Did you know? Cats are seasonal breeders. This means that during the winter months, cats generally aren’t reproducing, but come spring, cats begin to seek a mate and that means a huge uptick in litters of kittens needing our help. While we love caring for these sweet babies, shelter resources are stretched thin during Kitten Season. We will see thousands of kittens needing our help before the season is over this year.

Once kitten season is in full swing at Young-Williams Animal Center, our intake department will be filled with the sounds of days-old kittens, and just as fast as we can send them to foster, others will come back for graduation. 

You can help provide the supplies and life-saving care that gives these tiniest residents a fighting chance.

You can save the lives of these kittens in a variety of ways:

• Foster! Become a foster and care for a litter of kittens in your home. By providing a temporary home, fosters open up kennel space at the shelter to help more kittens. It’s FREE to foster, all you need to provide is your time and love.
• Volunteer! Come help out at the shelter. We have shifts tailored specifically to help our Foster Department and the kittens currently residing at the shelter. Help care for kittens, gather supplies and assist with appointments for existing fosters.
• Donate! Consider making a financial donation using the form below or bring an item off of our Kitten Shower Wish List! You can ship directly to the shelter with Amazon Smile or see our most needed items and purchase them from a local store.
• Advocate! Help your community learn more about our spay/neuter resources. Tell others what to do when they find stray kittens. Follow our social media channels and share our information with your connections. Sharing our information makes a difference!