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ABOUT US:
The Catnip Society is a group of private citizens, assisting cats and kittens in California's Central Sierra Mountain Communities.

We are a non-profit organization and our goal is to help people solve their cat problems by employing Trap/Neuter/Return programs and encouraging spay/neuter for feral and domestic cats.  We have a limited amount of funds and are all volunteers.


The Catnip Society does NOT have an animal sanctuary, however, we will assist you in a limited way to find homes for your pets.

True Love

When God Made Cats
When God made the world, He chose to put animals in it, and decided to give each whatever it wanted. All the animals formed a long line before His throne, and the cat quietly went to the end of the line. To the elephant and the bear He gave strength, to the rabbit and the deer, swiftness; to the owl, the ability to see at night, to the birds and the butterflies, great beauty; to the fox, cunning; to the monkey, intelligence; to the dog, loyalty; to the lion, courage; to the otter, playfulness. And all these were things the animals begged of God. At last he came to the end of the line, and there sat the little cat, waiting patiently. "What will YOU have?" God asked the cat.

The cat shrugged modestly. "Oh, whatever scraps you have left over. I don't mind."

"But I'm God. I have everything left over."

"Then I'll have a little of everything, please."

And God gave a great shout of laughter at the cleverness of this small animal, and gave the cat everything she asked for, adding grace and elegance and, only for her, a gentle purr that would always attract humans and assure her a warm and comfortable home.

But he took away her false modesty.

Lenore Fleischer

CAT FACTS
•Cats are unable to eat many things such as Chocolate, Tylenol, avocado, poinsettia, lily-of-the-valley, and morning glory are all poisonous and sometimes deadly to cats.

•Cats can taste sweet things.

•A can't will not eat its food if is unable to smell it. The cat has 17 million nerve cells in its nose, which are used to trace smells around its environment.

•The indoor cat has a longer life span than an outdoor cat.

•A one year old cat is equivalent to an 18 year old human.

•Cats are able to find their way home using the magnetic field on earth, the sun, and their own biological clocks.



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CAT FACTS
•Cats have the best vision and in the dark their eyes become more like "Ears", the reason being that their pupils can pick up acoustic vibrations.

•Cats have the ability to see color.

•Cats are able to hear sounds that move faster than 45,000 hertz. They could hear the sound of a bat.

•Kittens when they are born have closed ear canals that don't begin to open for nine to ten days.

•When a kitten is born they are unable to hunt as this must be taught to them by their mothers.

•The average cat food meal is equivalent to five medium-size mice.







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