The coronavirus crisis is having all types of impacts on the Central and South Coasts, including the region’s animal shelters. An animal care group launched an emergency effort to help some stranded cats Friday.
In Southern Santa Barbara County, the non-profit group ASAP Cats provides care for homeless cats, and kittens. But, the shelter at home order means volunteers can’t care for them at a shelter. And, it means people won’t be coming to see, and possibly adopt them. So, ASAP placed some three dozen cats in foster homes.
ASAP Executive Director Angela Walters Cates says to keep foster families safe, they did a driveup pickup program where people came at specific times. Volunteers had the cats waiting for the people driving up, with cat carriers, food, and information on the cat.
More than 50 cats were placed Friday. The foster program will continue as more cats are brought to the shelter.
