Kitties For Keeps Hosts Pet Adoption And Donation Drive At Alsip-Merrionette Park Library

ALSIP-MERRIONETTE PARK, IL—They’re adorable and snuggly and waiting for their forever homes. Come meet Nova, Bean, Bubbles and Buttons this Saturday, Sept. 19. Kitties for Keeps Rescue will hold a pet adoption event and donation drive from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library, 11960 S. Pulaski Road, Alsip.

Many of the kittens available for adoption were born during the spring kitten season, that notorious time of year when outdoor and abandoned cats start having babies by the dozen. Kitten season is in full swing, and shelters are already crammed with kittens. Kitties for Keeps is a nonprofit, no-kill, volunteer, foster-based cat rescue. The Chicago Ridge rescue group is dedicated to rescuing friendly, adoptable cats (old or young) that are left homeless, in danger of euthanasia, or victims of abuse or neglect.

The current crop of rescued feral kittens are all about six months old. Foster homes are needed to make room for the kittens still being born now. Kitties for Keeps turns rescues into loving and adoptable pets. Cats in their care are spayed/neutered, receive appropriate vet care and treatment, and are shown love in their foster homes. After a strict adoption process, they are adopted into well-chosen forever homes.

In addition to kitty visits and adoptions, Kitties for Keeps is accepting donations of kitten food, clumping litter, kitty toys (they love the springs) and monetary donations to help with medical needs.

Adoption fees are $150 for kittens and $120 for adults. Discounts are offered for adopting two together. All have had their first distemper booster, Strongid dewormer, FELV/FIV testing, spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccination, and microchip.

For more information about adoptable cats or becoming a foster home, visit Kitties for Keeps Rescue or email KittiesForKeepsRescue@gmail.com.

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