Adoption tips

1) Try to take REALLY good pics.
2) Pull at heart strings. Write the ad as if it were the kitties speaking, ie "Won't someone out there give us the wonderful forever home we so deserve?"
3) Mention all the adoption fee includes. If you have Facebook, put the word out on your status. Get friends to spread the word. Networking is a GREAT tool.

Good luck!

Sent you a PM. Go by your gut feeling - if you get a bad vibe from someone & don't know why - don't get them a kitty. Like Kailie said, play down the adoption fee - some people freak at one. Stress all the medical care they've had & don't list an exact fee in the ad, you don't want people to pick your kittens because they're cheaper than someone else's.

There is an adoption contract you can use here on SaveSamoa.org

lots of tips on what to look for here
http://www.flippyscatpage.com/health.html#findadoptor

At the shelter, we always have them fill out the adoption application before even looking at the animals and go ovver the questions when they do not have the form in front of them to remind them what they wrote to see if the answers differ - usually a major red flag

What we have up on SaveSamoa is an adoption agreement - a contract - not an application (we should put one up, actually). You need references, vet references, where they work - info like that in order to screen people. Eithne's suggestion of checking what they wrote vs. what they say when you talk about it is a good one.

We did this with Billy and Bing. Of course - we ended up with Billy. But we were trying to adopt out almost two year old cats that had been living exclusively outside, and we couldn't foster either.

Have you tried an e-mail campaign to shelters/foster networks in your area to see if anyone can take them in to foster? We have several groups around here that will take in a pregnant momma and socialize the kittens - and get momma adopted out too if it seems like she'd adjust... it just takes a lot of work on the e-mails to find them.

It REALLY helps if you explain that you rescue on your own, but due to current circumstances, you cannot foster any more, and financially you're focused on getting a number of cats spayed/neutered. (A lot of groups don't take the time to READ an e-mail, and just write back some nasty "why'd you let your cat get pregnant" respose, so just nip that in the bud right off the bat).

Go to http://www.petfinder.com and search on just "cat" in your zip code. All the animals up for adoption show up - pages and pages of them. All cats list an org next to them. Click on one animal associated with each org. Within that page you will find a link to a description of the org - track that down, and figure out how to contact them. They all have an e-mail somewhere. But GET A NOTEBOOK and write down the e-mail address and next to it the name of the org. Almost everyone uses private e-mail addresses, so when they reply, unless you have that list of what e-mail was for what org, it can be really hard to know which org you're talking to - you'll find that a really helpful reference.

Expect 2 - 5 responses within a week or two for every 15 - 20 e-mails sent. It's kitten season.

YAY, great news hun! Still sending vibes for the rest!

Sending that those little kitties find wonderful loving homes.