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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' 2007 Year End Results & Financials:
Thank you to our many donors and supporters
for all your help! Our financial statement for 2007 follows:
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| Contributions Income: |
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| Adoption fees, Grants, Donations (all
sources): |
$ 147,773.11 |
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| Less Expenses: |
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| Advertising Costs: |
8,314.04 |
| Food & Supplies: |
58,271.57 |
| Insurance: |
2,098.74 |
| Licenses/Permits: |
279.00 |
| Office Supplies: |
1,234.03 |
| Accounting Fees: |
420.00 |
| Space Rent: |
19,200.00 |
| Payroll Taxes: |
3,250.00 |
| Telephone: |
1,333.24 |
| Utilities: |
3,353.14 |
| Medical/Veterinarian: |
47,434.43 |
| Shelter Space Repairs: |
844.50 |
| Total Expenses: |
$ 146,032.69 |
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| Balance: |
$ 1,740.42 |
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.
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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.
| "The
greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by
how its animals are treated . . ." - Mahatma Gandhi |
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