Fri Sends of Pets Klamath Basin Cats for Adoption

Due to our heavy work load, we are forced to require pre-arranged appointments be made for adoptions. Please telephone!

Individual photos of some of our kittens are below.

These are just some of the kittens in our program.

As of March 6, we have 12 kittens of various ages that will need homes

Because 50 to 70 cats and kittens are free roaming at our Adoption Center, we have been forced to develop policies to guarantee the safety and reduce stress of our felines. Following problems with the public, including 3 thefts of cats, children chasing kittens, a parent filing a complaint with the police because a syringe was left on a shelft, and endless other problems, we have limited access to our cats to those who are seriously considering adopting or who support our program. Due to our heavy work load we have been forced to ask the public to make an appointment when considering adopting and discussing our felines by telephone in advance. We are sorry to have to take these steps but our shelter is very unique and the nature of the general public in today's world has forced these changes.

We are grateful to those who adopt from us because without adoptions we are not able to help other cats. In our unique adoption environment you will meet many felines that will greet you at the door and interact with you. You will find our cats to be healthy, both physically and emotionally. You will witnesss their personalities and find one that will bond with you because they are not unduly stressed since they are not kept in cages.

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Please telephone and make an appointment in advance. We can do a better job if we know you are coming and can disucss adoption issues, concerns, or the personalities and suitability of any of our cats or kittens.

Many of our younger kittens and those having health issues reside at Cat Haven until they are ready for adoption."

Adoption Fees for kittens are $70.00. All have tested negative for Felv/FIV virus, spayed/neutered, vaccinated, wormed, and microchipped as appropriate up to the time of adoption. The cost to register the microchip under the name of the owner for the lifetime of the pet with PetLink is included in the adoption fee. Refer to our "Adoption Contract" handout for more information.

We are a unique shelter in that our cats, which range between 50 and 70 in number, are free roaming. We truly work to adopt cats to families that will love and protect the cat for its lifetime.

We urge adoptive families to consider all felines, young and mature, when selecting a feline for the family. Young kittens may be preferred at first, but their personalities are not formed and they may grow up with a different temperament than when very young. Some individuals feel that if they get a very young kitten that it will naturally bond to them and love them more. Cats are independent in nature and they may mature differently than expected. Please consider adopting older felines as their personalities are well developed and their predictability in behavior is more clear.

We do not complete "impulse" adoptions. We normally do not not adopt to a single family representative but will ask other members to participate in the selection. Minimum age to adopt is 21 with limitations on numbers of other family pets. We do not sell our cats. We place them only in homes that we are confident will be loving and long-term. Please refer to our "Adoption Policies and Procedures" handout available at our Adoption Center. Plan to spend time with us when you are looking at a feline to adopt. We reserve the right to decline an adoption request.