Summer may be long over, but at Cat Town, Summer School is still in session!
Batik at the city shelter.
Seeing the enormous influx of cats at Oakland Animal Services earlier this year, we strategized with their staff to find a way to help the greatest number of at-risk cats and kittens. Summer School was our solution.
With this program, we began to focus on even younger kittens — still hissy and growly, but quicker to socialize and get adopted. We hoped the rush would ebb by September, but it hasn’t. The shelter still has plenty of youngsters who need our help — so we’re still running our Summer School program in December.
Summer School kittens like Denim, Velveteen, Corduroy, and Batik are barely 4 months old. When approached, they glower, growl, and huddle together, trying to stay out of reach. Because they’re not yet friendly toward humans, most rescues consider them too old to take in. At Cat Town, when kittens like them don’t have another option, we put in the time to earn their trust, so they can look forward to long, happy lives as friendly companions.
Denim, Velveteen, Corduroy, and Batik at our Adoption Center.
Our Board of Directors knows that this has been a year like no other for shelter cats and kittens, so they’ve given me one last challenge for 2022: raise at least $6,000 in the last two days of the year and they’ll match that amount, dollar for dollar. If we can secure the entire match, these funds can help up to 20 litters of frightened kittens transform into lifelong friends. Donating today gives us a strong start for the new year, so we can make a difference for the cats who need us most.
Your donations help Cat Town focus on cats and kittens with no other options. You power our work, and make each transformation possible, all year long. I look forward to sharing more success stories with you in the coming year, and hope you’ll make a gift today to give more cats a chance at their happiest, healthiest lives.
With gratitude,
Andrew Dorman
Executive Director
P.S. Denim, Velveteen, Corduroy, and Batik are already in our care — but there are many shelter cats and kittens still waiting for our help. Now through December 31, your support can go twice as far, so we can help more cats in 2023!