Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE CARE AND SHELTER FOR STRAY, ABANDONED AND ABUSED CATS UNTIL SUITABLE, PERMANENT HOMES ARE FOUND FOR THEM. WE IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, SPAY-NEUTER PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
FOSTER & SHELTER: OUR FOSTER AND SHELTER PROGRAMS SERVED A RECORD NUMBER OF CATS THIS YEAR. WE TOOK IN 664, AN INCREASE OF 164 OVER 2013 AND 592 WERE ADOPTED, AN INCREASE OF 171 OVER 2013. ALL CATS WERE VACCINATED, TESTED FOR FIV/FEL, MICROCHIPPED AND TREATED FOR PARASITES. IN ADDITION, THE OWNERS OF 3 CATS WERE LOCATED AND REUNITED WITH THEIR CATS.
SPAY/NEUTER OUTREACH PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES FOR COMPANION CATS AND CATS LIVING IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, INCLUDING COLONIES OF FERALS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT UNWANTED LITTERS BY PROVIDING LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES. OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN THE STERILIZATION OF 787 COMPANION AND HOMELESS ANIMALS, AN INCREASE OF 122 OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS FEEDING OUTDOOR CATS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OWNERS WHOSE CATS NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. FINALLY, WE PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO MAXIMIZE ALL OF OUR RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL COMMUNITY CATS.
EDUCATION: OUR EDUCATION EFFORTS FOCUS ON TEACHING RESPECT FOR ANIMALS, EDUCATION ON PROPER CAT CARE AND NUTRITION AND, ABOVE ALL, THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING CATS. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDE WORKING WITH SCOUTING AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS IN THE TWIN CITIES, VISITING LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND PARTNERING WITH A LOCAL VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HANDS ON VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE WITH BEGINNING STUDENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kelley Leaf | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Dan Sjoquist | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joan Barrett | DIRECTOR | 25 | $0 |
| Margaret Owen-Thorpe | DIRECTOR | 25 | $0 |
| Jocelyn Laberge | DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| Julie Doherty | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Randi Helgeson | TREASURER | 30 | $0 |
| Karen Dulski | SECRETARY | 7 | $0 |
| Kathryn L Boyne | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Alden Drew | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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