Kzoo Cat Rescue does NOT take in cats at the cat cafe!!

Kzoo Cat Rescue has a VERY small capacity, and we do NOT take in cats at the cafe... When we have space, we take in cats from Kalamazoo County Animal Services (the Kalamazoo County Shelter), to save them from possible euthanasia.
** Some services may be impacted by closures due to COVID - please, PLEASE do everything in your power to HELP if you find a kitty!!
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However, if you find a stray cat, YOU
can still help them in other ways!
  • Report the cat found to Kalamazoo County Animal Services here - someone may be looking for them!!
    • IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FOUND PETS: Found animals cannot be given away/sold/kept until 30 days has passed from a found report being made at KCASE. You may not vaccinate, neuter or alter the pet in any way until the 30 days has passed. Keeping or altering a pet prior to 30 days could result in theft or other personal property damage charges being filed against you. If you cannot keep the pet for 30 days, you can turn it into KCASE, where the 30 days hold time is reduced to 7-10 days.
  • Bring the pet to Animal Services or a local vet (VCA Southwest Michigan Animal Emergency and Referral Center is open 24 hours!!) to scan them for a microchip
  • Utilize social media and/or family and friends to try and find if they have an owner - remember you cannot legally re-home the cat if it isn't yours!!
  • Hang flyers around your neighborhood
  • Try using apps like 'Pawboost' or 'Nextdoor' for lost pet posts and/or post that you've found a pet
  • Place a free FOUND PET AD in the Kalamazoo Gazette
  • Contact a "no-kill" rescue in the Kalamazoo Area -
  • In the hot summer months, make sure there is plenty of water available to outside cats - DO NOT GIVE CATS MILK! Only water - and add ice cubes for fun, and to keep it colder, longer!
  • If it is cold outside, consider building a DIY - shelter for them, something like this, these, or these.
  • Sometimes, feral cats/community cats need to stay outside.
If you have a cat you can no longer take care of, please consider the following:
  • If you STILL can't keep your cat, utilize social media and/or family and friends to try and REHOME your cat BEFORE you call a rescue - "The best way to save a beloved pet is to keep them OUT of the shelter system"
    • Talk to staff at your veterinarian's office, or other local veterinarians
    • Post on local community bulletin boards, or in the newspaper
    • You can also try sites like https://getyourpet.com/ or  Rehome (by adoptapet.com and the Petco Foundation - click on the blue icon)
Kzoo Cat Rescue has a VERY small capacity, and we do NOT take in cats at the cafe... When we have space, we take in cats from Kalamazoo County Animal Services (the Kalamazoo County Shelter), to save them from possible euthanasia.

You should try everything possible (including what is listed on this page) to REHOME your cat before contacting rescues or Animal Services.
If you are struggling to find a place - PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP! Lots of shelters/rescues  are constantly overcrowded, and underfunded, and as much as we would all love to take in every cat we hear about, it just isn't possible. PLEASE try the above resources and ideas, and KEEP TRYING!! They're depending on you!!
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