Cat Enclosures can even be attractive!

One of our awesome foster homes and PFA supporters sent me this photo today of their new cat enclosure. They built it themselves, with a little help from their cat loving friends, and I think it looks fantastic. This way, their beloved cats can enjoy the outdoors and still be safe and sound. If you are interested in some creative contemporary designs for cat enclosures, check out Catio Showcase!

-Sarah

The Downside of "Free to a Good Home"

Take a quick peek at the local classified ads and you are bound to see a number of people offering to give away a pet "free to a good home". Many people think that offering an animal for free will increase the chances of finding it a home.

Responsible pet owners know that there is no such thing as a "free" pet and that offering animals for free simply serves to de-value them and increases the risk that the animal will be dumped again when the costs associated with having a pet start to add up.

Please click here to read an article about why you should never give away a pet "free to a good home".

Alanna

Tiger the Terrific Tabby

One of the hardest parts of my volunteer work for PFA is receiving the many e-mails asking for help with either re-homing cats or rescuing strays. It seems there are always many more cats than there are homes where they are wanted. With our foster homes completely maxed out, we are having to turn away a lot of people seeking help, with the knowledge that the Humane Society is also overloaded and many cats are being euthanized.

Luckily, Tiger is one cat that we are able to help. He is a sweet male tabby who was being fed by a kind lady and her young son who noticed him hanging around their yard and took pity on him. But, they had to vacate their rental property and leave poor Tiger behind. I stopped by the property a few times with food and water, hoping Tiger would show up and sure enough, he was there waiting for someone to come along and care for him. He was very hungry, but also very sweet and friendly.

Tiger is now at our favourite vet clinic, Victoria Vet, awaiting his neuter and his new forever home. He will be boarding there for a while as we still do not have any openings in foster care, and he will be very lonely and confused in such a strange environment. But, I am happy he is off the street and won't go hungry anymore.

We still have an urgent need for foster homes and adoptions. If you would like to help homeless cats by fostering, or if you are looking for a pet of your own, please contact saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com or visit www.people4animals.ca

Alanna

4 little kittens

These four adorable kittens were rescued from the warehouse just east of downtown where our feral cat team has been working to stabilize a colony that we recently discovered. Their feral momma cat was trapped, spayed, and returned to the colony, and these kittens were taken into foster care. When we rescued them, they needed to be taught how to eat and drink, as they had never done anything but nurse.

Their transitional foster mom, Carol, provided this report:

"They're doing very, very well - eating and drinking very well, pooping and peeing equally well, and developing hourly it seems! In the little over 24 hours I've had them, they have already grown leaps and bounds in their confidence and play.
Here are some photos, which I hope you understand are rather hard to get!
Oreo is the most timid, by far. The rest are fine, calm, and becoming more friendly and more affectionate all the time. Of course one, Leopard, stands out as the boldest.
They're very healthy, and I think were likely taken at just the right time - big enough that being separated from mom has not affected their growth negatively at all, but small enough that their temperaments are entirely mouldable. "

Many thanks to Carol, who worked hard to ensure that these kittens were healthy and eating on their own before they went to their longer term foster home with Amanda.

-Sarah

Friday and her boyfriend Stroller

Friday is our sweet little grey girl who was rescued two months ago on the side of the highway with a badly broken pelvis. She is still convalescing at her foster home, but doing very well. Friday has developed an incredibly close relationship with Stroller, the handsome grey and white neutered male tabby pictured with her above. Stroller came to her foster home as a foster cat, but has now been adopted by the family, who couldn't bear to part with him. He and Friday are inseparable, and we are sure that his love and companionship is helping Friday as she heals from her terrible injuries.

-Sarah

Urgent plea for adoptions and foster homes!

Our network is currently maxed. We have 87 cats and kittens under our care (a PFA record)!
In addition, we have 16 cats on our "waiting list" but no space in our foster home network or in our emergency boarding facilities.
Adoptions have slowed dramatically since the middle of June.

Could you help us?
If you are thinking of adopting a cat, please check our Cat-A-Logue. Now is the time.
If you know anyone who could adopt a cat, please encourage them to visit our website or to contact us.
Can you foster a cat or some kittens for us to help us get through this time?
Do you know anyone who can foster cats or kittens?
Please contact us.

Spencer loves to play!

Spencer was rescued from the streets of North Central recently, and is loving being in foster care. This little guy never stops playing!!! Spencer is currently available for adoption, so if you are looking for some entertainment at home, he's your guy :)

-Sarah