By Corryn La Rue
The Cache Humane Society in Logan, Utah, rehomed 42 cats during its second annual Black Friday sale, including felines from the shelter’s barn cat program. This year, the humane society was able to rehome 10 more cats than last year.
The humane society waved all adoption fees for the sale. This year, the humane society was able to rehome 42 cats and 46 dogs.
“We were so shocked at how many people showed up and looked at the cats,” said Stacey Frisk, the executive director of the Cache Humane Society. “Normally cats are not that popular.”
The shelter’s barn cat program offers fixed, vaccinated and readily adoptable felines. These cats are not able to be handled or cuddled, and should be considered outdoor cats.
Laura Urness has been a volunteer at the humane society for eight years. She said during the sale, the room was packed full of people, and it was the busiest she has ever seen the shelter.
Urness said seeing all of the cats and dogs finding new homes for the holidays was “heartwarming.”
“We’ve had some cats in here for a very long time,” Urness said. “We had an 11-year-old cat find a new home who had been here for months.”
Urness said she has seen a lot of interesting animals go through the shelter.
“We had this one cat that we actually had to put in foster care because he kept going to the bathroom in his water bowl,” Urness said. “After we put him in foster care, we found out that he was going to the bathroom in his water bowl because he was toilet trained.”
“We thought it was hilarious,” Urness said. “He was adopted out of Friday too, so we are just waiting to hear back from the new owner to see if he flushes.”
Out of the 46 dogs rehomed on Black Friday, a majority of the dogs were working ranch dogs.
“We had a lot of Healers, Border Collies, and other ranch dogs adopted out on Friday,” Frisk said. “That is pretty typical being in a rural community. The working dogs are popular because they are useful to ranchers, but they also make great family pets.”
Frisk said the team members and volunteers are especially careful when rehoming work dogs.
“We always ask the potential adopter what energy level they are looking for, to see if they are a good fit,” Frisk said.
Frisk said the humane society is only able to do the Black Friday sale as long as the shelter is sponsored.
For the second year in a row, Zappos.com, an online merchandise shop, sponsored the humane society. This sponsorship made the Black Friday sale possible.
“I am so happy we got to do the sale again,” Urness said. “We didn’t have time to breathe. It was such a great thing to be that busy. Sometimes there are weeks where we don’t get a single cat adopted out.”
“It was really nice to see that many people so happy to find the right animal,” Urness said.
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