2869 Broadway Oakland, CA About Blog We're a non-profit rescue based in Oakland, dedicated to finding loving homes for at -
risk shelter cats through our foster program and adoption center.
The café helps support Cat Town, a non-profit organization that focuses on rescuing at -
risk shelter cats in partnership with Oakland Animal Services.
If you want to support the work we do with forgotten kittens and all the at -
risk shelter cats we rescue, consider joining our nonprofit team.
Include Cat Town in your estate planning and help us fulfill our mission to save and re-home the most at -
risk shelter cats well into the future.
As an adult, Rumor met the charity's criteria of an at -
risk shelter cat.
Not exact matches
Any high - kill
shelter needs immediate help; they have limited time frames in finding homes for at -
risk dogs and
cats.
Volunteer organization will transport at -
risk dogs and
cats from Oklahoma and surrounding area
shelters and rescue groups to adoptive facilities throughout the Midwest and beyond.
Petaluma Pet Pals rescues dogs, puppies,
cats and kittens at
risk of euthanasia at high kill
shelters in the Bay Area and beyond.
We encourage projects that support the development and assessment of innovative ideas that have a high likelihood of advancing lifesaving of dogs and
cats who are in
shelters or at
risk of entering
shelters or the utilization of foster care for dogs and
cats.
These maps allow you to see where at -
risk animals —
cats and dogs living in areas that are sending the most animals into
shelters — are coming from and target those hot spots with intervention programs.
# 6 — Warm
shelter Without insulated
shelters, feral and stray
cats are at a significant
risk during the winter months.
Because of this, animal
shelters, feral
cat colonies, and any other large group of
cats are at the highest
risk of housing viral or bacterial infection epidemics.
We exist to transform the lives of our veterans by helping them save an at -
risk shelter dog or
cat.
Because of potential adopters» concerns about expenses and additional care, many
cats with disabilities get overlooked in
shelters, but Natalie said the rewards vastly outweigh the
risks.
We re-home
cats who are at
risk of euthanasia in
shelters or whose guardians can no longer care for them.
While there is no evidence of
cat to human transmission, the Health Department is currently evaluating ACC staff, ACC volunteers, and persons who recently acquired
cats from the Manhattan
shelter to assess this potential
risk.
If your
cat has recently been in a
shelter or cattery, they are also at a high degree of
risk from two fronts; the stress that this has caused as well as possible exposure to another infected
cat.
«The ASV recognizes that one of the most important things we can do for
cats and dogs in our communities is to ensure that spay - neuter services are widely available and accessible to the animals that are most at
risk of contributing to
shelter impoundment,» states Brenda Griffin, DVM, MS, DACVIM, University of Florida, member of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians, and of the Task Force to Advance Spay -
shelter impoundment,» states Brenda Griffin, DVM, MS, DACVIM, University of Florida, member of the Association of
Shelter Veterinarians, and of the Task Force to Advance Spay -
Shelter Veterinarians, and of the Task Force to Advance Spay - Neuter.
Cats are actually very likely to wander off at some point in their lives, so it seems as though the larger
risk lies in losing the
cat itself to an ignorant
shelter with rules to destroy all «FIV positive» and no way to differentiate between those who truly are or aren't.
Perhaps the biggest con to the FIV vaccination is the notion that if we inject a little of the virus early on in the life of our
cats in order to prevent contracting the disease later on, then we run the
risk of losing them permanently if they are ever picked up by animal control or a
shelter if they wander off.
Any time there are this many
cats in one home, that have never received veterinary care, it is probable that they will be unsocial but will also have health concerns that will put the other
cats at the
shelter at
risk.
The first year of life also tends to be quite a bit more expensive because kittens receive a series of vaccines, and will need to be spayed or neutered (this will cut down on medical costs later in life by preventing unwanted pregnancies, reduces the
risk of certain types of cancer, and prevents unwanted behavioral problems for which many
cats end up unwanted in
shelters).
Most
cats and dogs killed for rabies
risk were killed within the first week, but a few dogs were killed after several weeks in the
shelter.
While most
cats are not likely to become infected,
cats in
shelters or that live with dogs that could be infected may be at higher
risk.
Finally, the intervention itself was designed and implemented in a much broader and comprehensive way beyond just spay / neuter to prevent intake by seeking numerous paths to engage pet owners and reduce
shelter intake of
cats and Pit Bull type dogs (who are at high
risk for longer
shelter stays and euthanasia compared to other dogs).
We currently have two methods for helping: 1) Transfer out
cats and kittens at high
risk in our local
shelter into our foster program, at which time we assume the possession and care of the
cat until it is rehabilitated, spayed / neutered, tested for FeLV / FIV, vaccinated, dewormed, given flea prevention, or treated for medical illnesses that prevent adoption.
In 2012, the new grant program will help 65 non-profit spay / neuter clinics around the nation provide high - quality, affordable spay / neuter surgeries for more than 23,000
cats and pit bull terriers during February and August — ultimately reducing the homeless pet population by tens of thousands of at -
risk cats and dogs that would otherwise wind up in
shelters because of unplanned litters, said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of
PHOENIX — PetSmart Charities ®, the country's largest funder of spay / neuter efforts, has announced a new $ 1 million national spay / neuter grant program aimed at saving the lives of pets that have the highest
risk of being euthanized due to overcrowding in
shelters:
cats and pit bull terriers.
When many of us hear about
cat overpopulation, we picture an overabundance of
cats in animal
shelters and not enough families to adopt them — a situation that can have tragic consequences, including the
risk of euthanasia.
, the country's largest funder of spay / neuter efforts, has announced a new $ 1 million national spay / neuter grant program aimed at saving the lives of pets that have the highest
risk of being euthanized due to overcrowding in
shelters:
cats and pit bull terriers.
Older
cats are less likely to be adopted and run the
risk of living out their lives in a
shelter or foster home, or even being euthanized if they don't get a home.
Because we are a no - kill facility, and our first priority is to help
cats / kittens at
risk in
shelters.
Dr. Annette Litster discusses her research,
risk management and modes of transmission regarding cohabitating FIV - positive and FIV - negative
cats at the University of Florida's 7th Annual Maddie's ®
Shelter Medicine Conference.
Admitting
cats in excess of the
shelter's capacity will markedly increase their
risk of imminent death, even if by a humane means.
Rescuing high
risk cats / kittens from the county
shelters and rehoming them through our partnership with PETCO
«Early - age spay / neuter doesn't increase
risk of behavior problems in
shelter cats Main Caring for exotic birds in the
shelter environment»
Cats that live in homes or
shelters with other pets have a higher
risk.
We are dedicated to rescuing dogs and
cats left homeless for whatever reason — animals in public
shelters where they are at high
risk of euthanasia due to pet overpopulation, animals given up by their owners because of difficult circumstances, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.
TAILS Through our Transporting Animals Into Loving Situations (TAILS) program, annually, we rescue nearly 2,500
cats and dogs in need from high -
risk animal
shelters near and far.
There are
cat breeders that produce high volumes of kittens with little regard for their health; adopting from a
shelter negates the
risk of supporting institutions like this.
Over the years the needs of «at
risk» dogs and
cats have been changing due to the incredible efforts of innovative rescue groups (like us), an increase in the communities desire for No Kill
shelters and an increased awareness of the need to adopt a pet rather than buy from a breeder.
For example, the Sonoma Humane Society and Wine Country Animal Lovers took in animals from a
shelter in neighboring Lake County, where
cats and dogs had been at
risk of euthanasia, to make room for fire evacuees.
Incontinent
cats and kittens are at
risk of dying in most every animal
shelter in the country, despite the fact that most of them are otherwise healthy and happy.
We focus on reaching pets in low - income and underserved communities, prioritizing aid for those animals at highest
risk in local
shelters, and supporting efforts to control feral
cat populations.
Sadly, the number of
cats at
risk in
shelters is far greater than the number of spaces available in private homes.
Because testing is not foolproof, vaccination against FeLV is recommended when
cats are group - housed or housed long - term in
shelter - like environments because of the associated increased
risk of exposure.
Consider finding your dog or
cat another home instead of surrendering him to the
shelter because it will be less stressful for your animal, allows you to play a part in uniting him with a new family, and makes additional space available for pets whose lives are immediately at
risk.
The
Cat's Meow Rescue Group, Longview, TX Not rated yet The Cat's Meow Rescue (TCMR) is a group of cat advocates that have come together to save at risk cats and kittens from Northeast Texas (kill) shelte
Cat's Meow Rescue Group, Longview, TX Not rated yet The
Cat's Meow Rescue (TCMR) is a group of cat advocates that have come together to save at risk cats and kittens from Northeast Texas (kill) shelte
Cat's Meow Rescue (TCMR) is a group of
cat advocates that have come together to save at risk cats and kittens from Northeast Texas (kill) shelte
cat advocates that have come together to save at
risk cats and kittens from Northeast Texas (kill)
shelters.
You only need to compare the population of
cats out and about in your community to the number of
cats in your
shelter on the most crowded day to realize a liberating truth: admitting a few more, or a few less
cats, will have no impact on the overall
risks caused or suffered by
cats in the community, but an enormous impact on the
shelter's ability to ensure capacity for care.
Taking
cats directly from an owner bypasses the
shelter and reduces the
risk of stress - induced illness by decreasing the number of movements / changes the animal experiences.