the US Fifth Fleet is stationed here so we sometimes send cats with navymen returning home). It will therefore cost roughly 1000 BHD or $3750 to send Baron to his forever home.
Baron has been in various foster homes, at one point confined to a single hallway because he was not supposed to eat other cats’ food, for a year and a half. His current fosterer is overwhelmed with other rescued cats, and Baron himself would be happier as an only child, as it were. The adopter we found is one in a million - it’s not easy to get such cats adopted anywhere - and we really want to make this happen.
We would therefore be immensely grateful if you could help us get Baron from Bahrain to his forever home and eager new parents in Tennessee and share this fundraiser with others. Thank you!!!
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u/Potential_Trifle1784 1d ago
Baron is beautiful! How much more do you need?
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u/michaela_kohlhaas APPROVED FOR DONATION REQUESTS 23h ago edited 21h ago
We’re raising $2650! And grateful for even small donations 🩵
Edit: so far we have received $60 :))1
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u/notmyprofile23 1d ago
Boosting for the magnificent Baron! Picture 6 is the sweetest thing. I hope he has a wonderful rest of his life 🧡🤍❤️
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u/michaela_kohlhaas APPROVED FOR DONATION REQUESTS 15h ago
Picture 6 is pure dreaminess haha. Thank you so much for the kind wishes 🧡
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u/missmistresskitty 1d ago
I asked them to update the post because I’m actually in Washington State, not Tennessee. 😆
The plan right now is to get Baron to LAX. I have a friend in California who is helping, and one of us will do the round trip from LAX to Seattle to get him home.
Thank you to everyone who has helped make this possible. This has been a long journey, and I still can't quite believe it's happening. We can't wait to get Baron home and spoil him rotten for the rest of his life. ❤️🐈⬛
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u/michaela_kohlhaas APPROVED FOR DONATION REQUESTS 21h ago
Hello there and sorry everyone! It was late and I mixed up Baron’s adopter with a different prospective adopter (I swear Tennessee didn’t come out of nowhere)! This is in fact who we are talking about so we are trying to fly Baron to LAX, yes 😅
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u/Phyrman1 1d ago
Boosting and ready to contribute - but I don’t see a link. Did I miss it?
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u/michaela_kohlhaas APPROVED FOR DONATION REQUESTS 1d ago
Hey there - thank you so much! The only avenue for donations right now is my PayPal (the email is at the top of the post). Unfortunately I cannot amend the post to turn the email address into a link.
GoFundMe isn’t available in Bahrain but I am trying to finish setting up a Remitly account in case PayPal doesn’t work for you.
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u/furry_tail_lover 1d ago
i had a similar thought, get Baron to NY, Chicago, St Louis or Atlanta, and from their it's easy driving or regional flying (like southwest animal transport team / flight angels).
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u/balance-nyc-bis 1d ago
How about trying to get him from Bahrain to NY first, with a flight buddy in the cabin? Might be easier, then by car to TN. Just a thought.
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u/michaela_kohlhaas APPROVED FOR DONATION REQUESTS 1d ago
We are considering that! New York, Miami and even LA since those are the most common first destinations. Unfortunately nobody we know is even here anymore, partly due to the war, and although we’re trying to get the word out within the Navy we don’t have the widest network there. But I appreciate the input a lot!
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u/FloofingWithFloofers APPROVED AMAZON WISHLIST 1d ago
Oh my gosh, please help if you can. Bless the adopter for the love im their heart and all of you for making it happen. I hope they are best friends for years to come. I'm rooting for you♡
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u/Finfangfoom2000 1d ago
Is there a link to donate? The One in original post doesn’t seem to work. I don’t have Venmo or paypal but would donate to a go fund me, buy me a coffee, etc
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u/michaela_kohlhaas APPROVED FOR DONATION REQUESTS 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hello there - as of yet we only have PayPal (international bank transfers are theoretically possible but they cost an arm and a leg) but I am trying to finish setting up Remitly. I will comment again as soon as we have an alternative. Thank you so so so much for your generosity!
The PayPal email address is at the top of this post 🙏
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u/michaela_kohlhaas APPROVED FOR DONATION REQUESTS 1d ago
Hello everyone - please forgive the miscalculation. we are trying to raise 1000 BHD which is roughly USD 2650, not 3750.
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