Early July, 2026 Salvie is Adopted! See her in the photo above relaxing in her new home.

Here is her story …

My niece & her roommate found SALVIE roaming around outside a Salvation Army store!

When they asked inside about the cat, they said she must have been dropped off & Animal Control was about to be called!  They did NOT want a kitty anywhere near the store.

This kitty was very friendly and wanted to be rubbed & held!

My niece & her roommate brought her home & called FURR to rescue her.

I called her “SALVIE” and she was a wonderful, beautiful cat!  We got her healthy, spayed & shots.  She was so happy to be at FURR & she loved all of us volunteers…..BUT!  She never took a liking to the other cats!

I don’t think she thought of herself as a cat!  We knew she would be happy in a home with no other cats to steal away any attention.

A wonderful couple adopted SALVIE & they LOVE her!  She is living her best life now & although we miss her, we are thrilled for her great opportunity to have a home!

Feb. 6, 2026🐾 PAWS FOR THE CAUSE – FOX WILMINGTON 🐾

Terry appears on Fox News Wilmington’s “Paws for the Cause” Program with Salvie! Watch their video!

Meet this beautiful 8-month-old female kitty who is ready for her forever home! 💕

She is already spayed, up to date on shots, blood tested, and ready to go. This sweet girl is a domestic short-haired dilute gray tortie with an incredibly soft coat and a BIG personality!

✨ What makes her special:
• Sweet, affectionate, and playful
• Energetic and loves to chat
• Doesn’t like other cats and has NO idea she’s one!
• Absolutely LOVES people and being the center of attention

She would do best as the only cat, soaking up all the love and cuddles from her humans. 🐱💙

Dec. 14, 2025 Yesterday my niece called me.  She & her roommate went to the Salvation Army to drop off some things and a young kitty came running up to them screaming for food & attention.

They asked the SA folks about the cat & they had called animal control to pick her up.  Several employees were allergic to cats, so they did not want her hanging around the store.

No doubt, someone dumped her there. She was extremely sweet.

My niece asked me to take her & I agreed to take her under FURR, but that she would have to foster her until we had room.

“SALVIE” is really precious, not microchipped & now safe, warm & fed in my niece’s bathroom!

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding area only and to approved homes.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

Early July 2026 – Adorable Wildflower (above) is adopted!

Here is Wildflower’s story along her family –

I got a call from the family that needed help trapping a mama cat & 4 kittens.  The family was so great to follow my every suggestion & they managed to trap & rescue all 5 kitties!

FURR assisted in the vet work for the kitties & FURR took in the 4 kittens:  Fern, Wildflower, Forrest & Woody.  The family adopted the mom kitty, BAILEY, and 3 of the 4 kittens got adopted.

WILDFLOWER, however, was extremely timid and had not been adopted in almost a year.  Despite her amazing beauty & small petite size, no one so far was willing to give her a chance.

The original Rescue family saw that we still had WILDFLOWER & said they wanted her!  She will be reunited with her mom, Bailey!

This family is very patient & loving and they will give WILDFLOWER a lifetime of love & care.

You can see that WILDFLOWER was quite scared in the picture not knowing who is holding her, but the reports that I am getting is that she is doing better every day!  

We have this message from her “FURR-ever” home:

“WILDFLOWER is slowing coming out of her shell, she is eating & doing pretty good.  All it takes is patience & love!  I am so grateful to this family for giving WILDFLOWER an opportunity to belong!”

Dec. 6, 2025 – Our silly little FERN (shown left with new Mom) now has a new & wonderful home!  Her new adopters have a SWEET older kitty & wanted a 2nd!

FERN has hit the jackpot with this couple and I’m confident that she will be loved & cared for!!!  The older kitty is super friendly & curious about everything (just like FERN!)

I’m soooo happy for this kitten that was trapped with 3 siblings living in the woods before FURR came to the rescue!

Hooray!

Nov. 13, 2025 Beautiful Wildflower and Fern are still available! See the September updates below for new photos of these sweet girls!

Nov. 7, 2025 Forrest is adopted! It didn’t take long for this BEAUTIFUL kitten to get adopted!  I delivered him today after interviews, meetings, home visit & application!  This couple has another BEAUTIFUL young 3 yr old cat that is really sweet & needed a friend!  I think it’s a great match & im so happy for my kitten trapped from the woods in Rocky Point!

It’s so hard to say goodbye to these kitties, but I know i have to.  Adoptions give homes to former homeless cats and opens a space to save another one!

Im looking forward to seeing pictures of FORREST & his new future girlfriend kitty playing together!

He will be missed at FURR!!!

Oct. 20, 2025 Woody is adopted along with Autumn! Wildflower, Fern and Forrest are still available – please see their stories below.

A really nice couple with 2 sweet little girls came to FURR a couple of times to look at kitties. Over the weekend, they texted me that they had made a decision & wanted AUTUMN & WOODY!!!

I trimmed the 2 kitty’s nails, copied all the paperwork, packed up food & litter & delivered them today.  I cried!  I’m not so attached to Woody because he is a kitten (and everybody loves kittens) but Autumn was quite special to me.  I trapped her as a feral cat & we worked with her for over a year.  She turned out to be extremely grateful for her rescue!  The lady that fed her (and 2 other cats) left them abandoned & moved away leaving all 3 cats.

I trapped all 3.  Two of the cats went to another rescue and I kept Autumn (i was too full already).

Anyway, Autumn turned around & became a hilarious, fun-loving kitty with a BIG personality!  She loved to rub on everybody’s face & head.  I called her the “hair messer-upper” cat!

I will send more pictures later, but both Autumn & Woody settled right in and I’m so happy for both of them.  I wish them a wonderful life from here forward & I am grateful that I could be their beginning!

Sept. 22, 2025 Adorable updated photos of these kittens – now youngsters! In order from left to right in the photo above:

WILDFLOWER – Long haired girl gray tabby colored
WOODY – Short haired boy light orange/buff colored
FERN – Short haired girl gray tabby colored
FORREST– Long haired boy bright orange tabby colored

August 26, 2025 It turns out that Kathy & her granddaughter,  Maxine, we’re RIGHT when they told me that little Wildflower sounded like she was having trouble breathing.

After a couple days of sounding funny, Wildflower got a LOT worse & sounded like she was struggling to breathe.  

I rushed her to Sound Cat & they sedated her & examined her throat saying she needed to be scoped with an endoscope to really see what’s going on.

NC State told me that I could come up, but would be on a waiting list to get her scoped.  No thanks @ $1,000 a day!  The Wilmington Animal ER said that their doc that does the endoscopic exams was booked this week & on vacation next week!

My sister & I worked quickly to fine a vet with a scope & thank goodness, Needham Animal Hospital had one & a very well known vet named Dr. Batts that said he could see Wildflower the NEXT day!

I took her to Dr. Batts & he did surgery on her!  She had a lump in her throat that he had to remove.  Luckily, after worrying about it, she came out of surgery fine!  The lump was biopsied & was not cancer & was not a polyp.  It was caused by some sort of trauma to her throat & could be from her spay surgery.  We will never know, but she is doing great now!

WHEWWW!

The growth is not expected to return according to Dr. Batts.

What a blessing!!! This beautiful little angel is ready for adoption!

July 3, 2025 – Rescued kittens are ready for adoption! Watch them play in their video! Shown above from left to right are:

FURR took in FOUR KITTENS trapped in the woods in Rocky Point, NC!  A really wonderful Samaritan followed my exact instructions and trapped 4 little kittens and their mama.  This family was starving and homeless!

FURR took in the kittens after a couple of weeks and the lady that rescued them kept the mama kitty.

These 4 kittens are now healthy and happy!

We have:

2 orange ones!

2 gray ones!

2 short haired!

2 long haired!

2 girls!

2 boys!

So, you see, we have a great variety to choose from!

ADORABLE, GREAT PURR MOTORS & VERY PLAYFUL!!!

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding area only and to approved homes.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

Feb. 15, 2026 LEMA was adopted yesterday & I feel really good about it!  The young retired couple just fell in love with her at FURR.  Of course, what’s not to love!  I had a LOT of inquiries on LEMA, but this seemed like the best fit.

The couple has another 3 yr old shy kitty that needed a friend.  They also had an adorable little senior dog.

LEMA has adjusted well for only being at her new home for 2 days.  I think this adoption is gonna be a success!

We will really miss LEMA @ FURR!  She was so friendly & she was our door greeter for room 1!

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding area only and to approved homes.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

April 12, 2026 BLUE MARLIN ADOPTED…..FINALLY!  HOORAY!

It’s been a long road baby!  The foster parents that had BLUE FISH & BLUE MARLIN contacted me.  Since our poor poor kitty, BLUE FISH, passed away, BLUE MARLIN has been so sad & depressed.  MARLIN developed a UTI and had to go to the vet.

Both BLUE FISH & BLUE MARLIN had been so close and had been together for over two years.

The foster mom, shown above, had been wanting to rehome both cats for over a year now which has been very stressful for me.

The husband had gotten a large very energetic dog that wanted to chase the cats.  Keeping the cats & the dog separated was causing problems.  The wife wanted to keep the cats & the husband wanted to keep the new dog.

 As time passed, and BLUE FISH passed away unexpectedly, BLUE MARLIN became very attached to and dependant on the wife.  She gave him meds to help with his UTI and said that MARLIN was sleeping with her.

The dog had seemed to make a little progress in training & the wife and I both agreed that a rehoming for MARLIN right now would be horrible & stressful for him.

She talked with her husband & he finally agreed to let her keep MARLIN & adopt him!

March 1, 2026 PawPrints Magazine features Blue Marlin on the cover of it’s March 2026 issue!

What a handsome boy!

Read Blue Marlin’s article!

He’s more in need of a FURR-ever home than ever after his brother and best friend, Blue Fish, passed away last month. Read their photos and rescue story below.

Feb. 15, 2026 Sadly, BLUE FISH went to Heaven this past week.

The foster who has BLUE MARLIN & BLUE FISH called me urgently & said that BLUE FISH was struggling to breathe.

I told her to rush him to the emergency vet.  BLUE FISH was checked out, had xrays & was put on oxygen.

The xrays showed his airways were blocked & his lungs were struggling.  It was told to me that he would not improve.  Sadly & suddenly, this precious beautiful boy had to be put to sleep. 

It just rips your heart out to think about a 2 yr old kitty leaving this world so soon.  He leaves behind his loving partner, Blue Marlin.  The 2 cats were inseparable.

The “Blues Brothers” as I called them, have been together for 2 years.  They are not really brothers and were a year apart, but they looked alike and were attached.

I asked the foster to keep me posted on how Blue Marlin was handling things, and she told me that he seemed to be ok….

Meanwhile, I have to go pick up Blue Fish’s ashes tomorrow and that will be hard.

The foster still wants to get Blue Marlin out of her house asap because of the dog that they purchased that wants to chase & possibly eat the cat.

Please say a prayer for Blue Fish who has crossed over the rainbow bridge.  He was adorable, sweet & way way too young to leave this world.  I am just in disbelief.

Of course, i have to pay all his bills tomorrow for private cremation & vet hospital when I pick him up.  It’s just awful.

I hope we can find a home for Blue Marlin really soon.  He deserves a fresh start.

2025 – Perch now lives in FURR’s Sanctuary.

September 4, 2025 These poor cats had been adopted before, by another person who loved them, and she returned them when her house was condemned.  The house had a bat problem that couldn’t be fixed.

Now, BLUE FISH & BLUE MARLIN are up for adoption again.  They are beautiful, soft Russian Blue mix kitties, both with a white spot on their chest.

The two brothers have the same parents, but are a year apart from 2 different litters.  They came from the torn down seafood production plant where I rescued 70 cats.

These are the sweetest cats ever and are now, probably, around 5 years old.  They have been through so much.

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding area only and to approved homes.

To schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

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May 19, 2025 Terry has decided it’s best for Perch to remain at FURR, living our Sanctuary with plenty of FURR-friends and all the kitty comforts, so he is no longer available for adoption.

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October 20, 2024 Watch Blue Marlin’s new video! How could ANYONE “NOT” want this teddy bear and possibly one of his brothers!!!  This cat is like BIG pillow and soooo kind and sweet!

July 20, 2024 These two handsome brothers are doing great, having recently been returned to FURR, so once again they’re looking for a new home.   Terry adopted out Perch & Blue Marlin a couple months ago, however the adopter’s situation recently changed and, sadly, they are no longer able to keep these kitties.

While Terry follows a careful, thorough process to evaluate and approve interested adopters, sometimes things just don’t work out as planned. Fortunately, FURR accepts returns of kitties originally adopted from us to ensure they never again end up where they started – homeless and in need of rescue!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding area only and to approved homes.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

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May 21, 2024 I finally approved of an adopter for my precious boys: PERCH & BLUE MARLIN!

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Nov 2023 See how sweet and handsome Blue Marlin is in this latest photo and his new video! His brother, Perch, is not shown but they look just alike!

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July 2023 I’m the sweetest boy and just a teensy shy, but OH I’m so soft and I love to be petted!!!  I get along great with all the other kitties and everyone at FURR loves me!  I am about a year old. I have a brother named Perch (mentioned in our Seafood Colony article) we look just alike!  What’s more beautiful than a silvery smooth Russian Blue mix!!! 

March 16, 2026 Lilac is adopted by her Foster parents! We have foster failures among us & I couldn’t be happier!!!

Laura & Jim have been fostering our adorable little LILAC, the kitten I pulled from Duplin County pound.  It was a fluke and a long story about how I got involved with this rescue, but I’m so glad I did! Read this story dated Dec. 14, 2025 below!

Laura is recovering from her 2nd hip replacement surgery & she is doing well.  We miss her at FURR, but we know she will be back when she is able.

Meanwhile, Laura & Jim have fallen in love with Lilac and Lilac loves the dogs and all the other cats!

These pictures are priceless, and the one with 4 kitties (ALL adopted from FURR!!!) are sitting with Laura in her bedroom, is just heart warming!

Laura & Jim now have FOUR adopted FURR cats (photo above), 1 other cat & 2 rescued dogs!

I’m so happy for Lilac!  Thank you Laura & Jim for deciding to keep her & give her a loving home! CONGRATS LAURA & JIM! LOVE these pictures!

Feb. 26, 2026 – New playful photos of sweet, pretty Lilac!

Dec. 14, 2025 Yesterday I received several phone calls & emails about a kitten at animal control.  Many Rescue groups had been called & all were full.  I do not normally pull from animal control because I have such a waiting list of cats needing rescue right here in Hampstead.  

It looked like this kitten was doomed, so I agreed to take it & put it in the only space I had:  the small people bathroom at FURR.

Kristy, a FURR Volunteer, drove to the animal control (which was out of town for me & a little closer to her) and she got the kitten.  I met her & picked it up.

Well, low & behold, it’s just about the cutest darn thing ive ever seen & just as sweet.  At only 8 weeks old, i was amazed at her happy ways!??

The kitten, named LILAC, stayed at FURR last night.  Thanks to Laura & Jim, the kitten now has an amazing foster home.

I was quite hesitant about handing this tiny, “purrfect” baby over.  Just seeing this kitten you’re smitten!  She won’t last long before being adopted!

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding area only and to approved homes.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

Dec. 4, 2025 Bonnie and June kittens adopted together!

I’m trilled to share the picture of the wonderful & cat-loving couple that adopted BONNIE & JUNE!!!  The kittens are doing great and they have such an amazing home with their new adopters!

Many thanks to our FURR volunteers, the Lazours, who fostered the kittens for FURR due to space constraints.  I believe that Laura & Jim cared for & loved these little kitties so much that it helped them transition beautifully into a new home.

Also thanks to Marc & Sarah who alerted me to the kittens needing rescue.  It was so satisfying to get them trapped & out of the woods where they were living.

It takes a village!  Thanks to all who helped with these beautiful kittens!

Oct. 31, 2025 Major update and good news! BONNIE (Siamese mix) & JUNE (Russian Blue mix), the 2 kittens that I trapped & rescued from Rocky Point, NC, are doing great! I can’t thank Laura & Jim enough for fostering these 2 babies! FURR was completely overwhelmed!

Both are SUPER sweet, loving kittens! They love to play together & are healthy & happy sisters! They are now spayed, shots, tested, etc., and ready to go! They are still learning about humans, but coming along quickly! They would probably do best in a quieter home &, of course, priority given to adopters that are willing to keep them together!

BONNIE & JUNE certainly are GORGEOUS kittens with really soft fur! They will not last long, so text FURR soon if you want to squeeze them! Contact Terry Schultz, FURR’s President, at 864-483-2444.

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding area only and to approved homes.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

Dec. 26, 2025 Tough day today but for a good reason!

BLOSSOM was adopted today by a wonderful family!  They fell in love with BLOSSOM & the couple has 3 little kids!  There aren’t many cats that I would want to go to such a busy household with children, but BLOSSOM is all about it!

I took BLOSSOM today & she just had a ball looking out all the big windows & running around the master bedroom where she will stay for a while to get acclimated.  The 3 little kids didn’t bother her a bit & I think it was more exciting for her!

I cried all the way home after saying goodbye to this amazing cat.  We are all going to miss BLOSSOM, the “purrfect” cat!

I do think she will be much happier with no other cats around.  She never realized that “she” was a cat, & she didn’t really like other felines to take away attention from her!

This was a wonderful match & a great adoption!  Im so happy & so sad at the same time.  It tears out your heart strings to say goodbye.

Be happy BLOSSOM!!!

Nov. 29, 2025 See how sweet and affectionate she is in her new video!

Oct. 27, 2025 Meet Blossom, a young Tuxedo female!  She is an “in your face”  kinda girl!  BLOSSOM never met a stranger! Watch her videos: Blossom-1 and Blossom-2

This beautiful Tuxedo girl was surrendered by her owner, who could not care for her properly any more.  

BLOSSOM has been completely vetted by FURR & is in excellent health.  She LOVES to eat, so the sound of a can opening brings her sprinting!!!  

BLOSSOM would probably love to be an only kitty & get all the love for herself, but really, she will fit well in any household.  This one’s a keeper!!!

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding area only and to approved homes.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

Nov. 1, 2025 I’ve made the difficult decision today to move these 2 cats from the FURR adoption center out to the sanctuary.

It is heartbreaking for me to have to face the reality that I could not get these cats ready for adoption.

I have spent THREE years working with these 2 cats & I still cannot put Revolution on them, trim their nails or pick them up without an act of Congress!

Learn more about Perch’s amazing story.

No one wants these cats & I love them both so much.  I have gotten so close to them….but usually at a distance.  I’m the only one that can pet them, but that’s about it.

Both PERCH & SPOT were trapped & rescued at the Atlantic Seafood place that closed down.

I have no idea what there life was like before I saved them, but I imagine it was survival of the fittest.

It’s difficult to accept that there will be a few feral cats that have been so traumatized by humans that they cannot recover.

I know they will be ok at the sanctuary, but today would be their last Revolution treatment, their last personal “hands on” by me and the last time they will see their close siblings.

PERCH was crying in his temporary cage at the sanctuary & my heart just broke.  When I added SPOT to join him, he quieted down.

I know this is only a temporary transition period, but I hate it for them.  They don’t understand what’s happening to them.

Please say a prayer for PERCH, SPOT & for me.  It’s tough love at Its max.

Thank you.

Terry Schultz

January 14, 2026 The little black cat that I trapped going through the garbage at Food Lion HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!!

This adorable tiny cat with a BIG personality went to an amazing family today!  Dad + 6 older kids was “purrfect” for Lioness!  No doubt, Lioness will entertain them as much as they will entertain her!

I could not be happier with this great match!  We will all miss Lioness at FURR and her sweet & playful nature, but this is what it’s all about folks!

Trash dump kitty hits the lottery! My heart is so happy right now!

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November 1, 2025 Watch her affectionate, playful nature new video!

September 22, 2025 Last week I was going by Food Lion in Hampstead late one night when I saw a little black kitten rummaging through some trash!

I quickly ran to FURR, got a trap & within about 3 milaseconds, I had her in my trap….she was TINY.  She was quiet as a mouse.

Back at FURR, all I had left was our “people” bathroom & that’s where she would have to go.

I reached into the trap to scruff her & bring her out and she started making air biscuits while I held her by the neck!  

Well, this is good news!  She was actually thrilled that I was holding her & when I put her down, she started rubbing my legs.  

She voraciously ate a can of kitten food & I began treating her for fleas & worms, etc.

I named her “Lioness” since she came from Food Lion & looked like a little black panther.

Needless to say, she is precious, adorable, sweeeet & only a teensy shy.

Someone will be VERY blessed to have this baby in their home!!!

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding area only and to approved homes.

To schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.