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"Beat the Heat" Special to Celebrate Spay Day
 FCCO is holding a “Beat the Heat” special in honor of Spay Day, which is February 23, 2010. To help cats before they get pregnant, we will celebrate Spay Day throughout the month of February by spaying/neutering all qualified feral cats for only $15 at Portland clinics. Read our Caregiver Information to find out if a cat is qualified and to make an appointment.
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Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest
Is your pet the cutest? Does your pet have what it takes to win this year’s Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest, presented by VISA and Zazzle? Enter now to find out! www.humanesociety.org/photocontest
When you enter, you will be asked to select which organization(s) you would like to benefit from your photo. Please choose Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon to benefit from your pet’s votes. Last year FCCO raised over $2,000 from the photo contest! Each vote your pet receives translates into a $1 donation to our organization, to help us spay or neuter even more cats after Spay Day (February 23, 2010) is over. After you enter, please take advantage of the photo contest’s easy features to share your pet's photo and story with your friends and family, and ask them to vote for your pet!
More than 600 pets with the most votes will win stellar prizes. And the photo contest’s judges--which include Nigel Barker from “America’s Next Top Model”--will award prizes to their favorite 36 entries.
The earlier you enter the more time you’ll have to get votes and raise critical spay/neuter funds for our organization. Please upload a photo of your pet now at www.humanesociety.org/photocontest to get started! |
Power Outage Doesn't Stop FCCO Clinic
 In the spirit of the feral cats we work so hard to help, FCCO staff and volunteers rallied tohold the clinic scheduled for last Thursday, January7th. Staff arrived at 7:00 am to find our building cold and dark. A power outage had struck North Portland to the Pearl District. With cats en-route to the clinic we knew cancelling or moving to another location wasn't an option. Our years of mobility make us well equipped to handle challenges like this. Like clinics on the road, we used the mobile hospital for surgeries and our clinic recovery area for staging cats. We helped all 38 cats who were brought in that day. At one point our building landlord came by. He gave us kudos for our ability to deal with adversity as other businesses across the area were forced to close for the day.
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FCCO is growing and needs dedicated volunteers more than ever!
 We are always looking for help at our clinics, with fundraising, and in the office. Right now we also have some specific positions we are seeking to fill right away in Portland.
Cat scheduler/screener – speak directly with caregivers and schedule them to bring cats to clinics.
Trapper/Transportation – assist caregivers trap and/or transport cats to Portland clinics.
Trap Depot – maintain a trap inventory at your home or business where caregivers can pick up and return them.
Friday clinic volunteer – be part of a team helping 50 cats at Friday clinics.
New to our program? To get involved and for more information click here. Already a volunteer and looking to help on a new project? Contact the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@feralcats.com.
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Trap-Neuter-Return: The Human/e Solution for Feral Cat Populations on YouTube
 The FCCO video is now available on YouTube! This documentary showcases several caregivers who have used our program, the services we provide, and how vital our program is for cats, for people, and for the community. This 9-minute video was produced by Brian Lindstrom and Cheryl Strayed. Click here to watch the video on YouTube now and then order your copy through our website!
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