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Category Archives: adoption

Malaysian man uses cats to raise money on Facebook

Optimising cage space of shelter cats increases likelihood of adoption

PoC avatarPosted on August 5, 2022 by Michael BroadAugust 5, 2022

As part of the Capacity for Care (C4C) program, optimising cage space at shelters has found to be a very important component in improving the health and behaviour of shelter cats leading to lower deaths at shelters and increased adoptions. … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged animal shelter, animal shelters usa, cat cages, cat rescue adoptions, cat shelter, cat shelter euthanasia, cat study, study
Shelter Hope Pet Shop

California animal shelter bans customers who support the pro-gun lobby

PoC avatarPosted on June 17, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 17, 2022

“California animal shelter won’t adopt dogs to Second Amendment supporters, vows to sue people if they lie about their beliefs”. This is one online headline today. NEWS AND COMMENT: Shelter Hope Pet Shop, Thousand Oaks, California, USA was “created to … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged adoption, animal shelter, california, news | 5 Replies
Bell emerges from her hiding place in her enclosure

Only remaining cat at a shelter is finally adopted through a novel veterinary program

PoC avatarPosted on May 7, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 7, 2022

You may be familiar with Bell, a female ginger tabby, who in a video from the Gaston County Animal Care and Enforcement Shelter is shown to be the last cat at the facility (see link below). Many readers of the … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged abandoned cat, cat adoption, Cat News, shelter cat, timid cat
Cat 6 years at a shelter. Hermes was at last adopted and the shelter worked cried.

“Here is 12-year-old Hermes who has lived in the shelter for six years. The lady started crying in joy when I said I wanted him.”

PoC avatarPosted on October 6, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 7, 2022

“Here is 12-year-old Hermes who has lived in the shelter for six years. The lady started crying in joy when I said I wanted him”. The words are those of a Reddit user (username: Bloodyfaucet) who wisely and decently adopted … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged adopting rescue cats, adoption, cat age, cat shelters, elderly cat, rescue cat | Leave a reply
Handsome shelter cat who got adopted by jumping on her lap and staying there!

My advice to shelter cats on how to get adopted

PoC avatarPosted on September 10, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 10, 2021

The idea for this post is a photo and text from a Reddit user who said that she had been dumped by her partner. She went to a shelter and adopted the first cat who sat on her lap and … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged adoption, cat behaviour, cat rescue adoptions, interacting with your cat | Leave a reply
FTP test - cats discussing human temperament

Feline Temperament Profile (FTP) test to evaluate shelter cats before adoption

PoC avatarPosted on September 9, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 9, 2021

The Feline Temperament Profile (FTP) test has been around for quite a long time. Its purpose is to evaluate the temperament, personality and character of shelter cats before adoption. FTP rates cats on aggressiveness, friendliness, playfulness and fear with a … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged adoption, animal shelters, cat character, cat personality, cat personality types, cat rescue adoptions, cat shelters, personality test | Leave a reply
Lily

Loved feral cat was mistakenly adopted out by a shelter due to a communications mix-up

PoC avatarPosted on July 28, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 28, 2021

SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK STATE – NEWS AND COMMENT: This is an unusual story of a female feral cat who might have been part of a TNR program and therefore part of a colony but she was informally adopted by Meghan … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged animal shelter, cat adoption, Cat News, feral cat ownership, new york state, socialising cats, socializing feral cats | Leave a reply
Excellent bio for shelter cat designed to get him adopted

Bio for shelter cat named Dave is imaginative and attractive

PoC avatarPosted on July 21, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 21, 2021

Shelter cat bios and photos are important in improving adoption rates. This is a nice example of a novel and imaginative shelter cat bio. Dave is an absolutely middle of the road domestic cat. He’s a standard brown tabby. He … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged adopting rescue cats, cat adoptions, cat photography, cat shelter, cat shelters, rescue cats, shelter cats | Leave a reply
Bean, an Exotic Shorthair, who was on the shelf at a rescue center because she was considered ugly by the workers

Woman falls for unwanted ‘ugly’ Exotic Shorthair rescue cat

PoC avatarPosted on April 12, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 12, 2021

NEWS AND VIEWS: This is an interesting cat rescue story that requires comment. It looks as though the story comes from Europe but we are not told. It concerns a female, purebred cat, an Exotic Shorthair, whose name is Bean. … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged cat adoptions, exotic shorthair, purebred cat, rescue cat | 1 Reply
Cat in shelter

Factors affecting choice of cats adopted at shelters

PoC avatarPosted on March 9, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 9, 2021

At heart this is really a discussion about cat overpopulation in America and in the UK. Is there a cat overpopulation problem? The simple answer is, yes, because too many cats are killed at shelters because they are unwanted. However, … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged animal shelters, cat adoption, cat overpopulation, cat overpopulation usa, cat rescue adoptions, cat shelters, cat shelters usa, cat study, statistics, unwanted cats | Leave a reply

Looking for a forever home for Blackie – Melbourne, Australia

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadNovember 30, 2021

Looking for a forever home for Blackie – Melbourne, Australia by Colette (Melbourne, Australia) Blackie Have you got room for Blackie? She’s a very caring and gentle 2 1/2 year-old desexed female tuxedo cat that needs a loving home. My … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged adoption, Cat News, news about cats, world cat news | Leave a reply
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