About Town Cats

Mission Statement

Our mission at Town Cats is to maintain a No-Kill Adoption Center/Shelter and foster home network for friendly homeless cats and kittens awaiting adoption; to bring attention to and alleviate the suffering of homeless and feral cats in Santa Clara county; to educate the public about the pet overpopulation problem and provide the public with the tools to become part of the solution to assist homeless and feral cats through Trap, Neuter and Return programs; and to find permanent, loving, and safe homes for all the homeless house cats and kittens in our care.

Town Cats' 2008 Year End Results & Financials:

Thank you to our many donors and supporters for all your help! Our financial statement for 2008 follows:

Contributions Income:
Adoption fees, Grants, Donations (all sources):	$ 270,711.99
Less Contributions collected for the Santa Cruz Feline Fire Victims:	- $ 10,000.00
Total Town Cats Income:	$ 260,711.99

Less Expenses:
Advertising Costs:	$ 11,691.69
Automobiles	903.00
Dues & Subscriptions:	89.94
Food Litter & Supplies:	69,623.64
Insurance:	5,660.08
Licenses/Permits:	210.00
Office Supplies:	2,881.26
Postage & Delivery	169.00
Rent:	39,300.00
Shelter Supplies:	9,616.64
Taxes:	2,474.30
Telephone:	5,143.38
Utilities:	4,849.66
Medical/Veterinarian:	92,070.91
Repairs & Maintenance:	8,363.52
Total Expenses:	- $ 253,047.02

Balance:	$ 7,664.97

2008 Animal Statistics (Provided to Maddie's Fund) (.pdf, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Fast Facts About Town Cats

Town Cats is a nonprofit 501(c)3 group of volunteers located in Santa Clara county, California, and dedicated to enriching the lives of homeless cats and kittens living in the county through state of the art No Kill population control techniques.
Founded in 1998, Town Cats opened the first No Kill cat and kitten Adoption Center and Shelter in Santa Clara county on February 1, 2000.
The Town Cats shelter only takes in domestic or tameable feral cats and kittens that are homeless, injured, or orphaned.
No cats or kittens are euthanized unless ill or injured beyond recovery.
Every cat is valued and has the potential to be adopted into a good home.
All resources are focused first on creative adoption programs and the medical and sheltering expenses, including food and supplies, for cats in foster homes, feral cats, and cats at the shelter.
Town Cats is a limited access shelter; as one cat or kitten is adopted, another is rescued.
Town Cats maintains clean, safe outdoor shelters for feral cats and finds maintained ranch style settings as homes for feral cats that must be relocated as a last resort.

For more information, please visit http://www.towncats.org.