FORGOTTEN FELINES OF SONOMA COUNTY
Post Office Box 6672, Santa Rosa, CA 95406 www.forgottenfelines.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FORGOTTEN FELINES OF SONOMA COUNTY IS DEDICATED TO THE HUMANE CARE AND CONTROL OF THE FERAL & Stray CAT POPULATION through spay/neuter, adoptions, education and community support.

Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County 2019 Program AccomplishmentsWhen you believe, anything is possible.Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County focuses on cats that are not owned and have little to no chance of being spayed, neutered, or receiving medical attention.These cats are our countys most vulnerable; they are the most likely to be neglected and they are the most likely to be forgotten.We practice the TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) method. The only recognized long-term method of humanely controlling the overpopulation of feral cats. Cats are altered, given all necessary medical treatments, and returned to the location from which they were originally trapped.We spay, neuter, provide medical attention, food, care and big doses of love for Sonoma Countys most vulnerable cat population.We believe that every cat deserves to be treated with respect and compassion. We believe that every cat that comes through our doors leaves us with an infinitely better chance of leading a happier, healthier life.We believe creating a healthy, more secure world for the unowned feral, unowned community, and unowned stray cats is possible with help from people like you.ServicesOur spay & neuter clinics - Making a differenceEvery single cat that is spayed or neutered makes a big difference.One cat spayed or neutered now, can prevent 11,801 kittens from being born over 5 years.Forgotten Felines operates weekly spay & neuter clinics for unowned feral, unowned community, and unowned stray cats. In 2019 we altered 2525 cats, which is 400 more that in 2018. Our goal is to alter 4000 cats per year.The service provided to our clients includes:Altering for male or femaleRabies VaccineFVRCP VaccineMicrochippingEar tipping for identificationTreatment for all visible parasitesOverall health check Treatment for visible injuries or illness. Pain ManagementIndividual attentionA dose of loveWe ask for a $30 donation for a spay and neuter appointment. The remaining cost is subsidized by generous donors.The volume of cats we spay and neuter each year helps us realize our vision of living in a county where we see significant drops in the free-roaming cat population preventing future health issues, euthanasia instances, shelter stays, animal abuse and neglect before they can ever occur. Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County 2019 Program Accomplishments-page 2Foster/AdoptionIn 2019 we fostered and adopted 267 cats and kittens into new homes. Our adoptees came to us from a variety of sources:-Kittens born in the wild They were born into colonies too large without enough resources for the colonies to thrive. The kittens were trapped, tamed down through the foster program, altered, microchipped, vaccinated and went up for adoption to find new homes.-Stray tame cats without caretakers These cats were pulled off the streets, altered, assessed in foster homes and adopted to new homes-Local shelter transfers These are cats that for whatever reason are not adoptable by shelter standards and are transferred to us, assessed in foster homes and go up for adoption or relocationOur adoption co-pay is $100.00Cat Relocation Program We call them Wine Country Barn CatsIn 2019 we relocated 247 cats. While Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County practices a method of humanely curbing cat overpopulation called Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) where cats are altered, vaccinated, given medical attention, microchipped, ear tipped for visual identification and returned to where they live, sometimes where they live is not a safe place for a variety of reasons. Such as... A dangerous living situation Habitat being destroyed by construction A caretaker has moved or passed away Kittens that were unable to be tamed And, other circumstances where the life of the cat is in jeopardy or the quality of life will be diminishedThese cats are pulled and become Wine Country Barn Cats where they are relocated to properties where they can work, be cared for, looked out for, and lead happier, healthy lives.A co-pay of $30.00 is requested for this serviceColony Care and Management It takes a villageForgotten Felines manages the care of over 200 cats in over 50 colonies and has provided 156,000 pounds of food to colonies in Sonoma County in 2019.Colony Caretakers work together in teams to make sure someone each day, rain or shine, is putting fresh food and water out for their colony.They keep an eye on the health of the colony. If a cat gets sick or injured they arrange for the cat to get a health check at our spay neuter clinic.They keep an eye out for newcomers. If a new cat wanders in, they trap the cat, bring to a clinic, it gets scanned for a microchip to make sure it is not displaced, it is neutered and released again to the colony if no owner has been located. While a displaced adult cat may wander in once in a while, there are no new kittens in a Forgotten Felines managed colony.

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