Orchard Animal Outreach is our nonprofit 501(c)(3) division, which will allow us to continue to provide low or no cost spays and neuters, veterinary care for feral and community cats, as well as take in shelter animals facing euthanasia for time, space constraints, need for veterinary care or having received unfavorable behavior evaluations. Our plan for these cats is to provide interim housing, treat, evaluate and then place them with reputable adoption groups, foster homes or in some cases, hospice.
We are also available to present educational seminars on a variety of animal related subjects, as we feel it is only through education will we be able to change the plight of these innocent animals. We will be accepting donations of money, cat food, supplies such as litter, bedding, laundry detergent, etc. In addition to supplying our efforts, we try to stock a pet food bank for feral or community cat colony caretakers.
Please share and donate if you can to Orchard Animal Outreach.
We'll also gladly accept cash or check (payable to Orchard Animal Outreach)
mail to:1959 S 4130 W, #K. SLC UT 84104
All donations will be utilized locally.
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We are also available to present educational seminars on a variety of animal related subjects, as we feel it is only through education will we be able to change the plight of these innocent animals. We will be accepting donations of money, cat food, supplies such as litter, bedding, laundry detergent, etc. In addition to supplying our efforts, we try to stock a pet food bank for feral or community cat colony caretakers.
Please share and donate if you can to Orchard Animal Outreach.
We'll also gladly accept cash or check (payable to Orchard Animal Outreach)
mail to:1959 S 4130 W, #K. SLC UT 84104
All donations will be utilized locally.
www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4DAL6UMEGKEY6
clinichq.com/online/840df4af-f169-424f-86b8-e77ceac868e9/donations/651afff2-765b-4b78-81c5-8fa55abf6ede
Like it or not, feral cats are here to stay. The reasons are simple, these cats or their parents all began as domestic house cats, somewhere along the line, they were abandoned, left out to breed and multiply. Cats are amazing in their ability to survive, hence, we have ferals. They have reverted to their wild ways in order to survive and do what they do instinctually, mate, reproduce and hunt for food. Although not perfect, TNR, or Trap-Neuter-Return programs are a humane alternative to trap and kill programs if carried out properly and responsibly. Our history with feral cats actually began in the early nineties, before such programs officially existed. A client noticed wild cats near her place of employment and took it upon herself to humanely trap these cats, bring them in and have them spayed or neutered, then she returned the truly wild ones. We gained valuable experience that has been built upon ever since.So it is with confidence we can claim to be "feral experts". We continue to spay and neuter these cats as well as treat them medically as best we can. As anyone who has dealt with ferals knows, it's not always easy. It helps that many are actually tame, having been left behind when people move, turned out without being fixed, or worse, after having been fixed, some even declawed! Needless to say, they don't do very well in the wild. Cat breeding trends have added to this disturbing trend, there have been purebred Persians and other long-haired breeds, hairless breeds as well as the newer dwarf breeds abandoned. Again, cats that do not belong outside let alone in the wild!Some of the more wild ferals will come around with time and patience. Often they will come to trust certain individuals. Some never do. These cats may present more of a challenge while attempting to treat them, but we do what we can. By reducing stresses, minimal handling, providing secure hiding places, we are often able to care for these cats just as well as tame cats. (In fact, at times they can be easier to care for than some house cats!)But in the end, we love them. I guess you could call them the "underdogs" of the cat world. The cards are stacked against them in so many ways. And we may be crazy to continue, but that's what we are, crazy cat people!