NEADY Cats is a small, no-kill cat
shelter located on the National Training Campus of NEADS in Princeton, MA. NEADS is the oldest national assistance dog program in
the US, opened in 1976. The cat shelter was started in 1987 to help homeless cats by
giving them good veterinary care and then placing them in loving homes. The cats
“earned their keep” by teaching the dogs to mind their manners when they were
around cats. It is the mission of NEADY Cats to place adoptable cats and kittens in loving “forever” homes, promote spaying and neutering, and provide feline health care education to the public.
We have enjoyed a high success rate in our cat placements. We take
pride in careful screening of prospective adoptive families. We familiarize ourselves with
each cat’s personality and decide what will be the best environment for a lifetime
placement. Very few cats have been returned. Our goal is to place 80 to 100 cats a year, and we have
no plans to expand the shelter. In 1987 we had 8 used cages and a dream of
saving a few homeless cats. Today in our new quarters on the NEADS campus,
our dream is a reality. To date we have placed more than
2066 NEADY Cats.
NEADS leases us our space for a small fee, and we depend on your donations and volunteer labor to provide food, litter, maintenance, and medical care. See "How You Can Help Us" for ways in which you may make monetary donations or donations of your time in helping to care for our cats. In February 2000 we became a non-profit corporation. Your donations are tax-deductible. March 2001... the debut of the NEADY Cats web page. June 2001... the Mary McKeon Trilling isolation ward was completed. September 2002... the NEADY Cats celebrated their 15th anniversary. May 2003... the Dream Catcher Endowment Fund was established. May 2005... Roo celebrates 10 years as NEADY Cat mascot. September 2007...NEADY Cat celebrates 20 years.
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Our very first NEADY Cat was named "Monty." He is pictured here with NEADS mascot "Molly Malone," in the fall of 1987.
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A little orange tabby with a half tail made NEADY Cat history in July 1999. He was the 1000th NEADY Cat to be placed by our little shelter. |
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Our 1,500th cat was placed in June of 2004. Valentino, a handsome black and white tuxedo, went to a loving home in North Reading, MA.
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May 2005 - Roo celebrates 10 years of service to the NEADY Cats. Roo is our shelter mascot and editor of the NEADYCat newsletter.
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NEADY Cat Rupert, our 2,000th cat, was placed in October 2007. Rupert lives in Worcester, MA
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