colleen

Dear everyone

Ever since 2020, January is the month I associate with adoption,  namely my plan to adopt 2 cats (so that they would keep each other company) from the Lliga per a la Protecció d’Animals de Barcelona. 

From their website photos, I initially chose 2 cats that were brother and sister, but I had noticed the photos of Sol and Klee, and on my first visit, Sol stepping onto my lap with his paws wet from the freshly cleaned ground started to make me doubt my initial “choice”.

On the second visit, I was able to see Klee, who had spent 3 months hiding in terror since his arrival.

I adopted them right as I went through my first Covid, at the very start of the epidemic, even before it had officially arrived in Europe (mid-late January). It turned out to be one of the most challenging years of my life, and each year at this time of year, I reflect on the power of adopting an animal in need. A huge responsibility, yes, a huge happiness and blessing also, every single day.

Sol and Klee are not brothers, and I know very little about them, except that Klee, who is now 7 and a half, grew up with Sol, who is now 10. I think that Sol could live without Klee, but Klee would have a terribly hard time without Sol. Here you can see them at the shelter together (photo taken by the shelter).

Searching for the pre-adoption photos, I have even found this one from the first visit, in which I inadvertently captured Sol sleeping behind Leia, the very furry cat in the foreground I was about to adopt with her brother. I can’t help but wonder where those two are now and if they are doing as well as Sol and Klee, and how it would have been to adopt them instead of Sol and Klee…

It feels just right for me to start the year by sending your donations from my Bandcamp animal shelter initiative of the month of December, 213 $, to Sevilla-based Fundación Benjamín Mehnert, who rescue and rehabilitate Spanish greyhounds (galgos).

This month, donations will go to a small organization in the city of Jaén, Andalucia, @huella_de_jaen : I discovered it through the work of the incredible photographer @andreslopezphoto and a reel by @chuchosselectos on the history of this dog, Naty.
It moved me so much I chose them for this month’s Bandcamp donations.

I have added my rare Mort aux Vaches VPRO session, so now the donations will come from sales of “Conditional” , A Flame Variations – Live in the Moog Sound Lab and Mort aux Vaches.

Again thanks a million for your generosity with getting on board with me for this project: in less than 7 months I have been able to send 1334 $ to 8 organizations. It has been one of my most cherished projects of 2023, one that contributes to my feeling of being connected to other beings, both animal and human, at a moment when there are many reasons to despair of human beings’ sanity. 

Wishing you a peaceful 2024

Cécile, Sol and Klee

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