Meow Foundation

I’ll have to jump in as well. I’m not a cat owner, and i’ve never even considered owing one due to allergies. But I do know some of the volunteers and executives of the charity, and they’re as honorable and caring as some of the best people I’ve ever known. They struggle with the funding they have and do what they can within their resources. Most importantly, their spaying project has probably done more to help the cat population (and prevented a lot of carcasses dumped into landfills). I have only but praise and sympathy for their efforts.

This organization is UNETHICALLY overloaded with cats. I’m not posting to comment about MEOWS efforts with their other program just strictly about my experience adopting a cat from them.
This organization keep 90+ cats all in the same small residential house, which means that disease and illness is ramped. They are a no kill foundation, however the conditions in which these cats live are atrocious. You can ask any of the adoption coordinators and they will tell you that it is standard for every cat they adopt out to have feline hepatitis, or some other illness, which they got from staying in the MEOW house.
The volunteers are nice people and their efforts are admirable, however I truly believe that even if this facility had more money they would still accept more cats than they ethically should. Please take the time to compare this facility to the Calgary Humane Society and you will see that the MEOW house is shockingly dirty by comparison, that is if the powerful smell of cats emanating from the MEOW house doesn’t tell you something in and of its self.
The cat I saved from this organization is a wonderful pet and I will love her always. BUT she has been mentally traumatized from being around so many other cats and will have hepatitis for life. Her treatment while with MEOW was poor.
Be careful where your are adopting your animals, but please adopt don’t shop
Healthy environment = healthy cats
Meow foundations = Unhealthy environment =Unhealthy cats

I am going to have to jump in and say that the Meow Foundation is an organization that does what they can, with the resources that they have. I am involved and keep up to date with Calgary’s animal rescue non profit community, and things can be tough.
I also want to point out that being a no-​kill shelter, the Meow Foundation does not just take in every cat. They take in only stray and abandoned cats and emergency cases. They foster out orphaned kittens/​pregnant cats to homes that can accommodate to this. They do not house feral cats since this is very stressful for the cats; instead they run the Trap/​Neuter/​Release program in order to implement population control. They base their intake on capacity. If they have no room, they cannot take in more cats. Given that they are a registered charity and humane society, I highly doubt they would «unethically» overload themselves.
Also, in Calgary for strays that do not end up somewhere like MEOW, cats often end up at the Calgary Humane. While the Humane Society is an awesome organization with an open door policy, they do unfortunately have to euthanize in the case that an animal is too unhealthy to treat, un-​adoptable, or has extreme behavioral issues. So… would you rather see a stray cat in a crowded shelter doing the best they can, or a shelter with an open door policy also doing the best they can, but may unfortunately have to euthanize the kitty if is isn’t adoptable? It is a tough choice because obviously neither is ideal in a perfect world, but it is reality for most animal rescues.
I also support the work the MEOW foundation does within the community to reduce the stray cat population. Not only do they have the TNR program, but also SNAP– Spay and neuter assistance program. Scope it out.
I advise that we support organizations like MEOW in order to create the healthiest environment possible for the animals, and realize that in a large way, it is society’s fault that these poor kitties are in a shelter in the first place. Spay, neuter, and license your pets! Don’t take an animal into your family and then abandon it. Adopt a rescue!

This is an amazing cat rescue organization in that they promise that no cat that enters their facility will be put down. They facilitate the adoption of stray and abandoned cats that they rescue into new loving, permanent homes. MEOW Foundation is also integral in providing cat care info and spay/​neuter education to its Calgary residents.
The wonderful thing is when an applicant is approved they can bring the cat home for a trial visit, and Meow workers check in periodically to see if the marriage has been successful. This ensures that both the pet and the adopters are happy.
Meow also provides an online cat-​alogue where you can see what cat is available to adopt; they have different categories, short to long, adults to kittens. This is always updated and the descriptions are always witty and informative.
I want to meet the cat namer at Meow; their work is really cut out for them.