Senior Cat Sanctuary
Older cats who lost their people — or were never given a chance — live out their days in our dedicated senior shelter with soft beds, sunny windows, and daily care.
Meet the sanctuary
Cat rescue · Cook County, Georgia
Every cat deserves a furever home.
We are a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) rescue in Adel, Georgia. Senior cats spend their golden years safe in our sanctuary, community cats get humane TNR care, and local families get help keeping their cats fed and fixed.
Monthly TNR clinics with Valdosta Humane Society — details on our Facebook page
10
Years of rescue work
40+
Seniors in sanctuary care
3
Counties served
A real furever home
Sanctuary seniors stay for life — no clocks, no cages stacked high.
What we do
Three ways we fight for cats
From the porch of our senior sanctuary to the feral colonies across Cook County, everything we do keeps cats safe, fixed, and fed.
TNR for Community Cats
Trap-Neuter-Return stops the cycle of litters. We trap, transport to monthly clinics with Valdosta Humane Society, and return feral cats to managed colonies.
How TNR worksSpay/Neuter Vouchers
Through a Georgia Department of Agriculture grant, we fund low-cost spay/neuter vouchers so Cook County families can fix their pets — not surrender them.
Get a voucher
The sanctuary
Growing old should never mean growing alone
When a senior cat loses their person, shelters are the hardest place for them — overlooked, stressed, first on every list. Since 2016 our sanctuary in Adel has been their landing place: quiet rooms, windows to watch the world, and volunteers who know every cat by name.
- Lifetime care for seniors who are never adopted
- Daily meds, special diets, and vet visits covered
- A separate feral shelter for colony cats who can't go back
A typical year
Small rescue, steady impact
We're a tiny volunteer crew — but the numbers add up, one cat at a time.
10Years serving Cook County
150+Community cats fixed yearly
200+Voucher surgeries funded
1,800 lbsPantry food shared monthly
TNR works
Fewer litters, healthier colonies
Feral cats can't be adopted — but they can be helped. Trap-Neuter-Return humanely ends the breeding cycle, and vaccinated, ear-tipped cats go back to feeders who watch over them. Our feeder network stretches from Adel to Tifton.
- Monthly clinic transport with Valdosta Humane Society
- Humane traps loaned free to Cook County residents
- Barn placements for cats who need working homes
Mark the calendar
Seasonal drives & shelter days
Two community traditions keep our shelves stocked and our kittens socialized. Dates update automatically each year — watch Facebook for details as each one approaches.
Spring Kitten Shower
2026 · Saturday · at the sanctuary, Adel
Kitten season is coming. Bring formula, KMR, and heating pads — meet this year's first bottle babies and sign up to foster.
RSVP open
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Holiday Food & Supply Drive
2026 · Saturday · Adel Wesleyan Church
Our biggest pantry restock of the year. Drop off food, litter, and cleaning supplies to carry Cook County pets through winter.
RSVP open
RSVP
Fresh from the rescue
Recent updates
Daily life happens on our Facebook page — here's the latest from the sanctuary, the colonies, and the pantry.
Pantry shelves restocked
A weekend food drive at Adel Wesleyan Church filled the pantry back up — thank you to every family who dropped off a bag.
via FacebookFeral shelter repairs finished
Storm damage to the outdoor feral shelters is fully repaired — insulated, re-roofed, and occupied again before the cold nights.
via FacebookAnother TNR transport day
Eleven community cats rode to the Valdosta clinic and came home ear-tipped, vaccinated, and done with kittens forever.
via Facebook
Neighbors & friends
Word travels in a small county
They trapped, fixed, and returned the whole colony behind our barn — then checked back twice. You won't find people who care harder.
The voucher program covered most of our cat's spay when money was tight. Nobody judged us — they just helped.
I sponsor two sanctuary seniors every month. The photos and updates they send are the best thing in my inbox.
It takes a village
The partners behind the paws
Grant funder
Georgia Dept. of Agriculture
TNR clinic partner
Valdosta Humane Society
Pantry host
Adel Wesleyan Church
Wishlist partner
Chewy
They can't ask — you can answer
A bag of food, a clinic ride, a warm bed. You make it happen.
Every dollar stays in Cook County: voucher surgeries, TNR clinics, sanctuary care, and pantry shelves. Give once, or sponsor a senior monthly.
Paws Furever Home, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity · EIN 81-2267285 · Gifts are tax-deductible.