Animal related

Island Cat Resources and Adoption

aka ICRA - Island Cat Resources and Adoption

Alameda, CA

icraeastbay.org

Mission

Island Cat Resources and Adoption is dedicated to improving the lives of free-roaming and unowned cats through spay/neuter, adoption, and humane education.

Ruling Year

1995

Principal Officer

Ms Merry Bates

Co Principal Officer

Gail Churchill

Main Address

PO Box 1093

Alameda, CA 94501 USA

Keywords

spay,neuter,feral,cats,trap,TNR,cat,adoption,foster

EIN

94-3225519

Number

5036659108

Cause Area (NTEE Code)

Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (D01)

Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (W99)

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Spay/Neuter Program

We offer spay/neuter at no cost for cats in the community for low income guardians that cannot afford it. We also practice and teach trap-neuter-return (TNR)as the most effective and humane method of managing and gradually reducing the feral cat populations in our community.

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Adoption Program

Every cat ICRA traps or rescues is carefully evaluated for adoptability. Tame cats and kittens young enough to be socialized are placed in foster homes, and taken into our adoption program when they are ready for a responsible and loving permanent home. The goal of our adoption program is to place the right cat(s) with the right people. To that end, we have established an adoption screening and home visit program in which our adoption site volunteers collaborate with our foster homes to make each placement.

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Garden Cat Program

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ICRA's aim is to improve the lives of local free-roaming and unowned cats and reduce the negative impacts of feline overpopulation in Alameda and Oakland, CA and nearby communities.

ICRA's main activities focus on trap-neuter-return (TNR), the most humane approach to reducing free-roaming cat populations. TNR involves trapping unaltered cats living on the street, spaying or neutering them, and returning them to the location where they were trapped. A managed community cat colony will eventually reduce in size due to attrition. Our own volunteers perform TNR and we also provide support to community members who are willing to help the cats in their own neighborhoods.

Most unsocialized cats are returned to their colonies, but kittens young enough to be socialized and stray adult cats who are friendly to humans are made available for adoption and live in foster homes until we find a quality permanent home.

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Island Cat Resources and Adoption

Fiscal year: Jan 01-Dec 31

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Board of Directors

as of 8/15/2016

Board Chair

Merry Bates

no affiliation

Term: Apr 2016 - Apr 2018

Board Co-Chair

Gail Churchill

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Term: Apr 2016 - Apr 2018

Mary Sper
Director-At-Large
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Gail Churchill
Vice President
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Merry Bates
President
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Gretchen Whittier
Treasurer
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Debbie Sharp
Secretary
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Peggy Harding
Director-At-Large
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Julia Griswold
Director-At-Large
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BOARD ORIENTATION & EDUCATION

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CEO OVERSIGHT

Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year?

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ETHICS & TRANSPARENCY

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BOARD PERFORMANCE

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