CATS CRADLE OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY INC

Cat's Cradle provides a variety of services to cat owners to help pets stay in their homes, reducing the rate of owner surrender at area shelters, thereby reducing the numbers of at risk animals euthanized. We provide behavioral counseling to help pet owners resolve issues that might otherwise cause them to surrender their cat. We also provide financial assistance with medical expenses, short-term pet food assistance, and financial assistance with short-term boarding for pet owners facing hospitalization, domestic violence, or eviction from housing where they can keep their cat(s). Finally, we offer help and resources for people seeking to rehome their cat(s) safely on their own.

Cat's Cradle operates one of the largest spay/neuter assistance programs in Virginia. Partnering with the Anicira Veterinary Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia, we annually provide assistance for surgeries and rabies vaccines for over 1500 cats and kittens in our service area. Every cat and kitten in our care is sterilized prior to adoption. We operate a trap-neuter-return program that provides hands-on trapping and transportation, and that trains volunteers to trap and transport feral cats. We intervene in areas with colonies of feral cats to educate owners and neighbors about TNR.