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Video: POV-what a senior cat at a shelter sees and hears as adopters walk by

PoC avatarPosted on February 9, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 9, 2022

This is a TikTok video from photographer Albert Harris. It’s a neat idea. He has put a small video camera in an animal shelter cage with an elderly ginger tabby cat. You see potential adopters walking by looking at the … Continue reading →

Posted in animal sanctuary | Tagged animal shelter, cat adoption, cat shelter, cat video, elderly cat, ginger cats, senior cat, senior cat adoption | 5 Replies

Cat TV for rescue cats at shelters to enrich their environment

PoC avatarPosted on November 16, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 16, 2021

Here’s a cool idea which I like a lot from the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in Lynnwood, USA. They installed a 47-inch flat panel TV facing the cages containing the cats at their rescue. The cats are held in … Continue reading →

Posted in environment | Tagged animal rescue, animal shelter, cat rescues, cat shelter, cat television, enriched environment, enriching cat environment | Leave a reply

The higher an animal shelter’s live release rate the higher the rates of burnout in shelter staff?

PoC avatarPosted on November 4, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 4, 2021

There is a study online published on Jan 17th 2020 which, as I understand it, essentially looks at the mental health of animal shelter employees under two opposing circumstances, namely when animals are euthanized and when the live release rate … Continue reading →

Posted in burnout and compassion fatigue | Tagged animal shelter, burnout, cat shelter, cat shelters, cat study, compassion, compassion fatigue, human behavior, science | Leave a reply

Minority of unfriendly shelter cats become more friendly during their stay at the shelter

PoC avatarPosted on November 2, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 2, 2021

In general terms, a study concluded that 80% of shelter cats were classified as friendly or very friendly on the first assessment while those that were not became more friendly over time. Shelter cats who might be described as grumpy … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged adopting rescue cats, animal shelters, cat adoption, cat aggression, cat shelter, cat shelters, cat study, friendly cat, rescue cats, sociable domestic cat | Leave a reply

101-year-old woman adopted 19-year-old cat

PoC avatarPosted on October 6, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 6, 2021

CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA – NEWS AND COMMENT: In terms of cat adoptions, I think that the combined age of this woman and the cat she adopted is the highest on record. There should be a Guinness records for that! … Continue reading →

Posted in good cat news | Tagged animal shelter, cat adoption, cat shelter, good cat news, senior cat adoption | Leave a reply

Cat abandoned after 18 years because the family ‘didn’t want cat hair any more’

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

On Reddit.com a person (Reddit username: u/DoctaEiffel) posted the headline Dumped at a shelter after 18 years because his family “didn’t want cat hair anymore,” now he lives in our sanctuary. Welcome, Pumpkin! It has caught the eye of Internet … Continue reading →

Posted in abandoned cat | Tagged abandoned cat, animal shelter, cat abandonment, cat adoption, Cat News, cat relinquishment, cat shelter, reddit.com, rescue cat | Leave a reply

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

This woman adopted this 20-year-old cat from a shelter because she didn’t want him to spend the end of his life alone in a cage

PoC avatarPosted on July 9, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 9, 2021

I have taken the words in the title direct from the Reddit user who posted the photo because they are excellent. And the attitude of the woman is excellent. The photograph captures the moment beautifully and so it’s excellent too. … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption | Tagged adopting rescue cats, cat shelter, elderly cat, senior cat adoption, shelter cat, shelter cats | 3 Replies

Substantial drop in shelter animal euthanasia in the USA

PoC avatarPosted on June 25, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 25, 2021

Best Friends Animal Society reported a 44.5% drop between 2019 and 2020 of euthanized shelter cats and dogs from 625,000 to 347,000.

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Posted in Euthanasia | Tagged animal shelter, animal shelters usa, cat shelter, cat shelter euthanasia, euthanasia, no-kill, no-kill shelter | Leave a reply

This hurts four times: one-month-old kitten stolen from shelter

PoC avatarPosted on May 27, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 27, 2021

REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, USA — NEWS AND COMMENT: Olaf, a male tabby kitten barely a month-old, living in a cage at a shelter, Whis-Purr Rescue Inc., with his mother and sister was stolen by an unknown person sometime on May … Continue reading →

Posted in stolen cats | Tagged california, Cat News, cat shelter, cat theft, theft | Leave a reply

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