I volunteered for Adopt A Cat and adopted my very first cat from them shortly after starting-SPOOKY, a gorgeous little jet black kitten who i had for 13 amazing years until he got cancer and i had to put him to sleep. While he was getting sick with his chest cancer and having trouble eating, etc., I needed to try and help him get nourishment when he stopped eating-I went over to Inga's home and Inga gave me an IV bag of fluids and would not accept any money for it! That is what Adopt a Cat is really all about! I have watched Inga and them take loving competent unselfish care of thousands of cats there and their heart is truly in it!! Wonderful organization!
Review from Guidestar
I bumped into Adopt a Cat Foundation on Instagram, and am ever so glad I did. The personal attention and care they give to each cat, recognizing and honoring their individual personalities and needs - and the freedom the cats have to roam the shelter and socialize is such an ideal environment...as perfect as it can be while they wait to meet their person. Their people are so warm, and care for the cats' long term wellbeing. This is a fantastic organization...and because of them, my family has our beautiful little girl Nemmy in our lives.
I've been a volunteer with Adopt a Cat Foundation for close to a 1.5 years. I am continuously in awe of the dedication and hard work all of the volunteers put into maintaining the shelter and caring for the cats. The well being of the cats and finding them homes is everyone's top priority. Changes and improvements are constantly being made in order to make the shelter a more welcoming place for potential adopters and to make it more pleasant for the cats. It's a wonderful organization filled with wonderful and caring volunteers. They don't have some of the benefits and advantages some of the larger animal rescues in the area have but they do their best with what is available and they do with great kindness. Lots of people have commented that when they come to the shelter they get a sense of happiness and peace and can tell that the cats are very happy and well taken care of. And I might be slightly biased as I am a volunteer but their cats are the best!
Adopt-A-Cat provides a chance not just for sociable cats, who catch the eye of new adopters quickly, but also for the more temperamental or shy cats. That's how I got my now-senior cat, Wynter, who waited almost 9 mos for a new home. Most shelters don't give animals that long a chance, but I'm sure glad they did. I'm a sucker for hard-luck cases, so when I met an angry ball of claws and fluff that no one wanted, I knew he'd come home with me. Even though I needed to wait seversl days due to travel plans, AAC was happy to work with me. We've moved states and been through a lot together, but I can't imagine the last decade without him.
(I apologise for any typos - Wynter has my right arm pinned.)
This is a wonderful cat rescue organization! The cats are all so special and the volunteers who keep this place running are amazing and very dedicated. I highly recommend this rescue :)
I have been a resident of South Florida for over 30 years. One cannot live in the area without seeing the vast numbers of feral cats.
Before I met one of Adopt a Cat's volunteers I'd been feeding and caring for ferals for many years. Later an Adopt A Cat volunteer gave me food to feed these cats and even got several of them into their shelter where they were cared for and eventually adopted into loving homes.
It's been a pleasure to volunteer for Adopt a Cat. Everyone here is genuinely concerned for our at-risk feline friends.
I have lived in Palm Beach County for a few years. Never in my life have I seen so many abandoned and feral cats. Adopt a Cat is an ALL-volunteer, NO-KILL shelter...a life-saver for scads of sweet kitties.
The Adopt a Cat volunteers are incredibly dedicated. It is no small feat to house, feed and care for any cat that finds its way to their wide open doors, even the unadoptable ones.
I've helped a bit cleaning the shelter and spent time shopping at their thrift store.
Given the great feline numbers in need, funding is a constant stress on everyone. If you care for cats, this is a purrfect place to put your donations. Time, money, cat food, as well as, saleable goods for Adopt a Cat's thrift shop are needed and most welcome.
I recently got involved with Adopt a Cat by fostering kittens/cats. It's been a great experience for me and my family and find the individuals that run the shelter to be very easy to work with and accommodating.
I heard about Adopt A Cat Foundation when I moved to Palm Beach County, FL over 16 years ago and being a cat lover I had to see what they were all about. What impressed me the most is they are the only free roaming cat shelter in all of Palm Beach County, FL. It wasn't until years later that I decided to volunteer for them and I am so happy I did. The dedication and the love for the cats in their care by the volunteers and the Foundation as a whole has filled me with so much pride. I started volunteering for Adopt A Cat two years ago before becoming the shelter manager a little over 5 months ago and I am so proud of the strides we have made in helping our community for over 25 years with TNR, taking in homeless cats, our adoption/fostering program, participating in Countdown to Zero a county wide initiative to adopt out as many cats in one day and advocating for Feral Cat Colonies. We are even in the process of putting together a program for children to come and read stories to our cats. Great things are in the works at our Foundation and I encourage everyone to join us as we move forward in our commitment to helping our community's unwanted felines
I have been volunteering with Adopt a Cat Foundation in various capacities for several years now. Adopt a Cat provides love and care for homeless street cats while they await their forever homes. The organization is able to operate on a shoestring budget, thanks to the tireless efforts of dedicated volunteers and board members, none of whom receive compensation for their efforts. Financial support is provided by sponsors, individual donors, thrift store sales, special event ticket sales, and a small percentage of grant income. I currently volunteer in the thrift store once a week; as adoption coordinator, including working the adoption booth at Pet Supplies Plus on Northlake Blvd in Lake Park; foster mom; and on special events and social media. We can always use a helping hand from caring animal lovers who want to feel that their role makes an impact. If you are thinking of volunteering with an animal shelter, consider us. You won't be "just a number" to us. You will be an important part of our team!
I have been a volunteer with Adopt A Cat (AAC) for over 7 years. I have endless admiration for my fellow volunteers who hold the place together despite a shortage of virtually everything. The resale store run by volunteers is open six days a week. The shelter is now cleaned and maintained entirely by volunteers. All cat care, socialization and adoption efforts continue through the dedication of a core group of caregivers. Nobody is getting paid to do anything and they frequently spend money out of their own pockets to meet the needs of the cats.
On top of this we are preparing for our annual fundraiser which entails sending a mass mailing of over 4,000 letters, selling tickets, contacting merchants and asking for donations to auction and then staffing the event the night it happens. Again, all of this is done by volunteers.
Please help us by supporting our efforts with any donation you can afford, knowing that we use it solely to help rescue cats here in Palm Beach County.
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Adopt A Cat Volunteer and contributor
Founded over 25 years ago we continue to be the only feline devoted, no-kill shelter in Palm Beach County, Florida.
As both a contributor to, and volunteer for the Adopt-A-Cat Foundation (AAC), for over four years now, I encourage all of those who visit this website to join me as either or both a contributor and or volunteer. Both the cats and the people involved are wonderful and would be eternally grateful to you.
First, contributions are always welcome, it is expensive to care for and feed the hundreds of cats we have in our care, and we need money to do that. I can attest to the power of even small donations leveraged by the hard work of our volunteers. Late last year I contributed a few hundred dollars for the postage and envelopes needed for our year end donation appeal. We hand wrote the letters and addressed envelopes resulting in a year-end financial boost at minimum cost. Any amount large or small, one time or recurring, can be leveraged to work wonders.
Please feel free to contact us for information on legacy bequests or other larger donations, such as shelter naming rights or underwriting our fund raising Spay Catti Dinner.
Second, new volunteers are immediately loved. We have a core, but need more. Adopt-A-Cat has many different ways you can volunteer your time to help us, help the cats. Our resale store in Plaza del Mar, Jupiter, FL, needs several more volunteers who can learn to work the cash register, or process in coming donations. You can volunteer in our store for as little as a single 4 hour shift, once a week. During my shifts, I have met many wonderful customers, and BONUS - bought some very reasonably priced designer clothes and quality housewares.
If you prefer to work directly with the cats, we have two shelters full of them. We need volunteers to come in and socialize them through playing, brushing and trimming their nails. For those who prefer to get their hands dirty, shifts cleaning litter boxes, mopping the floors and washing towels are available. As a shelter cleaner, I guarantee that regardless of what you do at the shelter, you will meet, interact and be loved by many of the affectionate adoptable cats we have in our care.
Vets, techs, grant writers or fund raisers, snowbird or full time resident, EVERYONE is welcome. Got other skills you want to apply to our cat rescue mission, please contact us and we will find you a way to help save and improve the lives of our cats.
I have been affiliated with this organization for over 12 years, starting as a volunteer and working my way up to the Board of Directors. Hundreds of feline lives have been saved in Palm Beach County through our adoption and TNR efforts. Below are two of my "foster" failures from Adopt A Cat, Kayleigh and Rhiannon. Through our efforts on the Board, we make sure that it's ALL for the cats, from providing them with top notch veterinary care to line item auditing of our expenses to ensure we get the maximum for our dollar.
I've been involved with Adopt A Cat for close to fifteen years, first as an adopter, then a volunteer and more recently, a board member. At each level, it's been an honor to be associated with an organization that puts the well-being of the creatures in their care above everything else....
In spite of having a tough time raising funds, the Adopt a Cat Foundation (AAC) has exceeded my expectations. We have adopted six (6) cats from AAC. Each was thoroughly checked by a vet and was healthy when we adopted them. We are forever grateful for the wonderful work AAC did with our cats.
My three little kitties all came from Adopt A Cat. They are sweet, healthy, and loving. One was rescued from Hurricane Irma! One was orphaned at 3 days old, and one was a mother at 4 months old. All are now in a routine, love taking baths (well, maybe "like" is a better word!) and think manicures and pedicures are the norm. They are friends with squirrels, ducks, doves, crows, and Egyptian geese. They are family!
I have been a volunteer with this organization for over 12 years. I love their dedication to the kitties and their compassion for the animals. It is a great group of people to work with, and while they are not the biggest rescue shelter they are certainly one of the most loving. I recommend that anyone who loves cats call them and consider volunteering.
I can't say enough good things about Adopt A Cat and their volunteers. They are always ready to help and and answer questions about donations or adopting a cat. I recommend them to all my friends and family. I just love them!
I have had the pleasure of volunteering for this wonderful organization for over six years. The volunteers and board members are a great group of people to work alongside. Their love of animals is second to none. I’ve always been impressed with the work they do for our community and I look forward to the coming years.
I had to do community services hours with this organization. I had the best time. All the women and men that work here are super friendly, care for the customers, and care about the foundation that they are helping. The store cat Baxter is the man!
I’ve been volunteering at Adopt-A-Cat for 2 ½ years. I socialize the cats and I’m looking after their wellbeing. All the cats roam freely and love when people come around to visit. Some of them are real attention grabbers and don’t want you to leave. There is always need for improvement but the volunteers are working really hard to make it comfortable and entertaining for the kitties. I love volunteering at the shelter.
I have been involved with Adopt A Cat Foundation for 9 years.
It is run by volunteers.
They have a great free roam shelter.
The kitties are well taken care of.
I have volunteered for 6 years in the thrift shop. We have a no kill shelter and work to rescue cats, foster kittens as well as finding homes for them. The foundation also participates in trap neuter and release of feral cats. A lot of love for kitties from all the volunteers. Great service for the community and the kitties. Pam
I first found out about Adopt A Cat through their resale store in Lake Park. Always love the friendly volunteer staff, reasonable prices and of course the store resident cat. The atmosphere is always better with a kitty. This organization provides a desperately needed service to our community as local shelters are always full and her no-kill shelter gives a comfortable life to many felines as they await a forever home. This organization deserves recognition for all the hard work , love, and financial support they give to kitties in our community.
I started my relationship with Adopt-a-Cat Foundation as a customer in the original thrift shop in Lake Park, Florida, then I became a frequent thrift shop donor of clothes and merchandise. I was so impressed with the kindness of the volunteers (the organization is 100 percent volunteer run, with no paid staff) that I became more involved. I started attending their fundraising events and creating and donating handmade pet beds for the silent auction of the Annual SpaCatti Dinner (Nov. 5, 2016), as well as handsewn catnip toys. Before I knew it, I was helping with fundraising and special events. When the thrift shop moved to Plaza La Mer in Juno Beach in November 2015, I helped set up the new store. Since then, I have been volunteering two days a week sorting and pricing clothes. I enjoy working with the down-to-earth volunteers, knowing that every dollar raised goes to rescue homeless cats. Recently, when a wonderful longtime volunteer, Becky Allen, moved out of state, the board of directors asked me to handle adoptions at Pet Supplies Plus on Saturdays. I would caution any potential AAC volunteer that they may be in danger of falling in love with one or more of the hundreds of kitties at the shelter, like I did. I always said that I would not adopt another cat until my 20-21-year-old cat crossed the rainbow bridge, because I thought he would be jealous of another cat. Then I met a little orange cat with no tail named Stubby. He had been at the shelter so many years than no one know how old he is, but he is estimated to be between 15 and 17-years-old. My mother and I fell in love with Stubby and adopted him about a month ago. Stubby, having lived for years at the free-roaming shelter with so many other cats, had no problem getting along with our other cat, Simba. Now, the two of them are buddies and Stubby can enjoy hopefully many healthy, happy, love-filled years with us in his fur-ever home. I cannot say enough about Adopt-a-Cat Foundation. The mission, the volunteers, the shelter, the kitties, and the thrift store...they all have earned five stars from me!
I've volunteered for, donated to, adopted and fostered kittens from this wonderful organization. The volunteers love what they do to save the cats. Can't say enough good things about them
I have often brought in cats in need of spay or neuter for TNR. Sometimes they get adopted, sometimes they go back out. Can always borrow a trap. Everyone in the group loves cats, has cats and works to help cats. It's not always easy but they're there to help! I'm so glad they can.
We adopted Maya from Adopt-a-Cat about 2 years ago. She was sneezing a lot when we first got her. This cleared up after she was spending a lot of time outdoors on our patio. We had her checked out by our vet and she is very healthy.
None of the cats at the shelter are caged. They all roam freely and get along surprisingly well with each other. I think that was one of the reasons why Maya warmed up to our other two cats right away.
The shelter is not perfect but they are trying the best they can with the limited resources they have. And the volunteers are so committed. It’s all about the kitties.
Bonnie came to me during one of the darkest times in my life. Having just lost both parents (I'm an only child) & my beloved cat Gabby (whom I'd had for 10 years) in late 2014 & early 2015, I was beyond devastated. I started going over to the Adopt A Cat shelter because it lifted my sadness & grief to be around the kitties. I kept saying it's just too soon for me to adopt just yet. I went to one of AAC's adoption Saturday @ Pet Supplies Plus and a very kind volunteer Becky, listened intently to my sad story of loss in such a short time. I sat in the middle of the floor to see if any cats would come up to greet me. Becky opened a cage that had this quirky, polydactal (extra toes on her paws) tabby that had been eyeballing me the whole time. As I did this Becky told me the story of Bonnie. She had been part of a horrific hoarding situation. She was one of 10 cats locked up in a storage unit, starved and dehydrated. Bonnie's weight was 3.1 lbs when she was rescued. She was only one of two survivors. Her brother Clyde made it out of the storage unit but could not fully recover and passed away 6 months later. Adopt A Cat had received Bonnie and brought her back to health. She was being fostered by Becky at the time and Becky wanted to make sure Bonnie got a good home. As I sat in the middle of the floor Bonnie came out of her cage and came right over to me. She was ready to play!! I was overwhelmed by Bonnie's spirit, her energy and her will to keep going. She was exactly the right cat to teach me how to go on in the face of great loss. She rescued me!
I am so impressed by the commitment and dedication of the volunteers @ Adopt A Cat. They care deeply for these cats and work hard to find them the best possible homes.
I occasionally volunteer there now myself as I am so grateful for the work they do. They also have a thrift store that helps support the shelter. This foundation deserves all good things as they have changed many lives. I'm just one small example. Thanks Adopt A Cat!
My first experience with Adopt A Cat was about 14 years ago when I went to the pet store to buy fish for my fish tank. I bought the fish, but I also brought home the most precious little orange and white tabby kitten! Was I looking to bring home a kitten? No, but he was/is so darn cute that I just couldn't resist. I have since established a relationship with Inga, the founder of Adopt A Cat, and have helped out in many various ways. I have helped donate supplies, give monetary donations, just come and give love to the kitties at the shelter, and have fostered kittens, I am now more seriously involved in helping raise much needed funds to keep Adopt A Cat up and running. The shelter is always clean, the kitties are happy playing and not in cages. But they need a bigger space to run around in. Inga has given her life to these kitties so they can have a life...
ADOPT A CAT is the most horrible place for a cat or kitten to be in.
i volunteered there with two of my friends and i was told by Inga herself if we could come do some cleaning in her home,we agreed to it.
But once we entered that duplex it was filthy, clothes everywhere on the floor, spiders all over the place, sick cats & kittens all over the place.
she had to have more then 50 cats inside that 2 bedroom duplex including her own 2 dogs.
As we were cleaning Inga came to the room where she would keep the most sick cats and as she was giving the cat the medicine she soon noticed she was injecting the wrong medicine into the cat. same time the cat was spazing out because she was injecting the medicine he was suppose to swallow and giving him to swallow the medicine he was suppose to be injected with. Total nightmare that place. I am soo soo sorry for those poor cats.
I think some large rescue organizations have the ability to lose the compassion needed to deal with the public and the kitties, but Inga loves animals. There's always room for one more abandoned, neglected, homeless cat even when others would say no. We are in desperate need for more space and donations.
If you love cats, adopt! If you can not adopt, please donate what you can.
My fist encounter with Inga Hanley and the Adopt A Cat Foundation took place 15 years ago. I was asked to go with Inga to pick up some kittens that had been left at the Palm Beach Lakes Motel. There were 6 little babies about 3 weeks old. I was asked if I could foster the little ones until they were ready for adoption. That's how it all started. This Foundation has the safety and well being of each cat/kitten that finds its way to the Adopt a Cat shelter. The mission of this organization is to spay/neuter and care for the abandoned, stray, injured, or homeless cats in our community. We assist individuals and businesses that have stray cats on their property. Trap, neuter, release is used where a colony of stray cats has a caretaker. Adopt a Cat Foundation is an all volunteer run organiztion that holds fundraisers to raise money to support the shelter kitties until a home can be found. A Thrift store helps assist in paying the bills. The work that our "leader" does is endless and she gives of herself almost 24 hours a day. There have been kitties with severe and life threatening injuries that she has nursed around the clock even after a long day of endless phone calls.