Free kittens need homes in Butler

[Emeraldgreen]

Hi Rebecca, I've put together a list of shelters in your area and how many miles away each one is from your town. The first two seem the most promising. The Rainbow Animal Refuge and the Butler County Humane Society, which I called and got some information. It was just an outgoing message and it has the same info that is on their website but it could be a solution. It appears that they will take a litter of 2 or more kittens into their shelter for a total fee of 100.00. I know you said that you have 5 kids and already have 5 adult cats that you have rescued (which I think is wonderful of you by the way!) so I'd like to offer to help by donating something towards this and hope that maybe some others on PT might help too?

There might be some other options as well via the shelters that I will list below that may not have any cost associated with surrendering kittens. We just need to start calling them. I'd be happy to call a few of them.
Right now I'm trying to look up spay and neuter options and their costs as well for your adult cats and maybe we could help you with that instead if we can find a shelter that will take the kittens at no cost. I'll keep searching.
Here is the list of shelters:

Rainbow Animal Refuge
Lyndora, PA (1 mile)
724-287-8334

Butler County Humane Society
Renfrew, PA (5 miles)
724-789-1150

Critter Care Adoptions Inc.
Evans City, PA (9 miles)
724-538-8494

Lyons Den Rescue Inc.
Slippery Rock, PA (16 miles)
724-548-4520

Orphans of the Storm
Kittanning, PA (20 miles)
724-548-4520

Animal Friends, Inc
Pittsburgh, PA (22 miles)
412-847-7000

Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley
New Kensington, PA (22 miles)
724-339-7388

Promises for Pets
New Castle, PA (22 miles)

Grove City Area Pet Rescue
Grove City, PA (23 miles)
724-748-3610

Beaver County Humane Society
Monaca, PA (24 miles)
724-775-5801

Lawrence County Humane Society
New Castle, PA (24 miles)
(724) 654-8520


Furever 4 Felines
Beaver, PA (26 miles)
724-775-4160
Animal Rescue League of Western PA
Pittsburgh, PA
412-661-6452 (27 miles)

Kiski Valley Cat & Kitten Rescue Inc.
Apollo, PA (27 miles)
724-727-7032

Western Pennsylvania
Humane Society- Northside
Pittsburgh, PA (28 miles)
412-321-4525

FosterCat, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA (29 miles)
412-481-9144

Paws of My Heart
Western PA, PA (29 miles)
412-537-3588

Animal Advocates, Inc
Pittsburgh, PA (31 miles)
412-928-9777

Cat Sense, Inc.
Murrysville, PA (31 miles)
724-733-3979

Pet Connection, Inc.
Avonmore, PA (32 miles)
724-845-1803

Pet Solutions
Mercer, PA (32 miles)
724-662-4485

Judge’s Park
New Castle, PA (33 miles)
724-272-0378

Waggin Woods Animal Sanctuary
Franklin, PA (37 miles)
814-437-1113

White Oak Animal Safe Haven
White Oak, PA (37 miles)
412-672-8901

Animal Appeal
Sharpsville, PA (38 miles)
724-962-9284

Humane Society of Mercer County
Hermitage, PA (38 miles)
724-981-5445

Pet Friends Inc.
Irwin, PA (38 miles)
724-863-7722

Angels For Animals, Inc.
Poland, OH (39 miles)
330-549-1111

It’s a RUFF Life Rescue
North Lima (south of Youngstown) OH (40 miles)
234-759-4100
(cats and dogs)

Venango County Humane Society
Oil City, PA (41 miles)
814-677-4040

Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
Fallen Shelter
Elizabeth, PA (41 miles)
412-751-2010

Four Footed Friends, Inc.
Indiana, PA (42 miles)

Indiana County Humane Society Inc.
Indiana, PA (42 miles)

Black Sheep Rescue
Youngstown, PA (43 miles)

Club Pet Adoption Inc.
Transfer, PA (43 miles)
724-962-0877

Community Angel Network
Greensburg, PA (43 miles)
724-396-5401

Humane Society of Westmoreland County
Greensburg, PA (43 miles)
724-837-3779

Valleycats Animal Rescue
Boardman, OH (43 miles)
330-788-7123

Hancock County Animal Shelter
New Cumberland, WV (44 miles)
304-387-4102

[Emeraldgreen]

Here is a possible option for spaying and neutering the adult cats:

Spay Neuter Clinic
11644 Frankstown Road
Penn Hills, Pa
412-244-1202
(prices as of March 2008)
Cat neuter = $28
Cat spay = $47

It says it includes exams in these fees as well.

How many adult females do you have and how many males?

[3muttsandaboston]

Be careful about taking your kittens/cats to the shelter. My local shelter is high kill and put down over 500 KITTENS last year.

[Emeraldgreen]

Be careful about taking your kittens/cats to the shelter. My local shelter is high kill and put down over 500 KITTENS last year.

That is a good thought. The shelter that is closest to Rebecca, the Butler Humane Society, is thankfully a no-kill shelter so it might be a good option if she is interested.
Upon further reading, the Rainbow Refuge isn't a shelter but uses foster homes instead so not sure if that would work out.

Rebecca, if you want to find homes for the kittens yourself, would you be interested in getting help with spaying and neutering your adult cats? It would stop more litters from coming which could be overwhelming in the future.

[rebeccahowes]

Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know what is happening on my kitten and adult cat situation. I found a vet only four miles away who works with animal friends and the ABC low cost spay and neurter program. I have asked them to send me six applications. Because I have so many cats, they will charge me 30 for each cat's physical and shots in order to get them spayed. I figure with the low cost program each cat will be taken care of for around 100. I will be able to afford one cat to get spayed in April and a very nice lady has told me that she can send 100 to the vet; therefore, that will take care of another cat. That will leave four cats. I have to move fast because I think two may have already become pregnant. I have had seven replies to kittens so far and a nice couple came by today and chose a kitten. Their cat was 16 years old and had to be put to sleep. They want a kitten for their 8 year olds birthday. I am being very careful about who I select, especially after the warning everyone gave me. Thank so much. I will update as things change. Rebecca

[Medusa]

I have to move fast because I think two may have already become pregnant.

Yes, those little buggers will do that. When I was actively involved in rescue, they multiplied so fast that I could hardly keep up. I'd no sooner get one altered then another one would show up. Two cats gave birth on my porch on the same day. I came home from work and had 7 more kittens to contend with. When I bought this house, I still had 27 outdoor cats that I had to place before I moved. What a stressful time that was! So I can definitely empathize w/you. It seems like you've got a good handle on things, though.

[Emeraldgreen]

Hi Rebecca, it sounds like you have a good plan set in place. I'm so glad that someone has offered some help to you and that you have 100.00 of your own money to go towards this.
I too would like to send a donation to the vet where you are having them fixed. As mentioned before, I don't have alot right now but I really want to contribute something because you obviously love these cats and want to stop the cycle.
Would it be okay with you if I cross posted this thread in the 'cat general' section? It might be that not everyone has seen this thread and perhaps we can generate some help towards getting your cats spayed and neutered via donations.
Could you PM me the name and address of the vet clinic you will be using? Then I will send something to them on Monday morning. And if anyone else on PT is interested in helping, could they PM you for that info too?

[rebeccahowes]

Hi Rebecca, it sounds like you have a good plan set in place. I'm so glad that someone has offered some help to you and that you have 100.00 of your own money to go towards this.
I too would like to send a donation to the vet where you are having them fixed. As mentioned before, I don't have alot right now but I really want to contribute something because you obviously love these cats and want to stop the cycle.
Would it be okay with you if I cross posted this thread in the 'cat general' section? It might be that not everyone has seen this thread and perhaps we can generate some help towards getting your cats spayed and neutered via donations.
Could you PM me the name and address of the vet clinic you will be using? Then I will send something to them on Monday morning. And if anyone else on PT is interested in helping, could they PM you for that info too?

Thanks so much for your help. Definitely feel free to cross post whereever you like. I will pm you with the name of the vet. If you feel that it is safe, I can put the name and address of the vet on PT. I have been praying for a solution to this situation for awhile and now it seems that good things are starting to happen for me and the cats. I am still waiting for the applications to be sent to me for the low cost spay program. This particular vet is going to charge me 30 a cat for the physical and shots that are required before spay and neurter can be done. I will have enough money to at least get the six cats their physicals and shots so they will be ready to be spayed or neurted as money permits. Thanks so much for everyone caring. I did want to ask if anyone can tell me what to do about the two females that just recently became pregnant. Can they still get spayed? I have never dealt with this situation before and was unsure what to do. Thanks everyone. Rebecca

[rebeccahowes]

Emerald Green posted:
Hi Rebecca, I've put together a list of shelters in your area and how many miles away each one is from your town. The first two seem the most promising. The Rainbow Animal Refuge and the Butler County Humane Society, which I called and got some information. It was just an outgoing message and it has the same info that is on their website but it could be a solution. It appears that they will take a litter of 2 or more kittens into their shelter for a total fee of 100.00. I know you said that you have 5 kids and already have 5 adult cats that you have rescued (which I think is wonderful of you by the way!) so I'd like to offer to help by donating something towards this and hope that maybe some others on PT might help too?

There might be some other options as well via the shelters that I will list below that may not have any cost associated with surrendering kittens. We just need to start calling them. I'd be happy to call a few of them.
Right now I'm trying to look up spay and neuter options and their costs as well for your adult cats and maybe we could help you with that instead if we can find a shelter that will take the kittens at no cost. I'll keep searching.
Here is the list of shelters:
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Thanks so much for your help Emerald Green. I called rainbow refuge a couple weeks ago. She is willing to put the kittens on her website. She said that she would give my phone number out and I could interview the people and choose homes for the kittens. I am hoping that the people that go to rainbow are people that really want kittens and not people that will use the kittens for all of the wrong purposes. I was telling someone on the board the other day that my last litter of kittens, some man wanted my kitten to be a barn cat and chase mice. I said no to him. I like my kittens to be house cats. It keeps them safe. I have lost too many cats to cars. I live on a very busy street. One day my kitten went out the back door. We tryed to catch him. In one second he jumped off the balcony. In three minuetes he was hit by a car. It is hard for me to have all of these cats when I live in the city, but you would not believe how many homeless cats are outside my house. I leave a big bowl of cat food outside and some water. Every day it is gone. I used to buy my catfood at five pounds. Now I think I buy it at 20 pounds a few times a month. I have a few strays that are spraying my house now because I have all of these females. As far as the shelters go, they want 50 dollars for kittens and 100 for adults. I don't even think this is the right solution. I heard that the humane shelters in my area were taking their cats to Tiger Ranch. I hate to see my kittens sitting in a cage for who knows how long. I have found really good homes for my kittens in the past. I have had people wait three weeks to get their kitten and they tell me about the food and the toys and how they are taking them to the vets. They have normally been couples with kids that have taken my kittens. If they have very young kids I won't let them take them because I feel that younger children can be very mean to kittens. I have first hand knowledge of this because when my son was five he sprayed the kittens with lysol. I was so mad that someone in my family left lysol down in the first place. I had to take the kittens and put them under the faucet. They all survived, but it taught me a very big lesson. Don't let small children around your kittens. As far as the list goes of all of the places that you gave me to call, here is the problem. I do not have a car and I don't have anyone that has cars or is willing to take me to pittsburgh. It is an hour away. I found a vet 4 miles away. That would probably cost 10 dollars to take a taxi. If I have to do that it is fine with me. My solution to this problem is to get great homes for the six kittens and get all five adults fixed. I really think some are pregnant now. Do I let them have the kittens or do I get abortions. I am not sure because I have never been in this position. Alls I know is that I want so despartely to take care of this problem and I promise everyone and God that I will never get into this situation again. If I get a stray I will immediately try to find a way to get it fixed. I guess I just never realized how serious this problem can become. Thanks so much for all of your letters and concern. God Bless! Rebecca

[rebeccahowes]

Hello everyone. I wanted to show you some of the cats that I have taken in, but cannot afford spay or neurtering. The calico cat and the two black and white cats were found on my patio a few months ago. Their mom abandoned them or maybe she was killed on my busy street. I would go out to see them and they would run to the neighbors yard under the fence. I started leaving food out for them. When they got bigger it was winter. They found a hole in my basement and they all came in. When you try to pet them they hiss and run. I talked to the Calico cat and I said "someday you will love me". Today, she demands that I pet her. She will grab my arm and if I don't pet her she licks me to death. Her brothers and sisters are not that easy. (The two black and white cats). I think they are funny. Why do they want to live in my house, but not want to be petted. Even though they don't want nothing to do with me, I love them to death. The pics of the kittens are just some of the six that I need homes for. Are they not adorable? I am going to start training them next week. If anyone knows of a good home, please let me know. I only want the best for them. I am just a major cat lover and I can't help it and I am proud of that. Some people think us cat lovers are weird, but I believe anyone who does not love cats is weird. What do you think? Thanks everyone for caring and listening. Love Rebecca

[angelbow20]

Aww that orange kitten is so cute! I want an orange cat so bad but I cant have a cat while living with my parents... My friend is looking for a grey tiger, black, white, or black and white kitten but your too far for her to go.. I hope they all get great homes they are all so adorable.

[Medusa]

They're all so adorable. I love the calico but I'm partial to calicos. I wish I could take one. Sometimes I want a kitten so bad I can taste it. But I'm maxed out at 7, most of them special needs and my vet bills are horrendous as it is. I sure hope you find good homes for them soon. We're praying here.....

[GILL]

I agree with Medusa, I would love to take some or all but with 10, 3 are coons, we are at MAX CATAGE right now. We have one pure feral and one half.
Sweety the Feral will let you talk to her but if you come with in 5 feet she is off and running. Boots her dauther will let me pet once in a while, but my wife NO WAY.

[carole]

I understand completely where you are coming from as i have been in a similar situation, although somewhat different, my two Nikki and Ellie-mae are my babies as a result of an irresponsible owner who neglected them and let them breed continuously.long story, and most on PT know about it, i was also the lucky recipient of some much needed help from a very generous PTer,someone i hold dear in my heart and will never forget her kindness.

It is good to see all the information being posted here for you, but from what i understand even a cheap deal of $45 is probably not affordable,you obviously do what you can for these babies, thank goodness you have a warm heart and are willing to help them, getting them fixed would be the ultimate though wouldn't it ? it would make your life a lot easier too,not having to find homes for the babies all the time,you are really in a catch 22 situation for sure,and i totally empathise with this difficult situation.

The babies are adorable, i wish you every success in finding them loving homes, and from what you write you are not going to let them go in a hurry, you are going to make very wise choices in the homes they are given to,very comforting to know that, i wish you the best of luck with everything you are doing for these kitties and bless you for everything you do for them.