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Adoption Number 1,300 – Wayne Whiskers!
SAFE Haven has never adopted so many cats in a year, and Wayne Whiskers, a very special kitty, deserves this honor of being the 1300th of 2023. Adopter Keri is the purr-fect person to give him a forever home! Wayne came to SAFE Haven in January from Knightdale; he's...
Coverdale: Lucky Number 10,000
There are special moments that deserve to be celebrated: a first birthday, graduation, a 10,000th adoption. You read that right. SAFE Haven celebrated its 10,000th adoption in 2019. The lucky cat: Coverdale. Coverdale arrived at the shelter on February 11, 2019, along...
Angela: Sweet & Spunky
Reserved and relaxed, this beautiful tortie Angela had waited a long time for her perfect family. At another shelter, Angela wouldn't have survived. Her shy personality, spunky attitude, and health conditions could have deemed her "unadoptable," but at SAFE Haven,...
From Shelter Cat to Instacat!
SAFE Haven for Cats has become quite proficient in helping overweight kitties find their healthy shape. It all started with a little big cat called The Colonel. This story is about an equally chunky kitty named Verne. Monster Mash, as he was called, was 25 pounds when...
SAFE Haven Gets Physical!
At SAFE Haven for Cats, we see all cats as beautiful. Sometimes an extra-handsome kitty comes along that needs a little help getting fit. One such cat: Colonel. Adopted from SAFE Haven in September 2016, Colonel developed some litter box issues and, sadly, his adopter...
A #Twinning Celebration
All of our SAFE Haven alumni are winners, but here’s a winning story perfect for March Madness. Pippen, a 3-year-old Tuxedo cat adopted by Kathryn Fromson, was named the winner of a bracket-style contest to find a twin for Instagram cat Max (@mrpawsome). The contest,...
Meet Our Beautiful Rose
Rose’s arrival at SAFE Haven was a little different than most our cats. She was trapped by a local county shelter as a feral and, unexpectedly, gave birth in the trap. The shelter was in a difficult position. They had to find an organization willing to take in a feral...
International Kitties Come In From The Elements!
In late September, the team at SAFE Haven became aware of a dire situation in the Triangle concerning 22 young cats and kittens. The story is a common one, but nonetheless, unfortunate. And one we have seen repeatedly in our community. Sometimes,...
Stray Kittens Flourish In Foster Care
In early fall, we were contacted by a rescuer who had found a litter of kittens. They were very small and very vulnerable to starvation, accidents and predators. We knew we had to step in quickly before something terrible happened to them. Two days later,...
Canobie Lucks Out To Find Healing
Sometimes it feels like cats find their way to SAFE Haven by aligning the Kharma of the universe to bring them the best life possible. This wise, spunky young kitty was no different. One of SAFE Care’s regular feral TNVR (Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return)...
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