Working Cats
The working cat program is designed to give homes to cats who want to live outside.
In partnership with Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control, our Working Cats Program gives a second chance to outdoor cats and cats who would otherwise be deemed un-adoptable.
Working cats live in barns or other secure structures, and they do so for the benefit of their caretakers! Working cats control the rodent population in barns, removing the need for poisons that are dangerous for children and pets.
We don’t always have working cats available, but we maintain a waiting list for those interested.
About Working Cats
- Working cats are cats whose litter box habits are not consistent enough to be indoor cats and/or have spent time outside per their previous owner;
- Working cats are found as strays and may be too independent to appreciate living indoors, or
- Working cats are shy/fearful of people and prefer the company of other cats/animals.
Program Information
- The purpose of this program is to provide a live outcome for cats at Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control (FWACC) that are not considered “adoptable” as house pets, and are at risk of being euthanized when space runs out.
- Cats who are best suited to be house pets will not be considered to be working cats.
- Many, perhaps even most working cats become friendly over time, but we cannot guarantee that any working cat will have a human-social/friendly temperament, or ever allow touch or handling.
- Feral/unsocialized cats pose no danger to humans who respect their boundaries. Take it slow, and let a shy cat decide how social it wants to be.
- Kittens under four months of age will not be considered to be working cats.
- We strongly recommend two working cats be placed at the same location at the same time.
- The adoption fee for a working cat is $15. The fee becomes $10 if you adopt 3 or more working cats. Their adoption fee covers their spay/neuter surgery, microchip, and Rabies vaccination.
