FUNDRAISING  SATURDAY!!

2nd ANNUAL aRT mARKET

CALL FOR ARTISTS: If you are an Artist or a Maker and would like to be part of the FOCA cat shelters second annual open-air art market please send us a Facebook message or email our organizer Jason at jasonvsart@gmail.com. Space is limited so please get back to us asap. Social distancing will be in place and masks are required. A space costs $10.00 and goes directly to the shelter’s new building fund. Participants will have to bring their own tables and anything else they may need – 10×10 tents and smaller are allowed. It is an outside market so if there is inclement weather it will be canceled. Since ‘table rental’ is a donation it won’t be refunded should the event be canceled.

Price:  Free 

DATEs:  Sat, sept. 26, 2020

TIME:  From  12 pm to 5 pm

Location:  FOCA Shelter

2532 N. Dixie Hwy. Monroe, MI 48162

8th Annual CRitters Without Litters Auction

Stop at Olga’s with a print out of this flyer the day after Quartermania and Olga’s will give us up to 25% of your order to our cat shelter. Get some great food while supporting a great cause that costs you nothing! Flyers can also be picked up at our shelter Thurs – Sat 11 am to 5 pm. A physical flyer must be presented so make sure you print it out before you head out to dine! 

Start DATE:  Sun. Nov. 1, 2020 @ Noon

End Date:  Sun. Nov. 15, 2020 @ Noon

Location:  Online at:

WWW.BIDDINGOWL/FRIENDSOFCOMPANIONANIMALS

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).