Part of being a great cat owner is being educated! There are so many things to learn about our feline friends and their behaviors.

That’s why we love offering educational opportunities with our Feline Fundamentals series. In the last year, we’ve given cat lovers insight into how to keep kitties engaged through play, the special needs of mature kitties, and how to include your pets in emergency planning.

This year, we taught 274 people over nine educational seminars on how to be the best cat owner they can be. We don’t just want you to adopt a cat from us and leave. Once you’ve found your purr-fect match, you’re part of the SAFE Haven community. That means we’re here for you, from adoption to beyond.

We depend on our SAFE Haven community to help us keep offering these opportunities. That’s why we’re asking for help in raising $140,000. We want to continue to provide this needed service to the community.

To sweeten the deal, if you donate between now and the end of the year, your gift is MATCHED. Your donation will go even farther!

Choose how you can best help:

• • DONATE: Every dollar counts and we appreciate your gift no matter how much or how little.
  • SHARE: Check our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages for opportunities to share what SAFE Haven does and why you’re supporting our work.

Our volunteers play a vital role in SAFE Haven’s success. We need volunteers that are outgoing, hardworking, and want to make a difference for cats. Come to our Volunteer Information Session where you can learn about the essential role volunteers play in shelter cat care, community outreach, and adoptions.

We will have a presentation at 6:30 p.m. and then you can learn more from staff and current volunteers about opportunities, training, and the rewards of volunteering at SAFE Haven. Cat lovers ages 16 and up welcome.

Why we need you: Volunteers are needed to help clean the cat cages, socialize the cats, represent SAFE Haven at community outreach events such as Fill-A-Truck, work on special event committees like our Tuxedo Cat Ball, and much more.

We have a volunteer opportunity just for you!

First Info Session of 2020!
Tuesday, January 14
at the SAFE Haven for Cats Shelter
6:30 – 8:00 pm

Meet some of the cats available for adoption!

WHEN:
11 am to 5 pm

Saturday, December 21
Sunday, December 22
Monday, December 23

WHERE:
8431-137 Garvey Drive, Raleigh, NC 27616

Can’t adopt even one more? You can still help!
You can always sponsor a kitty in our shelter to help them find a home for the holidays.
Sponsor a cat, and your donation is MATCHED through the end of the year!

You might be familiar with SAFE Care Clinic’s low-cost spay/neuter program, or it’s free rabies/microchip clinics, but did you know that SAFE Care also plays a significant role in finding the paw-fect homes for our kitties?

We recently were called by Wake County Animal Control to help a cat owner in need. Her love of cats had become a little overwhelming. She started adopting kitties and those kitties turned into 80 cats. She was overwhelmed and needed help. She reached out to Animal Control for help and we took in 10 of the 30 cats that have been removed so far to help find them homes for the holidays. We know they won’t be the last that need our help.

As with all cats who are adopted through SAFE Haven’s shelter, each of these new cats starts in the SAFE Care Clinic. They start their journey to adoption with a check-up by our veterinarians, who identify the medical needs of each cat. They help cats get ready for adoption by giving them vaccinations, spaying/neutering them and screening them for serious illnesses that take more medical attention.

SAFE Care is a vital step in the adoption process, but that’s not all they do.

By offering low-cost services, SAFE Care Clinic has, in 2019 alone:

• Sterilized more than 3,268 cats, reducing feline overpopulation
• Vaccinated 68 cats and 82 dogs against rabies, safeguarding pets against this deadly disease
• Microchipped 28 cats, helping identify them should they get lost

Since the clinic started in 2001, more than 35,000 animals have been spayed or neutered. That means one less homeless kitty out there, needing our help.

To keep SAFE Care Clinic’s services going, we NEED your help. We’ve set a goal of reaching $140,000 by the end of the year to continue providing quality care to the cats who come to SAFE Haven. We’ve raised $80,890 so far, but we have more to go!

We’re even making it easier for you to make a difference: every donation between now and the end of the year is MATCHED! That means a greater impact and a greater number of kitties helped.

Choose how you can best help:

• DONATE: Any amount you can give, we’re grateful for, whether it’s $2 or $2,000. Through the end of the year, your donation will be matched, making an even bigger impact on our cats’ lives.
• SHARE: We’re updating our thermometer and sharing special facts about how far your dollar can go on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Share those posts with your friends and family to tell them why you support SAFE Haven and why they should too!

Still on the Hunt for the Purr-fect Gift? 🎁 Let Us Help You!

DONATE in Honor of a Loved One
Most people say they would rather have a charitable donation made in their honor than receive a gift that they wouldn’t use. So why not help save the lives of cats and kittens with a donation? When you donate to SAFE Haven in honor of a friend or family member, they’ll receive a personalized card informing them of your thoughtful gift.

Also, every donation made through the end of the year is now MATCHED! That means your gift will go even further!

It’s so easy! Just add your friend or family member’s contact information to the donation note along with your donation. Donate now!

ADOPT a Kitty for Just $50
All our cats want for Christmas is YOU! From December 21 through 23, you can bring home a cat or kitten for only $50 each. Every cat is ready to go home with a pre-adoption veterinary exam, vaccinations, a spay or neuter, and a microchip.

Check out the cats available for adoption and then start your adoption process online!

Come meet the kitties from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday, December 21, Sunday, December 22 or Monday, December 23.

Can’t possibly adopt just one more? You can always sponsor a kitty in our shelter to help them find a home for the holidays. Sponsor a cat now!