08/09/2026
❤️ RESCUE OR SHELTER? WE ARE BOTH — BUT IT’S TIME TO RECOGNIZE WHAT WE HAVE BECOME. ❤️
For 15 years, we have called ourselves a rescue.
We started with the simple goal of helping cats who had nowhere else to go. We took in abandoned, injured, sick, pregnant, feral, and unwanted cats and worked to give them a second chance.
But somewhere along the way, FCAT grew into something much bigger.
Today, we are caring for nearly 200 cats.
We don't simply rescue a cat and move on to the next one. We provide a safe place to live. We provide food, litter, vaccinations, medications, veterinary care, spay and neuter, rehabilitation, socialization, and love. Some cats stay with us for weeks. Some stay for months. Some may need us for the rest of their lives.
That is a shelter.
The difference between a traditional rescue and a shelter can sometimes be difficult to define. A rescue often operates through foster homes and takes in animals as space and resources allow. A shelter provides a physical place where animals can be housed and cared for until they are adopted, reunited with their families, transferred, or otherwise placed.
FCAT has become that physical place.
We have a cattery. We have medical and isolation areas. We have adoption spaces. We have cats of all ages and needs living here every single day.
And unlike a government-funded municipal shelter, we receive no government funding. We are a nonprofit organization supported by donations, adoptions, our thrift store, and the incredible people who believe these cats deserve a chance.
So going forward, you may hear us refer to ourselves as a shelter rather than simply a rescue.
Not because we have forgotten where we came from.
But because we want people to understand what FCAT has grown into — and what it takes to care for nearly 200 cats.
Every bowl of food.
Every bag of litter.
Every vaccination.
Every medication.
Every spay and neuter.
Every emergency vet visit.
Every kitten we fight to save.
Every frightened cat we teach to trust.
Every adoption.
Every cat who finally has a safe place to call home.
We are still rescuers at heart. ❤️
But today, we are also a shelter.
A shelter that cares deeply about the cats who come through our doors.
A shelter that believes every cat deserves compassion, medical care, safety, and a chance.
We are FCAT — a community cat shelter that cares. 🐾❤️
And we couldn't do this without our community standing beside us.
