Our Mission
Fancy Cats Rescue Team is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in August 1997. Our mission is to end euthanasia by having our cats spayed and neutered; to find suitable lifetime homes for our cats; and to educate the public on issues such as sterilization, declawing and behavior problems. Since our inception we have found loving homes for approximately 7,500 cats in the National Capital area.
Most volunteers have full-time jobs, or are students or retirees, and donate their non-working hours to help save homeless cats and kittens.
Fancy Cats provides a safety net for cats that have been abandoned. We rescue cats on death row at local shelters and assist other rescue groups and government personnel in emergency situations. We take owner-released cats as space permits with all medical work done (including sterilization, FeLV/FIV test, rabies and distemper shots that are current). We also require a tax deductible donation in the amount of our choosing, depending on the cat's age and general health. We take strays as space permits. We do not accept feral (wild) cats.
SPECIAL EVENTS
A special thanks goes out to everyone who joined us for dinner at our Baja Fresh fund raiser on July 23rd. We raised $350! Thanks also to the Baja Fresh team at the Fairfax Towne Center store for working with us! We hope to do it again!
Saturday and Sunday, September 6 & 7, 2008 - Fancy Cats will be at the National Capital Cat Show! Come out for a day of fun and be surrounded by fellow cat lovers! You'll find practically any cat product you can imagine and you can see some beautiful cats. Just remember - rescued cats are the most beautiful of all! Adopt a rescued cat! For more information, visit the show's website.
