Volunteer Santas, Elves & Photographers Needed

Do you have holiday spirit?  Would you love to help make animals Christmas wishes come true?  Would you love to help Toronto Cat Rescue raise much needed funds for the cats?

We need Santas, elves and photographers.  PetSmart’s Photo With Santa promotion is taking place in December and we need YOU! The event lets pet parents and their pets pose for a photo with Santa.  If they purchase a digital photograph in a holiday collector frame a portion of the proceeds collected at Toronto Cat Rescue’s affiliated store locations will be donated to TCR kitties!

We need volunteers to make the event possible at our PetSmart locations. Outfits and equipment are supplied by PetSmart. It is a great way to get into the holiday spirit while helping a great cause, and seeing all the cute animals snuggle in with Santa!  If you would like to help, please fill in our volunteer form below!  For maps to the store locations, click here.  Thank YOU!

The event takes place from 11am – 4pm: December 1 & 2, December 8 & 9, December 15 & 16.

 

Cooper Seeks Fun-Loving Family!

Cooper is a wonderful, social young soul. He enjoys his toys and loves “hunting” his laser pointer prey. He is a high energy boy who is very fun to play with and since he needs lots of stimulation, interaction, and space, get ready to learn his kitty-cat games! He loves people and is lovely to have in the home for company. He eats well and uses his litter box diligently. He is in need of a home to call his own. He loves human companionship and is a great cat, but can be dominant with other cats. Cooper’s not aggressive but he does like to chase after other felines which is not always desired by the chase-ee. Cooper is best suited in a fun-loving adult-only, single pet home with lots of space to play!

Handsome Cooper was born June 16, 2011 and has been neutered and vaccinated.  To set-up a meet and greet or to adopt, call us 416-538-8592, press #1 / email us: tcr.adoptions@hotmail.com / fill in our adoption online form on our Adopt A Cat page.  Please adopt this handsome orange tabby!

Toronto Cat Rescue’s Annual Report: 2011-2012

June 2011 to June 2012 was a very busy year for Toronto Cat Rescue, highlights include:

- 1,587 kitties found their forever homes via Toronto Cat Rescue in 2011!

- We found homes for a few cats that had been in foster care for over two years! Finally seeing them get adopted was extremely exciting. We also saw many special needs and senior cats find their forever homes.

- We reached out to 8 new feral cat colonies and began trap-neuter-return strategies.

- We welcomed more than one hundred new volunteers who are integral in placing more cats in loving forever homes.

- We added several new affiliated pet stores, all together providing even more space and exposure than before for our many adoptable cats.

- We had more adopt-a-thons than ever, in both new and existing affiliated pet stores across the GTA!

- One of our biggest fundraisers, our annual Bowl-A-Thon changed locations and grew exponentially.

Learn more about Toronto Cat Rescue’s efforts in our Annual Report: June 2012.

Time To Shop & Adopt!

Update: 3 kitties adopted!!

A new Pet Valu is opening on Yonge Street north of Eglinton Aveune on May 24th.  Owner T.J. Sheehan will be donating all first day sales to Toronto Cat Rescue!

We will also be hosting an opening day adopt-a-thon from 10am – 7pm. Our adoption fee at the event: cats over 6 months it is reduced to $100 / kittens 6 months and under is our regular fee of $175.  Fee includes 1st set of the FVRCP vaccine, rabies vaccine if age appropriate, the spay/neuter, and 6 weeks of free pet insurance.

Pet Valu – Yonge & Eglinton, Toronto: 2578 Yonge St. / map / Facebook Page

Happy Mother’s Day: Meet Silver & Goldfinger!

Mother’s are amazing and the feline/animal variety should be just as appreciated as human mamas are. Silver and her daughter Goldfinger are a lovely duo who need to be adopted together. Silver (who we affectionately call ‘Mama’) was only a kitten herself when she gave birth to three babies in September 2011. Unfortunately, Mama and the kittens were separated, but she managed to find Goldfinger again, and now they are bonded and neither will do well without the other.

Silver and Goldfinger are a wonderful pair, and will be greatly missed at their foster home. They love to snuggle and sleep together, arms wrapped around each other, heads nuzzled together. They play together often, sometimes calling for each other from another room. They are looking for a home that will give them the space and support to become trusting adults, and live long happy lives together.

Silver is a sweet little girl born February 14th, 2011. She’s shy at first, very wary of humans, but now that she’s been with her foster family for a bit, she is chatty, playful and will wind herself around your legs and run from room to room with you. She loves to play – little toys that she can carry and flip around with her mouth are her favourite (like springs, little plastic tabs and pipe cleaners). She loves to sleep at the foot of the bed, or sprawled out in the cushiony dog bed. She does not liked to be picked up, unless you go very gently and give her lots of support underneath. We think there may be an old injury that is uncomfortable when she is picked up or petted hard on the back, but she loves tummy rubs! When she’s in a cuddly mood, she can be quite affectionate. She needs a family who understands her trust issues.

Goldfinger (who we call Goldie) is spunky, playful and very busy! She was born September 20th, 2011. She didn’t have a very good first experience with humans, so her new family will need to give her time and space to adjust to them and learn to trust them. It took a little bit of time for her foster family to be ‘allowed’ to get too ‘hands-on’ (she’s never angry about it, she would just rather you didn’t pick her up). However, she’s ALWAYS close by – she loves to see exactly who is doing what where, and she’ll never be far from the action. After a good play, she climbs to the top of her ‘tree’ (cat condo) and has a good long nap. She is incredibly playful, full of antics and acrobatics and loves to interact with her humans this way. Feathers and strings and little catnip toys will have her rolling around in glee. She’s also learning that being petted is really not so bad!

Silver and Goldfinger live with other cats and a dog in their foster home, and they really love having them around. They should only live with older children who respect their need for space. Their new family will also need to be aware of their previous outdoor life, and be watchful around open doors and windows, so that they don’t run away. A little tender loving care will go a long way with these too stunning gals!

Silver and Goldfinger have been spayed and vaccinated.. To adopt, call us 416-538-8592, press #1 / email us: tcr.adoptions@hotmail.com / fill in our adoption online form on our Adopt A Cat page.