CAT’s mission is to work with our community to save the lives of homeless, sick and injured cats and kittens by offering shelter, adoption, foster, hospice, and veterinary services to end needless feline euthanasia in our community.
The Cat Adoption Team’s fostering program offers volunteers a lot of support - it really does take a community to raise a kitten!
Mentors: Every foster volunteer is assigned a mentor (an experienced CAT foster volunteer) who guides and supports newer foster volunteers and who will contact CAT’s medical team as needed. A mentor is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Financial Commitment: CAT covers all approved medical costs for the cats/kittens. Typically, foster volunteers pay for food, litter, toys, cleaning supplies, and other basic care supplies. However, if you cannot afford to pay for all of the food and litter, CAT may be able to help. Ask for more details.
Group Support: CAT foster volunteers belong to an e-mail group, where they may post questions and receive updates. The group is a great way to share and feel a part of the program.
Adoptions: Although not required, foster volunteers can help find homes for their fosterlings by taking their foster kittens to offsite adoption centers on weekends. CAT also posts pictures and biographies of foster cats and kittens on CAT’s adoptable cat list on the CAT website to help them find homes.
“Baby” Bags: These bags include supplies to make fostering kittens easier, all while increasing the numbers of lives saved. By using these baby bags and the information and support from mentors, foster volunteers reduce the amount of time doctors in CAT’s hospital are needed to treat foster kittens.
Vaccine Clinics: CAT cats and kittens are vaccinated before returning to the shelter. CAT offers clinics to teach foster volunteers how to administer vaccines safely when needed. This is not mandatory for fostering. A trained volunteer can meet with you to administer vaccines at a convenient time.
Apply to be a CAT Volunteer today. Please note that CAT staff will get back to you as soon as possible, but this may take as long as a week. Applicants whose interests and schedule match current openings are invited to attend a Volunteer Orientation, typically held on three weekend days per month (occasionally weekday evening orientations are offered).
VIC Log On for current CAT volunteers.
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