Chicago, IL
All-volunteer, foster-home-based cat rescue (no central shelter location); cats only.
$175 per cat or kitten
Minimum adoption age 25; adopts only to homes in Chicago and the very near suburbs (within a few miles of foster families)
Submit an adoption application; an initial phone conversation follows, then meet-and-greets are scheduled directly with foster parents; applications are typically processed within 2 business days
Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau — a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
$175 per cat or kitten.
Chicago Cat Rescue is at PO Box 146338 in Chicago, Illinois.
Submit an adoption application; an initial phone conversation follows, then meet-and-greets are scheduled directly with foster parents; applications are typically processed within 2 business days
Contact Chicago Cat Rescue at 773-203-0215 to ask about surrendering a cat. Intake policies change with shelter capacity, so check before bringing an animal in.
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