Shadow Cat Advocates, Inc.
(formerly Cari's Homeless Kittens)
Our Featured Pets...
Lilac and Sweetie Pie are siblings and best friends. They love to play and chase each other. If you adopt this adorable pair of kittens, you will have countless hours of entertainment and many years of love.
If you would like to find out more about adopting these delightful little kittens, please call Cari at 540-720-1042.
News
3 September 2008 - Shadow Cat Advocates is excited to be working with the new Stafford SPCA as it is opening the first no-kill shelter in Stafford County. The SPCA is located at 140 Andrew Chapel Rd, in Stafford VA. While the SPCA is not quite ready to officially open, The Director, Bill Hoyt is making great strides. Shadow Cat Advocates will have an office in the new building when it opens.
21 January 2008 - We are collecting funds to be used as reward money in an attempt to get information on who killed Mikki's cats. The reward is currently $800 and we would like to get it over $1,000 so we can catch this person or persons. In addition, we are building her an outdoor enclosure that will allow her cats to go out and still be secure. Please send any donations to: Shadow Cat Advocates, PO Box 514, Garrisonville, VA 22463. Please specify whether the donation is for the reward or the enclosure.
16 January 2008 - As reported by WRIC Channel 8 http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=7690897 and WWBT Channel 12 http://www.nbc12.com/news/state/13850412.html in Richmond, we are helping with an animal cruelty issue in Caroline County. We are setting up a reward fund to try to help catch the person who did this, and collecting donations to build a safe enclosure for the remaining cats. Please check back here soon for details.
7 July 2007 - An article written by Cari and Diana about Shadow Cats appears in "The Front Porch".
22 January 2007 - A newspaper article from the Stafford County Sun about Shadow Cat Advocates was picked up by the Potomac News. Follow the link below to read the article.
Click here to read the article.
30 October 2006 - Somebuddies Spay/Neuter Clinic. Another clinic for the cats! Thank you to Susan at Somebuddies for helping us out!
16 October 2006 - National Feral Cat Day. We will be bringing some of our cats to a spay/neuter clinic at Prevent a Litter in Richmond. Thanks go out to Kim at PAL!
5 June 2006 - Please plan to attend the Open House for Hartwood Animal Hospital on June 10th. Hartwood is a beautiful facility! I will be there and it would be great to see as many of you as possible. See you there, Cari
20 March 2006 - Shadow Cat Advocates is pleased to announce that Dr. Helen Jewett has at long last opened Hartwood Animal Hospital in Stafford, VA. Dr. Jewett has been our personal vet for years and the primary vet for most kittens adopted from Shadow Cats. She has been and continues to be a major contributor to the success of Shadow Cats. Please visit her web site at: www.hartwoodanimalhospital.com, and consider her for all your veterinary needs.
8 October 2005 - Shadow Cat Advocates has been granted 501(c)(3) status effective 11 July 2005. Donations made to Shadow Cat Advocates are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. All donations received are used to directly support our efforts.
11 July 2005 - Cari's Homeless Kittens has merged with Shadow Cat Advocates and has taken on the name Shadow Cat Advocates, Inc. The new organization has filed paperwork with the IRS for 501(c)(3) status and we expect our determination letter back any time now.
Who We Are
Our mission is first and foremost to aid, assist, protect and defend feral cats throughout the greater Fredericksburg, Virginia area, including the counties of Stafford and Spotsylvania and to:
- Promote and implement Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)
- Gain and maintain the support of local governments and the communities they serve for TNR as the only proven method of regional feral cat population management.
- Raise public awareness of and involvement with, the issues surrounding feral cat colonies through community education.
- Form a cooperative partnership with local Animal Control agencies and shelters in order to facilitate the referral of feral cat complaints, questions, concerns and problems from Animal Control to a coordinated group of volunteer individuals and organizations with the motivation, resources and manpower to address them effectively, efficiently and humanely, primarily through the use of TNR, and when necessary, relocation of entire colonies or parts of colonies.
- Perform other services as required to mitigate nuisance behaviors reported to Animal Control to the extent that we are willing, able, qualified and equipped to do so.
- Recruit and educate volunteers to carry out the day-to-day operations in support of this mission, including, but not limited to: acting as caregivers for colonies in which TNR has been implemented; maintaining records of feral colony locations, sizes, status and caregivers; answering, addressing and/or redirecting referred complaints, questions, concerns and problems involving feral cat colonies; trapping and transporting cats from colony sites to spay/neuter clinics and back.
- Raise funds through grants, donations or other means to cover expenses incurred in carrying out this mission, to the extent that it is not subsidized by public funding provided by local government(s) or government agencies.
During the course of this work, there are times when, despite our best efforts, new kittens arrive. These kittens are removed and taken to the vet for checkups. They are tested for Feline Leukemina/FIV and parasites. They are given medical treatment as needed, and placed in a foster home. The kittens are then socialized and taken care of. The result is a disease/parasite free kitten who is well adjusted and ready to go to a new, permanent home
Adopting a friend
The adoption process begins when you contact us with interest in a kitten. We work hard to match kittens to the right person/environment. Arrangements are made for you to visit the kitten in it's foster home. If all goes well, we will make a brief home visit to make suggestions to help you get set up for your new addition, and to help the kitten make the transistion from foster home to your home.
There is a reasonable adoption fee, and a life-care contract is required. None of the kittens we adopt are allowed to be de-clawed, ever, for any reason.* They must be indoor pets only and not allowed outdoors.
If the kitten is too young to be spayed/neutered, you will agree to have that done at around 4-5 months of age. We can even help arrange for high quality, low-cost spay/neuter. We do require written proof of spay/neutering.
We make a follow-up visit after the spay/neutering, just to make sure everything is going well for you and your kitten. We are always available to answer any questions or provide any help we can.
*If you desire a kitten/cat that has been declawed, please check with your local animal shelter.
Come Visit Us!
We do not have a "store front" as all fostering is done in a home environment. To schedule an appointment to visit the kittens, please give us a call.
Shadow Cat Advocates, Inc.
PO Box 514
Garrisonville, VA 22463
Phone: 540-720-1042
Email:
shadowcatadvocates@comcast.net
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