Indian River Community Cats

03/25/2023

01/28/2023

03/05/2022

When a community cat is not suited for traditional adoption or when it is not safe to return them to the area where they were found, the best outcome is to relocate them as working cats. By relocating them to a barn, warehouse or other privately-owned areas where they are provided with proper shelter, food and water, they can live out their lives in a safe environment. Each cat is spayed/neutered, vaccinated, ear-tipped and microchipped before relocation. Property owners are instructed on how to care for their working cat and provided the proper tools to make the relocation an easy transition. The cats in turn become the best organic pest/rodent control available. All adoption fees are waived. Please email [email protected] for more information.

03/05/2021

It is with deep sadness that we at Dogs and Cats Forever have learned of the passing of our dear friend and benefactor Hal duPont, who died at his home in Vero Beach on February 23, after a lengthy illness. Throughout the last 14 years, Hal was a true friend to our shelter and supported us in various ways, both large and small. Hal’s first volunteer effort with Dogs and Cats Forever was rather inauspicious, as he dressed as Santa Claus for PetSmart’s “Pictures with Santa,” at the behest of his wife, Barbara, who had recently become our Adoption Coordinator at the Vero store. For the next few years, from time to time, Hal would visit Barbara at PetSmart to meet the new cats and occasionally adopt the ones who struck his fancy - most notably a senior pair named Thelma and Louise, who became the office cats at Hal’s business, duPONT/KRIEGHOFF Gun Company, in Vero Beach. Recognizing the need for the 150-plus cats at the shelter to not only have a comfortable place to live while they awaited adoption, but also to have a building that would showcase them to potential adopters, Hal proposed to finance the construction of a 3,100 square foot Cat Building which would be connected to the rear of the existing shelter building at 4600 Selvitz Road in Fort Pierce. The groundbreaking was held in 2014, and by 2015, the cats had happily moved into their new accommodations. Hal’s obituary, which appeared in the TC Palm this week, listed his many lifetime accomplishments – pilot, businessman, photographer, community leader, and more. But if you could ask the thousands of homeless cats who have resided and will pass through Dogs and Cats Forever’s Cat Building, they would add “Hero” to that list. Rest in peace, Hal... your two and four-footed friends will miss you.

08/15/2020

Please let Jan or me know if you're willing to host a barn cat or kitties. They do best in pairs.

When a community cat is not suited for traditional adoption or when it is not safe to return them to the area where they were found, the best outcome is to relocate them as working cats. By relocating them to a barn, warehouse or other privately-owned areas where they are provided with proper shelter, food and water, they can live out their lives in a safe environment. Each cat is spayed/neutered, vaccinated, ear-tipped and microchipped before relocation. Property owners are instructed on how to care for their working cat and provided the proper tools to make the relocation an easy transition. The cats in turn become the best organic pest/rodent control available. All adoption fees are waived. Please email [email protected] for more information.

07/18/2020

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04/19/2020

💜 Congratulations and best wishes to the positive-ly awesome Chica, a 4 year-old FIV-positive sweetheart who found her forever family after spending a year at the shelter! Now Chica has what every FIV-positive cat needs most - a safe and loving home. 💜 Thank you to PRAI Beauty, the PRAI for Paws initiative, and the Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals for making this adoption possible! For more information about PRAI Beauty and their charitable organization, PRAI for Paws, which helps fund valuable animal rescue efforts around the globe, visit www.PraiBeauty.com 💜🐾

02/23/2020

The nonprofit animal-shelter organization has told the county it plans to end its three-year contract when it expires April 30.