With kitten season already underway, we wanted to take a moment to shine a spotlight on Ginny L., one of Cat Town’s most dedicated volunteers helping lead the charge with our Forgotten Kitten Project. Thanks to volunteers like her, we’re able to give older shelter kittens the second chance they deserve after missing the ideal window of socialization in their early weeks of life. It’s because of big-hearted people like Ginny that we continue to change the face of cat rescue, nationwide.
OAKLAND — When photos of Chet and Meg hit the wire, there was a collective squeal. These two members of the Forgotten Kitten Project immediately drew a big fan club that cheered them on as they worked on building confidence in Cat Town's main adoption center.
I am happy to report that this duo has found their new home through our Foster-to-Adopt program. I talked with their adopter, Kylie B., a Cat Town volunteer who fell for these two during her shifts at Cat Town, about her experience taking these heart stealers into her home, and what it takes to help them adjust to life with humans.
In a perfect world, Huey wouldn’t need Cat Town. But when he had nowhere else to turn, we knew we had to help.
Huey loves to cuddle, touch noses, and greets everyone he meets like an old friend. If not for a cruel twist of fate, this sweet boy would have had no problem being adopted. But a yank to his tail left him unable to control his bladder and bowels, and in terrible pain. Suddenly, Huey's world was turned upside down.
When our beloved kitty passed away last year at 14, we were heartbroken and our home felt empty. We'd already had the best cat companion ever, and could never replace her. But when we heard about a local rescue group needing foster homes, we felt that fostering wouldn’t betray her memory.
Cat Town’s Foster Coordinator told us about a cat at the shelter who was really struggling. “What's his name?” we asked. "Well, the volunteers call him 'sad tabby''. That was all we needed to hear. We nervously agreed to foster and along came sad tabby, now known as Briggs, straight from the shelter. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into.
OAKLAND — There's Summer with her tabby stripes and a bib of white fur on her chest. And Gwyn with her shiny gray coat and sugar-dipped paws. And Eloise, a fluffy girl with her signature crooked smile. These three girls are members of our Forgotten Kitten Project currently residing in foster homes.
