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The Altering Fund

The Altering Fund helps us fight the problem of pet overpopulation by providing vital low cost spay & neuter services to cats in the community through local veterinarians and spay & neuter clinics.

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The Guardian Angels Program

Because of their various medical or behavioral problems, the Guardian Angel cats featured on our Guardian Angels page are permanent residents of Cat Welfare. They will always have a home at Cat Welfare and, with your help, they can also benefit from extra care and attention. Your generous donation, which is tax deductible, will ensure these cats, and the other cats in our care, are provided with veterinary care, vaccinations, medicine, food, litter, toys, love, and a home at our shelter. Join the Guardian Angels Program today, and you can follow the life of a Cat Welfare cat, become involved in his life, and offer him some extra love and attention.

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Travis' Fund

Travis' Fund helps pay for the pediatric spaying/neutering of kittens in our care. Travis was adopted by Travis' mom in 1990 from a coworker of hers who had barn cats. "My coworkers advised me on what I would need to do before the cat moved in and what I would need to do after he moved in. They all made sure I knew he would need to be neutered and the man who made the initial suggestion told me about the Cat Welfare low-cost altering program. The program allowed me to be able to afford the surgery sooner than I otherwise would have. I picked Travis up on a Sunday morning and was so nervous about what to do with him. When we got home I put him on the floor and he immediately ran all through the apartment then came back to the front room and stood there looking at me as if to say, okay now what. He seemed to be echoing my own thought. I picked him up and walked him around showing him where his things were. Afterward I sat on the couch and he sat on the floor looking at me. I patted the couch beside me and he jumped up and sat beside me. It was that day he decided that his favorite place was beside me. Travis was a total lap cat and very gentle. Every year on his anniversary with me I would hold him and tell him the story of how he came to live with me and about all that happened since. He always stayed for the whole story. One of my favorite memories of him happened when I was recovering from surgery. I had an incision on my abdomen and couldn’t lie flat and was very sore. I put a pillow on my belly to protect myself from jumping cats. I woke up from a nap to find Travis curled up on the pillow watching me. There was no pain as he was a small cat and it made me smile to have him with me. I’m not sure what made me think a pillow would repel a cat. He had some typical medical problems that older cats get and in January 2009 I had to say good-bye to my friend. He was a wonderful companion right to the end, even nestling on my back for a while the last night he was with me. I held him as he crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge and knew at that time that I wanted to do something special to memorialize him."

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The Vincent Fund

The Vincent Fund was established to help pay for unexpected vital medical care for our shelter cats. The fund is named after Victoria Bonner's cat Vincent. He was adopted from Cat Welfare in 1985 and sadly died of a terminal illness. "I don't exactly know what to tell you about Vincent as over the years we have a whole collection of stories that are special to me. As we cat lovers know all cats are special, but there are a few that are even more special than the rest. Vincent was one of those. I adopted Vincent from Cat Welfare on 27 April 1985. He was two years old. He was my devoted feline companion, sharing my joys and sorrows, for 16 wonderful years --- most of my adult life. He was my comfort and consoler during my divorce and the deaths of my mother (who was with me when I adopted him) and my grandmother (who actually picked-out his name). Even in his final moments, as I reassured him everything was alright, it was actually Vincent who was reassuring me. His passing has been exceptionally painful and difficult for me and it has left a void in my life. Vincent died very peacefully at home on 24 April 2001. He was 18. I hope the funds raised by The Vincent Fund can help other cats so future owners can experience the kind of joy that I did with my beloved Vincent."

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The Ishie Memorial Fund

Funds from The Ishie Memorial Fund are used to care for the permanent residents of Cat Welfare. Sometimes a cat enters our shelter and, for whatever reason, finds itself making Cat Welfare it's permanent home. These cats are near and dear to our hearts and the staff, volunteers, and visitors of the shelter become their family. Ishie was one of those special kitties that lived at Cat Welfare in the 1980s.

Funds from this project are used to care for the permanent residents of Cat Welfare. Your memorial will be printed in the newsletter. Please, note in the memo field upon check-out the memorial you want listed.

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The Adopt-A-Cage Program - $50 (renewable annually; will not be auto-renewed)

The Adopt-A-Cage Fund helps raise funds to pay for the direct care of the cats and the purchase of new cages.

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Willard's Village Babies Fund

The Willard’s Village Babies Fund helps feral cats and their advocates through free spaying & neutering, loaning out humane traps, and providing food for colonies. This fund was set up in memory of a special colony cat named Willard that was helped by Cat Welfare. Willard was first seen in an established feral cat colony in 2004. He was more social than the cats that had been living in the colony for several years but was still standoffish.

After being trapped and neutered, Willard lived at Cat Welfare for several months to see if he could be tamed and eventually put up for adoption. After several months in the shelter and some incidents with nipping, he was re-released into the colony in February 2005. Willard did well living in the little village of houses that colony caretakers had made for the cats and enjoyed life with his four female companions. Over the years, Willard became friendlier with his caretakers and eventually became close enough with two to allow them to pet and cuddle him while he stayed away from other people. Willard also did a great job of being “security guard” and protecting his colony and village the few times someone wandered upon their hidden and secluded village. In November 2007, the colony lost one member due to health reasons. Sadly, in early 2009, after braving the harsh winter weather, Willard’s favorite feline had to be euthanized due to illness. Shortly thereafter, another was not seen again after kids were seen in the area with pellet guns. On April 14, 2009, Willard and the one other remaining cat were tormented by unknown assailants, their houses blocked so they could not hide in them, and tragically Willard was killed. His presence is greatly missed by all who knew him and by the one surviving cat, Blue, that after a week of failed attempts was trapped and is currently trying to adjust to being an inside cat after at least 8 years of living outside. The Willard’s Village Babies Fund was established to honor and remember Willard, while providing support to those special individuals who devote time and resources to altering feral cats to help minimize the cat overpopulation problem, as well as working to keep those cats healthy and living in a good environment.

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Joey's Good Samaritan Fund

Joey’s Good Samaritan Fund, formerly known as The Good Sam Fund, provides assistance to owned cats who are in need of medical care beyond the financial ability of their family. Joey’s Good Samaritan Fund

will help keep beloved felines in their forever homes. The fund is named after the Liebert's cat Joey. "Joey would have been 12 years old August 9, 2009. He came into my life, as a kitten, 3 months after the loss of our first cat to a terrible illness. He was wonderful from the first day we brought him home; loving, cuddly, well-behaved, always with me. After his first year, he became an indoor-outdoor cat and loved every minute of his freedom to come and go. His first Christmas was exciting since he discovered that he could climb and explore the Christmas tree! As he got older, he was just happy to sit under the tree and enjoy it. He loved being outside during the summer - just lying around on the patio furniture soaking up the sun. Winter would find him sleeping on my laptop to keep warm! Joey was a fixture on our laps during TV time - he became so much a part of us for so many years. You could tell time by Joey. He would always come and go at specific times and you would always know where to find him during any time of the day. He loved his down comforter on the couch and his heated bed and condo in the garage. He continued to love his 24/7 freedom until the day he left us. I would like to think that we gave him a loving home and a wonderful life. We miss him terribly and think about him every day. In spirit, he will always be with us - best friend and constant companion."

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The Cat-A-Lack Chow Club

Did you know Cat Welfare goes through 40 pounds of dry food and 40 cans of canned food every day, 365 days a year? Ever plan to drop off cat food at the shelter but time slipped away and you never made it? Donations to The Cat-A-Lack Chow Club help offset the cost of feeding the nearly 300 wonderful felines at Cat Welfare.

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General Building Fund

Our general building fund is used to assist us in maintenance and new work on the Cat Welfare building itself. Past projects have included installing windows for the cats, creation of a sun porch, and repair work on our sewer system.

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Emmy's Litter League

You know we care for a lot of cats, but did you know that on average, we use 600 pounds of litter daily? In November 2021, we were leveled with the news that Nestlé would no longer be producing Scamp brand litter. That meant we were facing an unexpected additional expense to the tune of $9,000 for 2022. While a frazzled human took to the Internet to research our best litter options, Emmy took to the drawing board and created Emmy’s Litter League.

For a commitment of $25 each month or a one-time donation of $250, you will help us offset our increased litter budget expense. Emmy has agreed to pen a monthly email to Litter League sponsors. Emmy also encourages Litter League sponsors to come in and give her love and affection. While she may have founded our Litter League, Emmy is, ironically enough, a permanent resident due to her aversion to the litter box. Life’s funny like that.

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