Safe Haven Humane Society

07/28/2025

CATS IN HARM'S WAY!!!!!
Unfortunately I don't have a photo to catch your eyes, but hopefully this will catch your heart and will move you to action by either offering to foster or to share the plea to your FB friends.
There are many mother cats with kittens right now sighted on country roads needing rescue. Cars don't see them at night. People who care try to find the owners, when they find who owns them, the owners are so overwhelmed with stay cats and kittens they are doing the best they can and don't know what else to do but give them shelter.
They know predators and cars will end their little lives but they have no money or help to do any better.
The only answer is for Safe Haven to send this plea out to everyone to:
1. If you are an experienced cat person who doesn't scare at a semi feral or feral mom and her kittens, and if you have a quiet room and time to give the love and patience to them while we get them medically cared for and supply you with the litter and food, reach out now. We will need to do a home visit to check out the room and check for references because we are responsible and want to make sure you are as well. Perhaps we will get lucky and have enough adoptions, that we'll be able to move your kitty foster family into our shelter so they can continue to get socialized and eventually adopted but we need to get them off the roads first.
2. If you can't foster, share this post.
3. If you can spare some money, help to sponsor our foster program by sending a check or PayPal for the vet expenses and foster supplies so we can save as many of these little lives as possible.
Note: if you want to foster but only feel comfortable with socialized, tame cats and kittens apply anyway because we might have some cats we can switch out.
Things are pretty desperate folks.
text 207-229-8314
Mail donations: PO Box 91 Wells, Maine 04090
Paypal: www.safehavenhumanesociety.org
Thanks.

Bitty was a supermom. She gave birth to six kittens, kept them clean and warm, well fed, and emotionally nurtured them so that each would be a great kitty for some lucky families.

07/23/2025

Dana is a 16 month old kitty who needs a special home where he can just relax and settle in and become more trusting. He and 2 other kitties were left abandoned after campground residents left for the season last year. Now with no regular fresh water and meals, they needed rescue. They were trapped and brought to Safe Haven and put into a foster home together. His buddies responded well to foster care, but Dana still is very shy and we feel he simply needs to be in a quiet home with a patient person or family that will give him the time he needs to just settle in and be encouraged to become a member of a family.
As you can see, he's beautiful and must be part Maine C**n. His colors and long hair are stunning and we can't wait until he learns to relax! Dana hides when a person enters his room but he is brave enough to be petted while he hides under his favorite blanket. He will also take a squeeze up treat off the volunteers fingers.
A shelter setting with so much going on and multiple cats isn't what Dana needs. If you are interested in fostering him and giving him what he needs with a quiet loving environment and positive reinforcement, we hope you'll consider him. He would be best in a quiet home with no other pets and older children as he is fearful.
Please call Nancy at 207-229-7094. Thank you!

07/15/2025

Safe Haven is delighted about the photos shared with a family of how their son reacted to the adoption of his very own kitten. This is what our work is all about. We couldn't be more revived than to see the efforts of all our work turn into such happiness. Thank you for sharing the photos! Happiness Always!

07/08/2025

Please be aware of a change in shelter visiting hours at 1420 Post
Road in Wells.
TO VISIT THE SHELTER YOU MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BY CALLING 207-646-1611.
Sorry for any inconvenience!

07/08/2025

Keanu's new family loves him so much . He's been with them for 2 1/2 weeks and has already "trained" everyone, including the neighbors who have visited the new family member. He is so very spoiled and his family and Safe Haven, is grateful for everyone who donated to help us save keanu's life so we can all celebrate such a happy ending!

07/08/2025

We save lots of kitties each year. Most are in need of the basic vet care, which when averaged out cost us about $500 per cat. But each year a few kitties come into our rescue that needed our safety net or else they would die.
One such kitty is Keanu whose owner chose euthansia when their kitty was found to have life threatening medical needs due to urinary blockage.
By the time Keanu was fully recovered, his vet bills totaled thousands, and required careful monitoring by the Cattail team.
It wasn't long before he had burrowed closely into the heart of one of our team members, who adopted him recently.
On hot nights, when your working late and you wonder why you never stop working, you remember that it's thee cats, the ones that we saved from dying that make working late so worthwhile.

His new family adores him. He is a fabulous family member.
Enjoy the photos of his journey. The last ones are of him enjoying his wonderful home!!

06/23/2025

This week's kitty is Puddy who is a 5 year old male who is currently residing at our Cattail Farmhouse Adoption Room.
Puddy has to be on a special food and there are 14 other cats in the adoption room, so unfortunately Puddy has to be in his condo overnight so he doesn't eat the other cats food.
So for this reason we really want to get Puddy out ASAP because who likes to be in a kitty condo? As nice as they are with all the blankets and volunteers to fuss on you, it's far from being foot loose and fancy free.
During the day Puddy is allowed out to roam and play and when he does, he makes a statement. This handsome tuxedo is 17 pounds and has long legs and distinct markings.

Puddy's prescription food, both canned and dry is a favorite of his so fortunately he's easy to care for as this controls his UTD perfectly!

He's smart, friendly and playful, but heck he sure wants to never have to go back into that kitty condo at night because it cramps his style.

Inquiries : www.safehavenhumanesociety.org or call Nancy 207-229-7094

He's not a lap kitty yet but sure will be one once in a home with someone who gives him the love he needs. He's fond of kids and kids are drawn to him, so older children will be a good match for Puddy as well.

06/17/2025

How lucky is Safe Haven to find such wonderful homes for our rescued kitties such as the one that adopted FOUR of our feral cats over the last 2 years.
Their home is an incredible loving place with the cats comfort and happiness and safety first on their mind. They have full roam of a huge home plus the kitties have a corner of a large room with short cat trees gathered around a corner mounted TV that always has the animal channel on and the kitties watch TV whenever they wish.

They have many windows and lots of sunlight and invite wildlife up close for the kitties to watch. Cat trees, cat beds, cat toys, comfy furniture is all carefully and lovingly placed out to accommodate their furry family members. The home is spotless and kept tidy 24/7. The best of all however is the family. They have everything a kitty needs, patience, a sense of humor and endless love and respect for their cats.

They even have a bulletin board with photos of their kitties and you can tell how special each kitty is to them!
Last year, they adopted Nala and Gemma to add to their cat family. This was huge for us. Both those kitties had a terrible past with Gemma especially suffering from grief and sorrow and fear, coming from an excavation site where her litter of kittens were lost. Gemma grieved and was so "dead" on the inside. In SCS (Scaredy Cat School) we were able to bring her out but she had a long, long way to go. Nala and Gemma's dream came true when this family adopted the two of them. In their care, both Nala and Gemma fully relaxed and blossomed. Gemma who suffered from terribly runny eyes now has eyes so bright and sparkle, showing that her immune system is healed and she no longer grieves. She is now fully loved and is living a life blessed with daily doses of affection and play. Nala has never looked more beautiful either.

This year, when they found out that Brutus came from the same colony that Gemma and Nala came from, they couldn't resist the urge to unite them and bring Brutus home so they could be together again. What an amazing reunion and all kitties blended beautifully.
A bit of time passed and then Safe Haven had a great sadness happen.
You might remember Montana and Gingersnappy who we tried so very hard to find a home for together because they loved one another so much. But before they had the chance to be adopted, Montana passed away suddenly from a heart attack, leaving everyone who loved him stunned and grieving.

Gingersnappy grieved the most. Gingersnappy no longer had his buddy and so he just perched on a ledge looking out the window and didn't cuddle with the other kitties in his cat room at our shelter.

When the family heard about Gingersnappy grieving for Montant, they couldn't stand it. When they found out that Gingersnappy was a friend of Brutus's, they again reached out and asked if they could add him as well to their family so Brutus and Gingersnappy could be together. Gingersnappy joined their remarkable family within days.

As they worked thru the blending of their cat family I'm sharing some of their quotes which really touched my heart:
When they asked to adopt Brutus they said: "We want whatever is best for Brutus. If our home will be good for him, we are more than happy to give him a home and all the love and treats he deserves."
After just one day, they wrote to me this update:
We wanted to share an update about Brutus. He was fully integrated within a day. Nala and Gemma and Brutus seemed to recognize one another! Nala and Gemma spent all night playing with him and showing him the house. Now they are all asleep. The 3 of them are close to inseparable. Our house is just as calm as ever and so full of love."

A couple months later when they learned that Montana died suddenly and that Gingersnappy was grieving, they contacted me with this: We are willing to give him a home. We will love him and we have all the patience in the world for him."
After ONE day of Gingersnappy being in his new home, they wrote:
"Gingersnap is settling in well. He has the run of the house and is fully integrated. All the others keep taking turns to check on him throughout the day. They rotate to make sure he is okay, but they are giving him his space. There has been no hissing or growling from anyone. The whole house is calm and full of love. Our youngest cat has already decided that they are best friends and keeps bringing toys to Gingersnap. Gingersnap is already accepted into the family and he is curious about the other cats. He is already loved more than he knows."

Brutus took Gingersnap under his wing and personally showed Gingersnap around the house. They were best buddies once again.
He settled into the house quickly with Brutus and Gino (Gingersnappy's new name) playing and racing through the house along with the youngest cat, Oliver, in their pride.
A little while later, I received an update saying that Gino decided that he wants to cuddle with Oliver, their youngest. Oliver decided that he likes it too. They have quite the budding bromance. . They follow each other around the house constantly.

This very touching comment really touched my heart when she wrote: Gemma treats Gino like one of her babies so he has been accepted as one of the "cool Kids" Perhaps Gino's presence has helped Gemma finally heal her broken heart loosing her kittens by having Gino in her family?
Gino and Oliver clean each other now and they melt when they cuddle together. (Gino (Gingersnappy and Montana used to do that) Oliver does have a similar resemblance to dearly departed Montana.
"We are one big happy family for sure. We love them all so much!

I hope this long post makes your night a happy one. I'm attaching some of the incredible photos she sent me. Sorry about any photo repeats.