Companion Animal Trust Waives Cat Adoption Fees During June Adopt-A-Cat Month

Online, June 2, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Jersey City, NJ - In Jersey City alone, nearly 1,700 cats enter the shelter each year. To celebrate Adopt-A-Cat Month this June, Companion Animal Trust, in collaboration with the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® ("ASPCA") and the makers of Fresh Step® litter ("Fresh Step"), is participating in a fee-waived adoption program to help find loving homes for cats.

ASPCA research recently published in the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science found that waiving fees for adult cats boosts adoptions without diminishing the value adopters place on their cats. Plus, surprisingly, fee-waived adoptions may actually decrease sheltering costs by reducing the average length of stay for adult cats, and also could increase donations due to an increase in adopters.

Purrfect Way to Help

Companion Animal Trust will host a fee-waived cat adoption promotion for cats over one year of age from June 1st through June 30th. Residents can check the website www.companionanimaltrust.com to see available cats for adoption. To arrange to meet the cats contact Companion Animal Trust at 201-884-9649 or email [email protected]. All other adoption policies and thorough match-making procedures will remain in effect.

If there isn't room at home for a fabulous feline, there is another way to help. From June 1 through July 31, 2011, simply "Like" Fresh Step's Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/freshstep. With that simple action, the makers of Fresh Step litter will donate $1 (up to $100,000) to the ASPCA to help expand programs like this and get more cats adopted.