When making the decision of bringing a pet into your home, it can be challenging to figure out your first steps. You may be unsure of where to adopt from and how the adoption process works. Making the initial decision of getting a pet is a milestone in itself and it can be especially overwhelming figuring out how to acquire a new pet. Luckily, Catering to Cats & Dogs (C2CND) makes the adoption and fostering process as smooth as possible for potential pet parents!

Adopting from any pet shelter is spectacular, but why should you choose Catering to Cats & Dogs? First and foremost, they are a 501(c)3 charitable Non-Profit run completely by volunteers. They started their journey in 2008, making them a very experienced organization. C2CND has helped thousands of animals acquire forever homes, as they regularly handle 70-80 cats and 90-100 dogs at once, occasionally rising to 100+ cats and 130+ dogs during kitten and puppy season. You can help decrease these numbers by adopting one of these animals! Although C2CND does not have a facility, they have received gratuitous help from fosters, as all their
available pets reside with foster parents until finding a permanent home. So, if you aren’t looking to adopt, fostering is also greatly appreciated.

C2CND doesn’t only provide a sanctuary for animals in need, but most of the time saves them from being euthanized. Their main mission is to save animals from euthanasia in overcrowded animal control facilities across Charlotte, North Carolina. Once rescuing these animals, C2CND provides medical necessities and ensures that cats and dogs get spayed or neutered. By doing this they reduce the amount of kittens and puppies without homes, battling pet overpopulation. By adopting from C2CND, not only do you rescue a life, but you support the entire organization. Through the help of donations and adoptions, C2CND can support providing necessities for new rescues with funds for spaying and neutering, pulling & transporting animals, pet food, donations, and medical supplies. C2CND, as an organization, believes that providing homeless animals with food, shelter, medical care, and love, is of utmost importance.

C2CND is a home and a safe place for so many animals in need. They see the potential in each pet when others may not. They love, care for, and comfort each pet. They rescue and provide for animals when others cannot. If you are looking for a place to adopt or foster, C2CND is the perfect organization to do this with. Not only do they work with other rescues and establishments, but they have a team of caring and dedicated volunteers who strive to see each and every animal get adopted. C2CND fosters take amazing care of each animal and they are willing to work with each prospective adopting pet owner to find them the perfect pet.

The organization’s fosters have made the adoption process as swift as possible by providing you with a PetFinder profile for each animal that currently resides with a foster. This way you can read up on each animal’s history, personality, and necessities. You also get some adorable videos and pictures of each animal, giving you a glimpse into life with that particular pet! Each profile also details the adoption fee of each animal, as it varies.

Want to know how swift and easy the adoption process is with C2CND? Well, it is mostly composed of 3 main steps, all of which must be completed and approved in order to proceed with the adoption process. To adopt a cat or dog you have to fill out the adoption application, have a vet reference conducted (the vet contacts you regarding your current or previous animals), and have a home visit (dog adoptions only). You can find the adoption application at this link – https://www.elbowspace.com/secure/frhclientformdisplay?xr4=&formts=2009-11-04+07%3A29%3A35.778819&xr99=S&rtxr1=&rtxr2=. After your application is approved and you choose a pet, you will sign an adoption contract and pay the recovery fee (this fee covers all the basic medical care!).

C2CND is committed to making this process as accessible as possible, which is a huge part of why you should choose to work with them in adopting a homeless pet. Save a life today by working hand-in-hand with the diligent and hardworking rescue organization that is C2CND.

 

Story by:
Aaby Marie