The Last Chance Cat Sanctuary, Inc. organized (1997) and Incorporated (1999) as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) humane organization. We set, and work towards, 3 major goals. These "ultimate" goals comprise our mission for all animals, but for cats in particular, and their guardians in our community and State. These goals are:
1. To establish and maintain a "Sanctuary" for abandoned, abused, and otherwise homeless cats that may be "un-adoptable" or un-adopted. Such Sanctuary to provide as "homelike" an enviornment as possible, where the cats may live out their lives in peace with responsible, loving care and treatment. The best possible, "forever" homes are sought for the adoptable and/or rehabilitated kitties.
2. To work towards a time when there are "No More Homeless Pets", and all animals are treated humanely, with reverence, respect, compassion and understanding.
3. To work towards a time when "euthanasia" is not considered for, or used for, purposes of "Animal Population Control".
The Sanctuary currently houses, maintains, cares for and loves approximately 110 kitties, of which approximately 45 are perfectly healthy, and adoptable. Their only short-coming (if cats can ever have one) is that they are not "kittens". The youngest kitties we have are 18 months old. The majority of the kitties range between 4 to 7 years of age. They still have many, many years of love and affection to give to a new "human" or family.
We do what we do for the kitties because we LOVE cats (we love all animals actually), and because in our State of Montana cats have been, and still are, at the bottom of the list with regards to responsible care. In fact, the majority of the Counties in Montana do not even consider the cat as a "companion animal" as far as legislation or "Animal Control" policies are concerned. We hope that it some small way we can combate these kinds of attitudes and help as many kitties as possible to find the kind of compassionate, loving and responsible homes they truely deserve.
