Hide, Perch & Go Habitats for Shelter Cats - $16

Shelter life can be scary for cats. The transition from home to shelter (or shelter to home) brings many changes in sights, smells and surroundings, often leaving cats fearful of their new situation.

The Hide, Perch, and Go Box gives a cat control over her environment, reducing stress and helping her adapt to her new surroundings. Designed so that cats have separation of functional areas in their cage at the shelter, the box allows cats to engage in normal cat behavior such as hiding and perching and gives them a choice of viewing points of their surroundings. Because cats can mark the box with their own scent by face-rubbing and scratching, the box and cage feel more familiar to them.

Cats can then manage their own stress and are generally healthier and friendlier, resulting in increased adoptions and shorter pre-adoption times. When a cat is adopted, the box converts to a carrier. In the new home, the box can be reassembled into the Hide, Perch, and Go format to provide a safe, familiar retreat, saturated with the cat's own scent, while the cat adjusts to her new setting.

Purchase of this Gift That Gives More™ supplies four Hide, Perch & Go boxes to shelters, helping cats feel safer and happier and increasing their chances of adoption.

The Petfinder.com Foundation was created in 2003 to assist the thousands of animal organization members of Petfinder.com through problem solving, fundraising, and providing relief in times of stress or disaster. Its mission is to ensure that no pet is euthanized for lack of a home.

Upon purchase, you will receive an automated e-mail with a link to a full-color certificate of acknowledgment that you may print and frame for display or gift-giving. Adobe Acrobat Reader, or equivalent .pdf viewing program, is required to open the file. The certificate makes a great "instant" gift for an honored colleague, family member or friend.

Please note: Your purchase is tax-deductible in the U.S.A., and you will receive a receipt from GreaterGood.org for your taxes. 100% of your gift goes to The Petfinder.com Foundation as a grant through GreaterGood.org. GreaterGood Network stores do not receive any profit from the sale of this Gift That Gives More™; we bring it to you in the spirit of the greater good. GreaterGood.org has ultimate authority and discretion with regard to the distribution of its funds. All expenditures made are consistent with the exempt purposes of GreaterGood.org.