Here in Oakland, feral or community cats are a well known fixture. This is true in communities across America. In fact, there are believed to be more than 50 million feral cats in the United States today.
Feral and free-roaming cats have co-existed with humans for thousands of years. But today, those cats quickly out-breed their environment causing frustration to residents of the community as well as unhealthy living conditions for the cats.
MYTH #3: IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET GOOD PHOTOS OF BLACK CATS
ith the popularity of social media in recent years, it’s understandable people want to capture special moments of themselves with their pet and share them with friends and family. While it’s true a few extra considerations are needed when photographing black cats, it isn’t impossible to get a good photo of one - even when using your phone’s camera. There are just a few things you need to keep in mind:
OAKLAND, Calif. — Everything we do at Cat Town is in support of the Oakland shelter. The Forgotten Kitten Project is no different. As Kitten Wire readers know, older shelter kittens who were not socialized with people in their formative early weeks, need a lot of time and attention. And time is not a resource shelters have.
In order to better understand how shelter kittens come to be Cat Town FKPs (our term for members of the Forgotten Kitten Project) I followed our Cat Care Coordinator Marie C. on a recent trip to the shelter. There, she introduced us to roughly two dozen kittens between the ages of 3 and 6 months, all slated to come to Cat Town in the future.
MYTH #2: BLACK CATS ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN OTHER CATS
As Black Cat Awareness Month continues, we’re doing our part to help dispel common misconceptions about our ebony feline frinds. Be sure to check out our first installment and show some extra love to the black cats in your life all throughout the month of October!
OAKLAND, Calif. — From cowering to confident —that's what we aim for in the Forgotten Kitten Project.
Working with under-socialized kittens takes time. Some move more quickly than others, but what we know for sure is that time is a vital resource in their development, and one most shelters just don't have. Staff and volunteers at Cat Town work closely with our youngest residents, tracking every inch of progress along the way before they're ready to be adopted.
