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400 forever homes for cats and kittens
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Adoption
April 26, 2021
5 min
Earlier this month we were facing crisis point, with several hundred cats and kittens in care and more arriving every day. We launched an urgent appeal for Melburnians to adopt a cat in need of a home and help create critical space at our shelters, and the response was incredible.
In just two weeks, 400 cats and kittens have been adopted!
It has been especially rewarding seeing 244 adult cats find new homes. These deserving cats are often overlooked in favour of kittens, meaning they spend much longer waiting to be adopted.
Around 28 felines have been adopted each day – the highest daily average in our history. Our teams have been working tirelessly to prepare these pets for adoption and carefully match them with not just any homes, but ones where they’ll receive the lifetime of love and care they deserve.
We thank everyone who has opened their home and heart to a cat or kitten in need.
Our special adoption drive will end on Tuesday 27 April. But, there will always be cats in need of loving forever homes.
Adopt and change a life
When you’re ready for a new pet, please adopt and change the life of a deserving shelter cat or kitten.
Due to the success of this adoption drive, our adoptions centres are not as full as usual. But, the current kitten season is unprecedented and we’re seeing several cats and kittens arrive at our shelters every day.
Preparing pets for adoption takes time. Although there may not be many cats and kittens available right now, this changes every day as pets return from foster and are desexed, ready to go up for adoption.
If you’re ready to adopt a cat, we encourage you to make an appointment. Walk-ins will be accommodated where possible, but pre-booked appointments will take priority.
If you visit as a walk-in, there may be long wait times. Due to the smaller number of cats and kittens currently available, walk-ins may miss out and be asked to come back another day.
You can make an appointment via the links below:
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