Naturally Fresh’s 2nd Annual Gotcha Day Helps Thousands of Kittens Find Homes
Naturally Fresh Cat Litter, a leading eco-friendly cat litter brand, celebrated the “kitten season” of summer with their 2nd annual Gotcha Day initiative. Inviting cat parents from across the country to join in on the fun, Naturally Fresh hosted a sweepstakes for the chance to win free vet care for one year, 1,000 pounds of litter donated to their favorite shelter or rescue and more. The initiative was expanded to include seven well-deserving shelters throughout four major US markets (Seattle, Portland, Phoenix and Denver), increasing the matched adoption fees donation to more than $20,000.
June and July mark the months of “kitten season,” one of the busiest times of the year for animal shelters. The Gotcha Day initiative, named after the memorable day a shelter pet is adopted, encouraged and rewarded cat adoptions by offering free New Cat Parent Adoption Kits, including a free bag of litter, throughout the two summer months. As June marked the month for American Humane’s Adopt-a-Cat Month™ and ASPCA’s Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month, this initiative aligned perfectly to unite as many adopters as possible with cat kids in need of a forever home.
“As the busiest time of year for animal shelters and rescues with cats, kitten season is near and dear to our hearts. There’s always more we can do, which is why we wanted to expand our efforts to seven key animal shelters this year and introduce a national sweepstakes,” said Helen Cantrell, director of marketing and sales. “At Naturally Fresh, we put the health and happiness of cats and their owners at the forefront, whether that is through producing litter that’s safe for cats, their owners and the planet or supporting shelters with the litter and educational tools new cat parents need, we’re honored to be a part of helping 2,797 cats find their new forever homes this year.”
Throughout June and July, all new cat adoptions at participating shelters received a free New Cat Parent Adoption Kit, which included a bag of Naturally Fresh litter, eco-friendly cat care ideas, pet parent pro tips and more. Along with the bag of litter, Naturally Fresh offered a $5 coupon with each adoption at these shelters. Shelters will continue to distribute bags of litter to cat adopters until there are none remaining.
This year, Naturally Fresh introduced a new element to the Gotcha Day celebration – a national sweepstakes for cat parents to share their own Gotcha Day story and how their cat kid has upgraded their lives. By sharing their stories, cat parents were entered for the chance to win a variety of prizes. Out of approximately 2,500 entries, Tim K. of Ohio won the grand prize of free vet care for one year (up to $2,000 value), a cat health package and 1,000 pounds of litter donated to his favorite shelter or rescue, S.T.O.P Cat Shelter and Spay/Neuter Clinic. Five 1st runner-up winners were randomly selected to receive a one-year subscription to KitNipBox, one bag of Naturally Fresh every month for six months and one Naturally Fresh shirt. Fifty 2nd runner-up winners were randomly selected to receive one coupon for a free bag of Naturally Fresh.
Naturally Fresh worked with seven shelters across Seattle, Portland, Phoenix and Denver markets: Seattle Humane Society, Seattle Area Feline Rescue, Oregon Humane Society, The Pixie Project, Humane Society of Boulder Valley, Fearless Kitty Rescue and Home Fur Good. Naturally Fresh donated litter for use at the shelters and in foster homes in hopes that there would be less of a litter transition for newly adopted cats and kittens. In the past two years, Naturally Fresh has donated more than 370,000 pounds of litter to support local shelters and rescues nationwide.