FRIENDS of Plumas County Animals is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is: “To enrich the lives of homeless animals in Plumas County through care, advocacy, spay/neuter programs, educational and outreach programs.
Cat in the Spotlight
Jackson
Jackson is most likely the first one to greet you when you come into Friends.
That is, if he's not outside napping in the sun- he loves to be outside.
He is a sweet and loving 7 year old boy looking for his own home and consistent lap to sit on! Come on in and meet this good boy.
Jackson is most likely the first one to greet you when you come into Friends.
That is, if he's not outside napping in the sun- he loves to be outside.
He is a sweet and loving 7 year old boy looking for his own home and consistent lap to sit on! Come on in and meet this good boy.
"Our perfect companions never have less than four legs." Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Community Opportunity
Since 2023 Friends of Plumas County Animals and Plumas Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) have worked together with community members to curb the feral cat populations in Plumas County. Together they formed the Plumas Feral Spay/Neuter Project and have earnestly tackled the county wide issue of the overpopulation of community cats.
Through a series of Spayathons—in October ‘23, March ‘24 and again in October ‘24-these two non profits have been responsible for the spaying or neutering of 215 community cats, preventing these animals from reproducing and repopulating the feral colonies. The animals are also vaccinated for rabies before being released into their home territory. The TNR (Trap, Neuter and Return) program has been a huge success and kitten populations are down because of the work of the TNR program.
Veterinarians, Frank Merrill and Michelle Kelly, who both have ties and history with Plumas County, and veterinarian Maggie Lin all come and bring vet techs from their practices in the Bay Area to assist with the preparation and the surgeries.
Volunteers from PAWS and Friends and volunteers from every community in the county, trap and transport, house and care for the animals before and after the surgeries. Volunteers provide the “grunt work” during the Spayathon,they clean Dr. Rolston’s offices after the event and make sure everyone working is well fed during the day. It is exhausting work, but most necessary to get and keep the numbers of feral animals down and kittens born without homes, under control.
Each Spayathon has expenses which have been funded in the past by grants from the Almanor Foundation, The Common Good Foundation, Bread for the Journey, The Summerlee Foundation and kind hearted citizens. The veterinarians do the work for a mere $25 per cat, Dr. Rolston rents his offices for a minimal fee, medications for the surgeries are purchased, as well as, vaccines and all the cats are vaccinated for rabies before being released. There are costs for lodging and food and reimbursement for travel costs for the vets and the techs.
Each Spayathon is about a $7,000 event.
The non profits have another Spayathon scheduled for March 29, 2025—hopefully before females go into their Spring heat cycle and “kitten season” begins. This event is not fully funded and The Plumas Feral Spay/Neuter Project is looking to the generosity of our community to help with the funding. Ideally we will raise enough support to fund the March Spayathon and be confident in being able to do the work again in October 2025. The Project has done incredible work in our small county and consistency is vital to be able to keep the numbers of cats under control.
Tax deductible donations can be made out and sent to Plumas S/N Project at PO Box 182 in Quincy, CA 95971.
Thank you
Since 2023 Friends of Plumas County Animals and Plumas Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) have worked together with community members to curb the feral cat populations in Plumas County. Together they formed the Plumas Feral Spay/Neuter Project and have earnestly tackled the county wide issue of the overpopulation of community cats.
Through a series of Spayathons—in October ‘23, March ‘24 and again in October ‘24-these two non profits have been responsible for the spaying or neutering of 215 community cats, preventing these animals from reproducing and repopulating the feral colonies. The animals are also vaccinated for rabies before being released into their home territory. The TNR (Trap, Neuter and Return) program has been a huge success and kitten populations are down because of the work of the TNR program.
Veterinarians, Frank Merrill and Michelle Kelly, who both have ties and history with Plumas County, and veterinarian Maggie Lin all come and bring vet techs from their practices in the Bay Area to assist with the preparation and the surgeries.
Volunteers from PAWS and Friends and volunteers from every community in the county, trap and transport, house and care for the animals before and after the surgeries. Volunteers provide the “grunt work” during the Spayathon,they clean Dr. Rolston’s offices after the event and make sure everyone working is well fed during the day. It is exhausting work, but most necessary to get and keep the numbers of feral animals down and kittens born without homes, under control.
Each Spayathon has expenses which have been funded in the past by grants from the Almanor Foundation, The Common Good Foundation, Bread for the Journey, The Summerlee Foundation and kind hearted citizens. The veterinarians do the work for a mere $25 per cat, Dr. Rolston rents his offices for a minimal fee, medications for the surgeries are purchased, as well as, vaccines and all the cats are vaccinated for rabies before being released. There are costs for lodging and food and reimbursement for travel costs for the vets and the techs.
Each Spayathon is about a $7,000 event.
The non profits have another Spayathon scheduled for March 29, 2025—hopefully before females go into their Spring heat cycle and “kitten season” begins. This event is not fully funded and The Plumas Feral Spay/Neuter Project is looking to the generosity of our community to help with the funding. Ideally we will raise enough support to fund the March Spayathon and be confident in being able to do the work again in October 2025. The Project has done incredible work in our small county and consistency is vital to be able to keep the numbers of cats under control.
Tax deductible donations can be made out and sent to Plumas S/N Project at PO Box 182 in Quincy, CA 95971.
Thank you