Adopt a
Cat Month

It’s that time again—spring and summer, when more and more kittens are born and showing up by the thousands at shelters' doors. The Lawrence Humane Society alone received nearly 3,500 cats during the past year. Every day is a good day to adopt a cat and bring it into your loving home. But we are especially encouraging you to come into our shelter throughout June and visit all the wonderful cats and kittens we have available for adoption. We have every size, color, and cattitude you are looking for in a feline companion.

To help celebrate Adopt a Cat Month, we are offering a “Take Home My Buddy Too” special. During June, adopting two cats will cost you the adoption fee of only one! We don’t like saying “two for the price of one,” because each cat or kitten is worth every dime of its adopt fee, AND MORE, LOTS MORE! But by offering this special during June, we hope each kitty will be able to go home with a buddy.

See many of the cats and kittens currently available to adopt. We also welcome and encourage you to come in and visit our beautiful, loving cats any time during regular shelter hours.

Did you know how many ways adopting a cat will enrich your life? Here are a few:

  • Having a cat reduces your blood pressure and helps prevent heart disease
  • Having a cat fights depression and loneliness
  • Cats are entertaining to watch and fun to play with
  • Cats provide companionship
  • Cats will cuddle up with you on a cold evening
  • Cats are independent and can be left alone while you’re at work
  • A cat’s mere presence will ward off unwanted mice and pests
  • Cats are comfortable in small spaces like apartments
  • Cats are very clean; they bathe themselves!
  • A cat’s purr is instantly calming and relaxing
  • Cats are affectionate
  • Just 15 minutes a day of playing with you will satisfy a cat
  • Cats are easy to house train, especially adult cats, who are probably already house trained
  • Cats bring a little bit of the wild into your house
  • Indoor cats and spayed/neutered cats live long lives, providing up to 20 years of companionship
  • Cats are cheaper to spay/neuter than dogs, especially big dogs
  • Taking care of a cat can help teach a child responsibility and humane values
  • Lots of cats need good homes; when you adopt one, you’re saving a life!

And don’t forget these important pet care steps once you’ve adopted your new feline friend:

Spay or neuter: The Lawrence Humane Society requires every adopted animal to be spayed or neutered before it goes home. Do you already have animals at home who are not altered? If so, think seriously about having that pet(s) altered too. Your pet will be happier and healthier for it, and you will help curb the enormous overpopulation of pets. Learn more at our Spay and Neuter Program page and the AmericanHumane.org site.

Microchip and ID Tags: Your pet can’t carry a wallet, so it needs a collar with an ID tag. Even if you keep your pet inside, it could slip out one day and become lost, and you may never see it again. Include your name, address, and phone number on the tag. Collars and tags also can be lost, so a microchip is the very best way to ensure identifying your pet should it become lost. Microchips are safe, painless, and easy to administer. If you adopt your pet from the Lawrence Humane Society, we will microchip it for only $15. Pets not adopted from us we will microchip for $25. Learn more at our Lost Your Pet? page and at the AmericanHumane.org site.

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