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Coalition for Adoption of Shelter Animals

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) involves trapping feral or “wild” cats in humane traps, taking them to the vet to be vaccinated and sterilized, and then returning them to the place where they were originally caught.

One female cat and one male cat and their offspring result in 420,000 kittens in seven years

The Rascal Unit a mobile animal clinic.

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What is a Feral Cat?

According to Alley Cat Allies, the national leader in work with Trap-Neuter-Return and feral cats, a feral cat is a cat that has lived his whole life without human contact and socialization. Feral cats can also be stray cats (formerly owned and human socialized cats) that have become lost or have been abandoned and who have lived so long without human contact that they have reverted back to a “wild” state. Feral cats are afraid of people and will avoid contact with humans. They cannot be touched by strangers.

Stray cats because they once knew human companionship can be re-socialized and re-homed. Truly feral adult cats, however, usually cannot be socialized and are happiest living outside. Feral kittens, however, are another matter. If you can rescue feral kittens while they are still young (between the ages of 8-10 weeks is best), they can often be tamed and placed into homes.

Estimates place the number of feral and stray cats living in Central Ohio at over ONE MILLION!!!

Butler the cat Black & Orange Cat Foundation (or “B & O”) is named for two very special and very spoiled cats, Butler and Oswald. Butler, the “B” in “B & O” is the black cat in the group, while Oswald, the “O” in “B & O” is our orange feline. Although, we are especially fond of our black and orange cats (and, yes, we love those black and orange tortie mixes, too), we do not just help cats of those colors. We help all cats, no matter their shading.

Both Butler and Oswald were adopted from the Union County Humane Society in Marysville, Ohio. Butler stole our hearts, when, after being released from his cage, he ran up his new mom's arm and perched atop her shoulder.

Oswald the cat Oswald, on the other hand, got our attention by screaming his head off until we finally came over and opened his cage door. Whereupon, there was no putting him back inside without suffering permanent hearing loss.

While these two mongrels were adopted from our local shelter, the rest of the cats who have padded into our lives have come looking for us. Like the hobos during the Great Depression who marked “X's” on gates to let other hobos know where a kindly person lived who would give them a meal, these cats seem to have marked our homes to lead other unfortunate felines to our doors.

Stray and abandoned, often very ill or injured, these cats led us to the idea of starting an organization to spay and neuter feral and stray cats in order to decrease the overpopulation problem and help cats who have no other angels looking out for them.

2012 Black and Orange Cat Foundation Calendar

Calendars now available for purchase!

Our B&O calendar features beautiful, full-color photos of rescued cats for each month and would make wonderful Christmas gifts for the cat lovers on your list! The cover photos are of Butler and Oswald, the initial rescue cats for whom B&O is named.

Preview each page of the calendar!

For your convenience, we have three ways to purchase:

Online - through the Paypal button below
Mail Order - mail a check along with the handy order form
In-person at the Plain City Druggist

Cost for each calendar is $20. Shipping for 1-5 calendars is $5 or for 6-10 calendars, $10.

Mail in Order Form

Plain City Druggist Purchases:
Purchase in-person at the drugstore, 480 South Jefferson Avenue in Plain City (across from Der Dutchman) when we are open, M-F 9 am to 6 pm (closed from 1:15-2:15 for lunch) and Saturday 9 am to noon.

January Kitty of the Month: Sparrow

sparrow cat survived being shot by arrow

On December 22, a good samaritan brought Sparrow (so named because she was "spared by the arrow") to the Humane Society of Delaware County with an arrow through her body. Dr. Kim West performed emergency surgery on the one-year-old female tabby and she is now recovering at home with Dr. West. The injury was about a week old and was probably caused intentionally.

To read the complete story of Sparrow on the Bandocats Blog.

If you would like to adopt this sweet girl, please Download an application under "How you can help" and "Adopt." Once you have filled it out, you can email it back to us or fax it to 614-873-0972. Once you are approved, we'll put you in contact with Dr. West and Sparrow.

View previous Kitties of the Month in our photo gallery.

Black and Orange Logo Merchandise

Buy Black and Orange Logo merchandise, as well as stamps featuring rescued kitties on our online store at Zazzle.

Search Dogtime Media's extensive database of over 70,000 dogs and cats available for adoption. Data filtering options by location, breed, age, and other search features. Updated every 15 minutes!

We at SimplyCatBreeds.org are pleased to present the Black and Orange Cat Foundation with a Cat Rescue Award for excellence in helping needy cats who need a warm home and some love.

Simply Cat Breeds takes pride in acknowledging the best organizations around the country with our special award, recognizing them for their outstanding work – the Black and Orange Cat Foundation is absolutely an organization we place among those that need recognition.

Thank you for all the work you and your organization provide for cats in need. We know exactly how difficult and thankless a task it can be.

Animal Rescue Site $300,000 Shelter Challenge

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Our cats love to sleep on Kuranda Cat beds, but we don't have enough for everyone. If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price for another cat to sleep in comfort, please donate a Kuranda cat bed.

2003 Mini Cooper Raffle

Mini Cooper Raffle Black and Orange Cat Foundation

And the Winner is Vivian Opelt!

A 2003 Mini Cooper S was donated by our friend, Ernie Sparks, of Ernie's London Apothecary in London, Ohio. Proceeds from the raffle tickets sold for the car go to support B & O Cats.

Black and Orange Cat Foundation T-Shirts

Black and Orange Cat Foundation T Shirts

We have discovered the perfect attire to wear with anything, even a kilt----your very own Black and Orange Cat Foundation t-shirt. You can buy one for $15 or two for $25 and if you send us a picture of yourself wearing the shirt, in combination with any ensemble, we promise to post the photo on our web site. Thanks to Brian for supporting us!!

B & O Cats is enrolled in Kroger's Community Rewards Program. Kroger will distribute up to $1.25 million dollars per quarter to the organizations enrolled in the program. The amount earned will be based on the percentage of spending credited to each organization.

You can help by registering for the program on the Kroger website. You will need your Kroger Plus Card number or phone number to register and must use the card/phone number when making purchases.

The number you will need to use in order to designate your purchases toward The Black and Orange Cat Foundation is 84918

Detailed signup instructions here.