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04MAR14
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The Feral Cat Foundation (FCF) is an
all-volunteer, non-profit organization whose primary mission is
to help people live with the feral and forgotten cats and kittens
in the communities of Alameda and Contra Costa counties of
northern California. We accomplish this through the
nationally-recognized and effective method of "TNR"
(trap-neuter-return). When possible, tame cats and kittens are
adopted to loving homes. Cats that cannot be socialized are
returned to the location where they were trapped and fed daily by
caring volunteers. The lack of resources and a sanctuary prevent
FCF from being able to take owner surrenders, rescue cats from
shelters, or remove cats from neighborhoods. We invite you to
read FCF's Commitment Statement
and hope you enjoy your visit to our website.
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URGENT-Colony Feeders Needed
We have lost several colony feeders due to health reasons and moves. If you have an hour or two to spare each week and would like to make a real difference, please check out our priority needs page.
2013 FCF Raffle Winners
We would like to say a BIG thank you to all who participated in our annual raffle fundraiser, either by purchasing tickets or donating prizes! The complete list of winners and donors can be found here. To read our summer newsletter and find out how your contributions help the the homeless cats in your neighborhood, click here.
Kitten Fosters Needed!
Kitten season is upon us and we desperately need fosters to house the kittens until they are adopted into forever homes. Foster families provide food, shelter, love and socializing. They also transport the kitties to vet appointments and adoption events. FCF pays all medical bills, provides medications, flea treatment, support and guidance. If you have room in your home and your heart, please call our hotline 925-829-9098.
New FCF Merchandise
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Check out our new merchandise at Cafe Press! This is a great way to show your support for FCF and TNR. Each purchase earns FCF a donation to keep our spay/neuter program going. Choose from mugs, bags, charms, coasters, t-shirts and more!
If You Find Kittens
It is very important to assess the age of
kittens BEFORE handling them. If you pick up a kitten that still
has it's eyes closed, chances are the mother will reject the
kitten. Babies this young have a very slim chance of surviving
with bottle feeding. On the other hand, waiting until a kitten is
6 months old to attempt socialization is also asking for
disaster. Here is a guide to age and appropriate action.
click here to read
more
NEW! Find us on Facebook!
 Volunteers Needed in Contra Costa
& Alameda Counties
Click for current high priority
needs.
Click here
for other easy ways to help FCF kitties!
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Sunday, April 13th 10am-4pm at the Petco in San Ramon.
There will be fun activities for the kids, free food, pet experts to chat with, and several kitties to meet and play with!
We are always looking for item donations, cash donations to cover medicines and vet care, and most importantly, foster homes to care for the kittens until they find their furrever homes. This year we have decided to make it fun and easy for the whole community to get involved by holding our first annual kitten shower! Click here for more info.
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Yoda |
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Looking For A Warm Lap
Yoda is a very gentle soul who wants nothing more than a warm lap to cuddle up on. He is completely unruffable and never scratches. He would make an ideal companion for small children or elderly adults.
For more info, or to meet Yoda, email katykat37@gmail.com or better yet, come down to our San Ramon adoption site to meet him and her friends!
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Marmalade |
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Marmalade--a yummy orange lover!
Marmalade just showed up in my colony in Castro Valley one day, and I could immediately pet him. He was out there eating in my colony occasionally, then every night, for some time. I finally got a chance to check, and he was not neutered, was very friendly, and was obviously a real love that had belonged to someone at one time. How long he had been out before finding my feeding station, I'm not sure, though he was a little thin at first. Eventually, I trapped him, got him fixed, and brought him home. He immediately made himself at home at my house, and ingratiated himself into my heart. What a sweetheart of a young boy! He is definitely not an alpha kitty, though he does try to play with the othe cats, who don't always like it! But, he is just very, very playful, and into everything--oh, the joy of being a kitten. While he is not technically a kitten, he is very kittenish in his ways. If you met Marmalade, you would truly fall in love--he is an absolute LOVE! If you like orange tabbies, you will LOVE this young boy. He is very gentle, very loving, and gets on well with the other kitties, who sometimes want to take advantage of him, because he is so nonaggressive! Looking for your own lovebug to share your life and your bed with...look no further...Marmalade needs his own indoor home, possibly with other cats, and I believe with oversight, he would also do well even with younger children, so long as the parents are "hands on" and keep him in their sights. He would like to go outside, and that is probably how he got lost before. That may be when one of the other cats either inside or outside, are getting his attention. But, if it is just a one cat household, with no cats outside, then he would likely be totally fine to be indoors only. If you like sweet, you will LOVE Marmalade!!!
For more info or to meet Marmalade, email DeborahMacDonald@msn.com or call 510-909-4961; 510-895-4238
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Volunteers helping feral and forgotten cats in Alameda and
Contra Costa counties
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We have wonderful cats looking
for homes
Scheduled adoptions