Four Sacramento Agencies Come Together for Innovative "Donate What You Can" Adoption Event News & Events >> Press Releases >>Four Sacramento Agencies Come Together for Innovative "Donate What You Can" Adoption Event July 29, 2009 (Sacramento, CA) - Animal shelters across the country are caring for homeless cats in record numbers - especially this time of year - and shelters in the Sacramento region are no exception. To address this overwhelming issue, four Sacramento animal organizations are coming together to form a unique community-wide collaboration with the simple, but challenging, goal of placing adult cats in permanent homes while being sensitive to the difficult economic times facing all of us. The Sacramento SPCA, City of Sacramento Animal Care Services, Sacramento County Animal Care & Regulation and Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary are partnering to offer a "Donate What You Can" cat adoption special throughout the month of August. Throughout the event, adoption fees will be waived and persons interested in adopting a cat one year of age or older will be asked to donate whatever they can toward the adoption. Costs can add up to more than $300 per cat for care and treatment during their stay at the shelters. This cost of care is not recouped even at the shelters' regular, low adoption prices. The "Donate What You Can" event is truly a coordinated effort to find good homes for as many adult cats as possible, despite a potentially significant loss in revenue for the organizations. For more information on the "Donate What You Can" adoption campaign, visit: www.sspca.org, www.cityofsacramento.org/generalservices/animal-care/, www.saccountyshelter.net, www.happytails.org.

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