10/29/2026
🚨 INTAKE IS CLOSED. PLEASE READ. 🚨
This is one of the hardest posts for us to write. We never want to close intake. We know there are cats out there who need us. We see the messages, the pleas for help, the unwanted litters, the abandoned cats, and the animals who desperately need somewhere to go. We wish we could say yes to every single one.
But right now, we have to be realistic about what we can take on.
We are overwhelmed. We are exhausted. And we are up to our ears in medical cases that require an incredible amount of time, attention, and resources. Between appointments, treatments, medications, daily care, and everything else that goes into running a rescue, we are stretched incredibly thin.
It’s time to take a breath, get caught up, and give the cats already depending on us the attention they deserve. Closing intake is not something we want to do, but continuing to take in more animals when we are already stretched this thin would not be fair to anyone.
A Nutter Cat Rescue is 100% volunteer-run. There is no paid staff. There is no endless supply of extra hands waiting in the wings. We are all real people, with full time jobs. With kids. With families.
There are so many incredible people behind this rescue who give up their evenings, weekends, sleep, personal time, family time, and so much more because they care deeply about these animals.
We aren’t going anywhere. We aren’t giving up. But we do have to recognize when we need to slow down so we can keep moving forward.
Effective immediately, intake is CLOSED until further notice.
This is not what we want. It is what we need right now.
And we desperately need people to understand the bigger picture.
PLEASE. SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS.
We cannot keep doing this cycle. We cannot continue to see litter after litter born, unwanted cats abandoned, and rescues expected to find room for every single one.
Please don’t assume a rescue will take the kittens. Please don’t assume someone else will figure it out. Please don’t wait until you’re overwhelmed with animals to seek a solution.
Rescues are overwhelmed across the board. Shelters are full. Foster homes are stretched thin. Medical cases are piling up. The number of cats needing help continues to grow, and the number of available resources simply isn’t keeping up.
WE CANNOT ADOPT OUR WAY OUT OF THIS CRISIS.
Adoptions are wonderful. Fosters are invaluable. Donations keep us going. But prevention is where this has to start.
We need our community to step up, too. Spay and neuter your pets. Encourage others to do the same. Consider fostering. Adopt instead of shopping. Help us spread the word.
We will continue showing up for the cats who depend on us. We will continue fighting for them, celebrating their victories, treating their medical needs, and finding them loving homes.
But right now, we have to put our energy where it is needed most: the cats already counting on us.
Please be patient with us. Please continue supporting our mission. And please understand that saying no to new intake right now is what allows us to continue saying yes to the cats in our care.
We still have so much work to do. We just need a little breathing room to do it.
With love and very heavy hearts,
❤️ A Nutter Cat Rescue
