Katie's Place

Katie's Place has moved! See: NEW BEGINNING for the details.

As of November 15, 2008 we will be in our new shelter at 10255 Jackson Road, Maple Ridge -- behind the SPCA buildings.

Just the Rabbits

Click here for our Adoption Application Form
Then you can email the completed application to katies.place@shaw.ca or bring it with you when you come.

. Visit KATIE'S PLACE'S WEB SITE

Click here to see our Happy Tails!

Our Featured Pet...

Pez is our featured cat now because he is really scared of other cats and of course the shelter is full of cats. Pez adores people. His idea of heaven is to be on your lap or at least beside you. But he is so uneasy around other cats that a pleasant visit with a human will be punctuated by Pez's uneasy grumbles as cats pass by so close that it makes him uncomfortable. The other cats are not sympathetic about Pez's sensitivity. When they want to schmooze with the human too, they ignore Pez's discomfort. Poor Pez, he gets no respect. He's not a dominant cat although he tries to give them the impression that he could be if he wanted. This poor sensitive boy needs a home of his own. Alone with his own person or family, he would be happy beyond his wildest dreams.
To find out more about Pez, see his Petfinder page

News

(See Our Events and Fund Raisers Calendar page for event details.)

Vote for Katie's Place at The Animal Rescue Site and we could win $25,000 to help pets in need.
The Animal Rescue Site is hosting a challenge for eligible Petfinder.com shelter and rescue groups. The grand prize is a $25,000 grant, and they will be awarding many other grants to rescue groups with the most votes — a total of $100,000 in grants for animal welfare organizations.
To help us win, all you have to do is click to help rescued animals first (the box where it says "Click Here to Give - it's FREE!"). Then vote in The Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge (the little box at the top of your screen with "Vote Now!"). Both these actions are free!
You can vote at The Animal Rescue Site once a day, every day, from September 29 through December 14, 2008. Every time you vote, or tell a friend to vote, you're helping us win.

We're doing Pet Photos with Santa at Bosley's in Maple Ridge on Sunday November 30 and on Sunday December 7 from 11am to 4pm.

We're doing a Jersey Joe's Sport Bar-sponsored 'Meat Draw' at Jersey Joe's, 19267 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows, between 3:15pm and 5:15pm every Saturday.

You can find our newsletters at Katie’s Place Archives. If you would like to receive our newsletter via email, contact us at katies.place@shaw.ca about getting on our mailing list. Our newsletter comes out three times a year. We do not trade or sell email addresses, and you can cancel at any time.

Katie's Place Open Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, from 12:00 to 2:00

If you can't make it during our Open Hours, call 604-463-7917 to arrange for someone to meet you there.

You'll find our shelter at 10255 Jackson Road, Maple Ridge -- right behind the Maple Ridge SPCA buildings.

Who We Are

Katie's Place is a volunteer-run nonprofit animal shelter in Maple Ridge B.C. We rescue and nurture small animals, adopting out those that we can and providing permanent sanctuary for the rest. The shelter is named after the cat who was its first resident and the rightful owner of the barn where we began. Katie's Place houses up to 125 cats with separate enclosures for new or convalescent cats and for the FIV/FeLV+ residents -- who still hope for loving homes of their own. There are also outdoor areas for rabbits.

Two principals guide us: all life is valuable, and we are responsible for improving the quality of life for all those in our care. We make no judgment on whose life is worth rescuing. The sick, elderly and homely are as precious to us as the healthy, young and attractive.

Katie's Place began in January 2001 under the auspices of the West Coast Spay and Neuter Society of Mission B.C. We became a registered charity in our own right in 2005. We ensure that all cats and kittens are spayed or neutered, tattooed, and have their basic inoculations prior to adoption.

We receive no funding other than donations or grants. These go directly to animal care. Less than 3 percent is spent on maintenance (eg. bank charges, insurance). Many administration costs are donated by the volunteers. We are grateful for the generous support of our vets who treat our animals on faith that we will pay them when we can. We are grateful for the support of donors whose generosity allows us to keep going. We are grateful to adopters who come out to meet our animals and take them into their hearts.

Adopting a friend

All our cats and kittens are spayed/neutered and tattooed (or microchipped if they came to us altered but not tattooed), and they have their first inoculations. Our adult cats are also tested for Feline Leukemia and FIV. There is an adoption contract stating that you will care for the animal appropriately and that if you are unable to keep the animal you will return it to Katie's Place. If you'd like to meet one of our animals, please call us at 604-463-7917, or email us at katies.place@shaw.ca, or drop by our shelter during our open hours on Saturdays and Sundays between noon and 2:00.

We ask $120 for cats and kittens and a donation for 'special needs' pets. Pairs of cats can be adopted for $195 total.

Our volunteers take turns checking the messages when they get home from work, so your call will be returned as soon as a volunteer has a chance to check for calls.
If a foster parent's phone number is given in the pet's write up, you can call the foster parent and set up a time to meet the pet at their home. If the foster parent is also one of our adoption counselors, they can complete the adoption in their home. Otherwise you will need to drop by the shelter. (Our foster homes are all within a 10-minute or less drive from the shelter.) Check with the foster parent when you phone.

Come Visit Us!

Katie's Place has open hours on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 2:00 when people can drop in. If we have enough volunteers, and if enough people are interested in visiting, we hope eventually to be open several days a week. If you'd like to drop by, look around, ask questions and maybe meet a new feline friend to take home, you can come to the shelter at 10255 Jackson Road, Maple Ridge -- right behind the Maple Ridge SPCA buildings.

Map to our shelter

If you can't make it during our Open Hours, call 604-463-7917, or email katies.place@shaw.ca and set up a time to meet us there.

Katies Place
10255 Jackson Road, Maple Ridge -- right behind the Maple Ridge SPCA buildings
Maple Ridge, BC V0M 1B0
Phone: 604-463-7917

Katie's Place's mailing address:
20803 Camwood Avenue,
Maple Ridge, B.C.
Canada
V2X 2N9

If you are searching for your lost cat, please be advised that due to the volume of calls for Katie's Place and the limited hours we can devote to it over and above our regular jobs, we are unable to return every call and would contact you only if there is a possibility that a found cat may be your cat. We do notify the SPCA of strays that we receive and we advise you to contact your local SPCA if searching for your cat.

We’ve put together a little basic advice for anyone who has a pet they can’t keep and that we don’t have space for. See Rehoming Your Pet.
We’ve also put together all the advice we have for anyone who has lost their pet. See Finding Your Lost Pet. We hope with all our hearts that you are successful.
Here's our advice for people taking a new pet home which we hope will help ease your new family member happily into your family: A New Pet in your Home.
The No. 1 reason cats lose their homes is failure to use the litter pan or marking their territory. Here's some advice we put together to help families solve these problems: Failure to use the Litter Pan

Email: katies.place@shaw.ca

Click here for a list of pets at this shelter

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