05/13/2026
Thank you so much to everyone that has donated and shared, we have raised $8,690!! Our first goal is $25,000, still need $16,310. Please continue to share.
It is very important we keep our rescue going, we are the only place that welcomes feral cats and provides lifetime care for them at our sanctuary. People always want them removed from their property and if we close, there will be nowhere for them to go. Please help us. Thank you.
We started this cat rescue back in 2008. Originally the Collier Community Cat Coalition, then Naples Cat Alliance and now Purradise Gardens.
When we first started, we were TNR only, Trap, Neuter and Return but the return part quickly became a problem. So many people didn’t want the cats returned, or it was a dangerous area or no known caretakers. Then we found friendly cats and kittens and we had nowhere for them to go. Fosters filled up fast and local shelters were always full. We realized we needed a shelter.
I placed an ad on Craigslist for a place to house cats and received an offer of a horse stall, at a local farm. We moved in cages and for months worked out of that tiny stall. We outgrew it in no time and moved above a local business on Davis Blvd. The place was old and it was murder lugging traps, litter, food and cats up the narrow flight of stairs, but we were inside with air conditioning, a big plus. We continued to grow and took over the space next door. We were there for about a year when we were offered a really nice spot in a strip mall down the street on Davis Blvd. It had been built out as a vets office, but they never opened. This was pure luxury for us, ground floor, big windows, exposure to potential adopters and more space. We were there for about four years and then moved over to another strip mall in Golden Gate City. This location was large but the ceiling leaked when it rained, the air conditioner would regularly break and the rent kept increasing. We also couldn’t provide fresh air to our kitties. We dreamt of the day we could find a place that we could build catios and give our babies fresh air and sunshine and then one day we found it, our current location.
We have been on Rock Road for almost five years. We love our location but the rent has now crept up to almost $5,600. We can’t afford to pay it any longer, it’s crippling and prohibits us from developing more programs for the community and cats. We have offered to buy the property but the landlord wants more than three times the appraised value. Our lease ends September 1, 2026. We have been looking for the past two years for property and just haven’t been able to find something that is just right. It’s either raw land where we need to bring in electric and dig wells, put in septic and develop the grounds or it’s too far out in the estates or it’s in a fire or flood zone. Something always pops up that makes it not quite right for us….until now. We found the purrfect place!
It’s close to where we currently are residing and it’s double the space. It doesn’t flood, no wetlands and it has electric, septic and water. It is currently being used as a horse farm, so there are structures, a barn and stables. We can have up to 8 horses on the property, so we can rent out the stalls which will bring in revenue to help save more kitties.
All the years we have been renting, it’s such a waste of money. Purchasing this property will finally give us a permanent home for the cats and take the monthly burden of rent off of our shoulders and be able to put that money into our cat programs.
We really need your help in order to make this happen. The asking price is high, but it’s in line with current land pricing. The owner is willing to owner finance, we just need to come up with $300,000 to start that process. Although we will have a monthly payment, it will be significantly lower than what we are paying now and it’s towards a permanent future and not being thrown away on rent.
I will be happy to provide our business plan, naming opportunities and any additional information you may need. Please message us for this.
I have not set up a Go Fund Me because they take a substantial portion of the proceeds. Please share and pray that we can make this happen. ❤️🙏🏻🐈
Thank you. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization, all donations are tax deductible.
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🐱PayPal - info@naplescatalliance
😽Checks may be mailed to..
Purradise Gardens
921 No Name Lane
Naples, FL 34120
