What Structured Re-homing Actually Means
At Cats in the City Rescue, we provide a highly individualized, trauma-informed model of care designed to stabilize cats and support lasting placements. This work goes beyond traditional sheltering. It may include medical oversight, behavioral support, environmental restructuring, and carefully matched adoption planning.
We do not treat re-homing as a simple transfer. Many cats entering this program are carrying stress, grief, coat or skin changes, dietary needs, behavioral dysregulation, or relational mismatch that must be addressed before adoption is likely to succeed.
Some Cats Need More Than a New Address
Emergency Rescue and Transitional Re-homing Are Not the Same
Because our model is high-touch and resource-intensive, we prioritize cases where our level of intervention is most needed.
Scholarships Available
For cats without safe alternatives, including those facing medical, behavioral, or urgent placement risk, may receive full or majority subsidy through the rescue when resources allow.
Shared-Responsibility Transitional Care
Cats who are safe but not thriving often require stabilization before placement. These cases are approached as shared-responsibility partnerships, with guardians contributing toward rehabilitation and transition costs when feasible.
This Work Is Intensive, Skilled, and Real
Structured contributions are not a fee for surrendering a cat. They support the rehabilitation and transition work required to:
While Cats in the City absorbs significant costs through housing, infrastructure, and labor, the rehabilitation and transition process itself must also be stewarded responsibly so the rescue can remain sustainable.
Compassion and Stewardship Have to Coexist
We understand that every family’s circumstances are different. In some cases, we are able to offer reduced contributions or partial scholarship support. When we do, it is based on both financial need and the overall fit for our program.
Our goal is not just to help cats transition. It is to do so in a way that is sustainable, clinically sound, and grounded in long-term success for the cats who need us most.
Not Every Cat Who Could Benefit From Our Care Is a Cat We Can Responsibly Take
When our program is not the right fit, we are still happy to help guide families toward alternative resources whenever we can.
Rescue Cats in Transition
Tell Us What the Cat Is Actually Struggling With
If a cat is grieving, overgrooming, urinating outside the box, medically fragile, behaviorally mismatched, or simply not thriving in their current environment, we can help determine whether structured re-homing is the right path.
