Orphan Animal Rescue and Sanctuary

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Orphan Animal Rescue and Sanctuary

Orphan Animal Rescue & Sanctuary rescues, rehabilitates and finds homes for cats and kittens. Stop in and visit our multi-room Adoption Center!
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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, pr

oviding 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!

07/28/2025

⭐️Volunteer Spotlight⭐️
Meet Angela and Izak! Izak’s love of animals (especially cats!) is what prompted his mom, Angela, to look into volunteering with him at OARS, and they have been volunteering with us now for 4 years. They adopted two amazing cats from OARS – Phoebe and Piper. When they’re not volunteering, Angela and Izak enjoy robotics, camping, and outdoor activities. Thank you for being part of our team Angela and Izak!

07/26/2025

Adoptable OARS cat Legend has some sad news to share. Unfortunately due to construction on the street in front of OARS, we will be canceling our craft fair for 2025. The sidewalk in front of OARS and the driveway have been removed making it unsafe to host an event in our parking lot at this time. (Legend wants to make sure you're aware that we ARE still open for scheduled visits from adopters, though!) Missing one of our major fundraisers will mean that we'll need to have an extra-amazing fall online auction, so please consider making a donation of any new items that we can use for baskets. We will also continue to accept craft donations and they will either be used in the auction or next year's craft fair. Thank you so much for all of your support through our fundraisers.

07/10/2025

Calling all crafters and artists!!! Honey and Hattie, OARS’ longest term pair have a very important request for you. In order to keep saving special cats like these sweet girls, we need to have some updates to our parking lot and building ramp completed. Our next major fundraiser will be our annual craft sale August 16th and 17th. Can you please help? We greatly appreciate any hand made items for our sale – cat related or not, so let’s see what our talented supporters bring us this year! We have a camera-monitored donation bin outside our building that is checked daily, or you can schedule an appointment to drop off items by e-mailing [email protected]. Thank you!

Last call for pizza orders! Please email your order to info@orphananimalrescue.org by the end of the day today if you’d ...

06/19/2025

Last call for pizza orders! Please email your order to [email protected] by the end of the day today if you’d like to purchase. Order form is in the comments. The cats and kittens at OARS appreciate your support!! 🍕

06/14/2025

Eat pizza, save cats. It’s really that simple! Pizza models (and bonded pairs) Honey and Hattie and Tux and Tessie are the OARS cats who have been waiting for their forever homes the longest (which is crazy, because they are literally the sweetest cats ever). All you have to do to allow OARS to keep saving cats like these is to participate in our Trading Post Pizza fundraiser. These are some of the best pizzas around so you’ll be treating yourself while you’re saving lives. It’s a win-win!

Please check out the order form in the comments, and then send your orders to [email protected] by Friday June 20th. Pickup times are 12pm-2pm on Saturday June 28th and 12pm-2pm on Sunday June 29th - please note which day you will pick up in your order email. Payment is due at pickup via cash or check. As always, we thank you for your support and greatly appreciate you sharing this post.

06/08/2025

Happy Sunday! We’re working with The Trading Post in Wautoma to bring you delicious, fresh, frozen pizzas to help support OARS as we continue to raise funds to cover our parking lot and ramp replacement project this summer! We got great reviews from community members who purchased pizzas during our 2 fundraisers during 2024. New this time to purchase are Roasted Garlic Cheese Sticks!

Please send your orders to [email protected] by Friday June 20th. Pickup times are 12pm-2pm on Saturday June 28th and 12pm-2pm on Sunday June 29th - please note which day you will pick up in your order email. Payment is due at pickup via cash or check. Thanks in advance for your support!

05/15/2025

Have you brushed your cat’s teeth lately?

Domestic cats rely on humans to help with their oral hygiene. If they were in the wild, they would chew things like grass and bones. Teeth and gum problems occur in 8 out of 10 cats over age 3 as a result of the accumulation of bacteria, debris, and plaque. Here are some ways you can help:

1) Check their mouth regularly for chipped teeth, sores on the gums, and bad breath
2) Brush their teeth (try a tuna-flavored toothpaste designed for cats). Dental sprays are also available. Get them started young so they get used to it!
3) Give them specially formulated treats to help remove plaque and freshen breath.
4) At their annual vet appointment, the vet should be checking your cat’s mouth and may recommend a professional cleaning.

Help your cats keep their teeth intact as long as possible!

05/13/2025

Volunteer Spotlight💡

Meet Theresa and Nicole! Theresa and her daughter Nicole have been volunteering at OARS for over 4 years. They enjoy spending time with and getting to know all of the cats and kittens at OARS and their different personalities. Outside of OARS, Theresa is retired and enjoys reading, working in the yard, and spoiling her cats and Nicole enjoys making bracelets that she sells at the Neenah Farmers Market. They have 3 cats: Charlie, Coco, and Benny. 2 of them were adopted from OARS. Thank you both for all you do!

05/11/2025

Thank you to Menasha Corporation for the generous donation!

05/05/2025

Happy National Pet Week! Spend some extra quality time with your pets this week and schedule a check up with their vet if they haven’t been seen for a while to make sure they’re in good health.

Pictured below are the current OARS board members:
Billie Jo Rae, President, with some of her foster cats
Kara Beeck, Vice President, with her cat, Frank (adopted from OARS)
Katelyn Hanson, Secretary, with her cat, Camilla (adopted from OARS)

Share a picture of you and your pet/s in the comments!

04/25/2025

Did you know that OARS sells Vande Walle's candy bars? Bars are available at our shelter (open by appointment-only) and at Ye Old Goat in Appleton and Birch Bark Veterinary Care in Kimberly for $2 each. Candy bar sales made up about $3,700 of OARS' income during 2024, so it's a great way to support our shelter and get some delicious chocolate out of it! Remember, OARS is entirely run by volunteers and we have no paid employees, so we rely on donations to keep operations running and help as many cats as we can.

We had a pop-up sale at Lillian's of Appleton this past Saturday and raised $240 for OARS! Thanks to our volunteers, Kim and Cole, for your help with this!

04/19/2025

Why do cats purr?

All domestic cats and most wild cats are born with the ability to purr. Cats purr when they are happy, such as when they are being petted, anticipating dinner, or snuggling in a cozy spot. Mother cats purr when nursing their kittens, and kittens purr when nursing. Some cats don’t purr, which doesn’t mean they aren’t happy; they may just prefer to converse via other methods like vocalizations or facial expressions. Cats may also purr when they are afraid or in pain as a form of self-soothing.

Does your cat purr? What does it sound like? How does it make you feel? 😻

Pictured below is the adorable Hattie, who is available for adoption with her sister, Honey!

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810 S Commercial Street
Neenah, WI
54956

Website

https://orphananimalrescue.org/

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