C.A.T.S. PROGRAM:
C.A.T.S. (Companion Animals Touching Seniors), offers seniors the opportunity to foster a cat. The program lasts two months, in which we provide all the necessary supplies to care for the cat. When the foster period ends, the senior has the chance to adopt the cat. The only fee they are asked to cover is $7.50 for the license. If you are interested in this program, please contact Oakland Pet Adoption Center.
Pet Adoption Outreach Centers
The Oakland County Animal Shelter helps to boost adoptions with the creation of satelite outreach centers. These centers will feature cats taken from the shelter and available for adoption at the satelite location.
Please visit these locations:
Advanced Petcare of Oakland - 6378 Sashabaw Rd., Clarkston, 248-620-2900
Allen Animal Hospital - Livonia
The Cat Practice - 875 S. Worth, Birmingham, 248-540-3390
Pet Supplies Plus - 6845 Highland Rd., White Lake, 248-889-4131
Pet Supplies Plus - 2057 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills, 248-333-7545
Maxx's Grooming - 3044 Sashabaw Rd., Waterford, 248-673-9973
DePorre Veterinary Hospital - 4062 W. Maple Rd., Bloomfield Hills, 248-646-1669
Animal Medical Center of Troy - 994 W. South Blvd., Rochester Hills, 248-852-9800
Auburn Animal Hospital - 1619 E. Auburn Rd, Rochester Hills, 248-852-5666
CAT SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC:
The Oakland Pet Adoption Center, along with the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance, is offering spay/neuter clinics for low income Oakland County residents in our service area for healthy, social cats between the ages of 12 weeks and eight years.
Along with the sterilization, each cat receives rabies and distemper vaccinations to help prevent the spread of disease in our communities. They are also treated for ear mites, if needed, and sent home with de-worming medication.
This program, along with educating the citizens of Oakland County about responsible pet ownership, is necessary to reduce the overpopulation of kittens, which leads to crowded shelters and increased spread of disease.
To date, over 2,000 cats have been spayed/neutered!
TEACHER'S PET: Dogs and Kids Learning Together
Oakland Pet Adoption Center joins with Teacher's Pet, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization to pair hard-to-adopt dogs with at-risk youth for a 10-week training session. The student trainers work with the dogs on basic obedience commands in order to make them more adoptable into permanent, loving homes while the trainers themselves mature in a kind and compassionate manner. After the 10 weeks are up, the dogs are then available for adoption.
The program works with youth from Kingsley Montgomery School in Waterford, Children's Village in Waterford, Crossroads for Youth in Oxford and Mount Clemens Juvenile Justice Center.