Cat Shelter
Cat & Kitten Adoptions
We
house up to twenty cats and kittens in our fully licensed animal
shelter (License
#A341). The shelter is located between the main building and
greenhouse at our main location at 701 Hi Hope Lane in Lawrenceville.
Our shelter is open the same hours as the greenhouse, from
9am
until 4pm daily. If
you are interested in adopting one of our cats, stop by or call JoAnna
Cox at (678) 300-4765 for more information.
History
The
CEI Cat Shelter began in 2001 when we
started seeing a number of
feral cats on our premises. Many of our staff and clients were
concerned the animals were starving. We realized that feeding them
would encourage them to stay and we would be irresponsible if we
did not make sure they were healthy and unable to reproduce. Because the original cats were wild, we began trapping them,
taking them to the vet for vaccinations, having them spayed or neutered
and releasing them. Some of them had kittens that we tamed and found
homes for them. Being located geographically close to the county animal
shelter allowed us to work with them on a limited basis. As our need to
adopt out additional cats grew, we developed a
relationship with the Society For Humane Friends of Georgia, a local animal rescue group.
The challenge for every organization looking for people to adopt animals is to find the funding to take care of them until a home can be found. Any animal owner knows that there are ongoing costs in having an animal in terms of providing food and veterinary care. There is also a time commitment involved in developing a loving relationship with an animal. We need volunteers who are willing to provide their time and resources so that we can have loving, healthy and adoptable animals. We are fortunate to have some of the most committed and caring volunteers along with some wonderful veterinarians.
We are in the process of building a cat shelter in order to allow our cats to live in rooms without cages and to have a room for people to visit with the animals. A local college has agreed to provide the labor to build the shelter and we are in the process of raising the money to pay for the materials. If you are interested in being part of this worthwhile project, please contact us at (770) 962-3908.
The challenge for every organization looking for people to adopt animals is to find the funding to take care of them until a home can be found. Any animal owner knows that there are ongoing costs in having an animal in terms of providing food and veterinary care. There is also a time commitment involved in developing a loving relationship with an animal. We need volunteers who are willing to provide their time and resources so that we can have loving, healthy and adoptable animals. We are fortunate to have some of the most committed and caring volunteers along with some wonderful veterinarians.
We are in the process of building a cat shelter in order to allow our cats to live in rooms without cages and to have a room for people to visit with the animals. A local college has agreed to provide the labor to build the shelter and we are in the process of raising the money to pay for the materials. If you are interested in being part of this worthwhile project, please contact us at (770) 962-3908.