How to Adopt a Siamese Kitten Siamese cats are intelligent, interactive and loquacious, and for these reasons and more they have their fans. The beauty of their pointed coats, their (sometimes crossed) baby blue eyes and that distinctive meow is unmistakably Siamese. Finding one to adopt takes time, patience and a little creativity. Step 1 Visit Siamese Rescue online (at siameserescue.org) and spend a little time perusing their website. A national organization, Siamese Rescue has a network of foster homes and breed-specific shelters all over the country where Siamese cats are housed waiting for permanent homes. Their network of volunteers include people who are willing to transport Siamese cats over long distances, so if you cannot drive to where your Siamese cat is, your new cat will come to you. Siamese Rescue also sponsors the Siamlist, where people who have Siamese cats for adoption but dont want to place them in rescue place ads and those looking to adopt a Siamese respond to the ads. You can also find links to Siamese rescue groups not affiliated with Siamese Rescue. Step 2 Go to your local humane society, rescue organization or county facility and check to see if a Siamese has been turned into their shelter. Because Siamese cats are so people-centric, they dont show well in shelters. They become despondent and sit in the back of the cage. To avoid this, some shelters call Siamese Rescue to come remove Siamese cats from the shelter to be placed in their foster network. However, if you visit the shelters frequently and ask to be put on a waiting list so they call you next time a Siamese cat is turned in, you are well-positioned to adopt the Siamese before the breed-specific rescue is called. Step 3 Check Petfinder (petfinder.org) often and post an ad on their discussion lists. Petfinder maintains a database of adoptable animals in shelters all over the United States. This user-friendly system allows you to input your zip code and specify a...
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 06:33:18 +0000
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