Orphan Animal Rescue and Sanctuary

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Orphan Animal Rescue and Sanctuary

Orphan Animal Rescue & Sanctuary (OARS) is a 100% volunteer-run, no-kill nonprofit in Neenah, WI. Stop in and visit our multi-room Adoption Center!
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We partner with underfunded rural shelters to rescue, rehabilitate, and find loving forever homes for cats and kittens in need. 🐾 OARS is different than many other animal welfare organizations: our adoptable cats call our cage-free Adoption Center.

**Meet our adoptable cats and kittens on Petfinder and the following link. http://awos.petfinder.com/shelters/WI341.html

These cats have the full run of a room, complete with sunshine to doze in, cozy kitty beds, and scratching posts. Our volunteers give them plenty of love, providing twice-daily care 365 days a year. While the Adoption Center is almost as good as a home of their own, we are committed to finding a forever person (or family) for each animal in our care. Providing quality care for these pets in a homelike environment is important to us. Interested in adopting? Visit our website for an application. We follow an adopter screening and application process, and seek to make a lifetime match for both person and adoptable pet. As many community shelters are near capacity, we partner with animal groups such as shelters and humane societies, rather than accepting owned pets or strays into our adoption program. Partnering offers a great opportunity to help even more pets find their forever family!

10/29/2026

Meet the C-Suite of Kittens! 💼🐾
Bob, Al, and Russ are officially available for adoption! Named after a local business’s former executive board, these 4-month-old brothers are ready to optimize fun and aggressively manage cuddle schedules in their new homes.

📈 Bob (The CEO): Takes his duties seriously—especially when "filing" his toys directly into his water bowl. Loves chest-cuddles after a long workday.

📊 Al (The CFO): Manages your daily affection surplus. Guaranteed maximum cuddle dividends, face kisses, and nightly head-pillow auditing.

🚀 Russ (The Founder): A silly, adventurous visionary looking for strategic partnerships with wand toys (and any big resident cats!).

These executive boys can be adopted together or separately—though if going solo, they’ll need a home with a young cat already on the payroll to keep up with their playful energy!

Ready to submit your application to the board? Fill out a form today! 📋👇

10/28/2026

The full stretch with paws will melt your heart.

The moment 4-month-old Coconut discovered catnip, her entire world changed forever—and yes, it’s safe to say she’s a huge fan! 😂🌿 This sweet, curious, and super-friendly kitten is 100% pure energy, love, and cheeky personality.

She’s ready to add endless entertainment, extra joy, and a serious dose of zoomies to the mix. Coconut is on the hunt for her ultimate crew—could you help her find her people? 🐾✨

10/27/2026

⏰ 3 DAYS LEFT to donate items for our Fall Auction! ⏰

The countdown is on! We are finalizing our auction lineup and need all physical item donations by Friday, October 30.

Every basket, gift card, and craft donated goes straight toward vet bills, food, and care for felines like the ones pictured below! 🐈

📍 Drop-off location: Secure bin outside our building or email [email protected].

Stay tuned — bidding opens Sunday, November 15 at 8:00 AM!

10/26/2026

Don’t worry, this is the good kind of bug infestation! 🐛🐾

Weevil, Grub, and Aphid are officially ready to crawl right into your heart and make themselves at home. These three adorable brothers might be named after tiny critters, but they’re 100% pure kitten sweetness!

✨ Weevil: Orange tabby | Professional purr machine who loves to snooze right in his food bowl.

✨ Grub: Cream point | High-energy WWE wrestler who loves attention on his own terms.

✨ Aphid: Orange & white tabby | The speedy speedster who’s always on an adventure.

We’re thinking their adorable, smushed faces are from a bit of mixed breed heritage—maybe a Persian or Exotic Shorthair somewhere in the family tree!

All three boys are neutered and up to date on age-appropriate vaccinations.

Warning: adopting one (or two!) may cause extreme happiness and unconditional love. 📩 Apply to catch a bug of your own, or share this post to help them find a home! Link in comments. 👇

10/24/2026

Our Annual Fall Online Auction (Nov 15–21) is getting closer, and we’ve loved seeing the amazing donations coming in so far!

As a 100% volunteer-run, no-kill rescue with no state funding, this auction keeps our doors open and our kitties healthy.

You don’t need to donate a massive or expensice gift basket to make a difference! We are still looking for creative, individual contributions like:
✨ Themed gift baskets (spa day, movie night, pet lovers, coffee & tea, etc.)
✨ New, unused items (we’ll build the basket!)
✨ Gift cards to your favorite local spots
✨ Donated services (photo sessions, custom art, lessons, etc.)
✨ Handmade crafts or artwork

Have an idea or want to donate? Drop-off details in the comments! 👇

📸 Check out the photos below to see some of the sweet KITTEN faces you’re helping support!

10/15/2026

🏢 Calling all Fox Valley Local Businesses & Community Members! 🧡

Do you own a business in Neenah, Menasha, Appleton, or Oshkosh? Or does your employer love supporting local non-profits?

We are gathering gift cards, experiences, and item baskets for our biggest online auction of the year! Donating is a fantastic way to showcase your business to thousands of local supporters while helping local cats in need.

How to donate:
📫 Secure drop-box outside our building (camera-monitored & checked daily)
📧 Email [email protected] for appointment drop-offs

Deadline to drop off items: Friday, Oct 30!

Some photos of our cats and kittens in our care.

10/14/2026

Meet Kiwi & Mango—the sweetest double-trouble dream team! 🐾✨
This 4-month-old bonded brother & sister duo are ready for their forever home together!

🖤 Kiwi: Chatty, sweet, loves making biscuits under blankets, and plays fetch.

🐯 Mango: Brave, pocket-sized, squeaky, and loves riding on your shoulder!

They're the perfect mix of sweet, silly, and adventurous. Since they're a bonded pair, they must be adopted together.

Link in comments to see more of this cute pair and apply!👇

10/13/2026

Meet Coconut, who is searching for her people—and to be her happiest self, her new home must have a playful kitten or young cat for her to bond with! 🐾✨

This 4-month-old tuxedo is a high-flying athlete who jumps like Air Jordan to claim the top spot on every cat tree. But once playtime with her Cat Dancer is over, she turns into the sweetest nap buddy with a soft, whisper-thin meow!

Affectionate yet delightfully independent, Coconut is just waiting for a home with a resident feline friend to chase, wrestle, and snooze with.

Please share her post to help Coconut find her people! Apply to adopt her today! Link in comment 👇

10/12/2026

🐾 THREE MORE HAPPY TAILS! 🐾
Big congratulations to our latest kitties who have officially landed their new homes last week:

✨ Homer & Patty – These two playful little mischief-makers have officially bounded into their new family's hearts. Get ready for double the pounces, double the purrs, and zero personal space!

✨ Papaya – Our absolute peach of a cat has found her person! Papaya is ready to supervise household chores, find the best sunbeam for napping, and be queen of her new digs like we know she is.

Thank you so much to our amazing adopters for opening your hearts and homes, and to everyone who shared their posts to help them get seen! We couldn’t do this without everyone’s support.

Address

810 S. Commercial Street
Neenah, WI
54956

Website

https://orphananimalrescue.org/, https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/wi/neenah/orphan-animal-rescue-and-sanctuary-inc-wi

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