Foster Homes Urgently Needed

[anam_moon]

pholph said:
Town Cats: Urgent Plea for Bay Area Fosters
Town Cats, a nonprofit feline rescue my wife and I volunteer with, is in the process of aiding in the evacuation of a hoarder home in the area, 100 cats confined to one household. All we know so far is that the cats are friendly. We'll know more in a few days.

Town Cats itself can hold an additional 20 of these guys, and they've sent out an urgent plea for foster homes for the other 80. These cats will potentially be destroyed at local shelters if we don't take them. My wife and I (as well as many other foster families) will be fostering what we can. We're hoping that none of them end up going to shelters, which is why we're putting a call out here. (Forgive me if I'm breaking rules. I checked, and I did not see any.)

If you are in the San Jose area, and are willing to foster or adopt, or know someone who is in the area and is willing, please let me know. If you cannot foster, and do want to help, there are many other ways that we could use assistance (and not just financially!) And please feel free to spread the word. Contact me through my profile contact methods if you need info. I cannot give -all- the details on this situation, but I will answer (or forward to those who can) anything I get.

(Our own siamese cat, Red Dog, was rescued from a hording situation--he's probably the best cat I've ever had. All of our cats have come from either our fostering work, or shelters. That's a big reason as to why we feel so strongly about helping out with this.)

Comments

[ladysashi.livejournal.com]

I wish I could foster a kitty or two! We got in trouble with our landlord just seeing Pookie (my mom's cat, whom we were temporarily babysitting for recently) in our window. We were informed that although we'd made a deal with the owner of the apts. before we moved in to have 3 cats, that the legal standing in the place is 2 cats. An *exception* was being made for us in that case, but any more than 3 cats would cause our eviction.

I will ask around the office & building to see if anyone here wants to help!

[jemstone.livejournal.com]

While I personally will never adopt from Town Cats again due to my experiences with them, I hope these cats get the homes they need. :)

[monkeysminion.livejournal.com]

I'm amazed that the cats are considered friendly after being stuck in a house with that great a number. I always thought that the ASPCA(is that too many letters?) was a good place, in that they don't kill animals unless they are sick..dying sick. Of course my info is from "animal cops". (okay I'm rambeling now) I would hope that folks who are foster families have had to go through a qualifying process or something.