Pet Organization Urging Neutering, Care and Education
Our mission: POUNCE is a Humane Group Dedicated to the Rescue, Rehabilitation, Adoption and Maintenance of Homeless Cats
Non-Profit Organization for Animals in Oroville, CA
Cat Rescue
POUNCE Cat Rescue was formed in 1995 by people who saw a desperate need in their community of Los Osos, CA, to alleviate the suffering of homeless cats. We relocated in 2010 to Oroville, California, to create POUNCE Cat Rescue & Sanctuary.
Our Cat Heaven
We now reside on a 5-acre olive orchard with a fenced area and barn for the cats. It is cat heaven for the 90+ non-adoptable cats that are supported by POUNCE. Inside the house, we care for the special needs cats, which include senior cats and blind cats. We also house the multitude of kittens that need a safe place to grow from infancy to adoption. In addition, we care for feral cats that are recovering from spaying/neuter and adoptable adult cats receiving treatment.
Last Chance for Life
These cats and kittens were living in the streets, around buildings, trees, and anywhere they could find temporary shelter. They are often viewed as a nuisance by the community. We view them as feeling creatures worthy of our respect, compassion, and care. They were abandoned by people who had no compassion for the suffering that they caused. By the time they were noticed, they often had kittens. Some kittens survive and produce a litter of their own. Some kittens do not survive because of the harsh conditions they are born into. They have little access to clean water and food and are vulnerable to dogs and wildlife. Each litter that survives reproduces, creating an exponential growth of homeless cats.
This tortured existence is preventable with humane intervention. POUNCE intervenes by taking in the cats and kittens and giving them food, shelter, and medical care. We rehabilitate them physically and socially. They are spayed or neutered, tested for FIV/FeLV, and vaccinated. Most are adopted to loving homes. Some non-adoptable cats live at POUNCE for the remainder of their lives.
How We Work
Trap, Neuter Vaccinate, and Release (TNVR) is the internationally accepted method of humanely controlling the population of stray and feral cats. We use humane traps to catch feral cats and get them spayed or neutered. They receive their rabies and FVRCP vaccines, and most are returned to where they were found. The vet marks that cat as neutered by clipping off the tip of one ear. This is the internationally recognized sign of a neutered cat. Kittens are socialized and prepared for adoption. A cat is released only when there is someone to feed and care for the cat.
Feral Cats Are Loved
Feral cats live together in groups called Colonies, where they are given daily food and water by caring volunteers. Our goal is to humanely reduce the population of ferals and give them as much quality of life as possible. There is always a need for more volunteers to feed ferals in Oroville, CA. If interested, call (530) 282-6043.
We find most ferals to be loving and devoted to their caretakers. We respect their fear and avoid injury by handling them with special equipment only when necessary. All bites are avoidable since ferals are not aggressive toward people and will retreat when given a chance.
Mankind’s Responsibility
In most of the world, feral cats are valued by human populations for their ability to reduce problematic rats and mice that bring disease and widespread food loss. Some claim that feral cats are responsible for driving certain species of rodents to extinction. Untrue! The greatest known impact on endangered populations of birds and mammals is habitat loss caused by mankind. Man has eliminated most other predators, creating an imbalance that allows species normally culled by wildlife to proliferate.
To give the best home to a cat, explore our Adoptable Animals page today and adopt one.