Barn Cats Need Homes
Because we provide a safe haven for cats whose lives are in danger, we often shelter cats who are not considered adoptable as family pets. However they do deserve a life where they are provided food and shelter from inclement weather and predators. Typically these cats are semi-feral or have behavioral issues such as biting or marking that make them unsuitable for pets. However, they can offer the feline service that cats have been valued for over the ages, keeping the rodent population under control in your barn and garden.
POPPA, Inc points out: "Fixed cats are better mousers. Unfixed males spend all their time searching out unfixed females and fighting with other unfixed males. They spread disease in the process, cause neighborhood noise complaints, and spray everything cat accessible to mark their territories. Fixed females can put their time and energy into mousing, instead of into nourishing and defending litter after litter after litter which often leaves them malnourished and prone to disease. You want good mousers? Then fix your mousers. " See the Pet Over-Population Prevention Advocates website: http://www.poppainc.org/ All cats released for re-homing as barn cats by Catlink are spayed/neutered and are up-to-date on vaccinations.
Catlink waives its usual adoption fee for those willing to provide care for these cats. If you wish to adopt barn cats, you must be able to provide them with a shelter to protect them from coyotes and bad weather. They need food and water. Consider a heated water bowl and outdoor-approved heating pad for winter – these are sold at local feed stores.
We always prefer to adopt barn cats in pairs or more so that the cats have a companion to adjust to their new surroundings. Our Barn Cat Application, below, lists our Barn Cat Adoption Policies and provides information on how to successfully introduce a barn cat to your property.
Please email us if you are interested in barn cats.
POPPA, Inc points out: "Fixed cats are better mousers. Unfixed males spend all their time searching out unfixed females and fighting with other unfixed males. They spread disease in the process, cause neighborhood noise complaints, and spray everything cat accessible to mark their territories. Fixed females can put their time and energy into mousing, instead of into nourishing and defending litter after litter after litter which often leaves them malnourished and prone to disease. You want good mousers? Then fix your mousers. " See the Pet Over-Population Prevention Advocates website: http://www.poppainc.org/ All cats released for re-homing as barn cats by Catlink are spayed/neutered and are up-to-date on vaccinations.
Catlink waives its usual adoption fee for those willing to provide care for these cats. If you wish to adopt barn cats, you must be able to provide them with a shelter to protect them from coyotes and bad weather. They need food and water. Consider a heated water bowl and outdoor-approved heating pad for winter – these are sold at local feed stores.
We always prefer to adopt barn cats in pairs or more so that the cats have a companion to adjust to their new surroundings. Our Barn Cat Application, below, lists our Barn Cat Adoption Policies and provides information on how to successfully introduce a barn cat to your property.
Please email us if you are interested in barn cats.
