My name is Valerie!

Posted over 6 months ago | Updated over 3 months ago

Cared for by Focus on Ferals

My basic info

Breed

Domestic Longhair

Color

Tortoiseshell

Age

Senior

Sex

Female

Pet ID

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Hair Length

long

My details

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Valerie has quite the tale to tell. She used to be an outdoor barn cat up north for about 3 years. She was always friendly but the barn is what she knew. One day about three years ago, she explored out and she never returned home. What happened in those years we will never know, because she isn’t telling. A few months ago Lake County shelter rescued her and now she has made her way to Focus On Ferals. Although she won’t tell us her stories of those years past, she did tell us she would like to be an indoor only cat from here on out. She seems a bit depressed at the shelter and is ready for her own home. Valerie is estimated to be born in 2015.

Are you the forever home Valerie has always longed for?
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'I am a Shelter Pull Kitty! This means that when you adopt me, FOF can pull another kitty from a high-kill county shelter. You can help us save TWO lives!'
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All of our cats/kittens are spayed or neutered, tested for FeLV/FIV, vaccinated against Distemper, and treated for fleas and other parasites. If you want to meet a specific kitty, please inquire with us before attending an adoption event, so we can make every effort to have the requested kitties available!
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Adoption center is located at 7962 CLYDE PARK SW, BYRON CENTER MI 49315. Our shelter is open by appointment only. Applications must be submitted and approved before appointments will be set. Applications can be completed at http://www.focusonferals.org/adopt/adoption-application/. Our adoption fee is Kittens through 6 months $125 or 2 for $200; Kitties over 6 months $100 or 2 for $150. Come on out and meet the love of your life!

Rescue

Focus on Ferals

Contact info

Pet ID

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Contact

Gina Marvin

Phone

(616) 826-0927

crazyforferals@yahoo.com

Website

http://focusonferals.org

Address

7962 Clyde Park SW, Byron Center, MI 49315

Donation

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Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

The adoption fee is kittens through 6 months $125 or 2 for $200
kitties over 6 months $100 or 2 for $150. They come spayed/neutered, tested for FIV and FeLV, wormed, treated for fleas and is up to date on his/her vaccines.

If you are interested in adopting one of our kittens, please CLICK HERE to fill out an Adoption Application. If you have questions you can call 616-826-0927.

Go meet their pets

Our adoption center is located at 7962 Clyde Park SW Byron Center. We are open by appointment only once an application has been submitted and approved.

'Our adoption facility houses so many kitties. The rest are in foster homes. If you want to meet a specific kitty, please inquire with us before attending an adoption event, so we can make every effort to have the requested kitties available!

For every kitten that is adopted another kitten will have a chance at a healthy happy life. Kitten season has been especially busy this year and we have been at capacity for some time now. Sadly this means people who want to help the cats and kittens in their area are being turned away because of limited resources.

More about this rescue

Our mission is to improve the lives of feral cats through education and action, following the humane methods of Trap-Neuter-Return, and thus treating every feral cat with the compassion and respect they deserve.

The Humane Answer: Trap-Neuter-Return
If you've ever seen cats in an alleyway eating out of dumpsters, or blending into the wild habitat of a wooded area, and wondered about their condition and how you could help them, read on...

Some of them, having been lost or abandoned, have found their way to a colony where they can survive amongst other felines. But the majority live out their lives as feral, or "wild", cats. Being either born in the wild and never having had human contact, or reverting to a wild state after having been abandoned; the great majority of feral cats cannot be tamed. Generally, attempts at taming or adoption of ferals prove to be fruitless. Our efforts can be realized one-hundred-fold if we do the greatest good for the greatest number of ferals by stopping the cycle of reproduction.

Communities can help these forgotten cats by providing them with food, water, shelter, and spaying/neutering services through the "Trap-Neuter-Return" full management program.

Briefly, TNR consists of the humane trapping, sterilization, and return of feral cats to their familiar habitat to be cared for daily by dedicated volunteers. Kittens under eight weeks and/or tame cats are placed into adoption programs.

For more in-depth information on TNR, please visit our links page to visit the Alley Cat Allies web site or the Feral Friends web site.