TNR • rescue • foster • adoption • practical help
Better directions for Delaware cats who need help.
A cat-first directory of local rescue, Trap-Neuter-Return, foster/adoption, shelter, veterinary, and community-cat resources—organized by county and meant to help you make the right first call.
Use the right first call
What kind of cat situation is this?
The best next step depends on whether the cat is outdoor/unsocialized, friendly and possibly owned, injured, or part of a larger colony.
Important: Call or message before trapping, transporting, or surrendering a cat. Intake space, clinic dates, fees, trap loans, and service boundaries can change quickly.
A few details make help easier
Before you call, collect the right information.
Northern Delaware
New Castle County
Cat-first contacts for Wilmington, Newark, New Castle, Bear, Claymont and surrounding communities.
TNR / Community CatsCat Rescue
Forgotten Cats, Inc.
Greenville / serves New Castle County
Large cat-focused rescue and one of the strongest local TNVR starting points. Helps with trapping support, sterilization, vaccination, colony care, and adoption for appropriate cats and kittens.
Cat RescueFoster / Adoption
Dumpster Cat Rescue League
Kirkwood
Cat rescue and foster network with spay/neuter support. Contact first about friendly stray, kitten, foster, or placement availability.
Cat RescueFoster / Adoption
PurringPals Cat Rescue Group
Newark
Home-based cat rescue serving New Castle County, providing veterinary care, spay/neuter, fostering, and adoption.
Cat RescueFoster / Adoption
Andy's Friends Cat Rescue & Adoption
Wilmington
Volunteer foster-based nonprofit focused on homeless cats and kittens. A useful adoption and foster contact.
Cat RescueFoster / Adoption
Castaway Cats
Bear
Volunteer rescue for homeless and feral cats. Foster-based and adoption-oriented; capacity can change quickly.
TNR / Community CatsNetworking
New Castle Community Cats
New Castle County / online
Community-cat advocacy, fundraising, and local rescue networking. Message before trapping or transporting; this is a small, capacity-dependent network.
Use website or social page to contact.
TNR / Community CatsNetworking
Good Kitties Cat Lovers / NCC Rescue & TNVR
New Castle County / online
Small community rescue and TNVR networking contact. Best used for referrals and local volunteer connections.
Use website or social page to contact.
TNR / Community CatsShelter / Vet Care
Faithful Friends Animal Society
New Castle
No-kill shelter and community veterinary care provider. Its TNR support includes low-cost sterilization, rabies vaccination, flea treatment, ear-tipping, and trap loans when available.
TNR / Community CatsShelter / Vet Care
Brandywine Valley SPCA — Copeland Center
New Castle
Community-cat TNVR, trap rentals, surgery, vaccinations, and adoption/re-homing services. Confirm current clinic process before heading over.
Shelter / Vet CareCat Rescue
Humane Animal Partners
Wilmington / Stanton–Christiana
Shelter, adoption, and affordable spay/neuter. Ask about the current community-cat caretaker rate and the most suitable option for outdoor cats.
TNR / Community CatsFoster / Adoption
All Our Love Animal Rescue
Claymont
Foster-based all-animal rescue that also assists communities with cat TNR. Call about current cat intake and colony support.
Cat RescueFoster / Adoption
A Buddy For Life, Inc.
New Castle
Foster-based rescue for dogs and cats, including difficult medical or behavioral cases. Contact before bringing any animal.
Cat RescueFoster / Adoption
Cheyla's Rescue Foundation
Bear
No-kill rescue that provides medical treatment, rehabilitation, placement, and spay/neuter programming for cats and dogs. Visits are by appointment.
Official Resource
Delaware Animal Services
New Castle County / statewide
Government resource for cruelty/neglect, animal-welfare concerns, outdoor-cat questions, and public-safety issues. It is not a general stray-cat rescue or shelter.
Central Delaware
Kent County
Cat-first contacts for Dover, Camden, Kenton, Harrington, Smyrna and the rest of Kent County.
Cat RescueFoster / Adoption
Purrfect Haven Cat Rescue
Dover
No-kill, cat-focused foster and adoption rescue. Strong local call for friendly, adoptable cats and kittens; ask directly about intake capacity.
Cat RescueFoster / Adoption
Compassion for Cats of Delaware
Camden / Kent County
Foster-home rescue focused on cats and kittens in need. Useful for friendly strays, kittens, fostering, adoption, and rescue networking.
Use website or social page to contact.
Cat RescueFoster / Adoption
A Beautiful Life Sanctuary, Inc.
Kenton
Small foster-based rescue for abandoned cats and kittens. Availability depends on foster capacity.
Use website or social page to contact.
TNR / Community CatsShelter / Vet Care
Brandywine Valley SPCA — Dover
Dover
Kent County’s principal large animal-welfare contact. Community Cats services support TNVR and basic care for community cats; confirm appointments and trap procedures.
Shelter / Vet CareCat Rescue
First State Animal Center & SPCA
Camden
Shelter, adoption, foster, and veterinary services. A local option for adoption, surrender/resource questions, and low-cost care; confirm community-cat process before transport.
TNR / Community CatsCat Rescue
Forgotten Cats
Serves Kent County
Statewide cat rescue and TNVR provider. One of Delaware’s key contacts for managed colonies, trapping, sterilization, vaccination, and return.
TNR / Community CatsShelter / Vet Care
Faithful Friends Animal Society
Statewide support / Wilmington
TNR program and community veterinary clinic. Useful for low-cost spay/neuter, TNR appointment information, resources, and referrals.
Official Resource
Delaware Animal Services
Kent County / statewide
Official resource for cruelty/neglect, animal emergencies, bites/rabies concerns, found-pet reporting, and referral guidance. Not a TNR rescue.
Foster / AdoptionCat Rescue
2nd Chance Fur-Babies Animal Rescue
Harrington area
Rescue and rehabilitation group for abused, neglected, surrendered, and shelter animals. Not cat-only; call to confirm current cat intake and foster openings.
Networking
Take Action for Animals of DE (TAFA)
Delaware / online
Online advocacy and urgent-animal-help networking. Use for a well-documented post with town, photos, temperament, injury status, and whether you can foster or transport.
Use website or social page to contact.
Networking
Kent County Delaware Animals
Kent County / online
Local community group where residents share animal-related needs and referrals. It is not a guaranteed intake source.
Use website or social page to contact.
Networking
Delaware Lost & Found Pets
Delaware / online
Reunification and referral group for cats that may be owned, lost, abandoned, or newly found. Use photos, neighborhood, date, ear-tip/collar info, and behavior.
Use website or social page to contact.
Southern Delaware
Sussex County
Cat-first contacts for rescue, TNVR, colony care, adoption, low-cost care and official referrals throughout Sussex County.
TNR / Community CatsCat Rescue
Just Us Cat & Kitten Rescue
Sussex County / Rehoboth Beach
Volunteer cat rescue focused on community-cat TNVR, cats in distress, fostering, transport, food help, and adoption. A primary colony/TNR call.
TNR / Community CatsCat Rescue
Homeless Cat Helpers, Inc.
Seaford / western Sussex
All-volunteer, no-kill cat rescue. Helps with rehoming and sick/injured cats. Its Kitty Fix clinic is listed as closed, but it asks callers to contact it for alternative low-cost options.
TNR / Community CatsCat Rescue
Feral Friends of Millsboro, Inc.
Millsboro / Milton area
Cat rescue serving Sussex County, including homeless, abandoned, sick, injured, neglected, and surrendered cats. Listings describe TNR and feral-colony management; call first.
TNR / Community CatsCat Rescue
Cats Around Town Society (C.A.T.S.)
Ocean View / lower Sussex
Volunteer nonprofit reducing and stabilizing lower-Sussex stray and feral cat populations through TNVR. Also adopts cats and kittens.
TNR / Community CatsCat Rescue
Community Cats Coalition
Dagsboro / lower Sussex service area
Cat rescue and TNR organization supporting stray, feral, and abandoned cats. Confirm current Delaware service area before trapping.
TNR / Community CatsNetworking
Pot-Nets Catnippers Association
Long Neck / Millsboro
Volunteer community-cat group providing food, shelter, spay/neuter and ongoing care in Pot-Nets communities. Specialized to those communities.
TNR / Community CatsCat Rescue
Forgotten Cats, Inc.
Statewide Delaware service
Cat-focused rescue with TNR/TNVR education and assistance, plus medical care and adoption help for appropriate cats and kittens. Ask about Sussex clinic, trap, transport and grant availability.
TNR / Community CatsShelter / Vet Care
Brandywine Valley SPCA — Georgetown
Georgetown
Open-access shelter and Animal Health Center. Community-cat service includes sterilization, rabies/FVRCP vaccination, ear-tipping, and trap rentals.
Shelter / Vet CareOfficial Resource
Brandywine Valley SPCA — Animal Rescue Center
Georgetown
Separate animal-rescue center for lost, abandoned, surrendered, and at-risk animals. Call before taking a cat; this is distinct from the health center.
Shelter / Vet CareCat Rescue
Humane Animal Partners — Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach
No-kill shelter/resource center with cat adoptions and low-cost veterinary services. Ask directly about current community-cat/TNR, surrender, and foster policies.
Foster / AdoptionCat Rescue
Whimsical Animal Rescue / Sussex County Animal Association
Seaford
Private all-volunteer foster rescue helping homeless cats and dogs. The organization says email receives a faster response than phone.
Official Resource
Delaware Animal Services
All Sussex County
State animal-control and animal-welfare resource for cruelty/neglect, dangerous-animal concerns, lost/found, and guidance. Not a TNR rescue.
Official Resource
Sussex County Animal Control referral
Sussex County
County page directs dog/cat animal-control matters to the Delaware Office of Animal Welfare.
TNR / Community CatsShelter / Vet Care
Faithful Friends Animal Society
Statewide / New Castle base
Statewide cat-welfare support with low-cost community-cat sterilization/TNR resources and colony-caretaker information. Call for referral and current coverage.
Shelter / Vet CareNetworking
Worcester County Humane Society
Berlin, Maryland — near lower Sussex
Nearby no-kill shelter and a possible backup/referral point for lower-Sussex situations. Verify whether it can assist Delaware residents or cats.
Shelter / Vet CareOfficial Resource
Humane Society of Wicomico County
Salisbury, Maryland — near western Sussex
Nearby shelter/animal-services resource. Call before bringing an animal and confirm Delaware availability.
Networking
Delaware Lost & Found Pets & Rehoming Page
Delaware / online
Statewide Facebook networking for lost/found and rehoming. Use alongside a formal rescue or veterinary contact, not instead of urgent care.
Use website or social page to contact.
Printable reference copies
County directories to print or save.
These matching directories give you a simple paper reference for calls, notes, and follow-up. The online version should be checked first for the most current links.