June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month

Spring is dubbed kitten season, which means that thousands of newborn kittens join the millions of cats already in shelters across the country. And, if you check out the City of Gillette/Campbell County Animal Shelter, 950 W. Warlow Drive., they have tons of cute, cuddly newborns, in addition to all the mellow, older cats and everything in between. Shelter staff are more than ready to help you adopt your very first cat, or bring home a friend for another beloved cat. And, so is Fur Kids Foundation.

June is Adopt A Shelter Cat Month and, with kitten season upon us, there are more cats in need than ever. To help get some felines out of the shelters, Fur Kids is sponsoring two cats available at the Animal Shelter. If you adopt one of these angels, Fur Kids has already paid half of their adoption fee!

Every cat deserves a home, and one in time for summer would be purrfect! So what are you waiting for? Stop by the Animal Shelter, 950 W Warlow Dr., to meet all of the other wonderful cats and kittens available. Please consider adopting one (or two) cats in June to support this national cause.

If you can't adopt a cat, Petfinder has a great list of suggestions of ways you can still help get the word out about Adopt A Shelter Cat Month. Here are some of our favorites:

Donate your Facebook or Twitter status! Sample: June is Adopt A Shelter Cat Month. Save a life: Adopt a cat! http://www.petfinder.com

Contact your local shelter or rescue group (you can search for groups near you here) and ask if they have a donation wish list or other information that they’d like to you to post around your office or neighborhood. They may be holding special events for Adopt A Shelter Cat Month, which you can help promote.

Sign up as a foster parent or shelter volunteer then tell your friends how great it is.

Donate to your local shelter or rescue group or to the Petfinder.com Foundation in honor of Adopt A Shelter Cat Month.

Pass on an understanding of the importance of pet adoption to the next generation. Talk to your kids, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and other up-and-comers about animal shelters and why Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, and pet adoption in general, is important.

Did we leave anything out? Tell us your own ideas and please share this with your friends.