Founded in October 2005, Nashville Cat Rescue has placed more than 11,000 cats into loving forever homes. What started with just one adoption center and four foster homes has grown to a network of more than 50 foster homes, 100 volunteers, and 6 adoption centers. NCR’s mission is to rescue cats and kittens from Middle Tennessee area streets and high-kill shelters and adopt them into loving homes. We focus on rescuing cats and kittens who have been abandoned, rescued from neglectful or abusive homes, or are at risk of euthanasia at high-kill shelters. We receive over 16,000 intake requests per year, many for special-needs cats or kittens requiring advanced medical care. NCR enforces no age limit on intakes and rescues countless cats who would be euthanized upon intake at a shelter. Operating without a brick-and-mortar rescue facility and without paid staff, NCR relies on the hard work and dedication of our foster parents and volunteers to help rescue, house, and prepare our cats for adoption. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, NCR relies almost exclusively on funding from grants, private donations, and adoption fees to operate. Every dollar received by NCR goes directly towards rescue, foster, adoption, and programs that educate the public on the importance of responsible pet ownership.
Your first step should be research. Seek information from trusted sources on things like general cat ownership, helping a cat adjust to a new home, and if applicable, introductions to other pets. If you’re up to the rewarding task of cat ownership, make sure everyone in your household is on board and you have your landlord’s permission (if applicable). Purchase the basic supplies and prepare your home for your new family member. Now the fun part, go meet cats! We don’t have a shelter facility, so our kitties are either in foster homes or one of our adoption partners. Once you’ve fallen in love and are ready to adopt, you’ll fill out an application, contract, and pay an adoption fee of $125. The adoption fee covers the standard vetting every NCR cat receives: spay/neuter, vaccinations, combo testing, and deworming.