The hub warehouse holds and trains working cats, but it also holds any and all cats the program finds: kittens, friendly strays, owner surrenders the partner asks us to take. They are neutered on site, vaccinated, flea- and worm-treated, microchipped, ear-tipped if they are going back out, and socialized by the caretakers. Then they are listed here and adopted through the partner shelter, which handles the legal adoption and the paperwork.
No listings yet: we list cats the day the first site opens. Leave your email and the city you are in, and you will get the first list before it goes public.
Socialized cats and kittens for households. Fee set by the partner shelter (typically $50-150) covering the surgery, shots and chip. A Petfindr collar is optional and comes with the map so a lost cat is found in minutes.
Undersocialized cats that will not live indoors go to warehouses, breweries, barns and yards as rodent deterrents, in pairs, with a shelter, food, water and a caretaker visit schedule. Free cats; the site pays for the setup and the monthly care visit. This is the Chicago "Cats at Work" model with a map on top.
We only place cats five years old or younger as working cats. Around age ten, or earlier if their health says so, a working cat is retired from the yard to an indoor adoption through this page, with its full record. A cat that has done its job gets a couch.
Feral cats that belong to a managed colony go back where they came from, fixed, tracked and fed. That is the TNR program, not adoption, and it is how the population actually goes down.
The hub always needs fosters for kittens and recovering cats, and volunteers for socializing. Community-service hours count. Write to us.
Adoptions are completed by the licensed partner shelter or rescue under its policies and fees; AMH hosts, cares for and lists the animals. See the animal welfare statement.