LAPCATS Reaches 1,000 Adoptions

LAPCATS, a Sacramento-area feline rescue group staffed by volunteers, has helped 1,000 cats find new homes.

The group announced the milestone last week, when the 1,000th kitty found a "forever" home, as volunteers call it when a shelter animal is adopted.

In a press release, LAPCATS founder and coordinator Barbara Doty said the milestone, coming after seven years of placing cats with new owners, was reaffirmation of the group's work.

"Our goal has never been the quantity of animals we place, but the quality of homes we place them in," said Doty.

LAPCAT volunteers work at the Sacramento County Animal Shelter and PetSmart in Elk Grove, where they schedule adoption meet-and-greets for prospective new owners.

For more information about LAPCATS, visit their web site at www.lapcats.org.