Intrigued by the success
of a free cats program in effect since 1998 at Wisconsin Humane Society, the ASPCA in 2006 conducted a study comparing
attachment levels
of adopters of cats in fee - based adoptions vs. free adoptions.
In a survey conducted at the University
of Florida
of more than a thousand
adopters at a fee - waived event, more than nine out
of 10 adopted cats were still in their homes 6 - 12 months later, eight
of 10 had been to a veterinarian, and nine
of 10 owners reported high or very high
attachment scores.