The new cat farm offers something for everyone.  While Angel enjoys lounging on the spacious kitchen floor, Cookie prefers getting in touch with nature on the edge of the outdoor deck.  For both, life is simply purrfect!

for them while they patiently await a new guardian -- no matter how long it takes.

As important as adoption and retention programs are, they can have little long-term effect without very aggressive spay/neuter programs to reduce the number of available cats.  Companion cats are not the problem here -- most of them are sterilized at an early age.  Rather the problem is the large number of intact feral cats.  Our managed TNR (trap/neuter/return) program has sterilized over 430 outdoor cats to date and we're averaging about 30 more per month.

Managed TNR provides the only successful way to limit the birth of the vast numbers of kittens -- simply removing the cats from their habitat only causes other roaming cats to move in and continue the reproduction cycle.  By sterilizing and returning the cats to their home -- they cease being the cause of cat over-population and become the solution.  With feral kittens accounting for over 80% of those taken to the shelters, facilitating TNR is our most important program.

commitment of at least 2 hours per week.  Other volunteer positions will open up as our programs evolve.

Volunteer orientations will be held at 2:00 p.m. on the 1st Sunday of every month beginning October 7th.  Please come for a tour of the farm, an introduction to our programs, and of course, a visit with our wonderful cats!  Please join us in this extraordinary effort -- mark your calendar for October 7th.  Call or e-mail for driving directions.

Contributions.  Our sincere thanks to the following individuals and companies for their generosity

Braxton Blake & Freda Herseth
David Carras
James & Nancy Fitzgerald
Ray & Judy Hansen
Phil & Lauren Holmes
Michelle Lara
Peg Rogers
Ellery Rouster
Caroline Schwartz
Lyndon & Angela Welch
West Hawk Industries

Dear Friends,
We frequently get calls from people who want us to shelter a cat -- theirs or a stray they've found -- and we explain that as much as we would like to take their cat, we cannot without lowering the quality of life for the ones we already harbor.  Because we are working solely with slow-to-adopt cats, we have to provide them with a low-stress homey place to live.  The larger the number of sheltered cats the harder this is to do.  So, when we infrequently have room for a new cat, we pull from the surplus intake of other shelters.  Until we as a community get the population under control, the welfare of each individual cat is in the hands of its guardian.  Adoptions, kitten socialization and feral cat management are all do-able by caring individuals in the community -- and are better solutions for at-risk cats than taking them to a stress-laden shelter.  We're basing our programs on the assumption the community will stand up and care for the cats -- one cat at a time -- and will be deeply rewarded for their efforts.  If you know a cat at risk, contact us and we'll coach you through what needs to be done and let you reap the joy of helping -- the rewards are great both for you and your feline friend!
Kitty Zimmer