Saffron

Saffron is a two-month-old little boy who was surrendered to a high-kill animal impound by his owner. Because he is an owner-surrender, the impound is not required to have any time hold on him. We received an email about Saffron with the information that his euthanasia date was 2pm ... today.

Saffron has been claimed by Hyde Park Cats and is en route to us. One adorable flamepoint Siamese mix to be available for adoption soon!

Would you like to help us save kittens like Saffron? Rescuing from impounds has to happen quickly. These kitties then need a two-week quarantine (all incoming cats need this quarantine) and so we typically cannot house these kitties in our foster network. If you would like to join us as a two-week quarantine foster giver, please write to us at hydeparkcats@gmail.com. 

Saffron update

Saffron is in Hyde Park. He's very tiny and very sweet. And pretty adorable!

Summer Adoption Roundup

L: Reggie and Dovy; R: Jelly Bean and Gummi Bear

Rotini gets picked up by his forever people!

Squish and Nuzzle (now Chaos and Cosmo) at their new home

Thanks to everyone on our adoption team, including our wonderful fosterparents, our vet-care folks, our foster coordinator Julie, our reference-checker Marilee, our adoption counselors, and our Adoption Coordinator Ainat --  TWENTY TWO lucky cats went home over this summer. Not that summer's over ... it's not over, is it?

August: Kenya, Samcat, Rotini, Ted, Dovy, Reggie and Saffron

July: Sadie, Squish and Nuzzle, Iris and May, Ike, Jelly Bean and Gummi Bear

June: Laszlo (aka Mattox), Bastete, Kitty, Pops, Paulina, Bean Sprout, Toby

Treehouse run

I'm going WHERE?

We bring the cats we need veterinary care for to the Treehouse BVDM Spay/Neuter Clinic in Bucktown. Trips can include as many cats as we can shove into a car, but today's trip included only two lucky little boys: Saffron, the baby flamepoint Siamese we took in, and a new guy, now named Anders. Anders was found by a community member -- more info to come. He's our only orange guy at the moment, so if you love orange guys, send that email to hydeparkcatsadoptions@gmail.com.

Huge purrrrry thanks to Laura S., who coordinates all our vet care, including the trips to the clinic. It's a huge amount of work. Today's drivers were Laura and Melissa A., and tonight's driver is a new volunteer, Emily. Thanks to those who have driven this summer (including MJK, Julie K., and Anna G.) and we always seek new drivers to join this volunteer rotation. If you can help drive, even if it's only once a month, that's hugely valuable. Please email hydeparkcats@gmail.com.