Little Cheetah Cat Rescue 
Disabled Cats -::- Special Needs Cats -::- FELV Positive Cats -::- FIV Positive Cats -::- Shelters & Sanctuaries
"True" No Kill Cat Sanctuaries and Shelters
Why? The emotion behind the creation of this website:
Before you continue, I'd like to invite you to view a slideshow
hosted by the Spot Society that shows what happens to most cats that end up in
animal shelters and humane societies. No Kill shelters are the only hope for
these cats, we need more HOMES! Please open your doors to a shelter cat TODAY!
You literally have the ability to hold a LIFE in the palms of your
hands!
The fate of a
cat at a typical Animal Shelter or Humane Society in any large city in the USA. (this one is in Atlanta)
Please also take a minute to check out No
Voice Unheard's touching book, One At A Time, which tells the story of a week in a U.S. Animal Shelter, which chronicles the true stories of 75 dogs and cats
who passed through a typical U.S. animal shelter during one week. Both
heartbreaking and inspiring, please buy a copy of the book at: http://novoiceunheard.org!
In Hope, An Animal Shelter Story is another touching video that shows the true plight of animals in out country, please check it out as well!
Memorial for all the Animals Euthanised in Animal Shelters
The Candlelight Service - A Monday Evening Worldwide Memorial Service, provided by FELV support
Locate a Shelter near you at
PetFinder.com (note that not all listed at petfinder are no-kill facilities)
Alaska Humane Society Adopt-a-Cat;
Alaska
The Ark, Inc; Alabama
KatsPaw Hospice; Alabama
The Hermitage Cat Shelter; Arizona
Arizona Feline Network; Arizona
Cows Cats and Dog Logs; Arizona
Cat Care Society; Colorado
Purrs And Whiskers Shelter, Inc. (PAWS); Florida
The Harmony House For Cats; Illinois
Felines Inc.; Illinois
Animal Lifeline of Iowa; Iowa
Kitties From Heaven; Iowa
C&W Rustic Hollow Shelter; Iowa
Holly's Place Animal Rescue; Kentucky
Almost Home; Michigan
Crash's Landing; Michigan
Home For Life; Minnesota
Rolling Dog Ranch - Cats; Montana
Kitty Angels; Mass. & New
Hampshire
Felines Enjoying Lives of Value; New Jersey
Tabby's Place; New Jersey
Pets Alive; New York
Animal Haven; New York
Spring Farm Cares; New York
Safe Haven for
Cats; N. Carolina
The Marley Fund; N. Carolina
Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary; N. Carolina
Caroline's Kids Pet Rescue; Ohio
Best Little Cat House in PA; Pennsylvania
1 by 1 Cat Rescue; Pennsylvania
Animal Rescue Inc; Pennsylvania
House of Mews; Tennessee
The Stray Connection; Tennessee
Purrever Ranch; Tennessee
Operation Kindness; Texas
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary; Utah
S.O.S. Save Our Strays, Vermont
Friends Of Homeless Animals; Virginia & D.C.
Rikki's Refuge; Virginia
Perfect Pals FIV Sanctuary; Washington
CFA Purebred Rescue - Not entirely no kill, but a valuable resource if dealing with purebred cats
Here at Little Cheetah, we believe that any cat that is living a good quality of life, or has an excellent prognosis of recovering to live a good quality of life once rehabilitated DESERVES a chance! We support The Asilomar Accords +1. What does the +1 mean? It's simple, it means that while we support the typical ideals of the general "No Kill" community, it also means we take it one step farther, to include all asymptomatic FELV+ and FIV+ cats, as well as any other cat in danger of being discriminated against due to medical limitation or disability!
We take exception to Asilomar Accord Part III, Unhealthy and Untreatable, Paragraph 2: "(2) are suffering from a disease, injury, or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects the animal's health or is likely to adversely affect the animal's health in the future, and are not likely to become "healthy" or "treatable" even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community;"
We feel that it is unfair to condemn an animal to death for something that COULD happen many years in the future. We feel that QUALITY or life is much more important than quantity of life - even short lives deserve to be lived! We also believe that the "typically provided" care that the average pet receives should not be the end all cut off point to which we should "give up" on an animal. Special pets happen, and there ARE special people out there willing to provide exceptional care for EXCEPTIONS to this rule! We believe that there are conditions that are not treatable and that do cause disability, that do not cause suffering, like Cerebellar Hypoplasia, Blindness, and Terminal Heart conditions. We do not feel these cats are candidates for Euthanasia!
Then, there's the simple fact... To us, you can't be "No Kill" if you're still routinely euthanising healthy, asymptomatic cats because of a test result!
Do you know of another NO KILL shelter or sanctuary that does not kill FELV+ or FIV+ cats? If so, let us know!
Little Cheetah Cat Rescue
Contact: Sentient@ucat.us
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