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Services for Strays

Stray Cat / Kitten Waitlist

Services for Strays

Stray Waitlist

To place a stray cat or kitten on our waitlist, fill out this form.

We’re sorry, but at this time SAFE Haven is not accepting Waitlist Applications.

Please reference the list of resources below to seek assistance.

List of Shelters and Rescues

Note – there is no guarantee that a specific rescue or shelter can take your animal. Please contact a specific organization in advance.

Name City Website Phone
Alley Cats and Angels Apex alleycatsandangels.org/ (919) 303-3500
Animal Protection Society Durham apsofdurham.org (919) 560-0640
Best Friend Pet Adoptions Cary bfpa.org  
Carolina Animal Adoption and Rescue Sanford cara-nc.org (919) 774-9433
Cat Angels Pet Adoptions Cary catangelsnc.org (919) 463-9586
Cause for Paws Raleigh cfp-nc.org (919) 750-8599
Durham County Animal Shelter Durham durhamsheriff.com/services/animal-services (919) 560-0640
Franklin County Animal Shelter Louisburg franklincountync.us/services/animal-shelter (919) 496-3032
Granville County Animal Control Oxford granvillecounty.org/residents/granville-county-animal management (919) 693-6749
Heaven & Earth Animal Rescue Team Raleigh heartpetrescue.org  
Independent Animal Rescue Durham animalrescue.net (919) 403-2221
Johnston County Animal Shelter Smithfield johnstonnc.com/pets (919) 934-8474
Meow House Cat Rescue Raleigh meowhousecatrescue.com  
Orange County Animal Services Chapel Hill orangecountync.gov/animalservices (919) 942-7387
Pawfect Match Holly Springs pawfectmatch.org (919) 522-1307
Paws4Ever Mebane paws4ever.org (919) 241-8438
Purr Partners Feline Rescue Youngsville purrpartners.org  
Rescue ur Forever Friend Garner ncruff.org (919) 424-6391
Saving Grace Wake Forest savinggracenc.org (919) 518-1180
Second Chance Pet Adoptions Raleigh secondchancenc.org (919) 851-8404
Snowflake Animal Rescue Raleigh snowflakerescue.org (919) 990-2478
SPCA of Franklin County Youngsville spcafcnc.wixsite.com/fcnc (919) 556-0954
SPCA of Wake County Garner spcawake.org (919) 772-3203
The Goathouse Pittsboro goathouserefuge.org (919) 542-6815
Wake County Animal Center Raleigh wakegov.com/pets (919) 212-7387

The county shelters are highlighted in yellow above.

There are many other foster-based and home rescues that might be in your area. Go to Petfinder (www.petfinder.com) and type your zip code into the search box.

Upcoming Clinic & Education Events

Meeting the Cats and adopting are always Upcoming AND Ongoing events!

Featured Cat

My name is Alley and I am ready for adoption. Learn more about me!
Alley
Female - Adult