06/02/2026
This June, DCC is celebrating 25 years of helping homeless cats find their purrfect forever homes. Come by the Salisbury PetSmart to check out our fun display featuring some special festive photos of just a few of our memorable kitties.
DELMARVA CAT CONNECTION Celebrating 25 Years!!
A handful of volunteers who were already experienced in cat rescue work had a vision. Their vision was to bring homeless cats and kittens into a home environment as temporary shelter where they could be cared for, socialized, and later adopted into loving family homes. On June 28, 2001, Delmarva Cat Connection, Inc., was founded on that principle. These volunteers, along with others who joined shortly thereafter, opened their homes to stray and abandoned cats and kittens to get them off the streets.
Delmarva Cat Connection, Inc. is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to the fostering and adoption of stray cats from the Delmarva Peninsula. We find it beneficial for the cats to get the care and nurturing they deserve in a loving environment surrounded by people, children and other pets. This helps to make a smoother transition when adjusting to their permanent homes. Our cats and kittens are available daily to meet potential adoptive families in the adoption center at PetSmart in Salisbury, Maryland.
In recent years, we have been averaging nearly 200 adoptions per year into loving homes. We take in as many homeless cats and kittens as our resources allow, trying not to turn any away, but our telephone line rings endlessly with calls requesting help. Our veterinary expenses including testing, sterilization, vaccines, and medications, as well as our on-going foster care expenses have skyrocketed, placing a strain on our budget.
Your support is critical to our ongoing efforts. We are pleading for your help to allow us to continue this much needed effort. We do not receive any state or federal funding but operate solely on our fund-raising efforts, donations from concerned people who believe in what we do and the occasional small grant. Your donations are tax deductible, and all donations go directly towards the welfare of our feline friends. We appreciate any support you can give us in our endeavor to reduce the homeless cat population. We are always looking for volunteers to help foster cats, maintain the cleanliness of our adoption center at PetSmart, and staff our awareness and fundraising events. If we all do a little, we can get much accomplished.
You can contact us by:
Phone – 410-723-5585
Website – DelmarvaCatConnection.rescuegroups.org
Email - [email protected]
Mail - P.O. Box 1323 Berlin, MD 21811
