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Cat Depot Celebrates Feral Cat Day.

Cat Depot will honor National Feral Cat Day on Friday, October 16, 2015, by working with local animal advocates and providing spay/neuter for 16 feral cats from a local colony. Cat Depot has spayed/neutered 1,135 cats and kittens, including 500 feral cats, since the opening of the Rose Durham Cat Care Clinic in November, 2014. In addition to spay/neuter services, feral cats receive treatment for internal and external parasites, rabies and distemper vaccines, microchip, ear tip, abdominal tattoo, and cold laser treatments to the incision site, which is a cutting edge technique, to speed recovery. Any additional medical care or wound treatment is provided while under anesthesia.

Cat Depot will also hold a private ribbon cutting and dedication of the Caroline Resnick Surgery Suite in the Rose Durham Cat Care Clinic on Friday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m.

“Cat Depot’s spay/neuter clinic hit the ground running,” says community cat advocate, Caroline Resnick, who organizes trap-neuter-vaccinate-return projects through the clinic. “They lead the community in spaying and neutering feral cats, and I’m proud to be aligned with such a humane and cutting-edge group.”

Earlier this year, Resnick’s husband surprised her with a Valentine’s gift by dedicating the surgical suite in her name. Since her specialty is predominately working with feral cats, Resnick made the decision to save the official ribbon cutting ceremony for October 16th, which is National Feral Cat Day, making the day even more significant, by highlighting the success of sterilizing over 500 feral cats.

Cat Depot, a nonprofit, 501(c)3 no-kill, free-roaming facility, is recognized for its progressive design and commitment to helping homeless, abandoned and injured animals. Cat Depot’s mission is to save lives, find loving homes, and provide the resources and education to improve the destiny of homeless cats. Cat Depot supports more than 150 cats and kittens on any given day.

Open Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Handicap accessible. The Cat Depot Supply and Gift store is open daily featuring top name brands of cat food and litter, calming products, treats, and unique gifts for cats and cat lovers. Cat Depot is located at 2542 17th Street, Sarasota, Fla. 34234. For more information, go to www.catdepot.org, or call 941.366.2404.