How is a cat who attacks people at random also a cat who means so much to me as Cat Town’s Medical Manager? Caesar first came to Cat Town as a confident example for our shyer cats, but that story quickly changed when we found out why he was surrendered to the shelter. After a life-saving surgery, he woke up a different cat, and became aggressive towards his guardian. During his episodes…
Every cat has a story to be told. Whether they’re young or old, healthy or sick, brave or scared, no journey is quite the same. This year, we’re hoping to help 300 cats get adopted, and while we couldn’t fit every story of every life changed by your donations into this post, here are a few of our staff favorites. These are some of the cats whose lives you helped save in 2020.
I’ve worked in animal welfare for nearly three decades now, and one of the reasons I love working for Cat Town is that we take chances. Often, this means a cat who wouldn’t have been saved otherwise can get the support they need. That was certainly the case for Pita! Pita was living in a feral colony in July before arriving at the Oakland Animal Services city shelter. She hid in a tiny “feral box” inside her shelter cage, and was…
With 24 happy adoptions in November, we’re only 18 cats away from crossing over to 300 adoptions in 2020! The number of adoptions we’ve had this year has been one bright spot for us here at Cat Town, so we hope that by letting you know about it, we can make you smile. These aren’t just any adoptions, either! They’re bonded pairs, cats who recovered from ringworm in our care, black cats, senior cats…
