{"id":15639,"date":"2018-04-28T23:28:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T06:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/towncats.org\/sandbox202604\/?page_id=15639"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:11:22","slug":"intake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/towncats.org\/sandbox202604\/intake\/","title":{"rendered":"Intake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Intake Policy<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Town Cats does not accept stray cats or kittens<\/strong> &#8211;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/towncats.org\/sandbox202604\/towncats\/stray-cats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the list of defintions here<\/a><\/strong>. Stray cats or kittens should be taken to your local animal control facility.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Because we are a no-kill facility, our <strong>highest priority<\/strong> is to help cats\/kittens at risk in shelters<\/span><span class=\"s4\"><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">&nbsp;We limit our intake based on the current capacity of the spaces at our adoption centers and foster homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Please note that at time, our waitlist for surrenders is 2-6 months depending on the situation*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Surrender of cats\/kittens will NOT be accepted at our adoption centers or through foster homes. If you need to surrender your cat, please note that completing the surrender form does not guarantee we will be able to take your cat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #33809e; color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shelterluv.com\/matchme\/owner-surrender\/TOWN\/Cat\">Fill out the surrender form<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Please contact <a href=\"mailto:surrender@towncats.org\"><span class=\"s5\">surrender@towncats.org<\/span><\/a> with any<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> questions <b><i>specifically regarding intake. <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Friendly and Adoptable<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Our goal is to help as many cats as possible by taking in friendly, healthy, homeless cats from our community shelters and getting them adopted as quickly as possible into good homes. It is not our policy to accept feral or semi-feral cats and confine them in a shelter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Residency at Town Cats is temporary. Every social cat in our care deserves a home and a family. Every unsocial\/feral cat deserves a working cat placement in a managed cat colony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Owner surrendered cats and those formerly adopted from Town Cats are taken in on a limited basis and only if there is room at the shelter or in a foster home and only if the animal is determined to be healthy, friendly, and adoptable by shelter staff. There is an owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelterluv.com\/matchme\/owner-surrender\/TOWN\/Cat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surrender form<\/a> as well as an associated surrender fee to help offset the cost of caring for the cat going forward. The cats\u2019 vaccines must be current.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To be considered for acceptance back into Town Cats, a person must contact us and make an appointment by sending an email to <a href=\"mailto:surrender@towncats.org\"><span class=\"s5\">surrender@towncats.org<\/span><\/a>. All cats must be approved in advance so it is essential that you contact Town Cats prior to the time you wish to surrender the cat. If we have space available and we agree to take your cat, our Shelter Intake Coordinator will schedule an appointment with you. It is critical that you arrive at the required time or call us if you are going to be late. The surrender process takes approximately 30 minutes. <strong>Under no circumstances will we accept a cat without an appointment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Town Cats does not accept incoming stray cats<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Good Samaritans who find a stray cat should contact their local municipal shelter. This is where an owner would search for a lost pet. Any cat over two pounds is defined as a stray cat. Town Cats does not have the resources or the facility to provide services for stray cats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you have found a stray cat, please contact animal control for the city in which you reside. Find a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petsinneed.org\/shelters\">Local Shelters here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Morgan Hill&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1740005724177-dec6bc14-65f2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The City of Morgan Hill Animal Control Services operates out of the Field Operations Division of the Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcde Phone: 408.779.2101 (Non-emergency Dispatch)<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf10 Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morganhill.ca.gov\/\">https:\/\/www.morganhill.ca.gov\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Gilroy&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1740005724178-a6a3b3a9-5a14&#8243;][vc_column_text]Animal control services for residents of the City of Gilroy are provided by the Gilroy Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcde Phone: 408.846.0338<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf10 Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/cityofgilroy.org\/\">https:\/\/cityofgilroy.org\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Santa Clara County (Unincorporated)&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1740006416373-ec9ef5a6-adb6&#8243;][\/vc_tta_section][vc_column_text]Unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County are managed by County of Santa Clara Animal Shelter<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Location: 12370 Murphy Ave, San Martin, CA 95046<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcde&nbsp;Phone: 408.686.3900<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce9 Email: scc.animalshelter@aem.sccgov.org[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Intake Policy Town Cats does not accept stray cats or kittens &#8211;&nbsp;See the list of defintions here. 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