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Feline Friends Chicago

Cat rescue in Chicago, IL

Feline Friends Chicago is a, no kill, cat rescue organization serving Chicago. We do not have a physical site – we are completely foster-based. To meet any of our cats in the Feline Friends Chicago program, we arrange meetings between foster homes and potential adopters. Feline Friends is staffed 100% by volunteers, and is funded entirely by private donations. Feline Friends is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible.

Our mission statement is: “to help alleviate the suffering of homeless pets in Chicago by rescuing, spaying/neutering, and responsibly placing as many animals as possible in permanent homes.

Feline Friends Chicago is a 100% foster-based program. The more foster homes we have, the more cats we can rescue. We are continually in need of foster homes, and would love to hear from you if you could provide a foster home. Contact us at felinefriendsorg@gmail.com. We respond to all emails promptly. If you have not received a reply within 24 hours, please check your spam folder.

Contact
Phone
Address
P.O. Box 802260
Chicago, IL 60680
Donation Tax deductible donations can be made via: https://www.paypal.me/FelineFriendsChicago
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Adoptable pets at Feline Friends Chicago

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Zoey

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 11 mos
Chicago, IL
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Zoey

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 11 mos
Chicago, IL
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Stevie

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
Chicago, IL
Bonded Pair
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Cypress

Domestic Longhair

Male, Adult
Chicago, IL
Bonded Pair
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Yoda

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
Chicago, IL
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Eva

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Chicago, IL

Rescue FAQs

We place animals in downtown Chicago. The cats in our program come from a variety of unlimited intake municipal facilities in Chicago and downstate Illinois.

  • 1. Interview
  • 2. Meet the Pet
  • 3. Submit Application

Additional adoption info

The process for adopting a cat involves a couple of steps.

Step 1 Gather information
We gather information about the potential adopter's situation, what they are looking for, their current household and pets, etc.

Step 2 Cat “Interviews”
Next, we have the potential adopter meet the available kitties, by putting them directly in touch with the appropriate foster parent(s) to coordinate a day and time for a visit.

Step 3 Adoption application
Once the potential adopter has met the kitties, if they decide they want to do an adoption, they fill out our adoption application, which we then process. It takes a couple of days to process the application. Once the application has been processed and approved, the kitties are ready to go home.

Step 4 After the adoption
Once a person has adopted a cat, Feline Friends Chicago continues to stay in touch with the adopter to ensure a smooth transition for both the person and the cat. We remain available for questions and advice.

All of our kitties have been combo-tested for FIV/Feline Leukemia, spayed or neutered, vaccinated for distemper, microchipped, and dewormed. The adoption fee helps to offset the costs we incur to do all of these things.

Please keep in mind, we are a very small volunteer group and not set up to do out of state or long distance adoptions. If you live out of the Chicago area, we encourage you to look at your local shelters where there are wonderful animals waiting for homes.

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Domestic Shorthair

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