Mae L. is a rock star volunteer who always steps up wherever needed. Not only does she train our volunteers to socialize our hardest to place cats, she’s also an Adoption Center counselor connecting cats and families. And when odds and ends come up, Mae is always there to help with painting projects, medical tasks, and even recently caring for special-needs cat Didi while her foster was out of town .
OAKLAND — We launched the Kitten Wire one year ago to document Cat Town’s innovative approach to rescuing older kittens — the ones who hide in their shelter cages, bolting from hands, hissing instead of purring. These are the kittens who missed out on positive human interactions in their first few months and are deemed “unadoptable” by traditional shelter standards.
Ringworm: it spreads every year in shelters and rescues across the country. We're even facing a few cases ourselves at the moment. The word tends to send people running, but the truth is that ringworm is a highly treatable condition. In fact, ringworm, despite its name, has nothing to do with worms at all, and is essentially the same as athlete's foot.
Cammane W., a “jack of all trades” type of volunteer. She's fostered a number of cats and dedicates her time in our Adoption Center spaces, greeting the public and socializing our cats. As a trained Forgotten Kitten Project volunteer, she helps older shelter kittens build trust in humans, giving them a second chance at finding the loving homes they deserve. And on top of that, she's helping us plan our Second Chance Soirée event this fall. Like we said, she does it all!
