Adopting a rescue cat that is 3,000 miles away

Is it practical and sensible to adopt a rescue cat, which by chance, is 3,000 miles from where you live? Is it a folly to try to do this or is it heroic? An heroic effort to adopt an unwanted cat at any cost, almost. What an effort! How commonplace is this in America? …

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Receive $300 when you adopt this cat (Vincent)

You’ll receive $300 (USD) as a gift if and when you adopt this declawed cat whose name is Vincent. Update: please see comments. The amount is now $600! You should live within 300 miles of New Orleans, LA as he is in a shelter in New Orleans and they will make no adoption fee …

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Rescue center left adopter with large veterinary bill

An animal rescue center in Southern Ontario, Canada, told Pam that the cat she wanted to adopt was 8 months old and in good health. The good health report was obviously important but particularly so for Pam because she is a student with little in the way of funds. It transpired that her cat, which …

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How important is it to meet a cat before adopting him?

I use “him” to mean him or her. I can never write “it” because it feels wrong to me. OK, what is the big deal about meeting the cat you want to adopt before adopting? This is a follow up to Elisa’s article on cat adoptions at a distance, meaning people adopting cats from …

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