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Click here for 14th Annual Furball information
and mark your calendars for
May 5, 2012: Cinco de Meow!
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Bingo at Hamburger Mary's to Benefit FCCO!
 Join us for drinks, food, and drag queen bingo callers at Hamburger Mary's in downtown Portland. Proceeds go to the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon!
Sunday * January 29 * 7pm to 9pm
Hamburger Mary's
19 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
A $20 buy-in gives you 10 games of bingo, with 30 chances to win fun prizes!
All ages are welcome.
Click on the image for a larger poster to print and invite your friends!
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 $50,000 for 50,000 Cats
Challenge!
In honor of FCCO's recent milestone 50,000th surgery,
Universal Cycles generously offered to match all donations up to $25,000, dollar for dollar...
...AND WE MADE IT!!!
That's a total of $50,000 raised for spaying/neutering feral and outdoor stray cats!
A huge thanks goes out to everyone who participated and everyone who helps the cats.
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50,000 cats spayed/neutered!
The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon neutered our
50,000th cat on September 23, 2011 in Portland.
The landmark cat was a 5-month old grey and white kitten from Kelso, Washington named Oscar. He was born to a stray female cat who appeared outside the caregiver’s home last fall.
Oscar and his two siblings were all neutered at the clinic. His mother was spayed by FCCO earlier this summer. The caregivers feed 13 cats and all of them are now spayed/neutered.
Click to watch Oscar
being released from his trap!
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The Oregonian: Day draws attention to goal of
spaying, neutering feral cats
Published: Monday, October 15, 2011
A Northeast Portland resident Eric Phelps has been trapping feral cats for neutering for years, ever since he rescued a litter of kittens from an abandoned building in Virginia. He helped wrangle cats in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Now he's lending his trap-neuter-return skills to a new task force in Multnomah County.
Phelps is a volunteer with the Apartment Cat Team, a pilot program launched by Multnomah County Animal Services in conjunction with the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon. Read More...
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Help FCCO Help the Cats... Volunteer!
 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.
General office volunteer– email caregivers and help with data entry and office projects.
Outreach volunteer– attend street fairs, farmer’s markets, and other events sharing information about our services with the public
Trap Depot – maintain a trap inventory at your home or business where caregivers can pick up and return humane traps.
Phone scheduling volunteer– pick up inbound calls, screen cats for eligibility for FCCO clinics, and assist callers with questions regarding feral cats and spay/neuter.
Click here to read about these volunteer positions and more ways you can help! |
FCCO's New Awareness Video
FCCO's new awareness video, premiered at the Furball, is now on YouTube for all to see. Thanks to Michael Fox and Sarah Fox for producing this piece that shows what FCCO is, what we do, and why TNR is so important.
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A New Resource for Spay/Neuter Services
Through a partnership between PetSmart Charities® and the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), this comprehensive and searchable database will help you find low-cost spay/neuter programs in your community, including FCCO.
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Another resource, Neuter/Spay Oregon, includes some information about each of the organizations on its list, including which services are "feral friendly". |
Cleaning Up for the Cats
GivSmart Pick-Ups Your Donated Household Items
 If you live
in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington
or Clark County, GivSmart.com will pick
up your reusable donations where they are
given new life at a Value Village store near
you and FCCO receives the proceeds!
It’s simple: unclutter your closet, get rid
of that extra toaster, and then...
* Schedule a pick-up date online at GivSmart.com or call 800-789-0719
* Fill your bags and boxes, separating
the clothing from the household goods (a
complete list is online)
* Put your donations out on the day of
pick-up – and you’re done.
GivSmart.com will pick up your
donations, leave a thank you receipt, send
FCCO a check along with your name and
address as the donor - all at no cost to you
or FCCO.
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The Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP), of which FCCO is a founding member, wants to dramatically reduce the euthanasia of cats across the Portland Oregon metro area during the next five years. This is a collective effort - we need your help, too. Are you a feral cat caregiver? Do you have a cat that needs to be spayed/ neutered? There is help! Click here to read our caregiver information and about our spay/neuter clinics.
Please help us help the cats. Follow this link and print out our flyers and keep some in your car. When you are at the store, coffee shop, vet's office, church, or any place with a community bulletin board, please post one. Remember, each caregiver you reach is another cat helped, and suffering for future litters prevented!
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