Cats’ Meow Feline Fosters
Sara is a senior cat and has been waiting for her forever home for a few years. She has also been placed in a foster home and available for adoption thanks to the volunteers of Cats’ Meow Feline Fosters.
Summer is gone and the leaves on the trees are turning beautiful hues of red, brown and golden yellows, but for many in the animal rescue world, this time of year is also referred to as ‘kitten season’.
During this time, shelters across the country have double or even triple the number of cats and kittens then they usually would.
While many animal shelters have no choice but to euthanize cats and kittens after a certain amount of time, usually for overcrowding, injuries or sickness, there are individuals and organizations that work tirelessly to save the lives of our furry friends, not only in kitten season, but year round.
“We work closely with Tri-County Animal Shelter, (a low-kill shelter)in Clearfield, moving and placing cats in order to avoid euthanasia and we help get funds for sick and injured cats,” Kelli Lefler, a coordinator and volunteer for Cats’ Meow Feline Fosters Inc., said.
Cats’ Meow is a small Non-Profit 501c3 approved, foster-based, cat rescue group in Rowan County (Morehead). They are advocates for homeless and injured cats and kittens who are also promoting adoptions, spaying and neutering and helping to ease pain and suffering among cat populations in the region.
“Right now we are in desperate need of volunteers for transportation- just getting a cat a short distance, such as Morehead to Mt. Sterling has been difficult and sometimes impossible,” Kelli said. “We are a very small group; transports can’t happen without volunteer help, kittens have died in shelters waiting on transportation.”
Although they don’t have a physical location they work with well-established groups and organizations.
“We have arrangements with Petsmart in Ashland; they can keep one cat or two kittens at a time that are up for adoption.”
Cats’ Meow often uses their limited space for sick or injured cats and kittens that would otherwise be euthanized.
“We spend a lot of time at the shelter, getting pictures and working with rescues and adoption sites to get them moved into good homes,” Kelli said.
They are involved in covering funds for treatment of the cats at the Tri-County Animal Shelter, which serves Fleming, Carter and Rowan counties, for injuries. They also help fund treatment of flea medication and dewormer.
“Just getting rid of the parasites can often be life or death for a kitten,” Kelli said.
None of this can be done with out your help. Please spay or neuter your pets.
To foster, adopt, donate, or volunteer to help a fur baby find a forever home contact, Lynn Cassity of Cats’ Meow Feline Fosters at 859-322-7884, Email them at catsmeowff@outlook.com or fleming.cats@gmail.com.
You can also contact Tri-County Animal Shelter at 606-784-4930.
They both can be found on Facebook.
Meet Charm, he is a special needs cat. One of his front legs was amputated. He is in foster care and currently available for adoption through Cats’ Meow Feline Fosters.
