Feline Rescue Inc

TO PROVIDE SAFE SHELTER, VETERINARY CARE, AND SOCIALIZATION FOR STRAY, ABANDONED, OR ABUSED CATS UNTIL GOOD, PERMANENT HOMES CAN BE FOUND FOR THEM.

SHELTER AND FOSTER CAREOUR FOSTER AND SHELTER PROGRAMS PROVIDED SOCIALIZATION, SHELTER AND VETERINARY SERVICES TO 505 CATS IN 2021, ENABLING 493 CATS TO BE ADOPTED. WE REPORT OUR RESULTS TO WWW.SHELTER ANIMALS COUNT.ORG

OUTREACHDIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION:WE SEEK TO MEET ONE OF THE THREE STANDARDS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OFFERED AT HTTPS://SMARTGIVERS.ORG/NONPROFITS/THE-ACCOUNTABILITY-STANDARDS/ - SPECIFICALLY, "IDENTIFY RELATED GOALS, OPPORTUNITIES, GAPS AND PROGRESS AROUND DIVERSITY, EQUITY. TO THAT END, WE CO-SPONSORED WITH TWIN CITIES VEGFEST- HTTPS://WWW.TCVEGFEST.COM A VISIT TO MINNESOTA BY STERLING "TRAP KING" DAVIS IN SEPTEMBER. WE DO NOT KEEP THE STATISTICS REQUIRED TO MEET THE OTHER TWO STANDARDS, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING WE VISUALLY APPEAR TO BE ABOUT 80% FEMALE AND WHITE.STERLING'S MISSION IS STATED AS, "CHANGE THE STEREOTYPES OF NOT ONLY MEN IN CAT RESCUE, BUT ALSO BRIDGE THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BLACK COMMUNITIES AND PREDOMINANTLY WHITE ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS" FROM HTTPS://TRAPKINGHUMANE.ORG/MEET-STERLING AND "I THINK BEING A BLACK MAN IN CAT RESCUE IS RARE, AND MY EXPERIENCES GOING INTO BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS TO TRAP CATS HAVE GIVEN ME INSIGHT INTO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE. WE NEED TO BUILD TRUST. BLACK PEOPLE THINK WHITE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN THERE TO MESS THINGS UP. THEY THINK THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT THE CATS AND NOT ABOUT THEM, SO THEY DON'T WANT THEM THERE. WE CAN FIGHT STUFF LIKE THAT WITH UNITY AND WORKING TOGETHER. MOST OF THE STRESS IN CAT RESCUE DOESN'T COME FROM THE ANIMALS WE CAN OR CAN'T SAVE, IT COMES FROM OTHERS IN RESCUE - IN WHAT WE DO AND SAY TO ONE ANOTHER. I REALLY WANT TO PUSH UNITY AND WORKING TOGETHER.- HTTPS://TRAPKINGHUMANE.ORG/DIVERSITY-IN-ANIMAL-WELFARE. THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY APPEARANCES WAS LIMITED TO 4, INCLUDING TWIN CITIES VEGFEST BECAUSE NO PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE CONDUCTING LARGE GATHERINGS OF STUDENTS DUE TO A SURGE OF THE DELTA VARIANT OF COVID,SPAY AND NEUTER:WE PROVIDED $4,833 OF FUNDING TO PAY FOR SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES PERFORMED FOR OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.SUPPORT SERVICES ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES MATRIX AT WWW.SHELTERANIMALSCOUNT.ORG: WE CURRENTLY DO NOT REPORT THIS WORK YET WITH WWW.SHELTERANIMALSCOUNT.ORG. WE DISTRIBUTE PET FOOD THAT WE CAN NOT USE FROM TWO RETAILERS TO THE PEOPLE AND PETS TOGETHER PROGRAM OF SECOND HAND HOUNDS.WE FACILITATED THE COLLECTION AND DEPLOYMENT OF TEMPORARY HOUSING, (RETROFITTED COOLERS) FOR CATS. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL:SERVICE PROVIDED TO 600 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.