NEED NEUTER ASSISTANCE?
We would much rather help you get your pet fixed over re-homing a litter of kittens any day! So let’s be proactive and get your pets, strays and barn cats taken care of. Please email rescue@cattyshackhuntsville.org if you would like to get information about how we can help. Generally, we will set up an appointment for you, on our account, at the North Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic or at Flint River Animal Hospital.
You can also check out this website for assistance all across Alabama if you are located outside of Huntsville and need something more convenient.
And here is info on the Fixin Alabama $5 spay/neuter program for Madison County and the City of Huntsville residents!
NEED HELP WITH FOOD OR STANDARD VETTING?
Check out Greater Huntsville Humane Society’s Kings Kitchen Program to help feed your pet and the Banfield Foundation to search the national bank of vet assistance programs. Do not search by state, click on the National list. Huntsville Animal Services now has a Pet Food Pantry as well!
REHOMING YOUR PET?
We are a shelter-only rescue. That means your pet does not take priority over a cat or kitten in the shelter that will be euthanized at the end of the week, or a critically sick or injured kitten without a place to call home. However, we will consider helping you re-home your pet if you are able to foster it until it is adopted.
To be eligible, your pet must be tested for FeLV and FIV, be current on FVRCP and Rabies vaccines, and must be spayed/neutered. Your vet will need to email it’s patient chart to info@cattyshackhsv.org. And we do ask that you make a donation to our rescue for the use of our resources.
DIY pet placement sites:
- Home To Home
- Adopt-A-Pet’s Re-Home Feature
- Get Your Pet
- ReHome Your Pets
- Facebook groups:
– Responsible Pet Owners and Rescuers of North AL
– Rehoming Pets Responsibly in North Alabama
Please do not EVER post an animal “free to a good home”, and always ask for a vet reference. You want to make sure the new owners are good pet owners and understand the importance of vaccinations, indoor life, and know that they will not declaw the cat.
FOUND A STRAY?
First and foremost, you have to make sure that animal does not have an owner desperately trying to find it! Take it to a vet or shelter to scan for a microchip. Post on lost and found sites, NextDoor, PetFBI.org, and neighborhood Facebook pages. Let your local shelter know you’ve found the animal and where it’s located (see No Kill Huntsville’s website). The stray must have a 3-day stray hold at Huntsville Animal Services before Cattyshack can accept the cat or allow you to foster the cat. We will pull it from the shelter asap!
**Please note, that if you have been feeding and caring for a stray cat for several weeks, months, or years, and you are just now seeking assistance, it is not considered a stray, it is your pet. **(See Rehoming Your Pet section above).
LOST CAT?
Please check out this real time map of animals picked up by Huntsville Animal Services. They also keep their website updated with cats that are turned in by people thinking they are helping a homeless stray. It’s important that you actually visit the shelter and have a good photo of your cat to show to the staff for proof of ownership!