For those who need to adopt a furry cat: where to give the cat?

You found a kitten on the street, but other family members are against it living in the apartment? A cat gave birth to kittens in your building. You can’t keep her, but would you like to help her? Here are some tips.

First, let's figure out what you CAN do for a found cat or kitten.

1. You can take the foundling to your apartment and keep it until adoption. Then all you need is help with PR.
2. Are you ready to take charge of your cat? This means that you cannot adopt a cat/kitten, but you are ready to look for foster care for it (paid or free) and begin to adopt the cat. Then read the instructions for novice curators (see below).
3. You can't do anything yourself. You want to find someone who would take care of the cat's adoption. A couple of options for the cat’s fate may come to mind:
   Advertisements “We will place your kittens”
4. Shelters

Think carefully. Make inquiries and read the brief information on our website (below). And you will understand that these options will most likely only aggravate the cat’s plight.

Remember: by interfering with someone’s fate (in this case, the fate of a stray cat), you take on a huge responsibility. Try to make sure that your intervention actually helps and does not harm the cat!

Why does it become necessary to part with an animal?

Statistics show that almost half of Russian residents choose cats as pets. These animals are not whimsical, beautiful and graceful, and even if the owners are full-time, caring for them does not cause any particular difficulties.

Kittens are a headache for all owners who don’t know where to place them.

When getting a small cat, the owners plan to live together under one roof until she is old. However, there are a number of reasons when a family is forced to part with a pet, no matter how painful and difficult it may be. And there are several reasons:

• Allergy in one of the family members. In some situations, when a cat is already in the family, people may not immediately realize that they have an allergy. Symptoms include itchy nose, frequent sneezing, tearing and other unpleasant phenomena. This condition is treatable, but has high costs and low success rates. Only about 20% of those who seek help are able to overcome allergies to fur or animal waste products. If the problem was identified immediately after the kitten arrived at its new home, it is not difficult to solve - it is enough to return the animal to the previous owners, explaining the reason. However, if the cat lived at home for a long time, and an allergy was discovered at the birth of the child, then the addition will take time and effort;
• changing of the living place. Most often, this problem occurs among families living in rented housing or who are forced to move regularly. Unfortunately, new apartment owners are not always willing to accept residents with pets;
• serious illness or death of the owner. Very often, lonely older people get pets to relieve their loneliness. And after their death, relatives are not too happy to inherit four-legged friends. As a rule, they kick the cats outside. Volunteers or neighbors are forced to look for new families for animals;
• unplanned kittens. Owners of unsterilized cats who live free-range are able to get kittens 3-4 times a year. And if there are always people who want to buy purebred animals, then you should also try to place mongrel animals in good families.

Option for housing domestic cats

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As you can see, the need to house a cat can arise for several reasons. And this should be done according to all the rules, by finding a good caring family.

Important! Throwing a domestic cat outside means signing its death warrant. Pets are not at all adapted to harsh conditions.

There are several ways to find good homes for your pet, including:

• friends or relatives;
• cat cafe;
• newspaper advertisements;
• PR on the Internet;
• overexposure;
• shelters, etc.

Overexposure is a temporary home for a cat, the accommodation in which is paid for by its owners. These can be specialized hotels for animals or private apartments. Paid foster care is relevant in cases where a new home has not yet been found and it is not possible to keep a pet.

Sterilization is the best solution for a domestic cat

It is better to choose foster care based on reviews or recommendations from friends. After all, the mental and physical health of the pet will depend on the responsibility and conscientiousness of its owners.

Note! When visiting such an establishment, you should pay attention to the conditions in which other animals are kept, how healthy they are, their psychological state and living conditions.

Cat cafes are cozy establishments where visitors can enjoy communication with animals. Cats living in such places have all the necessary vaccinations and are also treated against fleas and other parasites. It will not be so easy to place your pet here, but if it works out, it will end up in responsible hands and will be given regular attention and care.

A shelter is not the best solution to the question of how to quickly place a kitten in good hands. There have been no empty beds in decent shelters for a long time, and poor conditions of detention differ little from the worst prisons. As a rule, shelters accept animals that ended up on the street and were caught by special services.

Shelters

A cat has settled in your building. You can’t take her in, you can’t take care of her, and a brilliant idea comes to your mind - to hand over the cat to a shelter. There she will be taken care of, there she will have food and a roof over her head. Don't flatter yourself! It’s not just you who comes up with such brilliant ideas. All private shelters are overcrowded. Due to the crowded housing of a large number of cats, epidemics occur there. There are not enough material resources or volunteers willing to care for the cats. Advertising about adopting cats from shelters is also very poorly done: for example, have you heard that you can come to such and such a shelter and adopt a cat? No? And no one heard. If a cat ends up in a shelter, its chances of finding a new home are minimal.

In addition to private ones, there are state shelters. In essence, this is a prolonged euthanasia: if the animal does not settle down within six months, it is euthanized. But the animal cannot find a home, firstly, due to lack of advertising, and secondly, due to illness. Cats in government shelters are kept in small iron cages in unheated rooms. Apart from the cat, this cage only fits a tray and a bowl. Sometimes cats are placed two or three in one cage. Because of the cold and overcrowding, cats get sick, and few manage to survive even these six months.

Here are some photos of cats at the government shelter:

If you have the opportunity, help the shelters! You can help with money, food, or just your hands. You can help by posting advertisements and posting them on the Internet. Shelters always need volunteers. But just don’t bring your cats to the shelter! Try to find them new owners YOURSELF!

How to create and place an ad to adopt a cat

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You can adopt a pet via the Internet. To do this, it is important to correctly compose the text, take a high-quality photo, and also take into account other important nuances. There are several recommendations to consider:

• The photograph of the animal must be of high quality. It is better to capture a cat against a beautiful background, in a jump, with a beautiful toy. Ideas can be very different;
• The text in the ad should be no less catchy than a beautiful photo. As practice shows, potential owners pay attention not to dry facts about the animal, but to its humorous features (a top-class massage master, the best pill for sadness and melancholy, and much more);
• It is not recommended to invent elite roots for a purebred cat. Having fallen into the hands of people who are chasing free elite animals, the cat will quickly end up on the street, not meeting their expectations.

Important! Black cats should not be placed before black dates and events. At this time, they can be taken away for the purpose of subsequent sacrifice.

Features of writing text

Before placing kittens or finding a new family for an adult cat, you need to deworm them, treat them against skin parasites, get the necessary vaccinations, and you can begin to correctly compose the text for the advertisement.

Since there are quite a lot of outbred animals available for free adoption, it is necessary to create an advertisement in such a way that it attracts potential owners.

Posting advertisements as a way to adopt a cat

So, a good text should include:

• animal's name;
• gender and castration (sterilization) data;
• information about vaccinations and treatments performed;
• an interesting description of the animal, combining information about its character and habits;
• high-quality, catchy photo.

Note! As practice shows, future owners like advertisements containing humorous facts, interesting emotional stories and a non-standard description of the pet.

When writing text, you should consider several rules:

• originality. You should not copy other people's advertisements, because the result will not be unique, and the description will correspond to a completely different animal. Correctly chosen words that characterize a particular cat are the key to success;
• psychological picture. Each animal is unique, so it is necessary to correctly describe its character and behavior. To do this, you should take a closer look and describe her type: socialized, knows her worth, leader, balanced, shy, charismatic, curious, etc.;
• positive attitude. As practice shows, people do not always want to know about the tragic fate of a particular cat. It is better to create an ad with a positive attitude;
• one animal - one ad. This rule especially applies to the placement of kittens.

First stage

Before deciding where to place your cat, you need to make sure that it is completely healthy. First you need to get rid of parasites (fleas, ticks, worms), then visit a veterinary clinic to undergo a preventative examination. If everything is in order, you need to get vaccinated and sterilize the cat (animals under 6 months of age do not need to be sterilized). Neutered animals are more readily accepted into homes, especially when it comes to adult cats.

A trip to a veterinary clinic and medical care costs money, but it significantly increases the chance of success: it is much easier to adopt a cat that is free from parasites, vaccinated and healthy than to find people willing to take a sick animal into your home.

Advice:

There are special sites for helping animals (for example, the well-known PiK). On such a site you can organize a fundraiser (if the cat requires serious treatment). However, you will have to account for the money already spent, provide scanned receipts, test results, etc. In addition, on such sites they only work with neutered animals (every litter born from a non-pedigreed cat in a short time turns into thousands of stray cats and male cats). So, if you are deciding where to give a homeless kitten or a stray cat, sites like these will certainly help you. But the main work is still ahead; if you stop at this stage, it is unlikely that you will be able to find a home for the cat.

PR on the Internet

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In view of modern trends, advice on how to place kittens in good hands is based on using the capabilities of the Internet. Therefore, you can post a post on your personal page on social networks and relevant groups, on the forum and free message boards.

Social networks as an option for animal adoption

Note! If potential owners are in another city, you can transfer a kitten or an adult cat via rail transport.

At the same time, the first thing users pay attention to is the photo, so it must be of high quality and beautiful. Before photographing an animal, it should be washed, combed, and ears and eyes cleaned. The sweeter and more touching the photo is, the faster people will pay attention to it.

Third stage

Now you need to place as many advertisements as possible looking for owners for your cat. It is important to come up with an unusual, bright text that will stand out among hundreds of similar advertisements. When thinking about how to place kittens or find a home for a stray cat, first think about who you are looking for owners? Look at the cat - who is in front of you? Each has its own highlight - huge blue eyes, a shiny black coat, a gentle voice, extraordinary playfulness, a touching spot on the nose. Find what distinguishes your animal from dozens of others, focus on this feature. And don't forget to give the cat a name! A cat is just a cat, like everyone else. I’ll give away a cat, I’ll give away a cat, I’ll sell a cat - look how all these texts merge on bulletin boards. And with a name, the cat becomes real, not ephemeral. This is no longer just a cat, but a completely real cat personality. Here are two options for comparison:

“I’ll give the ginger cat to good hands. Affectionate, playful, doesn’t scratch, goes in the litter box.”

“Sunny Lizaveta with honey eyes is waiting for loving and responsible owners. Lizonka knows how to smile, loves children, and hums lullabies at night. She is clean, not picky about food, sterilized, vaccinated and completely healthy.”

However, be honest! Under no circumstances write something that doesn’t actually exist. There is no need to “attribute” a breed to a cat if he is a purebred nobleman. If the cat hates dogs, indicate this point (it is distrustful of dogs); if there is any chronic disease, do not forget to mention it. By misleading potential owners, you will not help the cat, but rather harm it. The animal can be thrown out into the street when the owner realizes that the cat with a mask on its face and socks on its paws has nothing to do with Siamese, and the “affectionate cat” won’t even let you touch it. When deciding where to give your cat, you need to always keep in mind the goal of the search - to provide the pet with a long, happy life. And this can only be achieved if you provide the potential owner with reliable information. A cat must meet human expectations, and this is impossible if you imagine it not as it really is.

When placing advertisements online, register under the same login and enter the same password so as not to forget the data: advertisements will have to be “raised” at least once every three days, otherwise they will quickly “crawl” down the list - those who want to adopt a cat simply will not see your text. There should be a lot of advertisements; visit at least three to four dozen sites. If you are deciding where to give the kittens, create your own “dossier” for each: a separate photo, an individual text. It is easier to place a kitten when we are talking about a specific animal, and not about a bunch of different-colored and diverse-characterized babies (it will not be possible to describe each kitten in one ad; you simply do not have enough space for text).

Relatives and friends

Strange as it may seem, you should start with friends, relatives and just acquaintances first. Perhaps some of them do not have pets and have been thinking about getting a tailed friend for a long time. And the previous owners will be able to visit their pet and monitor its future fate.

The little kitten who found his family

Often, having already had one cat, people want, but are afraid to take a second one. They worry that the animals will not be able to get along, and it will be difficult for the owners themselves. In reality, keeping two cats is much easier than keeping one. This is worth conveying to future owners.

Important! If a cat is given to a family that already has a cat, it is recommended to sterilize it in advance. Otherwise, the unwanted offspring of kittens, who will also have to be adopted in the future, will not be long in coming.

Preparing the animal for transfer

If all recommendations have been followed, requests from potential owners will soon be received. At this stage, it is important to ensure that the cats are in good hands. To do this, it is advisable to communicate with people personally, find out their plans and intentions regarding the animal. It is important to understand that a cat is a living creature that may not be in the mood and behave badly, and may get sick. This means that the owners are fully responsible for the life and health of the pet.

What does a cat cafe look like?

Finding a new family for a cat, as well as adopting small kittens, is quite a responsible matter. To get a favorable outcome, you should approach it with all responsibility and sincerely desire to find a loving family.

Second phase

So, the cat is ready to move to a new home. Now we need to show it to potential owners in all its glory. How? Of course, by taking high-quality photographs. Be sure to bathe or comb your cat, and get rid of tear tracks (if any).

Catchy, eye-catching photographs are half the success. It is advisable to photograph cats close-up against a contrasting, non-colorful background. The future owner, having seen the photo, must literally fall in love with the beauty in the picture. If you manage to successfully capture the animal, you won’t have to rack your brains for long over the question: “Where can I give the cat?” Please don't underestimate this stage! Without a high-quality photograph where kittens or a cat are presented in all their glory, it is very difficult to find a home for a pet. Flip through magazines or look through several bulletin boards, remember which pictures your eye caught and which ones you didn’t even notice - this will help you successfully photograph the cat, avoiding the most common mistakes.