From the August 26, 2010 edition of the North Coast Citizen...

A recent visitor to Nehalem Bay State Park from Colorado unfortunately lost her beloved kitty while camping.

If you have any information about this cat, please contact the cat's owner, as desribed in this letter to the editor.

Click her to view the letter 

After closing his business at the Port of Tillamook Bay, a local man, Ike, carefully relocated and provides sanctuary for a colony of feral cats originally living at the Port. This area has sadly been a favored “dumping ground” of cats by people; this is where also 3 cats were selectively shot; two were killed, the third one survived with vet care and is at Ike’s home. Ike and Mary are heroes to United Paws in their willingness to save and help Tillamook feral cats. Relocation of feral cats is not recommended unless absolutely necessary; they are territorial.

The response to the matching grant challenge by a generous supporter of United Paws of Tillamook has been tremendous.  The supporter offered United Paws $3,000 if we could raise that much in donations during the months of June and July, and we are well on our way to meeting that.  The United Paws’ supporter who offered the challenge lives in the Portland area and is so impressed by Tillamook County’s response, she has told United Paws she will provide additional money to match some of the donations in excess of $3,000.  So, please, keep those donations coming!  Any amount is welcome, will be spent on local animals in need, and is tax-deductible too.  The animals and volunteers thank you.

Adopt anytime: contact United Paws hotline 503-842-5663 or unitedpaws.org.

All cats spayed/neutered, vaccinated and wormed before adoption. Kittens come with spay/neuter certificate.

Download our latest full page adoption ad, as seen in the Tillamook Headlight Herald!

From the Daily Astorian's "Coast Weekend" supplement of April 12:

"The clement weather this winter has brought kitten season early to the coast, but nights can still be cold and put orphaned kittens at risk of a cruel death. Christine Watt of United Paws of Tillamook offers these tips to give orphaned kittens a fighting chance until you can get them to a veterinarian."

Read the complete article at: 

http://www.coastweekend.com/main.asp?SectionID=85&SubSectionID=1002&ArticleID=43467&TM=66532.6

2009 was a banner year for United Paws! We spayed and neutered 1,027 cats and dogs , the first time we reached the goal of 1,000 cats and dogs altered in one year alone. That brings our grand total, since 2003 when we first started work in Tillamook County, to 3,700.

Click here to download the United Paws 2010 Newsletter.

If you think we're the only species that's noticed the wonderful weather, please think again. Kitten season is upon us already!

That's why United Paws is begging people to adopt a cat (or three!) at our Adoptorama on Feb. 27 at the 4-H Dorm at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds, 4603 East Third St., from noon to 3 p.m.

You don't have to wait for the Adoptorama to adopt, though. Just visit unitedpaws.org to see all our lovely pets in foster care. Then, call (503) 842-5663 to schedule a private rendezvous with whomever you take a fancy to.

United Paws has found homes for approximately 900 animals in the last several years, thanks the commitment of its foster home volunteers. Read the recent North Coast Citizen article highlighting the United Paws foster progam, and Roan, one recent beneficiary of the program.

Volunteers and the community as a whole completed so much great work on behalf of the animals of Tillamook county, we find it practically impossible to cover it all.

But, here are some of the highlights of 2009.

Statistics

United Paws spays and neuters 1,027 cats and dogs, bringing our grand total to 3,410.  2009 is the first year we reach 1,000 animals spayed and neutered.  These are animals who would not have been spayed or neutered without United Paws, because we target 1) economically disadvantaged residents who cannot afford this vital operation for their pets and 2) colonies of free-roaming cats whom compassionate residents wish to care for daily.  For many of these 1,027 cats and dogs, their spay/neuter visit to the veterinarian is the only time they will ever visit a vet.

United Paws pays $47,500 to local veterinarians for spay/neuter surgeries, for emergency care of abused and rescued cats and dogs, and for medical care of pets in our foster program.

January 27, 2010 - "United Paws forms injured pet emergency medical fund", Tillamook Headlight Herald, Tillamook, OR

As printed in the Tillamook Headlight Herald on Dec 8, 2009:

I'd like to thank Headlight Herald columnist Susan Rathbun for alerting her readers to the very real link between domestic violence and animal welfare.

My recent experience in rescuing three cats from a victim of domestic violence is a case in point. I was asked, on short notice, to help relocate a woman's cats before her abuser was released from jail. He had threatened to kill the cats.
 

When it comes to adopting a pet, grownup is often better. When you adopt a cat rather than a kitten from a United Paws foster home, for example, the animal's temperament is already known; i.e., whether it's friendly, shy, or gets along with dogs and other cats. Read the entire article....

This is our one-time yearly mailing, which we cheerfully refer to as our official, written fundraising request. We will tell you about our 2008 accomplishments, our plans and goals for 2009 and how you can help us make a positive difference for the cats and dogs of Tillamook County.

Click here to download the newsletter.

In-kind tax-deductible items we could use:

•  Postage stamps
• Humane traps -- optimum model is Tomahawk model 606 transfer traps (26"x9"x9"), but others considered
• Cat playpens for fostering & adoptathons (contact us regarding desired sizes)
• Kirkland Costco cat food

You can help us find good homes for deserving animals by printing adoption posters for display in your business or organization: