Grace is 7 months old. She is a well socialized but reserved kitten who loves to cuddle, and she purrs constantly. She is the most gentle kitten I have ever met, very sweet and docile. She is active, playful, very loving, she will be a good lap cat. She will do best in a quiet home and will get along with another young cat who is playful and does not try to dominate her. Grace has been tested for feline leukemia and FIV (negative), she has been de-wormed and received the full set of kitty shots. She has excellent litter box manners.
To adopt Grace, please call Danielle at 219-9745 or e-mail cats_angels@sbcglobal for an application form.
Who We Are
Cats' Angels, Inc. is a group of several Austin area foster homes. We do not have a facility to keep the cats and we have very limited space and therefore limited ability to accept cats from the public. We foster out of our homes, and care for and find homes for abandoned or neglected cats. Most kittens and cats come to us under-nourished, they are often sick, injured or orphaned. We restore them to good health and place them in our adoption program.
Cats’ Angels volunteers also trap/neuter/release feral or stray cats in order to reduce overpopulation and decrease euthanasia at city “pounds”. It is the also the purpose of our organization to increase public awareness of the pet overpopulation crisis and encourage early spaying and neutering.
From our President
Dear readers: My name is Danielle and I am the founder and president of Cats' Angels, Inc. Our volunteers have worked very hard this past year to get abandonned cats and kittens off the street and place them in permanent homes. With a slowing economy, it has been even more of a challenge this year. But we have not allowed it to slow us down, we have made an even bigger effort to reach out to the public, and we have had a good adoption year with over 150 cats placed in permanent loving homes. We have continued to spay and neuter numerous stray cats and found homes for many stray kittens. Our desire to help is great but our ability is limited as we rely on foster homes and do not have a shelter. We also rely on donations from the public to fund veterinary care for the many injured and sick cats and kittens that are brought to us. We also rely on foster homes to keep cats and kittens until they get adopted. Unfortunately, our limited resources allow us to address only a small portion of the need that exists out there, and we are often forced to turn away cats in need of help. The help we receive from the public is crucial to our organization, we would not exist without it. So please consider a small donation to Cats' Angels, and come by Petco to meet our beautiful cats and kittens, whether you are thinking of adopting or just want to visit with the cats. And tell your friends about us. I wish all of you a happy new year and a wonderful time with your furry friends.
Happy Tails
Lancelot is a lucky kitty. He was abandoned when his family moved away and survived thanks to kind neighbors who fed him, but this sweet boy wanted to be inside and have a family. While on the street, he never demonstrated any aggression toward any other cat, although the ones that lived in his neighborhood were not kind to him. Lancelot's life on the street left him positive for feline aids (FIV). We took him in and he became a Cats' Angels "special needs" kitty. We felt that he had a good chance to be adopted in spite of the disease, he was so beautiful and gentle, someone had to fall in love with him. We were right. When Nancy walked into our adoption center at Petco, she was immediately seduced. Nancy had lost two special people in her life in the past 6 months and was sad and lonely. She had been looking for the right cat for a while, but when she saw Lancelot, she knew he was hers. I asked Nancy if she was concerned about Lancelot having FIV, she said: "he is a creature of God, he deserves to live for how many years God will give him. I did not choose him, we chose each other." Nancy has changed Lancelot's life, he now sleeps on her arm all night long. Lancelot has also changed Nancy's life, she is no longer sad and lonely.
The Adoption Process
All of our adoptable cats are healthy and up-to-date on vaccinations, spayed or neutered (if old enough), micro-chipped, and litter box trained.
Cats' Angels has an adoption application that we can e-mail upon request. Contact cats_angels @sbcglobal.net. We deliver the cat to you so that we can see the home environment and ensure the best match between the cat and the family. We are often able to make suggestions about how to acclimate the kitty to his new environment. All of our adoptions are on a trial basis for one month or until both the adopter and foster parent are satisfied with the placement. We refund the adoption fee for up to one month. We require the return of all adopted cats if adopter’s situation changes and the cat must be re-homed. Our guarantee to adopters is that we will either take back our foster kitties or help you find a good home for it. We require the promise from the adopter to NEVER surrender the cat to a shelter.
Special Needs Cats
Consider adopting a special needs cat (Pictured: Joy). Some people want to help those animals that are the most in need of love and care. If you are one of them, consider our special needs kitties. Those include cats and kittens, often former feral kittens, that are shy with new people and cats that have a terminal disease like feline leukemia or Feline Aid (FIV). Skittish cats require a little patience at first, but can be very affectionate, and can strongly bond to their owner, even more so than well-socialized cats. Feline Leukemia and FIV positive cats have tested positive for the virus, but it may take years for the signs of the disease to show, and meanwhile, they can live a perfectly normal and happy life. In the case of FIV, many cats never succumb to the disease and can live well into their teens, like any other cat that is kept 100% indoors.
How to Donate
We are a 503(c)(3) charitable organization and your donations to Cats' Angels are tax deductible. We accept PayPal (see the Donate button at the bottom left of this page). You can mail donations to Cats’ Angels, PO Box 12684, Austin, TX 78711-2684. For any questions, please email cats_angels@sbcglobal.net.
Most wanted on our wish list:
• Cat food (Purina cat chow, Wellness or Blue Buffalo, canned and dry)
• Clumping unscented cat litter
• Gently used or new cat beds
• Cat carriers
• cat crates or cages (for showing the cats at adoption)
• Cat toys
Fostering & Volunteering
Foster homes are always urgently needed, especially in the spring and summer months when kittens are born. Having enough foster homes literally makes the difference between life and death for many kittens. If you foster one of our cats, Cats’ Angels pays all vet expenses. You provide the food, and the love! (Any supplies and food you pay for is tax-deductible and we will provide you with a receipt for tax purposes.) When you foster a cat or kitten, you commit to bringing him/her to our weekend adoption events and continue to foster until permanent homes are found, or you return them to us when you can no longer foster them.
Volunteers are also needed to socialize and play with shy kittens and cats, to help them overcome their fears and make them more adoptable.
If you are interested in fostering a cat or kittens or volunteering with Cats Angels, please contact us at cats_angels@sbcglobal.net.
Lancelot is a lucky kitty. He was abandoned when his family moved away and survived thanks to kind neighbors who fed him, but this sweet boy wanted to be inside and have a family. While on the street, he never demonstrated any aggression toward any other cat, although the ones that lived in his neighborhood were not kind to him. Lancelot's life on the street left him positive for feline aids (FIV). We took him in and he became a Cats' Angels "special needs" kitty. We felt that he had a good chance to be adopted in spite of the disease, he was so beautiful and gentle, someone had to fall in love with him. We were right. When Nancy walked into our adoption center at Petco, she was immediately seduced. Nancy had lost two special people in her life in the past 6 months and was sad and lonely. She had been looking for the right cat for a while, but when she saw Lancelot, she knew he was hers. I asked Nancy if she was concerned about Lancelot having FIV, she said: "he is a creature of God, he deserves to live for how many years God will give him. I did not choose him, we chose each other." Nancy has changed Lancelot's life, he now sleeps on her arm all night long. Lancelot has also changed Nancy's life, she is no longer sad and lonely.
Consider adopting a special needs cat (Pictured: Joy). Some people want to help those animals that are the most in need of love and care. If you are one of them, consider our special needs kitties. Those include cats and kittens, often former feral kittens, that are shy with new people and cats that have a terminal disease like feline leukemia or Feline Aid (FIV). Skittish cats require a little patience at first, but can be very affectionate, and can strongly bond to their owner, even more so than well-socialized cats. Feline Leukemia and FIV positive cats have tested positive for the virus, but it may take years for the signs of the disease to show, and meanwhile, they can live a perfectly normal and happy life. In the case of FIV, many cats never succumb to the disease and can live well into their teens, like any other cat that is kept 100% indoors.
Foster homes are always urgently needed, especially in the spring and summer months when kittens are born. Having enough foster homes literally makes the difference between life and death for many kittens. If you foster one of our cats, Cats’ Angels pays all vet expenses. You provide the food, and the love! (Any supplies and food you pay for is tax-deductible and we will provide you with a receipt for tax purposes.) When you foster a cat or kitten, you commit to bringing him/her to our weekend adoption events and continue to foster until permanent homes are found, or you return them to us when you can no longer foster them.
Volunteers are also needed to socialize and play with shy kittens and cats, to help them overcome their fears and make them more adoptable.
If you are interested in fostering a cat or kittens or volunteering with Cats Angels, please contact us at cats_angels@sbcglobal.net.
