SOS Campaign has raised $23,380 in pledges. With 16 days to go we need $6,620 to reach our goal!

Please take the time to make your pledge now! And remember it is only your pledge that is due by March 31st. The donation can be given throughout the year in a variety of ways or just in time to get that tax deduction from the IRS!

Last updated: 03-15-06

Homeless, Helpless, and Hungry. Each spring thousands of kittens are born to face this harsh reality on our city streets. This year AzCATs has launched its first annual fundraising campaign Save Our Street(S.O.S) Kittens. The goal of this campaign is to raise $30,000, so we can end the breeding cycle of the feral cat population through our Trap, Neuter, and Return (TNR) programs.

There are a number of ways you can contribute to the S.O.S. Kittens Campaign. The campaign consists of various gift levels, and there are a number of easy and convenient ways to make payment on your gift, including autmatic deductions from your checking accountClick here to view/print the Donor Enrollment Form., and credit card payments.

Please help us make our first ever S.O.S Kittens Campaign a success and take the time today to send in your generous pledgeClick here to view/print the pledge card. Kitten season has already begun, and this is the most difficult time of year for AzCATs. Your financial support is critical if we are to continue our efforts on behalf of the cats that so desperately need help. It is only through the support of special people like you that thousands of cats and kittens will continue to be saved.

1. Founder's Club: $5000+
   
   
   
   • L. Grant & Jan Raven
   • Anonymous
   
   
2. Chairman's Club: $2500 - $4999
   
   
   • Dave & Melissa Newton
   
   
3. President's Club: $1000 - $2499
   
   
   • Dennis Waugaman
   • Molly Lawson
   • Dianna Walker
   • Dana Christy
   • Craig & Kim McClure
   
   
4. Alley Cat: $500 - $999
   
   
   • Tom & Veronica Delgado
   • Cynthia Gonzales
   • Denise Stravia
   • Mike & Kathy Daniels
   • Leon & Nancy Tucholski
   • Valorie Smith
   • Norma Kafer
   
   
5. Feral Feline: $250 - $499
   
   
   • Bob & Jan Kozlowski
   • Kristal Knowles
   • Rex & Sue Woodward
   • Heather Ewald
   • Tibor Castioni
   • Jackie Brown
   
   
6. Street Kitten: $100 - $249
   
   
   • Judy Harding
   • Pat Carpenter
   • Robert & Fay Lebhart
   • Serena Waddle
   • Pat Morrison
   • Jacquelyn Vokos
   • Jodi Baggett
   • Anese Spearman
   • Jody Ernest
   • Robert Snow
   
   
7. Caregiver: Under $100
   
   
   • Candice Moore
   • Patti Shaheen
   • Lyle & Sandy Wilkinson
   • Jan Peterson
   • Karen Kelly
   • Charles Davis
   • Marta John
   • Geri Erb
   • Heather Allen
   
   
   Click here to see our Giving Levels
   
   What is AzCATs? Arizona Cat Assistance Team (AzCATs) is an Arizona non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation dedicated to assisting the valley's homeless street cats. By focusing our attention on the cats that live on our city's streets AzCATs strikes at the heart of the single greatest source of cat overpopulation. AzCATs works to humanely end the cat overpopulation problem primarily through Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) and public education.
   
   AzCATs does not have a shelter or an adoption program. We do not provide fostering help for cats or kittens. By concentrating our resources on eliminating the single largest source of surplus cats and kittens, AzCATs has an efficient, targeted mission which will one day end the use of euthanasia as a means of overpopulation control for cats. AzCATs does work with another no kill shelter to try to place tame cats living in colonies or to place small kittens born to feral cats.  We cannot promise placement.  Placing tame cats or small kittens for adoption is contingent upon AzCATs being able to provide trap, neuter, return (TNR) assistance to all the feral cats in the colony. 
   
   If you would like our help, please call us at 480-968-4TNR (4867) or email us.
   
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      Recognition & Awards

   WORDS OF PRAISE FOR AzCATs

   AzCATs is one of the “Model Programs for Feral Cat Care.” Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. *

   “National Feral Cat Day was created in large part to . . . pay tribute to organizations such as AzCATs who are truly making a difference in spreading the message that TNR works,” said Becky Robinson, national director of Alley Cat Allies. Press Release, October 12, 2004.

   “FELIX could not work without AzCATs’ contribution. They are our close partners in the feral cat efforts.” Ed Boks, former AC&C Executive Director, Alley Cat Action, Spring 2002. Also acknowledged in Best Friends Magazine, January/February 2003 p. 15.

   “The success of this program is due to a strong collaboration with the Arizona Cat Assistance Team [AzCATs].” Paw Print, Spring 2001, a publication of Arizona Animal Welfare League, speaking of AzCATs participation in their previous TNR program.

   LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

   Feline Favorite Feral Cat Rescue 2004 & 2005 – Cat Galaxy Media

   Favorite Radio Personality 2005, AzCATs’ Denise Stravia – Cat Galaxy Media

   Favorite Radio Show About Cats 2005, The Animal World hosted by AzCATs – Cat Galaxy Media

   Organization of the Year 2004 – Alley Cat Allies, Washington, D. C.

   Certification Award 2004 –Animal Balance, Parque Nacional Galapagos, and Mayor de Isabela for AzCATs’ work in sterilizing cats in the Galapagos Islands.
   
   Certificate of Appreciation 2003 – Alliance for Companion Animals for ending the breeding cycle of 4,320 cats during that year.

   Volunteerism Award 2002 - City of Glendale Arizona, to AzCATs volunteers Elissa & Kevin Doyle in recognition of their efforts on behalf of the feral cat colony located in a city park. Also recognized in Cat Fancy, January 2002, Unsung Heroes, p. 15.

   Pet Person of the Year 2002 -Arizona Animal Welfare League, Arizona’s oldest and largest no-kill shelter, to AzCATs President & CEO, Jan J. Raven

   Appreciation Award 2002 - Wildhorse Ranch Rescue, Inc.

   Certificate of Appreciation 2001-2004 -Doris Day Animal Foundation for “outstanding efforts to promote spay/neuter during Spay Day USA.”

   Certificate of Appreciation 2002 -The Maricopa County Maddie’s Fund Coalition to former President & CEO for chairing the Resource Development Committee

   Resource Expertise Award 2002 - Wildhorse Ranch Rescue, Inc., to AzCATs former President & CEO and Associate Director.

   
   *AzCATs is available to present workshops and seminars on Trap, Neuter, Return. 2004 - AzCATs trained a team of animal rescue workers in the Galapagos Islands. 2003 - AzCATs presented at the CHAMP Conference in St. Louis, Missouri and the American Humane Conference in Garden Grove, California. AzCATs routinely makes local presentations to a wide range of audiences.