Friendly &
Feral Cat Rescue
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Santa
Claws is Coming to Town!
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Attention
all naughty and nice dogs, cats, reptiles, and little furry creatures!
Here's your chance to meet the man in red himself! Have your people
bring you to Petco in Mount Prospect to meet Santa and have a festive
holiday photo taken.
Santa will be at Petco (click
here for a map)
from 10:00 to 4:00 on:
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
All you pets: don't forget to be on your best behavior!
Santa's watching!
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Our Featured
Friend
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Meet Lacey!
Have you
ever seen such a sweet face? This outgoing, young kitty loves
to play, and as you can see from the photo, loves to look down from
high places. She is so friendly, she likes to walk around our
Petco location on a harness and leash. While she gets along
with the other cats in the store, people are her favorite playmates.
She has been with a family with young kids and a dog, and she
got along well with everyone. She's just waiting for her
chance to go home with you and be your companion forever! |
If you would like to meet Lacey and consider making her a member of
your family, visit her at our Petco location.
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& Feral Now on Facebook!
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Donate to help the
cats!
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Your donation to
Friendly & Feral goes directly to cover the costs of veterinary
care for the cats. All donations are 100% tax deductible.
Thank you for your generosity!
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News
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Our New Home at
Petco
Exciting
news! Friendly & Feral has a new home!
We've teamed up with our friends at Petco in Mount
Prospect
to give our cats the opportunity to meet potential adopters during
regular store hours. If you're considering adopting a new pet
into your family, come visit us at Petco
and meet the cats! Adoption Counselors will be on site
Saturdays and Sundays from 12 to 4pm to answer your questions and work
with you through the adoption process. If you have questions,
feel free to contact us!
Volunteers
needed at Petco
If you love
animals and want to help our cats find their forever homes, consider
volunteering with Friendly & Feral. We are currently
seeking volunteers to help with Daily Cat Care at our new location at
the Mount
Prospect Petco. Daily
Cat Care volunteers assist by socializing with the cats, providing them
with TLC, clean cages and fresh food and water. You can
volunteer as often as your schedule allows.
To find out
more, or to attend an upcoming New Volunteer Orientation, contact us.
Foster
Homes Still Needed
While some of
our cats will be housed in our new adoption center at Petco, Friendly
& Feral is still seeking foster homes for the other animals who
are waiting
to be adopted. If you have some space
and a little extra time to give to a lonely pet waiting to find its
forever home,
please contact us
to learn more about the animals in need of a foster home.
Attention
Senior Cat Owners!
The American
Association of Feline Practitioners publishes guidelines for caring for
senior cats. If your beloved feline is 6+ years old, you might want to
review the guidelines to inform yourself of the health conditions and
standard of care for an older kitty. Check it out!
Fix
'em First!
Friendly
& Feral Cat rescue feels strongly that all animals should be
spayed and neutered before they are adopted. Do your part to support
the cause by spreading the word. Fix 'em first!
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Who
We Are
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Friendly
& Feral Cat Rescue is an all volunteer, no-kill, non-profit
organization working to find loving, permanent homes for the cats in
our care. Our cats are housed in foster homes or at Petco
in Mount Prospect
and provided with the
love and veterinary care until they are adopted.
What
is a feral cat?
A feral cat
is a wild animal, not socialized or interested in human contact. They
do not make good pets. They live outside and have frequent litters of
kittens. A group of unneutered feral cats can reproduce rapidly and
become a nuisance to the humans in the area where they live.
What
can I do to help feral cats?
People often
find themselves in a situation where they've been feeding what they
thought was a stray cat or two. After a while, a litter of kittens is
born and before long the situation can quickly get out of control. The
humane solution to controlling the feral cat population is T-N-R, or
Trap, Neuter and Return.
T-N-R works! Read
a case study on the successful
management of a feral cat colony right here in Chicago.
I
need help with a feral cat! Can Friendly & Feral take it?
Feral cats do
not make good pets. They are wild animals, and live outdoors. Friendly
& Feral volunteers have many years of experience with feral
cats, and can provide you with advice and resources. Everything from
providing appropriate shelter in the winter, to advice on how to T-N-R
(Trap-Neuter-Return), to resources for low-cost spay and neuter. Contact
us for more information.
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Adopting
a Friend
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Getting
Started
Click
to view our animals currently available for adoption. Cats
are on display and available
for viewing during
regular business hours at Petco in Mount Prospect.
Contact
an Adoption Counselor with questions or inquiries about how to proceed
with adoption process. All of the cats in Friendly &
Feral's
care are housed in our adoption center at Petco in Mount Prospect Plaza
and in loving foster homes. We'll be happy to arrange an
appointment to meet any of the cats you
are interested in adopting.
Adoption
Hours
Come meet the
cats and
talk with Adoption Counselors every
Saturday and Sunday
from 12pm to 4pm at Petco
(1018
Mount Prospect Plaza, Mount Prospect, IL 60056) See below
for map and directions.
Adoption Fees
We charge
an adoption fee to help us cover the cost of the veterinary care
provided prior to adoption. All cats adopted from Friendly &
Feral have already received the following veterinary care:
- all
vaccinations, including rabies (RV) and distemper combo (FVRCP)
- routine
deworming
- FIV
(Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) and FeLV (Feline Leukemia) testing
- spaying/neutering
Adoption
Policies
Friendly
& Feral Adoption Counselors will work with you to identify the
cat that will fit best into your home and family. Should the adoption
not work out, we will always take the cat back.
Declawing
- Paws
come with claws! Friendly & Feral requires that adoptees agree
not to declaw cats adopted from us at any time in the future. We
provide assistance and advice about how to clip nails and protect your
home and furniture from damage. In addition, we have cats that are
already declawed that are available for adoption.
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Come
Visit Us!
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Cats
are available for viewing and adoption at:
Petco
- 1018 Mount Prospect Plaza, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
(located near the intersections of Rand,
Central and Mt. Prospect Roads)
Adoption Counselors are on site every
Saturday and Sunday
from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
We will be happy to work with you to complete an adoption, answer your
questions about cat care or help you
solve problems you might be having with your current pets.
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