I want to tell you about someone who decided that freezing to death was not an acceptable outcome.

Her name is Elizabeth Feldhausen. She runs Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary in Green Bay Wisconsin. When the temperature fell into a dangerous range, she expanded the meaning of her sanctuary. She let human beings, the unhoused, come inside to spend the night.

Since then, they became volunteer overnight caretakers of the cats. She gave them a purpose, a community, and safety.

And now the City of Green Bay is punishing her for it.

They have sent her notice that everyone must be out by tomorrow or she will face repercussions.

Tomorrow.

Our city acknowledged in the letter that the people were inside because the alternative was to sleep outside in a Wisconsin winter. These were people who the shelters either refused or had no room for. There is no other option for them.

These individuals are signed up as volunteers. They are contributing to the sanctuary’s operation. The sanctuary has an overnight staff. There is no reason they should not also be allowed overnight volunteers.

If you can spare anything, please help Elizabeth secure temporary lodging for them while she tries to speak reason into our mayor.

Her PayPal is elizabethfeldhausen@gmail.com

Her CashApp is $elizabethfeldhausen

A city is measured by who it protects when the temperature drops.

Right now, a woman with a cat sanctuary is doing more protecting than the government meant to serve us.

If you believe people should not freeze outside while empty space exists inside, help her keep them alive. ♥️

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