While we never really need a reason to talk about our feline friends, World Cat Day is as great a excuse to celebrate the close to 90 million domesticated cats in the United States! Get out the catnip and let’s learn a little more about these amazing creatures with a brief history lesson on how they came to be our furry family members.
Kitten season is the busiest time of year for shelters across the country, and thanks to our community, we've been able to help more young cats find homes this summer. In July, bonded kittens like Alicia and Emma, and Garrus and Wrex were adopted from Cat Town, emptying other shelter cages for Oakland cats in need.
Moving to a brand new environment is never easy to do - unfamiliar sounds, smells and sights can get overwhelming. For Sophia and I, however, being in unfamiliar settings eventually proved to be a blessing in disguise.
I was brand new to the Bay Area. My husband and I had just gotten married, and I moved to be with him. While it was exciting being in a new environment, being home alone while he was at work eventually got very lonely. I missed my family, friends, and my two beautiful family cats that I left behind.
Cat Town wouldn’t be where it is today without the hard work and dedication of our volunteers. From helping with laundry to adoption counseling to event planning, volunteers help make our life-saving work possible.
Maureen F. is one of our rock star volunteers who is heavily involved at Cat Town and has been helping our cats now for more than 3 years. She's connected countless families in that time and helps new volunteers get started in our organization. I talked with Maureen about the magic of Cat Town, and why volunteering is such a rewarding experience.
OAKLAND — Cat Town started the innovative Forgotten Kitten Project to rescue older kittens from shelter cages — the hissy, bolty ones who need specialized attention to help them learn to trust humans.
But what can be done to keep kittens from being forgotten in the first place? The answer comes down to early intervention. And that's what Cat Town is doing a bit more of this year, marshaling resources to intervene where the need is the greatest.
