Greater Shepparton City Council is encouraging residents to adopt their fur-ever pet and provide an adult cat from the Shepparton Animal Shelter with a home.
The Shepparton Animal Shelter team cares for over 2,000 lost and surrendered animals per year, including cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, and various livestock including sheep, pigs, horses, poultry and cattle.
The shelter currently has 35 cats for adoption and 115 cats being cared for at the facility.
For the month of November, the Shepparton Animal Shelter have reduced adoption fees of all adult cats to $50, with kittens between $165-185.
Information on the shelter adoption process is available on Councils website. Those interested in adopting can apply online through Councils website or by contacting the shelter via telephone. . The shelter is located at 125 Wanganui Road, Shepparton.
Adopting from the shelter not only improves capacity for the shelter to be able to take in more animals, but it can also change the life of an adult cat and give them a loving home. .
Council's Manager Environment, Sharon Terry, reminded residents of the importance of responsible cat ownership.
"Cats make a wonderful companion, however it is the owner's responsibility to keep them safe. Greater Shepparton has a 24-hour cat curfew which is in place to ensure cats are kept safely at home either indoors or in an outdoor cat enclosure," she said.
"This keeps cats safe from the dangers of wandering and being hit by cars, contracting diseases and preying on wildlife. This is particularly important now that H5N1 bird flu is in Australia."
