Orphan Kitten Project - Davis Pet Shelter

Orphan Kitten Project

Orphan Kitten Project is a student-run non-profit organization at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Orphaned and abandoned neonatal kittens under 4 weeks of age are taken in from the community and given a complete physical exam by the project coordinators. These kittens are then fostered by veterinary students or giving members of the community who bottle-raise them in their own homes. The kittens are weaned, vaccinated, FeLV tested, spayed or neutered, and dewormed before they are put up for adoption, usually by 10-12 weeks of age. Our mission is twofold: 1) to rescue orphaned and abandoned kittens and adopt them into loving homes 2) to train future veterinarians in the care of feline neonates. None of our foster kittens are involved in invasive medical research and no healthy kittens are euthanized because a permanent home cannot be found. All kittens remain in the program until they are adopted out.

  • Shelter Address
  • P.O. Box 72947
    Davis, CA 95616
  • Phone
  • (530) 302-5651
  • Contact Name
  • Contact eMail
  • orphankittenproject@gmail.com
  • Website
  • http://orphankittenproject.org/
  • Pet types
  • Cats
  • Location served

Adoption Process

We receive kittens from as young as 1 day old and older (with the majority being under 4 weeks old). Depending on when they reach the appropriate age and weight to get spayed and neutered, they will only be adopted after they have their procedure. If you’ve filled out an adoption application, great! Our adoptions coordinator will review your application and if you are approved, you will be put in contact with the kittens’ foster. If you are interested in a particular kitten but not sure if they’re available yet, reach out to our Adoptions Coordinator at okpadoptions@gmail.com. One kitten is $100. If you are adopting 2+ kittens, the fee is $90 per kitten. These adoption fees are to help us offset the cost of providing all of their medical care while they are with us. Kittens older than 6 months have a fee of $60.

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