Kitty Rescue Celebrate National Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month

Animal Shelters across the nation celebrate Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month during the month of June. “Kitten Season,” a term coined by animal rescue groups, is happening right now. Thousands of kittens are born each year during the spring and summer months, and many of them wind up in already overcrowded animal shelters. The American Humane Association estimates that 4 million cats and kittens are turned in to shelters every year. Kitten season takes a toll on animal shelters as space and resources become limited. The hardest hit are the homeless adult cats who are forced to compete with the abundance of kittens also looking for permanent homes. Here’s what you can do to help celebrate Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month: