Non-Profit Animal Shelter
The Cat HouseProviding a safe no-kill shelter and adoption facility for cats in the Lincoln, Nebraska area.
Visiting The Cat House and COVID-19 restrictions
Update 8/26/21: Visitors are limited to those who have submitted an adoption application, whether or not they have been interviewed and approved to adopt. If you’re interested in adopting, please see our “Adopt” page.
If you’re interested in making a donation during our public hours, donations will be accepted at the door, regardless of building occupancy at the time. We also continue to offer claw-clipping services to our alumni.
Masks are required for all visitors, age 2 and older, regardless of vaccination status, in accordance with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Directed Health Measure, effective 8/26/21 – 9/30/21.
Adopt
Featured Cats
Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon is estimated to have been born in late 2008. He was neutered through The Cat House's trap-neuter-return in late 2009, and continued to...
Lil Gray
Lil Gray is estimated to have been born in late 2018. He was found as a stray cat by someone who saw his potential, and got him neutered as well as...
Gertrude McFuzz
Gertrude McFuzz is estimated to have been born in early 2015. She came to us from a rural area where the property owners were caring for 160+ cats,...
Kittens!
Kittens, kittens, kittens! We have many kittens available for adoption at our shelter, and more will be ready to come in as those are adopted. We aren’t always able to keep website postings current, so don’t assume that we don’t have kittens just because you don’t see many on our Available Cats page. If you’re interested in adopting a kitten, submit an application and then come in to visit during our public hours. The adoption fee for the second (and subsequent) cat or kitten adopted at the same time, or within three months, is always half the regular amount!
Ways to Help
WE BELIEVE THAT CATS OF EVERY AGE, HEALTH CONDITION, AND TEMPERAMENT DESERVE A LOVING HOME. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS MISSION.
DONATE
The Cat House is funded by donations and adoption fees. Adoption fees don’t even cover our vet bills, so we rely on donations to keep our doors open.
VOLUNTEER
The Cat House is staffed and managed by volunteers. With a wide variety of tasks available, there’s sure to be something that interests you and will suit your schedule.
SHOP AND DINE
You can help The Cat House at no cost to yourself, while doing things you do every day – shop, dine, and search.
WISH LIST
It takes a lot of supplies and equipment to care for the 150+ cats and kittens in our adoption and shelter facility and foster homes. See a list of some of them on our wish list.
Paw Pages Ad
The Lincoln Journal Star’s Neighborhood Extra section features a “Paws Pages” section each month. This is a great opportunity to showcase our cats in front of a large audience, but it’s not free – each advertisement costs $42 per month. Sponsoring one or more cat listings for a month or more would be a big help in finding them permanent homes. If you can sponsor a Paws Pages listing, please contact us.
Trap-Neuter-Return
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is a humane method of population control to reduce the number of feral cats in the environment and improve the lives of existing cats and their human neighbors . It is a comprehensive, ongoing program in which stray and feral cats already living outdoors in cities, towns, and rural areas are humanely trapped, evaluated, vaccinated, and sterilized by veterinarians.
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