Central Florida Adoption Groups
(NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS)
If you are going to find homes for kittens on your own please read carefully the adoption guidelines page. If you do not want to try it on your own, the following information might help. If you have kittens that need homes, it is possible that one of the organizations here might take the kittens in or help you find a home while you foster them.
If you cannot contact them by phone you can get information by talking to the organizations in person at their adoption centers. Several of these organizations set up on Saturdays and Sundays at PetSmart and PetCo stores around the area.
DO NOT Bring dogs or cats to the adoption center to surrender! They will not have the means to deal with them there. You should only approach the groups at the adoption center for information on how the organization works and how to contact the proper people for assistance!
Also, remember these groups are NON PROFIT and most of them are staffed completely by individuals that volunteer their time. Please be willing to help them in some way, either financially or with your time, if you expect them to help you! Also, be patient and persistent. They may not be able to get back to you the same day. They may be over worked and under staffed and lose track of your information so do call back.
Orange County
Orlando
Bow Wow Meow - Cats and dogs
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/FL557.html
Contact Donna March donnamarsh@mail.com Or Lisa bowwowmeow@mail.com
This group has very limited space. They require that all dogs have a current test for heart worm and Cats test negative for FIV/FeLV. Also a donation to cover boarding and spay / neuter costs is required at the time of relinquishment. Please e-mail directly for more information.
Candy’s Cats, Inc., 130 Arnhym Drive, Orlando, FL 32835
(407) 760-2052; contact: Candy Sullivan
candyscats.rescuegroups.org; candyscats@aol.com
Adoptions at Petco on 2410 East Colonial Dr.
Accepts owner turn-ins with a fee; no-kill:
Helping Paws Humane Society, P.O. Box 701157, St. Cloud, FL 34770
Donna (407) 957-8583 / 407-980-9014
South Orlando - Adoptions @ Pet Smart on Sand Lake and John Young (8219 S John Young Pkwy)
Spayit@cfl.rr.com; www.petfinder.org/shelters/FL167.html
Foster home network; “We rescue as many animals as space allows including abandoned cats roaming the streets, those scheduled for euthanasia at animal control agencies, and owner turnovers.” Does not accept ferals. FIV and FeLV positive cats are euthanized or referred to 10th Life Sanctuary in Clewiston, FL. Intakes from any county. No waiting list.
It’s All About the Cats, Inc., (IAATCI) P.O. Box 592984, Orlando, FL 32859-2984
itsaboutcats@rescuegroups.org ; www.itsaboutcats.rescuegroups.org 407-401-8630
South Orlando -Adoptions @ PetCo in The Loop south John Young near Kissimmee, Saturday afternoon and evenings.
Network of foster homes for about 100 friendly abandoned cats and owner surrenders. No ferals. Special needs, including FIV and FeLV positive cats are evaluated on a case by case basis. No-kill; euthanizes only if no quality of life or serious injury. Accepts kittens and friendly adults from anywhere in central Florida on a very limited bass when space is available in their ongoing foster homes. However, they will work with nearly anyone who can foster the cats themselves on a temporary basis. IAATC will help you with all medical costs and provide an adoption venue to help you find the cats a new home.
As the Foster parent you are responsible for transporting the cat to the vet and the adoption center and keeping up with it’s records. Adoptions are done every weekend at the PetCo store located in Loop shopping center in South Orlando / Kissimmee. They ask that foster parents please help at the adoption center or assist with other tasks at least 6 hours per month.
A New Beginning Pet Care and Rescue,
P.O. Box 536113, Orlando, FL 32853(407) 251-5458;
abbydabbydo@cfl.rr.com; www.petfinder.org/shelters/FL163.html
Www.anewbeginning.petfinder.org
Adoptions from PetSmart on East Colonial (6134 E Colonial Dr) No-kill except if animal is dying; no ferals or abandoned cats; mostly take cats from pound but do take some owner-turn-ins (must have been tested negative for FIV/FeLV) if there is room. Use foster homes for cats; do not keep a waiting list; prefer being contacted by mail.
Orange County Animal Services Pet Rescue and Adoption Center, Spay/Neuter Clinic,
2765 Conroy Road, Orlando, FL 32839-2162
(407) 836-3111;
www.ocnetpets.com; AnimalServices@ocfl.net
Adoptions also at PetSmart 9585 W Colonial Dr., Ocoee ****This is a high-kill county facility. - Not A Non Profit
RAIN (Rescuing Animals in Need), P.O. Box 608221, Orlando, FL 32860-8221
(407) 620-9736; Www.rescuinganimalsinneed.org; info@rescuinganimalsinneed.org
Every other Sunday at PetSmart 4510 S US 17-92, Casselberry, Also PetSmart 4550 W Lake Mary Blvd, Lake Mary( cats always at store in permanent facility)
SPCA of Central Florida– Orlando Orange County Shelter, 2727 Conroy Road,
Orlando, FL 32839
(407) 351-7722; www.ohs-spca.org
Takes only owner turn-ins (“ownership” may include feeding/care taking of a abandoned cat for at least one continuous month);
**** this is a high-kill facility with paid employees. Not quite the same as the other small all volunteer no kill groups listed here.
Winter Springs
The Street Cat Sanctuary, Inc./Pet Rescue and Supply, inc.,
1491 East S.R. 434, Suite 110, Winter Springs, FL 32708
Contact person: Debra Phillips-Csuy (407) 359-0456
www.petfinder.org/shelters/FL302.html; debrcats@yahoo.com;
www.petrescueandsupply.org
Animal rescue; as of 3/21/06, was in process of moving
http://www.cats-can.org/
http://www.petrescuebyjudy.com/contributors.htm
Brevard County
Cocoa
Alley Cat and Canine Orphans, P.O. Box 236323, Cocoa, FL 32923
321-637-8980
Contact by E-mail only: AlleyCatOrphan@aol.com
www.alley-cat-orphans.petfinder.com
www.petfinder.org/shelters/FL206.html
No-kill
Humane Society of Central Brevard, 1020 Cox Rd., Cocoa, FL 32926-4237
(321) 636-3343
Accepts owner-turn-ins; no FIV or FeLV; no ferals except kittens
**** “Low kill” This is a county facility. - Not A Non Profit
Space Coast Feline Network-
http://www.spacecoastfelinenetwork.com/
Lake County
Sorrento
The Cat Protection Society, P.O. Box 1078, Sorrento, FL 32776
(352) 735-2287
A no-kill sanctuary. Accepts only abandoned cats; works with the county’s animal control facility to accept kittens that would otherwise be euthanized by that agency. Moving to Eustis in summer of 2006
Occeola County
St. Cloud
Spay The Stays, Inc
P.O.Box 700112
St. Cloud, Fl
407-460-2305 Phone / 407-847-5300 Fax
E-mail SpayTheStrays@AOL.com
TNR ONLY- not an adoption group!
Seminole County
Oviedo
Whiskers and Paws
Oviedo, FL.
Michele (407)375-2898; Angela (321)262-4330
www.whiskersandpaws.org
Adoptions at PetSmart 1800 Evans Rd, Melbourne
Cat and kitten rescue organization; foster homes for 30-40 cats; no ferals or abandoned cats except some kittens. Usually full, but each case is considered, so worth trying.
More Options
Not in the Orlando area? Need to find groups closer to home? Try looking at alleycats.org local resource listings, PetFinder.com, spayusa.com or http://www.sheltersearch.net/shelters/index2.html
Shelter Search also try to check with your local animal control agency for more recommendations.
Local groups across the nation - a few we know of -
Perfect Pet Pals Honolulu, Hawaii
LA Kitten Rescue
Noah's Wish
Are sanctuaries the answer?
No. Not only is it very costly to build and maintain sanctuaries, but being rounded up and put into facilities is not the best option for the cats.
Sanctuaries are not an easy adjustment for feral cats that are used to the freedom and familiarity of their home turf and the other cats in their colony.
There's a far more effective, cost-efficient, and humane way to help ferals.
So what is the solution?
We recommend trap/neuter/return (TNR) as the most humane and cost effective way to help feral cats.
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