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Langley shelter cats ready to meet potential new owners

Last year, CARES found homes for more than 500 cats and kittens

There are dozens of adoptable cats, from new kittens to senior cats, at Langley's CARES cat shelter, and this month a few of them will be meeting the public at Cedar Rim Nursery.

The event is the first of the year in which the CARES cats will be out in public, and while it's not an official adopt-a-thon, volunteers will be on hand to talk to people about getting a new feline addition to the family, said CARES volunteer Clive Ellis.

"We bring kitties down for the show, and invariably they get adopted," he said.

The CARES cats and volunteers will be at Cedar Rim on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be about four to six cats at the event, but there are quite a few more either fostered with local families or at the CARES shelter in Milner.

Right now, there are 70 cats in the shelter, and 24 kittens and 16 adults fostered off site by volunteers.

CARES takes in cats from many sources. Some are strays or lost cats that have been found, and whose owners can't be located. Others are surrendered by owners for a wide variety of reasons, including having to move to an apartment that doesn't allow pets.

Other shelters facing overcrowding, from locations like Prince George and Vancouver Island, have even sent some cats to CARES when it had more room to take them in, Ellis said.

Fortunately, locals are adopting cats at a good pace.

"We've done nearly 60 for the month of January," Ellis said.

Last year, the shelter saw more than 500 cats in total adopted into new homes.

The cats at CARES range in age from kittens up to senior cats, ranging up to 14 or 15 years old.

Ellis said the event wouldn't be possible without Russ Bruce, the owner of Cedar Rim Nursery.

"He's been so generous to us," Ellis said.

Not only does Bruce host events like these that let the public meet and learn about CARES's adoptable cats, he has offered up Cedar Rim gift certificates as prizes for numerous shelter fundraisers over the years, Ellis said.



Matthew Claxton

About the Author: Matthew Claxton

Raised in Langley, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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