Community Outreach

Here are some of the numerous projects our organization has been involved in over the past few years:

1. Bringing the mobile spay van to the Frankford community. Prior to these events, people in the neighborhood are notified that they may bring their cats and/or dogs to this clinic for low cost or in many cases free spay/neuter. On November 8, 2006, 31 cats were spayed/neutered on this van! The van returned on April 30th and again on June 11th of 2007. On these occasions over 40 cats and 2 dogs were spayed/neutered. Other "spay days" are being planned for the future.

2. In addition to bringing the mobile spay van to the community, we also transport a number of cats and dogs directly to one of the local vets for spay/neuter and any other care they may require. In 2006, then again in 2007, and yet again in 2008, we were responsible for over 200 animals being spayed/neutered at this veterinarian. We are well on our way to exceeding this number in 2009! The cost of all of this is borne by Animals in Crisis, Inc.

3. AIC has also begun utilizing the Forgotten Cats Spay Clinic in Willow Grove. We have had close to 100 cats spayed/neutered at this clinic since 2007 - mostly ferals from local colonies we are caring for and strays that have been found wandering the streets of Philadelphia.

4. Every night, regardless of the weather, AIC delivers dry food, canned food, and water to 18 different locations where we care for colonies of outdoor cats. These cats are provided with not only food and water, but also shelter and the vet care required to keep them in excellent health.

5. Adopting out the abandoned/throwaway animals from the neighborhood through our ongoing adoption program.  These animals (cats, dogs, and hamsters!) are housed in our foster care program until they move to their forever homes. Please visit our adoption page to learn more about the animals we have available.

6. Participating in numerous spay-days, such as the one in October at the Holmesburg Spay Clinic. We were responsible for bringing 21 cats to this clinic the weekend of October 12 & 13, 2005!

7. Rescuing an entire colony of cats near the old Whitman Chocolate Factory in Philadelphia. See a video about this story!

8. AIC was also involved in saving felines from a construction project. A slide show is also included with this news story.

9. Finding/teaching neighborhood "feeders" - people in the various neighborhoods who can be relied upon to feed and provide outdoor shelter to the feral cats in their areas. They must also notify us if these animals appear to be sick or injured so that we can take them to a veterinarian for medical care. Over the past several months we have been able to care for an additional 3 colonies of felines thanks to the help of these wonderful people.