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A Nonprofit, No-Kill Cat Rescue

City Kitties is a small collective of volunteers without any central office or facility. Volunteers rescue cats from the streets and shelters of Philadelphia, provide veterinary care, and find them happy new homes. When a new stray comes into our care, our intake team notifies potential foster homes and the cats are taken to City Cat Vets for immediate vet care — an exam, FeLV/FIV testing, spay/neuter, vaccinations, and parasite treatment. Once the cats receive a clean bill of health, we place them in one of our dedicated foster homes. We advertise our foster cats online and at outreach venues such as the Clark Park Farmers Market. City Kitties also collaborates with Baltimore Pet Shoppe, displaying our adoptable kitties in the store window.

Those interested in adopting fill out an application, let us know which cats they are interested in and, once approved, meet the cats in their foster homes. Once an adopter falls in love with a cat, we arrange transportation, bring the foster cat to its forever home, and provide ongoing support as needed. City Kitties runs entirely on generous donations from Philadelphia residents and beyond.

City Kitties truly could not exist without its foster homes and community support. One of the easiest ways you can support City Kitties is to spread the word. Whether you want to volunteer to hang up fliers in the neighborhood, or pass the word on to your friends, every little bit helps. Every cat adopted makes room for another cat to be rescued from the streets.

Note: The above description came from the organization's How It Works page.

In The News

What do I do with this animal I found?, West Philly Local, February 20, 2018.

Info

Volunteer: Foster Application

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-{{toplink|url=http://www.citykitties.org|name=citykitties.org}}<blockquote>''Saving and Improving the Lives of Stray Cats and Kittens in Philadelphia''</blockquote>
+{{toplink|url=https://www.facebook.com/CityKitties/|name=facebook.com/CityKitties}}<blockquote>''A Nonprofit, No-Kill Cat Rescue''</blockquote>
-'''City Kitties''' is a non-profit cat rescue dedicated to saving and improving the lives of stray cats in the West Philadelphia and University City area. '''We rescue strays from the streets, give them proper veterinary care and a loving foster home, and adopt them out to happy new families.'''  The organization is a no-kill rescue, meaning that we will never euthanize an adoptable or treatable animal, and will never turn away a homeless animal due to illness or injury. We also assist with TNR (trap, neuter, return) of feral (wild) cats.
+'''City Kitties''' is a small collective of volunteers without any central office or facility. '''Volunteers rescue cats from the streets and shelters of Philadelphia, provide veterinary care, and find them happy new homes'''.  When a new stray comes into our care, our intake team notifies potential foster homes and the cats are taken to City Cat Vets for immediate vet care — an exam, FeLV/FIV testing, spay/neuter, vaccinations, and parasite treatment. Once the cats receive a clean bill of health, we place them in one of our dedicated foster homes. We advertise our foster cats online and at outreach venues such as the Clark Park Farmers Market.  City Kitties also collaborates with Baltimore Pet Shoppe, displaying our adoptable kitties in the store window.
-City Kitties is run entirely by volunteers, from our board of directors to our foster homes. We have no paid staff and rely on the generosity of our donors to continue our work.
+Those interested in adopting fill out an application, let us know which cats they are interested in and, once approved, meet the cats in their foster homes. Once an adopter falls in love with a cat, we arrange transportation, bring the foster cat to its forever home, and provide ongoing support as needed. City Kitties runs entirely on generous donations from Philadelphia residents and beyond.
-City Kitties was founded in 2005 by Louisa Alexander & Lori Horwedel. Since then, City Kitties has grown to a collective of volunteers with a common goal: prevent suffering among helpless stray cats and kittens, and find loving homes for as many as possible.
+City Kitties truly could not exist without its foster homes and community support. One of the easiest ways you can support City Kitties is to spread the word. Whether you want to volunteer to hang up fliers in the neighborhood, or pass the word on to your friends, every little bit helps. Every cat adopted makes room for another cat to be rescued from the streets.
-''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above description came from the organization's [http://www.citykitties.org/mission/ Mission] page.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above description came from the organization's [http://www.citykitties.org/howitworks How It Works] page.
 ==In The News==
 *[http://www.westphillylocal.com/2018/02/20/what-do-i-do-with-this-animal-i-found/ What do I do with this animal I found?], West Philly Local, February 20, 2018.
+==Info==
+*Volunteer:&nbsp;[http://www.citykitties.org/foster-application Foster Application]
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