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WELCOME to the Friends For the Dearborn Animal Shelter Stray Cat Strut

The Friends For the Dearborn Animal Shelter proudly bring you The Stray Cat Strut - a community-wide, public art display of fiberglass cat sculptures, each sponsored by generous donors and uniquely designed and decorated by prominent local artists.  The summer-long art exhibit raises awareness and assists in generating funds for a greatly needed new animal adoption and education center in the city of Dearborn.

The existing shelter facility is desperately outdated and incapable of handling the current volume of animals, making day-to-day operations difficult for staff, volunteers, and adopting families.  Using The Stray Cat Strut as a catalyst for our fundraising efforts and relying on the kindness and generosity of supporters like you, a new state-of-the-art shelter facility in the heart of Dearborn adjacent to the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, will soon become a reality.  To add to the excitement, the new center will be a LEED Certified, "Green", environmentally friendly building.  It is truly, an alley cat's dream.

For your viewing pleasure, the Cats will pussfoot their way through the Dearborn and metro Detroit areas from May through September 2005.  Check out the calendar of events for current social commitments and cat viewing locations.

Concluding with a "Feline Finale" on September 16, the stray cats will strut their stuff one last time ... on the auction block.  Selected cats will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at this unforgettable fundraising gala and auction.  Don't miss your chance to call one of these cats your own. 

Sponsorships, Prestige Packages, and tickets are still available for the September Feline Finale adoption auction event. 

For more information, contact the Stray Cat Strut Project Leader, Nan, at friends-stray-cat-strut@dearborn-animals.com.

   Stray Cats and Their Current Bids

  1. 2005 Sport Cat GT - Sold

  2. A Fairy Nice Cat  - $500

  3. Bertie Duke of Windsor - eBay

  4. Brian Catzpurr Orchestra
So Hot / So Cool  - $499

  5. Buttons  - $499

  6. Cat Ba’lue  - $499

  7. Cat Chow - Sold

  8. Cat Fish - Sold

  9. Catshepsut, Caterinarian of the Nile  - $500

10. Fantastic Feline  - $499

11. Felis Stellaris  - $499

12. Garden Cat - Sold

13. Hot Mews !! - $499

14. Internal Specialist, DVM  - $499

15. Jeweled Jellicle  - $499

16. Jungle Cat  - $499

17. Kiddie Kat  - $499

18. Kitty Cat-tle  - $499

19. Klimt Cat  - $499

20. Loved - Sold

21. Miss Suchi  - $499

22. Mosaic Kitty  - $499

23. Opticat  - $499

24. Pigskin - eBay

25. Play Ball - eBay

26. Presidential Puss  - $499

27. Purr-Snickety  - $499

28. Strapping Meerkat with Heart on Sleeve  - $499

29. True Grip  - $499

30. Tuxedo Cat About Town  - $500

The Stray Cats Band

In the 1980s, The Stray Cats band led by American-born Brian Setzer brought a slick 50s rockabilly into the top ten and heavy rotation on MTV. Their 1982 record Built for Speed had three top ten hits: 'Stray Cat Strut', 'Rumble In Brighton' and 'Rock This Town'. It reached number two on the charts, was was a million-seller. The band split in 1984.  

Chicago, New York, Las Vegas - London, Sydney, Tokyo and many other cities did Cows on Parade.  Naples, Florida did Gators Galore, Los Angeles did Angels, Lexington did Horses and closer to home, Royal Oak did Polar Bears for the Zoo and Birmingham did Dog Town.  Dearborn, to benefit Friends For the Dearborn Animal Shelter, is doing Stray Cat Strut -- cats with cat-itude!!