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Marlee’s Misfits is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cat rescue based in Alexandria, Virginia, founded in 2024 to serve adoptable felines with a special focus on seniors, cats with special needs, and medical emergencies. Partnering closely with Mount Purrnon Cat Café where many rescue cats are housed, the organization pulls cats from high-risk, overcrowded, and rural shelters to provide comprehensive behavioral and medical care. They proudly facilitate cat adoptions across the DMV area within a 100-mile radius.
Adopters must generally be 21 years or older (18+ considered depending on circumstances) and reside within 100 miles of the DMV. Renters must provide written landlord approval via lease or pet addendum. Current pets in the home must be up to date on vaccines, spayed/neutered, and FIV/FeLV tested (if a cat). Young cats may require an age-appropriate playmate at home.
Prospective adopters must submit an online adoption application form and meet the cat in person before final approval can be granted. Once an application is approved, adoptions cannot be held for more than one week.
Marlee’s Misfits only adopts out cats to homes within a 100-mile radius of the DMV area.
Adopters must be at least 21 years of age (though 18+ may be considered on a case-by-case basis). Renters must provide written landlord approval, and all resident pets must be spayed/neutered, fully vaccinated, and tested for FIV/FeLV if cats.
They have very limited resources and prioritize waitlisted shelter cats, but will consider owner surrenders if space permits. To be considered, the cat must be indoors-only, spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and have a good history around other cats, with priority given to cats aged 8 and older.
Most rescue cats in Marlee’s Misfits care are housed at Mount Purrnon Cat Café + Wine Bar located at 109 S Alfred Street in Alexandria, VA.
Resources are very limited with an active waitlist from rural shelters. Owner surrenders are considered only if space allows and if the cat is up to date on vaccinations, spayed/neutered, indoor-only, and has a proven history of living with other cats, with preference given to cats aged 8 and older.
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