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 6/22/20: With the updated Nebraska directed health measures, the number of visitors allowed in The Cat House has been increased to 20. Visitors who have applied to adopt, been interviewed, and approved will have priority, but others may visit as space permits. 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.
Volunteers will wear masks/fabric face coverings, to protect visitors, other volunteers, and the cats (there have been reports of cats contracting COVID-19 from humans). Out of respect and care for other visitors, volunteers, and the cats, we strongly encourage all visitors to wear masks.
Thank you for your understanding.
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Important News about Cat House Public Hours
Updated 3/27/20: Following social distancing guidance from local, state, and national authorities, The Cat House’s regular public hours of Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 – 8 and Sunday afternoons from 1:30 – 4 will be cancelled until early May, or until the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department has rolled back current public gathering restrictions.
Approved adoption applicants may visit during those hours to finalize adoptions. We continue to accept adoption applications; actually, so many people are interested in adopting now that our adoption callers are very busy and may take a few days to get back to you (a good problem for us to have!). A limited number of visitors may be in our facility at any given time; visitors may be asked to remain in their cars until others have exited the building. Adoption applicants should contact their adoption interviewer or email adoptions@thecathouse.org to confirm plans.
Watch for updates to this plan. Thank you for your understanding.
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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