Email Us
info@sfof.org
Business Hours
Mon - Sat 11 AM - 6 PM
Sunday: CLOSED
Adoptions stop at
5:00 PM each day
info@sfof.org
Mon - Sat 11 AM - 6 PM
Sunday: CLOSED
5:00 PM each day
We do not accept any walk-in surrenders. We take surrenders BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
We are only able to accept cats and kittens when there is adequate space in our adoption center or in one of our foster homes.
We can only accept cats that meet our adoption criteria.
We cannot take cats that are feral/wild or unsocialized to humans, or cats with significant health or behavioral issues. We must insist that if your cat is experiencing significant changes in behavior or health that you seek professional veterinary medical care from a veterinarian and not re-home the animal without (at minimum) a physical exam by a veterinarian.
We ask for a donation of $25.00 at the time of surrender to help offset some of the cost of taking in the animal.
Our online intake request form can be submitted if the animal meets the criteria stated above. Please note that submitting an intake request form does not guarantee placement into our program, it is not a waitlist and you will only be contacted if we are able to assist with your animal.
Please also complete the cat personality questionnaire (surrender form) for Oregon Humane Society Salem Campus by visiting their website located at Click Here
All found animals should be posted on Pawboost.com and the Lost & Found Pets of Salem, Oregon Facebook page so possible owners have an opportunity to claim their missing or lost pet.
We are located at 4157 Cherry Avenue, Keizer, OR 97303. Scroll to the bottom of the page for our hours and contact information.
You can reach us by phone, email, or in person. We will reach out as soon as possible.
Phone: (503) 362-5611
Email: salemfriendsoffelines@gmail.com
Visit our Volunteer page, under the Get Involved tab at the top of the website. Our quick and easy volunteer application is available online.
Yes! Please visit the Spay & Neuter page for more information or contact us at surgery@sfof.org.
Visit our Lost and Found section on our Resources page.
We manage our admissions based on our capacity limitations so that we can always provide high quality care for our resident cats and kittens. We work hard to bring in rescued cats and kittens that we feel we can place in adoptive homes and who will do well during their stay with us. As a private nonprofit, we must balance the needs of the community with the needs of the cats in our program, while also being good stewards of the money voluntarily donated to us.
In order to maintain our high standard of care at our shelter and increase optimal chances of adoption, FOF may need to temporarily limit the amount of senior, FIV-positive, or any special needs cats we accept into the adoption program at any given time. Overcrowding a shelter does not increase adoptions—it increases illness and causes cats to spend more time at the shelter prior to adoption.
Managing our population helps keep our cats happy and healthy, which gives them the best chance to find new homes quickly, and therefore allowing us to help even more cats.
There is a maximum number of cats and kittens our organization can responsibly house and care for at any given time. Overcrowding is both inhumane and ineffective at saving lives.
As an adoption-guarantee shelter, we promise to provide the right outcome for all of the cats in our care. There is no limit to how much time or money we will invest in a cat when they have a good quality of life.
FOF does not euthanize for space or time limits. This does not mean that FOF never performs humane euthanasia. Our Veterinarian, along with our medical team may determine that euthanasia is the most humane option for a sick or injured cat when prognosis is poor, pain cannot be managed, and quality of life is severely diminished. In very rare cases, FOF may euthanize a cat suffering from a severe, irreversible behavioral condition and that cannot be safely placed in a home or other location.
Our goal is to provide each cat with the right outcome and the best possible chance of finding a permanent, loving home.
Friends of Felines accepts incoming cats by appointment only.
In order to provide quality care and optimal chances at adoption, FOF has a limit to the number of cats and kittens our organization can care for at any one time. We receive hundreds of intake requests each month and even more during kitten season.
To have a cat or kitten considered for our adoption program, please fill out our intake request form. Please note that filling out the online intake request form does not guarantee entrance into our adoption program.
Please visit the Adoptions page for more info.
Most of our cats are owner surrendered or friendly strays who have had a good samaritan request help for the animal.
Yes. You may see purebred cats when you search through our cats for adoption. It is estimated that about 20% of the animals you find in an animal shelter are purebreds. Occasionally we will have Siamese, Persian, and Himalayan cats and kittens. We DO NOT promote cat breeding, nor do we purchase any of our rescued animals.
Friends of Felines is considered an “adoption guarantee” shelter, meaning we promise to find loving, appropriate placement for cats in our care where it is humane and responsible to do so.
While there are no time limits set in place for how long a cat can stay in our care, we work diligently to match our cats with new families quickly so they can move out of the shelter and into loving homes as soon as possible.
We give every cat in our care the time and support they need; however, because we take in some very vulnerable and sick cats and kittens (including newborn or orphaned kittens) some of the cats in our care do pass away or are humanely euthanized to end any suffering from incurable disease or behavior that can no longer be safely managed.
A friendly young cat or kitten with no known medical issues may be adopted within a day or two. Senior cats, cats with chronic or congenital medical conditions, or those with behavior issues may stay in our care for weeks or months. In some cases, a cat may be with us for several months before finding the right home. During that time, we do our absolute best to provide an excellent quality of life for the cat.
100% yes! We require that every cat and kitten adopted from us be spayed or neutered BEFORE they go to their adoptive home.
Regular Cat Food? Yes! We welcome donations of dry and canned cat food.
Cat Litter? Yes! New or open containers are ok.
Prescription Cat Food & Medications? Yes, our doctor, along with our medical team, will look over the donations to be sure they are acceptable for use in the adoption center.
Can I donate used cat scratching posts, litter boxes or scoops, etc.? No, due to the possibility of spreading potentially contagious feline diseases we cannot accept any of these items on donation.
