Pasadena Humane is getting ready for its annual inflow of kittens by internet hosting a “Kitten Shower” with award-winning kitten rescuer, humane educator and New York Times bestselling writer Hannah Shaw, often known as the “Kitten Lady.”
The occasion shall be held March 24 from 10 a.m. to three:30 p.m. with two workshops: “Intro to Fostering” and “Kitten Care.”
Guests are inspired to donate objects from the Kitten Shower want listing that can assist in the shelter’s lifesaving efforts. Other actions embrace a kitten-naming station, a raffle and sign-ups for these serious about turning into kitten foster households.
The Kitten Shower will assist present meals and provides for the a whole lot of orphaned kittens that the shelter expects to absorb this yr.
Pasadena Humane foster households increase the kittens till they’re old sufficient to be spayed or neutered, then adopted. In 2023, greater than 1,600 kittens trickled via the foster program.
“Throughout the spring and summer, we will go through hundreds of pounds of food,” stated Nadia Cubias, foster supervisor at Pasadena Humane. “These donations immensely help to save as many lives as possible.”
Pasadena Humane additionally hopes to enroll new foster households open to caring for kittens. With “kitten season” proper across the nook, the timing is ideal for kitten lovers to learn the way they will help. People serious about fostering can discover out extra at pasadenahumane.org/foster.
The occasion is open to all, and common admission tickets may be bought prematurely for $35. VIP-level tickets are additionally available and embrace a meet-and-greet with the Kitten Lady. Tickets are available at pasadenahumane.org/kittenshower2024.
Since 1903, Pasadena Humane has supplied lifesaving applications and companies for animals and the individuals who love them within the Greater Los Angeles Area. The organization offers shelter, devoted care and new beginnings for hundreds of our neighborhood’s most vulnerable animals yearly. In addition to pet adoptions and foster, we concentrate on applications and companies aimed toward serving to individuals take care of and preserve their pets, comparable to free and low-cost spay/neuter and vaccines, a pet meals pantry, and an animal assist name middle. In 2022, Pasadena Humane helped practically 40,000 animals via adoptions, wildlife rehabilitation, misplaced & discovered, veterinary companies and give up prevention help. For extra info, go to pasadenahumane.org.
First printed within the March 14 print subject of the Outlook Valley Sun.
