C.O.P.E.
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Cat Overpopulation Planned Endeavor is a 501c3 non profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of stray and feral cats through sterilization and education. C.O.P.E. would like to see a day when no more cats are living homeless and forgotten on the streets. Until that day arrives, however, we are dedicated to spaying and neutering as many cats as we can, while providing care for colonies of feral cats and removing non-feral strays from the streets and placing them into our adoption program whenever possible. It would be wonderful if all cats lived in households where the people loved them and cared for them their entire lives... unfortunantly, however this is not the case. Many people, for many different reasons, make the choice of abandoning their cats. These cats are often left to fend for themselves and their offspring in the outside world. Some of these cats revert to their feral, or wild instincts. They teach their kittens to be wary of humans. They form colonies around food sources such as garbage dumsters, and spend the majority of their time mating, fighting, and scrounging for food. What Can be done? Option #1: Ignore the cats. Outcome: The cats will continue to mate, fight, roam, and reproduce. Option#2: Trap and kill the cats. Outcome: New cats will move into the area and utilize the food source to which the original cats were attracted. They will begin the breeding process all over again. Option#3: Implement a trap and alter program. Outcome: Trap-Alter and return to caretaker method of population control: Once the cats are humanely trapped and spayed or neutered any adoptable kittens and cats are placed in our adoption program. Once a cat has become truly feral, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible , to "retrain" the cat to be a companion house pets. Any wild or feral adult cats are returned to a caretaker. No new cats will move into the area and no new kittens will be born. The cats will live out the rest of their lives under the watchful eye of a caretaker, who provides food, water, and shelter. Our Adoptable Pet List
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News
2006
< PIZZA HUT "Fun"draiser night! - 4pm to 8:30pm (the 3rd Wed. of every month) at the Pizza Hut at 2901 Plainfield Road, Joliet. Pizza Hut will donate 20% of your purchase on dine in, carry out or delivery to COPE. Coupon not required. We will have a table set up at 6:30. Please come and join us!
Who We Are
Adopting a friend
Social, friendly and loving cats and kittens are available for adoption through Petfinder and at adoption days at Petsmart in Joliet. We make every effort to place each cat in the best home possible. The right match is the best match. Potential adopters go through a screening process to determine whether an adoption is in the best interest of both the cat and its potential family. Please contact us if you are looking for a new forever friend and we will help find you the purrfect new pal. Adoption fees are currently $85. (Prices are subject to change).
Come Visit Us!
C.O.P.E. is a fairly new organization that does not yet have a building. All of our cats are housed in foster homes and made available for adoption through Petfinder and Petsmart. Cat lovers who are interested in fostering or in volunteering can contact C.O.P.E. through our phone number or email address. Volunteers are always welcome and always needed.
C.O.P.E.
Joliet, IL 60431
Phone: (815) 634-8989
Email:
loisdyer@prodigy.net
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