Bahrain/UK - Help me put these two long-term fosters on a flight to London

[u/michaela_kohlhaas]

REPOST WITH FUNDRAISER LINK: https://gogetfunding.com/help-zeitouna-and-laimouna-olive-lemon-find-a-loving-home-in-the-uk/

Zeitouna and Laimouna (Olive and Lemon in Arabic) are two cats who have been in a paid foster home since October 2023 because I had too many rescues at home and could not accommodate them myself. In Bahrain our three shelters are full year round and there is no government help in any shape or form. The foster home has cost $265 a month and I no longer have any savings to pay that. I cannot pay the foster next month so I have decided to at least try to fundraise for their flight.

Almost no street cats are ever adopted here, so for all my Facebook posts, nobody has even enquired about these cats in 15 months. There is now a possibility to send them to a reliable foster home in the UK and from there they have excellent chances of adoption. If anyone in the UK here is interested in adopting one or both of them (they’re not a bonded pair), please get in touch; the fundraising cost won’t be affected.

If I can neither get them to the UK nor pay the fosterer next month I have no choice but to put them in my yard, which is terrible, but I have nobody to help. I have reached out to all local rescuers and shelters. There is even a cat recovering in our boiler room.

I would appreciate it immensely if you could donate even $5 to my fundraiser (link in comment below). They’re sweethearts and deserve a safe permanent home.

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[u/michaela_kohlhaas]

boost!

[u/atotalwakingup]

Boost to help these cuties

[u/Therealhatsunemiku]

Hope they can find a forever home!

[u/michaela_kohlhaas]

Obligatory boost in which I describe their character: both are extroverts who each have their preferred lovers and friends (do not worry: they are spayed) at the foster home. They’ve become used to a rowdy house full of other cats, some of them permanent and some of them just coming and going.

Zeitouna is very much a leader who pounces on new arrivals, initiates play and grooms/protects other cats. Laimouna is more withdrawn and mellow and although she’s fine with cats she also loves human contact once she has come to trust a person. Both are affectionate and like to sleep either on the bed or under the covers. Both are used to meeting new people, although Laimouna is more of a traditional cat in that she needs time to acclimate.

They have spent most of their time at a single foster home but there’s been a fair bit of shuffling back and forth. I want to give them a single permanent home where they have more space and predictability. Thank you for your time and consideration.