June 2, 2010
By Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com
June is Adopt-a-Cat Month
Did you know that June is “Adopt-a-Cat” month? It is appropriate, June being the time of year where kitten population seems to explode around our area. Most rescue organizations are inundated with unwanted mother cats and kittens, or feral kittens that were tame enough to be captured. Fortunately we have some wonderful organizations that take in many of these cats and kittens, but unfortunately they can’t take them all. Due to lack of space, funds to feed and care for them and specifically not enough people adopting them. A few of these organizations have actual “catteries” which are bigger than some people’s apartments, but the hope is not that they will live at the cattery forever – it’s that they will find a forever home. So if you have been thinking about getting a purring, snuggly cat or kitten, why not head down to your local shelter and see what is waiting there. While a kitten is irresistible, ask the shelter workers about a full grown cat that may have been there for a while, stuck in a cage, without the hope of adoption. An older cat may have outgrown the mischievousness antics of a kitten and make a nice transition into your home.
Some local places to look for you new furry friend are:
- Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) – www.arfhamptons.org
- All About Spay & Neuter – www.allaboutspayneuter.com
- Forgotten Friends of Long Island – www.forgottenfriendsoflongisland.org
- Freeport Animal Shelter – www.freeportanimalshelter.com
- Last Hope Animal Rescue – www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org
- Grateful Paw Cat Shelter – www.laphuntington.org
- Little Shelter – www.littleshelter.com
- Kent Animal Shelter – www.kentanimalshelter.com
- S.A.V.E.S., Inc. – www.northfork.com/saves
- Southampton Animal Shelter – www.southamptonanimalshelter.com
*Writers note: Every cat I ever had was a stray or feral kitten – that lived long healthy lives well into their late teens. Some of them being smartest cats I have ever met, to the funniest characters – the cats that adopted us were a joy to own, easy to take care of and a big part of our family.
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