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
Wally & Bea became our mascots in May 2008
NEADY Cat “Rupert”, our 2,000th cat, was placed in October 2007. Rupert lives in Worcester, MA
The Roo Scholarship Fund was started in 2007 in memory of George Frye by his children, Deborah, Dana and Doreen. This fund was created to help with the veterinary costs of homeless cats and our shelter cats.
May 2005 – Roo celebrates 10 years of service to the NEADY Cats. Roo became our shelter mascot in 1994 and crossed over the Rainbow Bridge in April 2008.
Our 1500th cat was placed in June of 2004. “Valentino”, a handsome black and white tuxedo, went to a loving home in North Reading, MA.
