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We did it! We pulled off our first high volume, high quality spay/neuter clinic yesterday and spayed/neutered 81 cats! It was amazing. We had 25 local volunteers, 8 volunteers traveled from Philadelphia's PCCC (they drove 4 hours each way to do this for us!) and we were incredibly fortunate to have Dr Ravi Murarka (of Animal Planet's "Animal Cops: Philadelphia") drive up from to perform the surgeries! He has agreed to do another clinic for us so we can invite all local vets to observe &/or scrub in and learn his techniques. The folks from Philadelphia are our heroes...we couldn't have pulled this off without their pre-clinic advice and certainly not without their help & training yesterday.

The ability to hold a clinic of this magnitude on a monthly basis would significantly reduce the increase in the population of stray, feral and un-owned free roaming cats, and that's our goal. Can you help us continue this effort? We invested over $9,000 in equipment and supplies for the first clinic and will need to replace all of the disposable goods for each clinic. Your support is crucial to our ability to continue providing this service. Thank you!

Clinic Story ~ Lady Murarka


A little black and white kitty didn*t realize that her luck would change because of the Clinic. As the kitty was being prepped for surgery, volunteers noticed that she displayed a friendlier attitude than we typically encounter when working with feral cats. The kitty, trapped in a feral colony, was found to be scared but not feral. As volunteers took turns holding her before and after surgery, they decided that she was too sweet and friendly to return to her former outdoor home. Little did they know that HCF had already made the same discovery and was placing this sweet little girl into our adoption program. By unaminous decision, the young kitty was named *Lady Murarka* in honor of Dr. Murarka, who was so generous with his time and service for our first Clinic. Lady Murarka is now available for adoption



Would you like to make a tax deductible donation to support High Volume, High Quality Spay/Neuter Clinics?


Donate Online!

Please consider a secure online donation through PayPal. Your donation can be made by credit card or directly from your bank account. It's safe, secure, fast and easy. Just click here

Checks can be mailed to:

Hundred Cat Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 10
Centre Hall, PA 16828

Thank you very much for your support!

See more about TNR below.



Our Featured Pet



Hi! My name is Braveheart, and I bet you’d like to know how I got that name! When my mom and 4 littermates were rescued three years ago, I was the very first kitten to figure out that humans were really fun to play with! I helped teach my siblings how to play string and feather and tumble games, and showed them that it felt good when our foster mom petted us. I am a really nice guy, and I love to be petted. I like to head bump with the volunteers and they say I'm a talker. I guess that's because I meow to get attention (and it works!). I was born in April of 2006, I’m faithful with my litter box, neutered, up to date on all my vaccinations, and I was combo-tested (neg/neg). I’d love to have the chance to show you what a wonderful companion I could be for you!






Who We Are

The Hundred Cat Foundation was founded on February 7, 2005 when we undertook the rescue of 100+ abandoned cats from one home. We quickly converted our garage to a shelter and through the generosity of our wonderful community and local rescue organizations who loaned us cages, we were able to begin our rescue. Three months and 121 rescued cats later we were called on to rescue 59 cats from the home of a hoarder. We were able to complete that rescue as well. This clearly told us that there was a need for a group that could handle the rescue of cats when the numbers are too large for our community's existing no-kill rescue organizations to absorb. Since then we have incorporated as a large-scale cat rescue serving Centre County and near-by out of county locations, received our 501(c)3 charity status, and, most importantly, helped over 1200 cats and kittens. We've found loving, forever homes for many of them and spayed or neutered over 200 cats in 2007, 396 cats in 2008 and nearly 200 cats by the end of April in 2009 through our TNR program. Our ability to carry out the next rescue depends on the amount of space we have available so we concentrate on adoptions and are unable to accept individual surrendered cats.

You can help The Hundred Cat Foundation win a grant to Spay and Neuter more cats!



There is a quick, easy and free way that you can help us win a grant to enable us to spay and neuter more cats. The grants range from $1,000 to $20,000! All you have to do is vote for us every day at www.theanimalrscuesite.com. We will happily send you a daily reminder if you wish. Just email us at HundredCatFdtn@aol.com and put Remind Me in the subject line. We are currently #2 in PA and would love to break into the #1 spot. We can do it with your help! Here are the step by step instructions for voting:

1) Go to http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com

2) Click the purple button that reads "Click Here to Give - It's Free"

3) Near the top of the next page click "Help your favorite animal shelter win a prize - Vote Now" (There is also a clickable banner at the bottom of this page)

4) Type Hundred in the shelter name box and PA in the state box and click Search

5) The same box will appear on the next page but will now include Hundred Cat Foundation Centre Hall, PA 16828 - Vote under the vote criteria. Click Vote

6) Last step - you must confirm your vote on the next screen by typing the name of the animal pictured and then click confirm vote. You will then see a vote confirmed page. This last step keeps the voting fair by disabling automatic voting programs.

That's it. After you've voted a time or two you'll breeze through it in just a few minutes a day. And if you have one computer at home and another at the office, that's two times a day you can vote. Thanks for your help. Just imagine how many cats we could spay or neuter with $20,000!

Feed the Ferals Program




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Have you ever bought a bag of a new kind of food for your dear kitty or maybe some cans of a delectable wet food, only to have her turn up her nose and demand what she's used to? Please don't throw that opened bag of food or extra cans away! Through our Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) work with feral cats and the incredible people who care for them, we have seen first hand how difficult it is for many to feed the kitties in their colony a healthy diet. We have a few locations in particular that desperately need assistance. Donations of dry or wet food to help feed managed colonies would be appreciated more than you can imagine. We have met families who could only feed table scraps or perhaps use some of their food stamps to purchase tuna to feed the cats. We are doing our best to help these families but in trying to keep our donation dollars reserved for spaying and neutering we could really use food donations to help the kitties live healthier lives. Give us a call or send an email and we'll be happy to arrange to pick up leftover (or newly purchased) food from you!





Donate Online!

Please consider a secure online donation through PayPal. Your donation can be made by credit card or directly from your bank account. It's safe, secure, fast and easy. Just click here

Of course donations can also be made by check and mailed to us. Please see the bottom of this page for our mailing address. Thank you for your support!



Rally To Rescue

We are pleased to announce that The Hundred Cat Foundation has been selected as Rally To Rescue Ambassadors! With this honor we received T shirts and pet collar/wrist band sets to sell to raise funds as well as a wonderful pop up canopy for our outdoor events and a generous supply of ProPlan cat food! ProPlan cat food is a healthy, complete diet that we are very happy to feed the cats in our care and we recommend it for yours. Please visit www.rallytorescue.org to show your support for this terrific organization who helps rescues across the nation.








Shop Online to support The Hundred Cat Foundation

By shopping at your favorites stores (JC Penney, Lands End, Circuit City, eBay, Office Depot, Staples, and many, many more) online through iGive.com, a percentage of your purchase will benefit The Hundred Cat Foundation. There are over 600 stores to choose from! As a bonus , if you sign up and make a purchase at any participating store within 45 days, we will receive an additional $5 donation at no cost to you! All you have to do is click here (or copy and paste to your browser) and start shopping! Even just surfing the stores could win a $1,000 prize for the cats. http://www.iGive.com/HundredCats

Raise more for HCF with iSearch.com

By using iSeachiGive.com to search the internet, every search will raise funds for The Hundred Cat Foundation. Just click this link and use it every time you need to do an internet search!

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Senior's Corner...

We have several loving senior cats who desperately need to get out of the shelter setting and into a new forever home for their golden years. Please ask about our Seniors for Seniors discount program designed to help curb the financial burden of owning a cat for our area's seniors. We recently placed one of our older cats into the home of a couple in their early 80's. Their daughter wrote soon after the adoption with this to say... "I am so grateful for this. She will be so good for both of them, giving them something to care for, something to get up in the morning for. She will be so spoiled. " And more recently "My mother talks to her like a child, and she consistently meows in reply. I asked her if there is anything that isn't working with her, and she said, no, she is just perfect for them."
Crinkle in her new home.

Our goal is to make the best possible human/cat match that we can and in doing so give an older cat the opportunity to be loved in a forever home and a senior person something to care for and to remind them of how needed they are.

This is Candy....she's just one of many seniors who need a loving home. She's a young senior at about 8 years old. Her favorite activities are lounging in a sunny window and being petted. She would make a wonderful pet for the person looking for a lap cat.


Perry finally found his perfect home and is happily spending his days lounging and being petted by his new people. Doesn't he look happy? Our dream is for all of our rescued cats, young and old, to be as loved as Perry is.



Please check our list of adoptable pets for other seniors awaiting their forever homes.


Adopting a friend


We welcome visitors to see our cats daily, by appointment. Please call or email for directions and to set a mutually convenient time for you to meet our fur-babies.

All potential adopters will be asked to complete an adoption application. The application will assist us in matching you with the perfect cat for your lifestyle and thereby ensure our cats are being placed in the best possible homes to suit their personalities.

Our adoption fee for altered cats is $40. All adult cats are vaccinated and spayed/neutered. The adoption fee for kittens is $25 plus a $25 refundable spay/neuter deposit. Kittens will be wormed and have first vaccination.

Adoption Guidlines:
* Kittens must be at least 6 months old to be adopted into a family with children under 6 years old.
* You must be at least 21 years of age to adopt.
* We do accept second and third applications on an animal.
* Student adoptions to Grad Students only (fostering opportunities available to younger students if your lease allows pets)

Free Online Pet Videos

Learn tips for introducing your new pet into your home or watch a video on a problem behavior.



TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) Program


What is TNR?

TNR or Trap, Neuter, Return, is the only humane method of effectively reducing the population of feral, stray, and un-owned free roaming cats. TNR is a full management plan in which stray and feral cats already living outdoors in cities, towns and rural areas are humanely trapped, then evaluated, vaccinated and spayed or neutered by veterinarians. After a recovery period the cats are returned to their familiar habitat and cared for by volunteers. No more kittens are born and the feral cat population is reduced over time by natural means.

TNR works!

Cat populations are gradually reduced. Nuisance behaviors associated with breeding, such as the yowling of females or the spraying of toms, are virtually eliminated. Disease and malnutrition are greatly reduced. The cats live healthy, safe, and peaceful lives in their territories.

How can I get help with TNR?

Do you know of a colony of feral cats that needs help? The Hundred Cat Foundation will guide you through the TNR process and when possible work side by side with you not only on the original TNR phase but continue to offer support and networking for feral colony management after the colony is stable.

If you are caring for feral cats and are concerned about them having adequate shelter over the winter, please consider making them an insulated shelter as shown below. Feel free to email us for directions, dimensions or any other questions you have. Your shelter should be filled with straw not blankets, towels or pillows because they those items hold moisture & freeze. Straw does not hold the moisture and acts as an insulator.





How Can I Help?

The cats that need help are un-owned, free roaming cats. As such there is no one to cover the cost of neutering & vaccinating the cats. Over 4 years a single un-spayed female, her mate and their offspring, can be expected to be responsible for the birth of thousands of kittens if there is no human intervention.

A $75 donation will spay and vaccinate one female cat and a donation of $40 will neuter and vaccinate one male. Please consider sponsoring a spay or neuter to help reduce the over-population of feral and stray cats.

Sponsor a spay or neuter



Spay/neuter sponsorship can also be mailed to The Hundred Cat Foundation Inc., PO Box 10, Centre Hall, PA 16828


What else can I do?



We are receiving so many calls for TNR help that we are now recruiting volunteers to watch or check traps, and transport cats. If you would like to be involved in this life saving program please email or call Donna. email: HundredCatFdtn@aol.com (814) 364-2441



Barn Homes Wanted

We are in need of barn homes, stables, or other facilities for shy, frightened and semi-feral cats who have not been adopted because so few people will offer them a chance. These wonderful cats are purrr-fect for controlling the mice in your barn or stable. The barn home must agree to care for the cat as a pet. It is a myth that a well fed cat won't perform as a "mouser". It is the instinct of the cat to hunt small rodents, even with a full belly.

The cats are spayed/neutered and vaccinated and will be delivered to your location and acclimated. There is no adoption fee, but donations are gratefully accepted and very much appreciated! Please give us a call or email us for more information on adopting a barn cat (or 2).



Come Visit Us!

We show a couple cats at Petco on Sunday afternoons when possible. Please give us a call to find out when we'll be there. (814)364-2441

If you'd like to meet all the kitties that are available for adoption, please visit our shelter. Give us a call at (814) 364-2441 or send an email to HundredCatFdtn@aol.com for directions and to arrange a convenient time. We're looking forward to seeing you!


Our Wish List
These are a few items we are in need of for our kitties:

Old Ice chests and coolers.We have found these to make wonderful shelters for feral cats. The appearance does not matter as long as there are no holes. We can also use the styrofoam chests that companies like Omaha Steaks ship their meats in.

Dry cat food and litter We can always use litter and food. Any brand is fine and will be appreciated.

Unused Paws Points found in specially marked packages of Scoop Away. With enough points we can get a free 14lb box of litter. Our shelter uses between 400 and 500 pounds of litter per month.

We would be happy to pick up any of these items or, if you wish, you could drop them off at Petco while we're there on the 1st and 3rd Sunday afternoons of each month, between 2:00 & 4:00. Your help is greatly appreciated!


Would you like to make a tax deductible monetary donation?

Every dollar helps the kitties and we appreciate your support tremendously! There are two ways to donate...

Donate Online!

Please consider a secure online donation through PayPal. Your donation can be made by credit card or directly from your bank account. It's safe, secure, fast and easy. Just click here

Checks can be mailed to:

Hundred Cat Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 10
Centre Hall, PA 16828

Thank you very much for your support!
Contact Us:

Phone: 814-364-2441
Email: HundredCatFdtn@aol.com



In memory of my dear friend Bill Pierce. He left this world before The Hundred Cat Foundation was formed but during our many years of friendship he always encouraged me to follow my dream. He dedicated his life to adoption advocacy (of the human nature) and joked that he'd leave the kitties to me. His spirit is always with me giving that little nudge, when needed, to continue the work. I miss you Bill. 6/10/1936-01/13/2004

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