Purr-fect Haven Cat Rescue
About Purr-fect Haven Cat Rescue
Purr-Fect Haven Cat Rescue gives abandoned and homeless cats and kittens a place to land in Dover, Delaware, with foster homes, public adoptions, and steady veterinary support. Cats are evaluated, rehabbed, and prepared for adoption with care that includes vaccines, spay and neuter, testing, microchipping, and behavioral support. For donors, the appeal is simple, these are cats getting real help before and after adoption, not just a quick pass-through. It is the kind of rescue where the work does not stop at placement.
What sets Purr-Fect Haven apart is how closely it keeps cats to home while they wait for theirs. The rescue is small, volunteer-run, and foster-based, so cats live in private homes before adoption and can still get preventative care and lifetime behavioral help along the way.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Cat adoption
Cats and kittens are evaluated, fostered in private homes, and then placed through public adoptions.
Foster care
Foster homes provide temporary safe housing for cats until they are ready for adoption, with vet care and food and supplies provided.
Volunteer support
Volunteers help with daily cat care and play, cleaning, transportation to appointments, laundry, and fundraising events.
Preventive veterinary care and rehabilitation
Cats receive vaccines, spay or neuter, FeLV/FIV and fecal testing, microchipping, and specialty care as needed.
Spay/Neuter Funding Request
A spay/neuter funding request form is offered through the organization.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Purr-Fect Haven Cat Rescue improves cat welfare through education, adoption, medical and social rehabilitation, and spay and neuter.
Who they serve
Abandoned and homeless cats and kittens.
How your donation helps
- Veterinary care
- Vaccines
- Spay/neuter procedures
- FeLV/FIV and fecal testing
- Microchipping
- Specialty care such as dental procedures and cardiology consults
- Food and litter
- Cat supplies
Our story
Founded in 2005, Purr-Fect Haven Cat Rescue was created to improve cat welfare through education, adoption, medical and social rehabilitation, and spay and neuter. It operates as a private not-for-profit no-kill rescue and places cats and kittens through foster homes and public adoptions.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Purr-fect Haven Cat Rescue’s services.
To request admission for a cat, submit the Request for Admission form. Approved cats are evaluated for adoptability, then added to the website and Petfinder and placed in the PetSmart adoption center when space opens. Adopters can complete the online adoption application and review the adoption policies.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Purr-fect Haven Cat Rescue has shared.
Current needs
- Foster homes
- Volunteers for cleaning and cat care
- Food and litter
- Funds for veterinary care
Volunteer opportunities
- Daily AM/PM cat care and play at the PetSmart adoption center
- Cleaning the adoption center
- Transportation to appointments
- Laundry
- Fundraising events
- Fostering cats
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How does a cat become available for adoption?
A request for admission comes first. If it is approved, the cat is evaluated for adoptability and then added to the website and Petfinder while it waits for an opening in the PetSmart adoption center.
What medical care do cats receive before adoption?
Cats receive spay or neuter, vaccines, microchipping, FeLV/FIV and fecal testing, parasite control, and specialty care as needed.
What can volunteers help with?
Volunteers can help with daily cat care and play, cleaning, transportation to appointments, laundry, and fundraising events.
What support is available after adoption?
Adopters get information to help introduce a new pet into the home, and they can reach behavioral help for the life of the cat.
What does fostering involve?
Fostering means giving a cat a temporary safe home until it is ready for adoption, with vet care and food and supplies provided by the rescue.
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