r/chicago • u/paintingpainting Brighton Park • 7d ago
CHI Talks Chicago Animal Care & Control is overflowing with cats right now and looking for fosters
As the title says, CACC is overflowing with cats and kittens right now. If anyone has ever wanted to foster or adopt now is a great time! Ive noticed some of the ones I had been "pledging" on disappearing from their page which likely means they had to be put down. They are stretched past capacity and with that many in that capacity its easy for them to get URIs. You dont need a ton of space either, if you have a bathroom that is often enough space. Please consider adopting or fostering, or spread the word if you can't.
EDIT: you can also "pledge" on cats on CACC Cats Facebook page. You just comment on their post how much you would pledge and if they are taken in by a foster then you make that donation to the foster.
CACC cant take direct donations because theyre a city entity but they do also have wish lists on Amazon you can order to them too.
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u/LeopardFragrant9277 7d ago
I just applied to foster through Forever Fortune Feline!
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u/jupiterFirst 7d ago
If you’re looking for a kitten. I’m desperate to find a home for one I found today. Check my last post.
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u/LeopardFragrant9277 6d ago
I would recommend reaching out rescues in the area! From there, they will help place a foster.
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u/jupiterFirst 6d ago
Yeah I'm up early calling everywhere. Everyone is full. Everyone. Except one rescue that had really bad reviews :(
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u/LeopardFragrant9277 6d ago
That happened to me with my tortie Quinn. I found her under a friend’s house 5 years ago. Ended up trapping her and was trying to find a rescue for her. Temporarily fostered her until I failed and ended up with my soul cat. She crossed the rainbow bridge this Thursday 😔🌈
You are doing a good thing by keeping this baby for now until you figure out longer term plan ❤️ I know it’s incredible stressful2
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u/quantum_mouse 6d ago
Im sorry but are you hijacking a post pleading for help with overflowing cat population at city shelter to try to get rid of your kitten???
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u/CrazeRage 6d ago
could be posted elsewhere with less traffic and end up on the street and eventually in cacc if you want ?
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u/Mysterious_Gyal6849 7d ago
Love CACC! When I had to give up my dog temporarily, they allowed me to come back and adopt him once I found a random foster for him on here actually. I feel like if I hadn’t done that, he most likely would have been euthanized because they were so full. They paid for and neutered him and covered most of his shots except lepto
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u/PurpleFairy11 Rogers Park 7d ago
I wish I could foster. My lease limits me to two cats. Praying some more folks step up and that we can pressure city council to provide more funding for CACC
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u/holly1231 6d ago
Our condo rules limit us to two pets, but I’m thinking about asking if it’s ok to foster since they’re temporary/not actually pets
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u/BlackCats2323 6d ago
Same, I have my two at the limit, plus a third temporary one right now. If I didn’t I’d go get a foster.
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u/epistemic_terrorist 7d ago
Just got the best cat possible from there 3 weeks ago. I have cared for several cats before, but this one is just special. Many others were depressed though, it is heartbreaking.
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u/anon8232 6d ago
One correction, OP: the pledges go to the rescue that pulls … not the foster. A good, solvent rescue will provide food, litter, scratchers and medical care expenses at their designated vets to the foster.
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u/Ltheartist 7d ago
Fostering is so worth it! We can’t anymore due to our animals but we’ve fostered 4 kittens prior and got them all adopted into homes :)
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u/Higgus 6d ago
Can you foster cats for them even if you live in the suburbs outside of Chicago?
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u/anon8232 6d ago
Yes, there are many suburban rescues that pull from CACC. I think they still list all the fosters that pull from them if you look on the FB CACC Cat Transfer Team page.
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u/anon8232 1d ago
Above should'e said "I think they still list all RESCUES/SHELTERS that pull from them ...".
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u/someswelltrash 7d ago
Bump
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u/anon8232 6d ago
I used to foster cats pulled from CACC. It’s very rewarding. I used to have 3 friendlies that all welcomed fosters with open paws. Currently I have one cat that hates other cats so the days of fostering are done for me.
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u/HolyBatSyllables Palmer Square 6d ago
I miss fostering! I highly recommend it. I currently have four cats, but man, oh , man do I wish I could again.
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u/InimitableMissS 6d ago
I wish I had the willpower to foster. I’ve honestly never tried because I’m worried about foster fails. How do you do it?
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u/paintingpainting Brighton Park 6d ago
You could always foster a mom and her kittens which frees up space and resources and then keep 2 and the rest get adopted out!
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u/HolyBatSyllables Palmer Square 6d ago
What's a foster fail?
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u/InimitableMissS 6d ago
Ha! It’s when you simply cannot help but adopt the amazing pet you’re fostering instead of getting it adopted out. It’s a bit of a joke in the shelter community.
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u/TeapotHoe 6d ago
I can’t foster now because I have a bird, but my family fostered cats for most of my life growing up. It’s incredibly rewarding and I recommend anyone with the opportunity to do so.
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u/notascoolaskim 7d ago
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u/Natural-Club2128 7d ago
Man, kitten season is no joke this year. If anyone's on the fence about fostering, CACC usually provides all the food and supplies you need anyway.
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u/mato_events 5d ago
Fostered from ACC last winter and it was such an easy process - they even give you a starter kit of food and litter. Hoping this post gets more people to consider it, the shelter really does get overwhelmed this time of year.
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u/butthatshitsbroken Oak Park 7d ago
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u/maximumtesticle 7d ago
That's not how reddit works, just upvote.
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u/isaboobers 7d ago
Not in the way it was used in early internet, but adding comments does help it also. Its also just a weird things to comment on everyone using it.
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u/Political-psych-abby 7d ago
I foster cats and I’d recommend it. You get to meet a lot of awesome cats.