A new campaign by the Dumb Friends League is asking people in dog-only homes to consider taking in a cat. Last year alone, the Dumb Friends League took in more than 10,000 abandoned, lost or stray cats.

The Dumb Friends League is partnering with VCA Animal Hospitals and the CATalyst Council on a campaign to get the word out about the new program. Letters being sent dog-only homes in the VCA database are written from the dog’s perspective. It’s a request from the family dog to be like other dogs in 40 percent of American homes that have cats in their families as well.

Through the Dog-Friendly Cat Program, families can bring their dogs in to meet with potential feline friends. Cats adopted are also spayed or neutered, microchipped and given their first round of vaccinations for no additional charge.

To find out more about the Dog-Friendly Cat Program, go to www.ddfl.org/dogfriendlycats.

If you would like more information about the process of introducing a cat into your dog-friendly home, check out this story in the Spring 2010 Issue of The American Dog Magazine, “Can You Bring a Cat Home …”