Working Whiskers Cat Program Caretaker Application

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Information About You

First name

Last name

Address

Phone number

What type of facility do you have?

Is it heated or insulated?

Yes

Does someone visit the site daily?

Yes

What is the size of the property (working whisker cats need to be able to roam up to 1/2 mile or 3/4 kilometre in each direction?

Please list any other animals residing on the property:

If dogs reside on the property, do they have a high prey drive or a history of injuring cats, rabbits or squirrels?

Yes

Are you willing to have an Ottawa Humane Society staff member visit the property?

Yes

Are you willing to provide shelter, food, water and veterinary care to you working whisker cat(s) as needed?

Yes

Are you willing to confine your working whisker cat(s) in a safe place such as a tack room or a large dog crate for an acclimation period of 3 to 4 weeks (time to be determined by the OHS during acclimation period)?

Yes

How many cats would you like to adopt?

Do you have a preference for gender of cats?

Yes, male cats

Yes, female cats

No preference

Other (please specify)

How social would you like your cat(s) to be (we can't guarantee the behaviour of your cat)?

Familiar with people and handling, but cannot live in a home environment due to inappropriate litter box habits.

Feral, independent, keeps a low profile, not socialized to people and not likely to become socialized to people

Has some previous experience with people, may keep a low profile at first but becomes more comfortable with time.

Are you willing to follow all registration requirements and bylaws in your jurisdiction?

Yes

Are you willing to provide phone updates about your working whisker cat(s) to the OHS at 3 and 6 weeks post-adoption?

Yes

Are you willing to pick up your working whiskers cat(s) with 48 hours of being contacted that they are ready?

Yes

Are you willing to file a lost pet report with the OHS is your cat goes missing?

Yes

Do you intend to care for your cat for the rest of their life?

Yes

Are you willing to fill out a survey about your experience at 3 and 6 months post-adoption?

Yes

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Information About You