Fall 2009 ⢠V ol. 43 No. 3 - San Diego Humane Society and SPCA
Fall 2009 ⢠V ol. 43 No. 3 - San Diego Humane Society and SPCA
Fall 2009 ⢠V ol. 43 No. 3 - San Diego Humane Society and SPCA
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Celebrating Man’s Other Best Friend<br />
Photos: Laura Coburn <strong>and</strong> C<strong>and</strong>ice Eley<br />
This June, the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>SPCA</strong> went crazy for cats <strong>and</strong><br />
celebrated “Adopt a Cat Month” with many exciting events <strong>and</strong> promotions<br />
aimed at finding new homes for “man’s other best friend.”<br />
Cat lovers from around the county turned out for the annual feline focused<br />
adoptathon, Meow Madness, on June 7. As part of the festivities, our Feline Fun<br />
Fair featured booths with helpful information <strong>and</strong> tasty treats including ice cream<br />
courtesy of Ben <strong>and</strong> Jerry’s <strong>and</strong> savory snacks from Boudin Bakery.<br />
Meow Madness also marked the unveiling of our newly redesigned cat habitat,<br />
“Cataquarium”! The habitat formerly known as “Co<strong>ol</strong> Cats” got a head-to-toe<br />
makeover courtesy of the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> Chapter of the American <strong>Society</strong> of Interior<br />
Designers (ASID). ASID’s professional <strong>and</strong> student members entered their ideas in<br />
a redesign challenge. Anne Kellett of the design company A Kinder Space created<br />
the winning habitat concept featuring cat-friendly spaces in an aquarium theme.<br />
Adopt a Cat Month resulted in more than 95 cat <strong>and</strong> kitten adoptions during<br />
June, but there are many more wonderful feline companions still looking for homes.<br />
To learn more about why cats truly are “man’s other best friend,” visit the <strong>San</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>SPCA</strong> website, www.sdhumane.org, today!<br />
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Cataquarium designer Anne Kellett shows the room<br />
to its newest resident.<br />
Photos this row from left to right: A resident of Cataquarium looks out over the room; A kitten at Meow Madness enjoys some toys; The new “Cataquarium.”<br />
Did you know…<br />
• Though the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> has not had to euthanize a treatable pet in<br />
8 years, cats <strong>and</strong> kittens accounted for 71 percent of treatable animals euthanized<br />
in area shelters between July 2006 <strong>and</strong> June 2007.<br />
• At the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong>, it takes on average 30 days to find a new home<br />
for an adult cat, as compared to only 13 days for an adult dog.<br />
• The <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> receives an average of 5,000 dog adoption<br />
applications each year but only 2,000 cat adoption applications.<br />
• There are more cats available for adoption than dogs: cats <strong>and</strong> kittens make up<br />
51 percent of available pets at the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> while dogs only<br />
account for 29 percent.<br />
A family searches for their new feline friend at<br />
Meow Madness.<br />
• When you adopt a cat from the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong>, he or she will<br />
have already been spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, examined by a<br />
veterinarian, <strong>and</strong> behaviorally assessed.<br />
8 www.sdhumane.org<br />
AnimalFare • <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
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