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Cat cafés and rescues in Chicago, IL
2 cat cafés and 14 rescue organizations in Chicago.
Cat cafés in Chicago
Tree House Cat Cafe
Chicago, IL
Play with cats and enjoy a delicious coffee, tea, and espresso! Make an appointment today at Chicago's first cat cafe.
Cat adoption on siteWalk-ins welcomeFood & drinks
Rescue organizations in Chicago
Adopt, foster, volunteer or donate
Cats In Action
Home-based / foster network — serves the Chicago, IL area
Cats in Action helps people help outdoor cats in Chicago through TNR (trap-neuter-return) programs, education, and community support.
PAWS Chicago
Chicago, IL
PAWS Chicago is a No Kill animal welfare organization dedicated to rescuing and rehoming homeless dogs and cats through adoption, spay/neuter services, foster programs, and community engagement initiatives.
No-killOffers fostering501(c)(3)
Tree House Humane Society
Chicago, IL
A 501(c)(3) Chicago-based shelter dedicated to ensuring every cat thrives through adoption, TNR, and community veterinary care since 1971.
Cats onlyNo-killKittens
Sanctuary
Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too
Chicago, IL
Touched By An Animal helps preserve the nurturing bond between people and their companion animals by helping the Elderly and others maintain this loving relationship and providing lifetime homes for cats when needed, in our home, where Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too. Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too helps tossed and fo
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Chicago Animal Care and Control
Chicago, IL
Chicago Animal Care and Control protects public safety and ensures the humane care of animals through sheltering, pet placement, education and animal law enforcement.
Offers fostering
Foster network
Chicago Cat Rescue
Home-based / foster network — serves the Chicago, IL area
Chicago Cat Rescue is dedicated to helping homeless cats and kittens via rescue, adoption, and education. All animals are cared for in private foster homes until they find their forever homes.
Offers fostering501(c)(3)
Cat cafés nearby in the Chicago area
Outside Chicago, within about 40 miles
The Region Cat Cafe
Merrillville, IN
To visit the cats in the cat lounge a reservation is the only way to guarantee a spot. Walk ins only if space available.
Cat adoption on siteWalk-ins welcomeReservations
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April's Kittens
Forest Park, IL
Cat café
The Cat House
Roselle, IL
Rescue organizations nearby in the Chicago area
Outside Chicago, within about 40 miles
A.R.F.-Animal Rescue Foundation
Wheaton, IL
A.R.F. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), no-kill humane society dedicated to rescuing, fostering, and rehoming dogs and cats throughout Illinois. The organization promotes spay/neuter programs and responsible pet ownership while conducting adoption events primarily in the western suburbs of Chicago.
No-killOffers fostering501(c)(3)
ABRA, INC
Home-based / foster network — serves the Crown Point, IN area
ABRA, INC (All Breed Rescue Angels) is a foster-based rescue group dedicated to saving shelter pets by placing dogs and cats in foster homes until they are adopted into forever homes.
Offers fostering501(c)(3)
Pawsitively Feral
Oak Brook, IL
We are a 501c3 organization that focuses on TNR, decreasing the population of free roaming cats, and keeping the cats healthier. We help adopt out kittens from those colonies of cats.
Cats only501(c)(3)
Redemption Road Rescue Rehab Inc.
Lake County, IL
A 501(c)(3) rescue specializing in behavioral training and rehabilitation of dogs and cats, following their four guidelines: Rescue, Rehab, Retrain, and Rehome. The organization is run by certified trainers who give animals a second chance at life.
Special-needs catsOffers fostering501(c)(3)
Shelter
A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter
Naperville, IL
A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes dogs, cats, and small animals while providing comprehensive veterinary services, behavioral training, and community support since 1989.
Offers fostering
Shelter
Anderson Humane
South Elgin, IL
Towns in the Chicago area
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Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in Chicago: A Cat Lover's Guide
Chicago's cat cafés, from an arcade lounge to a café for cats with feline leukemia, plus where to adopt, which rescues to know, and how to help.
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