Where Do Our Cats Come From?

Many of Valley Cats cats and kittens are rescued from city animal shelters right before they're scheduled to be euthanized. Other cats come to us from people who have found them as a stray or abandoned cat, and often gravely ill. Unfortunately, there are far more homeless cats than we can care for, but we do our best to place as many as we can into our Valley Cats foster homes.

During kitten season, many of these animals are momma-cats with litters of kittens. Other Valley Cats rescues include individual kittens as young as newborns who have ended up with us. These cats live with our devoted foster volunteers, often getting bottle-fed by hand until they are weaned. They are also raised with a lot of attention and love. If necessary, they receive medication for common kitten illnesses. When they reach two pounds in weight, they are spayed or neutered and receive their first shots. Then they officially go up for adoption.

Valley Cats kittens have not spent their most formative weeks in a sterile cage, but in a warm, stimulating home environment. As a result, they are bursting with love and energy.

Some Valley Cats kittens were born feral (wild) and have been rescued young enough to be tamed. Often, these cats take longer to learn to trust and love humans. But when they do come around, they are wonderful pets. We are preventing thousands of cats from being born in the future by taming and altering each feral cat we rescue.

Please consider adopting one - - or two! - - of our wonderful kittens or adult cats. Each one of them has overcome the odds and is ready to be a positive, permanent addition to your family!