Adoptions
Adopt A Rescued Cat
All of our rescued cats have been spayed or neutered, treated for parasites such as fleas and worms, and tested for feline diseases like FIV and Feline Leukaemia. Any health issues or injuries at the time of rescue or during fostering are also addressed to ensure our rescues are happy, healthy and ready for adoption. All of our adoptees have been microchipped
Today seems like the best day to meet your new best furry friend!
Posey and Polly
These sweet sisters, Posey and Polly, have been languishing in foster care with little interest from adopters, and it has us scratching our heads. They are gentle, affectionate, happy-go-lucky kitties with gorgeous silky fur. And they're already fully vetted! Spayed, microchipped, tested for disease, treated for parasites, and vaccinated. They are now 6 months old and share a close close bond, so we are really hoping to adopt them together.
With their bright white fur and glowing eyes, we often think of Posey and Polly as bits of "angel dust" that fell out of a rescue effort at a rural property near Halifax. They closely resemble each other but can be easily told apart by the black marks on their foreheads (one = Posey two = Polly). Polly also has a adorable little Chaplinesque moustache. Most importantly, these bonded girlies show lots of love to each other, other cats, and their caregiver. This is never more apparent than at night, when they cuddle up on the bed to sleep the night away. But it's not all sweetness and light. Come bright and early in the morning, they’re trampolining across the bed, jonesing for breakfast, just badness all the way. They love to rampage wildly throughout the foster home, tossing toys in their wake, before crashing on the nearest sun dappled surface to recharge for the next go. Very cute, entertaining, and fun to have around.
If you are interested in offering these girlies a home, please complete our adoption application in full. We ask for a donation of $250 for each of our rescued cats, or $500 in total for two, for which we offer a charitable tax receipt.
For more information about the kittens and to access our online adoption application, please go to the following link: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoptions The direct link to the application form is found here: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoption-application
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Granchester *** Adopted ***
This wonderful young male cat is in need of a happy ending. Granchester appeared one day in someone's back yard, looking for food and perhaps a bit of kindness. He softly "chirped" at the woman from a safe distance, only venturing near when some wet food was on offer. She was then able to pet him quite easily. Although the woman hadn't seen him in the area previously, she kept a watch out for him, and once she established that his visits were daily and he was sheltering under the skirting of a nearby mobile home, it was time to get him in. And it was a simple matter of picking him up and bringing him indoors.
All this to say that Granchester is a really nice cat. His quiet, gentle demeanor is only surpassed by his affectionate, loving nature. He showed no fuss around the other cats in the home but preferred to take a back seat to any goings on to avoid any potential conflict. This guy is a lover, not a fighter.
Granchester has been neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and treated for parasites. He just needs a quiet home befitting his lovely personality.
If you would like to be Granchester's person, please complete our adoption application in full. We ask for a donation of $250 for each of our rescued cats, for which we offer a charitable tax receipt.
For more information about adoption and to access our online adoption application, please go to the following link: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoptions The direct link to the application form is found here: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoption-application
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Cypress, the shy guy
Man, what do you have to do to get adopted around here? Cypress is the last remaining kitten from his litter, and he is now almost 6 months old. He's always been a bit of a behemoth, so he now looks almost full grown these days, with only a hint of the kitten in him remaining. Cypress is an independent kitty who carefully watches the goings on in his surroundings before warming up to the situation. But given time and space, he will soon warm up to you. This gentle creature would love to have a quiet home, with other cats around to shore up his somewhat timid personality.
Cypress was rescued together with 7 other kittens as part of a trap-neuter-return (TNR) effort at a rural property on the Eastern Shore in late spring. He loves to mix and mingle with the other cats in his foster home, so having a kitty companion is definitely a must. It would otherwise be a little early to leave his childhood behind. We regard a kitten's socialization an important part of their development. They need to learn how to be a well adjusted cat, after all.
Cypress has been fully vetted, meaning he has been neutered, vaccinated, tested (negative) for disease, microchipped, and treated for parasites. Busting out in good health besides.
If you are interested in offering Cypress a home, please complete our adoption application in full. We ask for a donation of $250 for each of our rescued cats, for which we offer a charitable tax receipt.
Please go to the following link: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoptions
The direct link to the application form is found here: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoption-application
Thanks for your interest!
Teton *** Adoption Pending ***
Teton is a young male tabby with classic ginger colouring. We think of Teton as a bit of a lover-boy, as he will rub his face against that of his foster mom and give gentle love-bites when petted or brushed. He clearly loves the company of the other cats in the foster home, often in the director's chair, as he cuddles and plays with them. A real scene-stealer.
Teton was rescued along with six other cats when they turned up as a group at a feeding station that our rescue group maintains in a bedroom community outside Dartmouth. Given that the cats seem to be quite bonded with each other, we suspect that they were all abandoned at the same time. It was likely a few weeks before we caught up with them out there in the woods, and that was enough to make them suspicious and scared. Thankfully it only took a little while before they realized they were safe and could relax enough to trust again. Teton and his fellow sister-kitties, Andes and Appalatia, are being fostered in the same home, where they are getting along really well together.
Teton is currently being fostered at a home near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Teton has been neutered, vaccinated, tested (negative) for disease, microchipped and treated for parasites. All fixed, so we say.
We are looking for a quiet home for Teton where he will ideally have another cat for companionship and to bolster his confidence. In a perfect world, he would be adopted together with one of his sister-kitties. We ask for a minimum of $250 for each of our rescued cats and you would receive a charitable tax donation for the donated amount.
We would ask that interested parties complete our online adoption application in full, which can be found via the following link: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoptions
The direct link to the application form is found here: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoption-application
Please adopt, don’t shop!
Andes
This pretty little girl, Andes, is a beautiful fawn-coloured tabby. She still had a few baby teeth upon capture, so she's barely past being a kitten. Andes is sweet and gentle, who loves to cuddle and play with the other cats in her foster home. She is particularly enamoured of a rainbow coloured wand and will happily chase it as long as it's being waved around by her foster mom. But her play is not restricted to just the one toy; any one will do!
Andes was rescued along with six other cats when they turned up as a group at a feeding station that our rescue group maintains in a bedroom community outside Dartmouth. Given that the cats seem to be quite bonded with each other, we suspect that they were all abandoned at the same time. It was likely a few weeks before we caught up with them out there in the woods, and that was enough to make them suspicious and scared. Thankfully it only took a little while before they realized they were safe and could relax enough to trust again. Andes and her fellow foster-kitties, Teton (male) and Appalatia (female), are being fostered in the same home, where they are getting along really well together.
Andes is currently being fostered at a home near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Andes has been spayed, vaccinated, tested (negative) for disease, microchipped and treated for parasites. All fixed, so we like to say.
We are looking for a quiet home for Andes where she will ideally have another cat for companionship and to bolster his confidence. In a perfect world, she would be adopted together with one of her foster-kitties. We ask for a minimum of $250 for each of our rescued cats and you would receive a charitable tax donation for the donated amount.
We would ask that interested parties complete our online adoption application in full, which can be found via the following link: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoptions
The direct link to the application form is found here: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoption-application
Thanks for your interest!
Please adopt, don’t shop!
Appalatia
Appalatia is almost a torbie, in that it looks like she might have some ginger colouring in her tabby fur. She's a youngster, guestimated to be only about 1 year old. She was initially quite guarded in her foster home, but with the encouragement of her most outgoing fellow foster kitties, she has blossomed into a gentle and delightful kitty. She galumphs around in play with the other kitties and delights in cuddling with her foster mom and the other kitties.
Appalatia was rescued along with six other cats when they turned up as a group at a feeding station that our rescue group maintains in a bedroom community outside Dartmouth. Given that the cats seem to be quite bonded with each other, we suspect that they were all abandoned at the same time. It was likely a few weeks before we caught up with them out there in the woods, and that was enough to make them suspicious and scared. Thankfully it only took a little while before they realized they were safe and could relax enough to trust again. Appalatia and her fellow foster-kitties, Teton (male) and Andes (female), are being fostered in the same home, where they are getting along really well together.
Appalatia is currently being fostered at a home near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Appalatia has been spayed, vaccinated, tested (negative) for disease, microchipped and treated for parasites. All fixed, so we like to say.
We are looking for a quiet home for Appalatia where she will ideally have another cat for companionship and to bolster his confidence. In a perfect world, she would be adopted together with one of her foster-kitties. We ask for a minimum of $250 for each of our rescued cats and you would receive a charitable tax donation for the donated amount.
We would ask that interested parties complete our online adoption application in full, which can be found via the following link: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoptions
The direct link to the application form is found here: https://www.catsinhalifax.ca/adoption-application
Thanks for your interest!
Please adopt, don’t shop!
Adoption Application : The first step
Adoption applications are submitted to the adoption committee of Halifax Cat Rescue Society for approval. After approval of your application, a meeting will be set up between you, the foster home and an HCRS representative according to everyone's convenience.
Although this application may seem lengthy, we ask that you take time to answer all the questions as best as possible. Thank you for considering adoption, we'll be in touch within a few days. Sometimes, we take a bit longer and this is because we are such a small group of volunteers. Please take this into consideration before you fill out the application. The process is not as fast as with the SPCA or other shelters who have an actual shelter and many more workers.
IT IS HCRS POLICY THAT OUR KITTENS BE ADOPTED EITHER AS PAIRS OR TO A FAMILY WITH A CAT(S) ALREADY IN THE HOME. THIS IS TO ENSURE FURTHER SOCIALIZATION OF NEWLY RESCUED KITTENS. THIS POLICY IS ENFORCED WITH ALL OF OUR KITTEN ADOPTIONS.
ADOPTION DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO HCRSFUNDRAISING@OUTLOOK.COM ONCE YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED