I Found A Cat or Kitten

Violet: rescued from a Shanghai rubbish bin

SCAA is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization. We help one animal at a time with the resources we have available.

We do not have a shelter and are unable to pick up rescued, stray or abandoned animals.

Rescuers must be responsible for an animal they choose to pick up.

SCAA accepts rescued cats & kittens into foster care on a case-by-case basis, depending on the fostering and adoption resources available as well on the rescued animal’s health and temperament.

A summary of our key fostering and re-homing policies and procedures are in the table below. This is followed by a detailed explanation.

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Rescuer finds abandoned cat or kitten(s)	Rescuers: isolate rescue from any pets in the home provide immediate shelter (in home), food, water and litter box observe rescue for signs of illness or injury and provide any emergency care contact SCAA via email if you agree with our re-homing policies and to check if we have the capacity to help
If SCAA can help and rescuer agrees with our policies & procedures:
PAW health check and RMB 500 donation to SCAA	SCAA confirms PAW visit with rescuer and with PAW staff potential SCAA foster cats are assessed for health and good temperament if cat/kitten accepted into foster care program, rescuer donates RMB 500 towards SCAA medical care costs cat is placed under SCAA records at PAW as an SCAA foster cat
SCAA fostering & adoption procedures	SCAA decides on and pays for ongoing PAW medical care rescuer fosters cat/kitten(s) or SCAA searches for a foster home foster parents provide photos and updates for SCAA website healthy and vaccinated (min. 9 weeks old) cats attend monthly Adoption Days potential adopters are screened following SCAA adoption procedures

 

SCAA fostering & re-homing policies

Initial and (possibly) ongoing rescuer care

A rescued Felix relaxes at home

Rescuers may need to foster their rescue for several days or weeks before SCAA can arrange a foster home. This depends on the animal’s condition and the availability of volunteers.

Caring for a rescued animal may seem daunting. SCAA can provide reliable advice on temporarily managing challenges like isolating rescues from pets, dealing with mild allergies, and bottle feeding.

Rescuer donation

A donation (RMB 500) is needed to re-home a rescued cat/kitten with SCAA. Donations support our monthly RMB15,000 – RMB 20,000 investment in international-standard veterinary care for foster and project animals and food and litter for our local animal project.

This donation request applies to everyone, including SCAA directors and other volunteers who generously donate their time to help needy companion animals. SCAA’s animal care expenses can only be covered in cash.

SCAA’s donation policy is flexible in extenuating circumstances such as the rescue of an entire littler of kittens.

PAW vet intake assessment and ongoing care

All SCAA animals receive international-standard vet care. Rescued cats/kittens must receive a PAW assessment and SCAA-related appointments need to be confirmed by SCAA.

Our exclusive veterinary partner policy ensures consistency in quality care and benefits the foster animals as well as their future adoptive families.

SCAA responsibility for ongoing care and adoption

Once a rescued cat/kitten is registered as an SCAA foster cat/kitten at PAW, SCAA is responsible for all future medical care and decisions regarding treatment, fostering, and adoption. We cover the ongoing costs of PAW veterinary care, decide on treatment options, and screen adopters.

SCAA encourages rescuers to review our fostering and adoption polices and procedures to ensure you understand and agree with them.

SCAA foster cat/kitten intake considerations

The cat’s health

Injured rescue Quasimodo

We cannot re-home cats with a debilitating chronic illness or a disease such as FIV (feline AIDS).

We may not be able to help seriously injured cats without a rescuer’s added contribution given the high costs of invasive surgery and long-term care.

 

The cat’s temperament

SCAA does not re-home feral (wild) cats. Adopters are looking for social and affectionate pets and meeting this reasonable expectation is important.

Rescued cats and kittens are given the time they need to adjust after the potential trauma of abandonment, but we cannot "tame" them.

At this time, SCAA unfortunately does not have the resources and wider community support to address the feral stray cat population.

Availability of foster homes

Smartie with his foster parents

SCAA operates on a network of volunteer foster homes. Holidays are our most challenging times.

Cats with contagious, treatable diseases require foster homes without pets and with volunteers willing to provide sometimes intensive care.

If we do not have enough volunteers available, we cannot provide a foster home for even the healthiest and most social rescued cat.

Availability & preferences of adopters

There are a limited number of good, permanent homes available and most adopters prefer young kittens.

Sadly this means there is a limit to the total number of foster cats/kittens we can have in foster care at any one time and that we sometimes need to give preference to younger animals.

For re-homing queries relating to rescued cats and kitten, please email:
foster@scaashanghai.org