The Foundation For Homeless Cats

Deer Creek Educational Outreach Event               

March 14 10am-3pm

Deer Creek Animal Hospital

3025 E. Rose Garden Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85050

Cat Management Workshop For The City of Mesa

March 6-  10:30am-11:30 am

I have been invited by Susan Frabotta, the Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator for Council District 2 & 6 for  The City of Mesa, to present a workshop on an effective, nonlethal cat management plan to residents in her district.  Please come out and learn how you can talk to anyone about TNR. This is part of our ongoing public outreach program. Our focus is to educate residents and property owners of Maricopa County about nonlethal cat management, Arizona anti-cruelty statutes and Trap, Neuter and Return.

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The Foundation For Homeless Cats is so excited to announce Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) has designated 2010 as the

Click on the image to go to the MCACC site and look on the left side for more information. Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) saw 14,082 cats come through the doors last year. More than half of those cats arrive during the late spring, early summer months, resulting in an overwhelming number of cats and nowhere to put them. Intake increases a whopping 181% from the slowest to busiest months. With only 25% of the cats getting adopted and about 20% getting rescued, there is too large of a gap.

Cat euthanasia is higher than dog euthanasia. Unlike dogs, a small number of lost cats actually go back to their owners. More than 10% of the dogs that come to the shelter get returned to their owners compared with a mere ½% of the cats.What’s more, cats tend to stay longer at the shelter than dogs—nine days versus six. While only a few dogs stay more than a month, a handful of cats stay over three months. MCACC has dedicated 2010 as the Year of the Cat to change these numbers, in effect, saving more cats lives.