Toys can keep indoor kitties entertained!
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Domestic cats kill billions of birds every year in the United States alone.
In the wild, cats have contributed to the extinction of 63 species of birds, reptiles and mammals--including an owl--and have put at least 367 more species at risk of extinction.
Protect birds and other wildlife (and your cat!) by keeping your cat indoors.
We periodically give out cat toys to visitors as a reward for keeping their cats indoors. A lot of our visitors have cats, and many of them already keep their cats inside! That means we go through cat toys pretty quickly.
Special thanks to Ellen Severson for starting this tradition of rewarding people who keep their cats indoors by sending us more than 600 catnip mice over the last few years!
If you are a crafter and would like to help us reward people who keep their cats indoors, knit or crochet some toys for us, and (optionally, but preferred) add a teaspoon of dried catnip wrapped in polyfil to make these toys irresistible! We've rustled up a bunch of patterns, but feel free to use other patterns if you already have a favorite.
Special thanks to Ellen Severson for starting this tradition of rewarding people who keep their cats indoors by sending us more than 600 catnip mice over the last few years!
If you are a crafter and would like to help us reward people who keep their cats indoors, knit or crochet some toys for us, and (optionally, but preferred) add a teaspoon of dried catnip wrapped in polyfil to make these toys irresistible! We've rustled up a bunch of patterns, but feel free to use other patterns if you already have a favorite.
Cat toys can be mailed to our facility in Houston, Minnesota, or hand-delivered if you live nearby.
*Note: if you are outside of the United States, it is illegal to send plant or animal materials through the mail. Make sure your cat toys do not contain catnip or wool.
If using USPS:
International Owl Center
PO Box 536
Houston, MN 55943
If using UPS, FedEx or DHL:
International Owl Center
126 E Cedar St
Houston, MN 55943
As a note, none of these patterns have been test-created by our staff, and the IOC is not responsible for any information in these links. Please check each pattern to see whether the author allows commercial distribution before selling anything you make.
*Note: if you are outside of the United States, it is illegal to send plant or animal materials through the mail. Make sure your cat toys do not contain catnip or wool.
If using USPS:
International Owl Center
PO Box 536
Houston, MN 55943
If using UPS, FedEx or DHL:
International Owl Center
126 E Cedar St
Houston, MN 55943
As a note, none of these patterns have been test-created by our staff, and the IOC is not responsible for any information in these links. Please check each pattern to see whether the author allows commercial distribution before selling anything you make.
