NEADY Cats is a small, no-kill cat shelter located Sterling, MA. The shelter was started in 1987 to help homeless cats by giving them good veterinary care and then placing them in loving homes. It is the mission of NEADY Cats to place adoptable cats and kittens in loving “forever” homes, promote spaying and neutering, and provide feline health care education to the public.
In January 2017, the NEADY Cats took a “leap of faith” and bought their very own shelter in the Center District of Sterling, MA. For 30 years prior to this move, the NEADY Cats shared space with the NEADS organization, now located in Princeton, MA.
Our goal is to place 80 to 100 cats a year, and we have enjoyed a high success rate in our placements. We take pride in careful screening of prospective adoptive families. We familiarize ourselves with each cat’s personality and decide what will be the best environment for a lifetime placement. Very few cats have been returned.
In 1987 we had 8 used cages and a dream of saving a few homeless cats.. To date we have placed more than 3500 NEADY Cats.
We depend on your donations and volunteer labor to provide food, litter, maintenance, and medical care. See “How You Can Help Us” for ways in which you may make monetary donations or donations of your time in helping to care for our cats. In February 2000 we became a non-profit corporation. Your donations are tax-deductible.
Our Timeline
Thaddeus became our NEADY Cats Mascot and Editor & Chief of the NEADY Cats Newsletter.
NEADY Cat Bea passed over the rainbow bridge.
Miley became our 3500th cat, placed in August, 2020. She lives in Worcester.
Our new isolation room was completed in March 2020!
“Thaddeus & Bea” became our mascots in March 2019
Oscar became our 3000th cat, placed in August, 2015. He lives in West Boylston.
NEADY Cat Etta, our 2500th cat, was placed in May of 2011. She lives in West Boylston.
