CAT TOWN BLOG
Double Your Donations to Raise the Bar for Cat Rescue
Not many rescues would see a cat like Einstein at the shelter and decide to intervene. Fourteen years old. Incontinent. Grumpy-faced. Terrified. He even had early signs of skin cancer. If we followed the typical rescue model, we'd have passed him over to help a younger, easier cat.
Instead, because you believe in and support Cat Town’s work, we save cats like Einstein every day.
October 2017 Adoptions
October was a big month for Cat Town. We held the grand opening of our newly expanded adoption center and celebrated Black Cat Awareness month with lots of our cats finding homes. We were especially excited for senior cat, Frankie, whose foster realized she couldn't let him go and made it official by adopting!
We are grateful to our local community for providing homes - both permanent and temporary - to Oakland's most vulnerable shelter cats. If you'd like to join team Cat Town as an adopter or foster (all supplies provided!), please email info@cattownoakland.org.
KITTEN WIRE: MEET ALASKA, THE CAT WHO TWIRLS FOR TREATS
OAKLAND, Calif. — It's a common myth: Cats can't be trained. Same with: Some cats just don't like people and will never be "adoptable."
Alaska is a cat who proves false both of those common misconceptions. This former under socialized cat who cowered in the corner is part of the welcome wagon for visitors at Cat Town's main adoption center. And that's not all: She does tricks. This girl can sit, beg, twirl and even give high-fives!
November is Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month
November is Adopt-a-Senior-Pet month. At Cat Town, we are dedicated to helping senior cats find their way out of the shelter and into loving homes.
To celebrate the occasion, senior cat adoption fees are just $20 for the entire month of November.
National Cat Day Gallery
We're celebrating National Cat Day with a gallery featuring recent photos of our Cat Town alums. Our adopters are so special to us because the cats we take into our care are so often deemed unadaptable. Thank you all for giving these cats such loving homes.
Check out the photo gallery below, and if you'd like to become an adopter yourself, be sure to check out all our current cats by clicking the button below and email info@cattownoakland.org to learn more.
KITTEN WIRE: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A CAT NAMED TOFU
OAKLAND, Calif. — Under a pile of shy and stressed kittens, a little ball of black fur tried to make himself invisible. "He was just so tiny," Angela, a cat-care attendant, recalled.
That mini-panther got the unlikely name of Tofu. And on July 19, he began a journey from forgotten kitten — hissy and untouchable — to sweet companion, ready to find his people.