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Cat cafés and rescues in Indianapolis, IN

1 cat café and 9 rescue organizations in Indianapolis.

Cat cafés in Indianapolis

Cat café

Nine Lives Cafe & Cat Lounge

Indianapolis, IN

Are you looking for a morning coffee spot? Want a place to meet with a friend for coffee and a pastry? Or maybe you're looking for the best dirty Chai in the city. Are you are looking f...

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Rescue organizations in Indianapolis

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Indy Neighborhood Cats

Indianapolis, IN

Indy Neighborhood Cats improves the quality of life for unowned neighborhood cats and their communities by reducing overpopulation through trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs, winter shelter support, and cat food pantry partnerships.

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ARPO (Alliance for Responsible Pet Ownership, Inc.)

Home-based / foster network — serves the Indianapolis, IN area

ARPO is a volunteer-run foster-based rescue established in 1998 to combat euthanasia in central Indiana by promoting responsible pet ownership. All adoptable animals are housed in temporary foster homes until permanent homes are found.

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Circle City Kitties

Home-based / foster network — serves the Indianapolis, IN area

A small foster-based rescue with a focus on purebred cats around Indiana. Donations are tax deductible.

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IndyAdopts! Foundation

Home-based / foster network — serves the Indianapolis, IN area

IndyAdopts! helps cats in Indianapolis find their forever homes through Nine Lives Café & Cat Lounge, a cat café adoption model that reduces cat euthanizations in Indiana animal shelters.

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Cat cafés nearby in the Indianapolis area

Outside Indianapolis, within about 40 miles

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Smitten Kitten Cat Cafe

Fishers, IN

Smitten Kitten is Hamilton County's first cat cafe, offering 30-minute sessions with adoptable cats in a cage-free lounge.

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Rescue organizations nearby in the Indianapolis area

Outside Indianapolis, within about 40 miles

Shelter

Animal Care Services

Columbus, IN

The Columbus Animal Care Services Department protects and enhances the safety, health, and welfare of animals and residents in the community through adoption, rescue partnerships, spay/neuter initiatives, and responsible pet ownership education.

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Animal Outreach of Shelby County

Shelbyville, IN

A community cat rescue focused on improving the lives of Shelby County's homeless cats through spay/neuter efforts, foster programs, and adoption services.

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Animal Protection League

Anderson, IN

The Animal Protection League aims to make second chances possible through the human/animal connection, providing compassionate care and celebrating the bond between humans and animals. Since 2011, they have partnered with the City of Anderson to manage its animal shelter operations.

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Biscuit Factory Animal Rescue

Greenfield, IN

A 100% foster-based cat and dog rescue committed to saving every pet that enters their care without authorizing euthanasia for healthy or treatable animals.

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Community Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E., Inc.)

Home-based / foster network — serves the Columbus, IN area

A foster-based rescue organization serving the Columbus, Indiana area with fosters throughout the region, focused on animal adoption and spay/neuter services.

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Community Animal Rescue Effort (CARE)

Home-based / foster network — serves the Columbus, IN area

C.A.R.E. is a non-profit, all volunteer and foster-based animal rescue located in Columbus, Indiana working to promote animal welfare through community awareness, education and responsible pet adoptions. We promote spaying and neutering as the way to relieve the number of animals entering our local

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Towns in the Indianapolis area

City guide

Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in Indianapolis: A Cat Lover's Guide

Indy's two cat cafés, where to adopt across the metro, the rescues worth knowing, and what to do with a stray now that the city shelter no longer takes healthy outdoor cats.

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