Happy Cats Foundation is a public non-profit organization which is funded solely by tax-deductible donations of people under Section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code. All donations are 100% tax deductible.

We are all volunteers with an immense passion for cats. Our mission, beyond finding safe and loving homes for abused, abandoned and relinquished cats, is with our Senior Citizens (65 and over). As we grow in funds, we hope to place an adult cat in homes with our Orange County seniors who love cats but are living on tight budgets. Many of our seniors are living on fixed incomes; as a result adopting a cat is only a dream. What a beautiful feeling to place a cat (complimentary, no donation fee expected) in a loving home knowing our senior and our kitty have so much love to give to each other. Together they get to share such a sense of commitment and being needed.

* It is a requirement that an adoption application be completed and reviewed. A vet check and home safety check is required.
There is a screening process which one must go through along with a call to any and all apartment managers.

We reserve the right to decline any applicant. Our main goal is to put an adult cat with a senior who will give a Happy Cat a safe and loving home.

Since we are an all volunteer organization, 100% of your donations directly benefit the animals.
It is thanks to you that we are able to rescue and provide adoption services in the highest quality care. Our goal is to find safe and loving homes for abused, abandoned and relinquished cats.

We need your help in any way you feel you can assist. Donations, gifts, and volunteering are very much appreciated (please visit our wish list located on the home page). Your donations allow us to continue to help those cats.

As volunteers, we wish to make this little Adoption Center a happy healthy place for you as well as our cats.

Please respect us rather than becoming angry if we ask you to wash your hands before petting our cats. There are many diseases which can be transferred from our hands to a cat and vice versa. Ringworm is just one, our cats can also be at risk for leukemia, FIP, Upper Respiratory, Mange. This is for your health as well as our cats (germs are germs !) It is our goal to provide you with a healthy cats.

The cats and kittens which you will see on our web site are at the Happy Cats Adoption Center located in the Petsmart Store at the District shopping center. (2237 Park Avenue, near the corner of Barranca and Jamboree)

All cats come:
1. From the Shelter
2. Are stray cats that other people find
3. Relinquished cats (people cannot keep for one reason or another)

Before any animal is brought for adoption, they first must be tested for FIV/FELV.
They are given a flea bath, treated with advantage, given shots, dewormed with Drontal twice 10 days apart, (Drontal will kill all parasites), spayed or neutered, checked for ear-mites and treated if necessary, and given a thorough physical exam.

Before someone adopts a pet from us, we try to insure that particular person will be getting a healthy animal, as healthy as we believe it can be. Filling out the application does not guarantee someone getting that particular cat.
Our procedure for adoption is:
1. Fill out and submit the adoption form
2. Review of the application
3. Vet check
4. Home safety check
5. Signature of the adoption

We try to match the cat with the family and vice versa. Example: if you have a busy house hold, a shy cat, or a cat that does not like noises, will not do well in your home. We do not operate on a first come, first serve bases.

PETSMART
We do adoptions at the PetSmart at the District shopping center on Sundays, 12:00pm to 4:00 pm.
We encourage the community to visit Happy Cats inside the PetSmart during regular retail operating hours along with the Sunday adoption time.

THE ADOPTION CENTER IS RUN STRICTLY BY VOLUNTEERS
We are a team of dedicated, committed and hard-working women, men and teens. Every volunteer has a role; we have a rescue volunteer, adoption volunteers, a volunteer coordinator, a photographer, a graphics designer, cleaning people and cat-sitters. All donate many hours of their time to make the success f the Luv-A-Pet Adoption Center. Volunteers must fill out the volunteer application form and meet the volunteer coordinator. We are looking for only hard working, dedicated people who are team players. It is important that our volunteers relate to each other as friends/family. We are looking for gentle people who love animals!
A volunteer must be at least 18 years of age. We require one to four hours, depending on the job.
- All volunteers must provide a valid drivers license with picture.
- All volunteers must provide written proof of a current tetanus vaccination (no exceptions - sorry!).

Please refrain your child for screaming when visiting the adoption center area. This is upsetting to the cats. Some cats could react by scratching or biting because they are scared.

Maintaining a quiet and healthy atmosphere is important to us because your health and safety is just as important as the animals. We want your visit with us to be a happy experience.

Remember: WE ARE JUST VOLUNTEERS. PLEASE TREAT US WITH RESPECT, DO NOT BECOME ANGRY IF WE ASK YOU TO WASH YOUR HANDS, DO NOT REACT IN A NEGATIVE MANNER IF WE SHOULD ASK YOUR CHILD TO PLEASE USE AN INDOOR VOICE (IF HE/SHE IS SCREAMING). WE CERTAINLY UNDERESTAND LITTLE ONES DO GET EXCITED WHEN VIEWING CATS AND KITTENS. THAT’S WHAT KIDS DO, BUT AGAIN, WE DO NOT WANT TO STARTLE OUR ANIMALS.

Screaming and yelling will upset the cats. There are no desks or beds (such as in a home) where a cat can hide from such noise. A cat may react to loud noise by biting or scratching if he cannot run away.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Hugs and God bless,
The volunteers and kitties

  

We are a small group in Irvine, California, USA. We do home safety and vet checks, therefore we must stay within our own area when placing our kitties. We try to stay within our own county; we do not adopt outside of the Orange County area.

 

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Sarah Hunt of OC PET PHOTOS for the many hours she donates to managing the Happy Cats Website and doing all the Photography of the cats. Sarah also deserves credit for designing the website.

If you are looking for photo, graphics or website services, email Sarah!

If you are looking for a pet sitter, Joy highly reccommends Kelly's Pet Sitting. With many, many years of experience caring for cats, when you go on vacation, you can't leave your pet in better hands!

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