The Giving Tree

Next time you come into the shelter you may be surprised to see a large tree in the corner of the reception area. What is it you wonder? Let me explain:

The Giving Tree is part of our celebration and fundraising effort for Spay Day - which is coming up quickly in February. We are doing several things to celebrate Spay Day including a surgery day that will be just for female cats on February 21st, and the surgery will only cost $15. Also a talk at the library with Larimer Humane & Animal House where we will discuss why spaying animals is so important and what our organizations are doing to help make every pet a wanted pet. This talk will be open to the public, and more information will be available soon.

The Giving Tree is a fundraiser for feral kitties. You can purchase an ornament for The Giving Tree and write whatever you like on it. The money will go towards spay/neuter surgeries for feral cats - which contribute hugely to the pet overpopulation problem. We also have a Giving Tree in the clinic, and the hope is to have both trees covered in ornaments by the end of February!!!!

We hope you will consider making a donation for this fundraiser. Whether it is $1 or $100.

Missy found a home!!

Those of you that frequent the shelter and know all of the kitties in the adoption room probably just did a double take. Read it again if you have to because it is true......Missy was adopted! Let's all do the happy dance and cross our fingers that it works out for our loved and often misunderstood kitty friend.

Thank you to Otto for giving Missy a chance! This fiesty little girl has been waiting for a home since August.

Just goes to show that there is a purr-fect home for every kitty if you are just patient enough to wait for it. :)

$2,000 grant from Animal Assistance Foundation!!!

We just received a $2,000 grant from Animal Assistance Foundation to use for the purchase of surgery packs . The packs will specifically be used for feral cats that are altered through our trap-neuter-return program.

Thank you Animal Assistance Foundation for this fantastic opportunity and for helping us to help the homeless cats in our community!
To learn more about Animal Assistance Foundation, please click on the following link:

http://www.aaf-fd.org/

Hooray for new cages courtesy of Fort Collins Animal Hospital!!

Yesterday the office manager at VCA Fort Collins Animal Hospital called us because they were getting rid of a bank of cages and they wondered if we would want it. Of course we jumped all over it, and today our fabulous volunteer, Randy Spence, went and picked the cages up and delivered them to the shelter.

They are used, but they are soooooo much better than the dog crates that we have been using in isolation for the last 3.5 years.

Thank you VCA Fort Collins Animal Hospital for the great donation!

You guys are wonderful for thinking of us!!

End of Year Numbers

I can't believe we are already in 2010. It is amazing how quickly time goes by. I spent a good part of the day yesterday figuring out our statistics in regards to the number of kitties in and out for 2009 as it is required for any PACFA registered shelter to report this information every year. Here are our numbers for 2009:

Intakes:
Strays & Owner Surrenders - 876
Transfers from other shelters - 41

Outcomes:
Adoptions - 854
Died/Euthanized - 29
Returned to Owner - 2

These numbers compared to last year tell me that we were able to take in an additional 219 kitties in 2009 versus 2008. This also tells me that we not only met, but surpassed our goal of increasing our intakes by 20% in 2009. Hooray!!! This is amazing considering the poor economy. I am so proud of our staff, volunteers, and supporters for making our goal achievable!