Evans, WV
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Operation Fancy Free, Inc. is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of community cats across Jackson County, as well as Mason and Roane counties in West Virginia. Through comprehensive Trap-Neuter(Spay)-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) services, community education, and preventative care, they focus on compassionate and sustainable feline population management. They also operate a Working Cat Transition and Adoption Program to safely relocate and place cats in situations where returning to their original outdoor colony is unsafe.
Caretakers must provide shelter, daily food, and safe containment (e.g., in a large crate or secure enclosure) for 30 to 60 days to allow working cats to properly acclimate to their new environment and prevent them from escaping.
Interested adopters submit an application for the Working Cats Transition and Adoption Program. Operation Fancy Free reviews the application, inspects the proposed barn, warehouse, garage, or business facility to ensure safety, and upon approval, works with the caretaker to transition and acclimate the cats.
No, Operation Fancy Free does not run a general foster program. Its primary mission is Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) to return vetted community cats to their outdoor home, though they offer a specialized Working Cat Transition and Adoption Program for cats in imminent danger.
Caretakers must be approved through an application and site inspection process, provide daily food and shelter, and keep the cats securely contained in their new environment for 30 to 60 days so they can properly acclimate.
Yes, through grants like the West Virginia Spay and Neuter Assistance Program (WVSNP) and community donations, spay/neuter surgeries and rabies vaccinations are provided at no cost to the cat caretaker or taxpayers.
Cat food and supplies can be dropped off in person at the Tractor Supply in Ripley, WV, or ordered and shipped directly to the local Walmart in Ripley.
Operation Fancy Free does not operate a traditional shelter or foster program and generally does not take pet surrenders. Their core mission is TNVR (returning community cats to their outdoor homes after sterilization and vaccination), though working cat relocation is facilitated for cats in imminent danger.
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