8th Annual CRitters Without Litters Auction

STARTS NOON ON NOV. 1st – The 8th Annual Fall FOCA Auction is gearing up! Usually we do a dinner auction but with Covid-19 we need to be creative so we’ve created an ONLINE AUCTION. All proceeds go to the shelter and without it we wouldn’t be around – it’s our biggest event of the year. For local businesses who want to support us, we’re taking donations and we’re offering space on the website crawl at $20 a spot. Contact us directly to find out how your company logo and link can be included. The fun starts NOON on Sunday, Nov. 1st and ends two weeks later on the 15th. So save the date and when the time comes please stop out, place some bids and support FOCA

Start DATE:  Sun. Nov. 1, 2020 @ Noon

End Date:  Sun. Nov. 15, 2020 @ Noon

Location:  Online at:

WWW.BIDDINGOWL.COM/FRIENDSOFCOMPANIONANIMALS

SOS! Save Our Shelter

FOCA Bottle Drive

We currently lease but we’re trying to buy a location of our very own but we need your help to do it. Bring your bottles and cans to us at the shelter and we’ll put the money toward helping our rescue and perhaps even have a home of our own!

Drop Off TIME: 

Sun – Wed 9 am to Noon or Thurs – Sat 9 am to 5 PM

Location:  FOCA Shelter

2532 N. Dixie Hwy. Monroe, MI 48162

OUTDOOR CAT SHELTER TIPS

As  you can imagine we get lots of requests to take in cats who have been outdoors once the weather turns cold. Unfortunately like many shelters we are often full or we don’t take feral cats. If you’d like to help, and you’re not sure what you can do, build some shelters that don’t cost a fortune.

Here’s a great link for building a cat shelter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSwLZTp9mf8 You need it off the ground because of snow fall and you want to use just straw and not hay or blankets (wet cats get stuck on hay and fabric which damages their skin, which can be deadly). But watch the video since he offers some pretty good tips. If that seems like too much work this one offers some nice tips for a plastic shelters if you don’t want to build with wood – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9YYQIHx_14

Located here is a quick graphic from a great organization, Alley Cat Allies, on how to build an outdoor enclosure. Best of all it only takes 12 quick steps. But we suggest that you also watch the links above to get a better idea of why you’re building the shelter and other tips that can help you (and the cats you want to save this winter).

FYI: We currently have some already constructed that we are offering people in need. If you can afford to make a donation (so we can make more) we’re asking either $10 or $20 depending on the style. But if you don’t have the funds that’s okay, we’ll provide one per household at no cost.