Surrendering Your Cat or a Stray

Intake is by appointment only at our rescue in Fountain Hills, AZ.

We receive hundreds of intake requests monthly, but we can only take in a small percentage of those cats. If you own a cat that you need to surrender, whether it is to us or another organization, it would be beneficial if you could ensure that the cat is up to date on core vaccines, spayed/neutered, and any ongoing medical issues (s) have been addressed – or if you can donate the cat’s medical care. These steps can make it easier for us to accommodate taking your cat.

ADOPTED FEARLESS KITTY?

Once a Fearless Kitty, always a Fearless Kitty….if this surrender is a previously adopted Fearless Kitty, please complete the intake request for the return of a Fearless Kitty, and we will contact you to arrange for the return of the kitty.

REHOMING?

We are sorry that you are having to rehome your cat. Many shelters and rescues limit their intake of owner surrenders. We suggest trying to rehome your pet by utilizing social media outlets such as Facebook, Instagram, Next Door, or Rehome by Adopt-A-Pet. You may find additional help on our Resource page. Check with your family, friends, co-workers, or neighbors; they may be interested in adopting your pet.

If you are not able to locate a new home for your pet and would like us to provide this service for you, please complete a surrender request. Our Intake Team will review your surrender request and determine if we have room for your cat(s).

STRAY KITTY?

Cats or kittens being considered must meet on intake with the Intake Team Member for behavior/medical evaluation and must meet the following criteria:

  • Be friendly with humans (must enjoy being handled; we cannot take feral cats).
  • Be friendly with other cats.
  • Be behaviorally and medically healthy. No contagious disease (FeLV, ringworm, etc).
  • No history of biting.

Please be as thorough as possible when answering the questions.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ:

Thank you for submitting your request. Our team will review it and respond within three business days if we can assist. Please note that due to the extremely high volume of requests we receive daily, we can only respond to those we can potentially help. With this in mind, please continue your efforts to rehome if you do not hear from us. We are asked to take in over 2,000 kitties a year, and while we want to take them all, we simply can’t.

After completing our intake request, please continue to look for placement with another group.

We know that surrendering a cat can be an emotional experience, but with limited resources, we cannot provide individual updates regarding their status. If you would like updates, please sign up for our monthly newsletter, follow us on Social Media, or check out our *Adopted Fearless Kitties* page. Thank you for understanding.

Please complete the correct intake form for the age of your animal(s).