| Have you ever gone to a humane society where | | | | high waterfall! Can I come stay there? There are |
| the cats are treated like royalty? Me neither. Most | | | | various levels on both sides for cats to climb and |
| (shelters~humane societies} have stacks of cat | | | | play. Did I mention that only cats that get along |
| carriers as well as a playroom with cat beds and | | | | with each other are put in the playroom at one |
| cat furniture. The playrooms are crowded with | | | | time, and then only eight per play shift? These |
| cats, some of which don't get along with each | | | | people thought of everything. They have big tree |
| other. I thought this was pretty much the way | | | | branches running throughout the playroom that |
| they all were until I read about the Washington | | | | get replaced a couple of times a year. Volunteers |
| Animal Rescue League. | | | | spend time with them in the playroom to |
| This place is a true utopia for cats who have | | | | acclimate them to humans. If I were a cat guest, |
| been left behind. Their philosophy focuses on | | | | which is what they really are, I might not want to |
| recovery and adoptions. Each cat has their own | | | | leave this place! |
| living area made of bacteria resistant material and | | | | The calming environment has paid off in |
| no metal bars. Instead, tempered glass doors are | | | | numerous ways. They state the cats are less |
| used. This not only promotes recovery for the | | | | stressed. Also, with their high-tech ventilation |
| cats, but also allows great viewing for the people | | | | system, they have seen a 95% reduction in |
| who pass by. Each space also has a couple of | | | | airborne diseases. This goes hand in hand with |
| perches so the cat can have different vantage | | | | their philosophy of recovery and well-being. The |
| points. Additionally, each has a separate area for | | | | facility also reported a substantial growth in the |
| their litter box. What I thought was the most | | | | number of adoptions. It seems people like to |
| extraordinary feature was the ventilation system. | | | | spend a few hours there as well ... no wonder. |
| They pump fresh air into each space every four | | | | It looks to me this place is a great model for |
| minutes. Pretty sweet! | | | | other facilities to copy. We all want to promote a |
| Of course there is a playroom, but not just your | | | | healthy environment and caring atmosphere for |
| run of the mill cat playroom. This one has a ceiling | | | | cats in shelters and this seems to be a great one. |