FCCO Spay/Neuter Clinics for Feral and Stray Cats

Exciting news! Our 2019 fiscal year was a record-setting year with 7,555 cats helped!

Some highlights from our last fiscal year, October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019:

At our July 19th clinic we reached our most impressive milestone to date — helping our 100,000th cat! The very special kitty, Bo, was from Woodburn, Oregon, and came in with his four littermates and mom. His story is like so many we hear when a stray cat has a litter of kittens and the caregiver needs our help. What he represents is so much more, and reminds us of the significance of our services and how great the compassion is for feral cats in our region.

We spayed/neutered 7,287 cats, a 22% increase over last year. We also provided follow-up care and vaccinations to another 268 cats. We remain steadfast in our mission to reduce feral and stray cat populations. Two thirds of our surgeries were for feral or stray cats living outdoors. The remaining cats were pets with the majority belonging to low-income residents. By helping these cats we prevent future feral cats.

FCCO Board member Shawn Mangum and his wife Lisa generously sponsored our new transport vehicle. This mobility now allows us to better help those with transportation challenges access our services.

As the need for affordable and accessible cat spay/neuter grows in our community, we are grateful to you for your support that allows us to expand our services to help more cats. Thank you!

Before purchasing a home in Amboy, WA, Nancy was told that there were some kitties that had taken to the barn on the property and were being fed by the previous owner. To Nancy, these cats were a bonus. Before marrying a cat-allergic husband, she had shared homes with many cats.

When Nancy went to her new home she was immediately greeted by Mama Socks.

Mama Socks guided Nancy to the barn where she and her kittens stayed, and then around to where they were used to being fed. Nancy knew right away that Mama Socks was telling her that it was her job to feed them now, and so she did!

After noticing some other kitties on the property Nancy knew she needed to get them spayed/neutered. She told us, "my heart goes out to these cats, and I want to help them." 

Nancy lives nearly 2 hours from FCCO's clinic, but because the services are donation-based she didn't need to worry about being able to afford the cost to spay/neuter so many cats. She brought Mama Socks and her seven colony-mates to be spayed/neutered, and the cats were also vaccinated and treated for parasites. Now they are again being fed daily, are healthy, and no longer breeding.

FCCO's services are available to help the cats and the caregivers looking out for them because of donors like you. Thank you.