My daughter rescued a cat from there and we are in love with her. They took time with us and helped with the process

This rescue goes above and beyond to take care of the cats. They are fed top quality food, there is plenty of space for the kitties to roam around and interact with each other. The premises is extremely clean. Lots of comfy beds, toys. Volunteers who spend a hours each days with the cats. The cats roam free in spacious premises. They have an amazing vet who makes sure all the kitties are healthy and happy. read more

great rescue. the cats are very well cared for. They roam free in a large very clean premises. lots of comfy beds, cat trees, a cat treadmill , cat toys, scratching posts. high quality food and amazing veterinary care. read more

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Got my sweet little girl from here! Despite other reviews these people do their best to take care of all cats that come in! They know each and every cat In the shelter by name AND personality, to help find a perfect fit read more

I adopted 2 kittens from this "rescue" eight weeks ago. The day we went there; the address was incorrect online & it took us 30 min to find the office space they occupy. There are no signs or numbers on the building indicating it's a rescue & the windows have white paint smeared on the inside so you cannot see in or out. We were brought into a room our kittens were in & left alone. It was such an awful site in that room. I have pictures of my kittens & 4 other cats squished under the sink in that room hiding in the cupboard. The urine smell was so intense that we couldn't stay long. We were told to come back in 5 days because the vet needed to clear them. My mission now became to rescue these babies from this "rescue". We did pick them up which was also awful. Six families waited 45 min for the owner to show up & the first couple left without their kittens due to an eye infection. Well within 24 hrs of having my kittens home, they were in the ER with 104 fevers and pneumonia. They were filthy, smelled like urine & the vet had to cut stuff out of the boys tail because it was so matted. The records the rescue provided me had recent blood work with clearly elevated results showing an infection. Their own vet also documented a prescription for my female for an eye infection for 10 days. I picked her up 5 days after this note & was never informed of anything, no prescriptions given to take home. We've now had two ER visits, five vet visits & six different prescriptions. They had viral and bacterial infections, multiple parasites & the vet said they would not have made it much longer if they were not seen that day. They also were not micro chipped as promised . I reached out to the rescue multiple times with no response. The application that they have you fill out states that all cats have feline herpes virus. This is ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. They know they are selling sick kittens. The vet said any cat in that room with mine would also be sick as it's airborne. I wish I had read the application more thoroughly, but was just so excited to adopt new kittens and would've never expected them to be in this condition. There is no way that the vet saw these kittens and cleared them as being in good health. The ER vet & my vet of 17 years said they haven't seen such a sad, horrible case of neglect in years. After doing some research, it turns out this nonprofit organization had their 501(c) revoked yet are always receiving donations. They don't provide any of their non profit organization info on their site. Please do your research before going here. I've now read so many reviews about sick kittens from here. Too many things don't add up & they will be caught soon enough. These poor kittens & cats deserve a better chance at life. read more

The process seems intimidating at first but makes a lot of sense if you thoroughly read their website. I asked a couple questions via email as well and got responses within the hour. They are extremely helpful! As long as you fill out your paperwork beforehand, have ample time to spend with a young kitten, and meet their criteria (no smoking, indoor only cats, all vaccinated, can prove you are dedicated), you will encounter absolutely no issue. It is important these kittens go to amazing forever homes, and the way to do so is to have this strict criteria in place. The volunteers were very knowledgeable about the kittens and loved to talk about them. We fell in love with little Onyx today and the adoption process was extremely quick and easy. Thanks again! - N&A read more

Cat Tales Rescue - Animal Shelters Near Me - Seabrook, New Hampshire

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I had an opportunity to spend some time at this rescue and came away convinced it is the best in the country. They take in every cat without question, from other states, from kill-shelters, and regardless of health needs, age or anything else. Their premises are kept spotless. They feed the cats only high quality food. The cats have ample space to run and exercise, and all sorts of toys and exercise equipment; the smallest kittens have large "cat condos" until they are big enough to roam free. The cats are provided all required veterinary care, are given health checks, and look healthy and happy. It's an all volunteer organization and they all work extremely hard. If you're looking to adopt it is the place to go. And when you do look out for Tarzan, an absolutely magnificent looking ginger cat who is just bursting with character (if he's still there). read more

I was just reading these other reviews and had to update mine. They knew that the sweet cat that we adopted desperately needed teeth/gum work but promised their vet would take care of it. They could never get him in so we went to our vet. They refused to share the cost. As soon as we had his teeth removed it became apparent that it was MUCH more than that. He ended up dying from nasal cancer. If f they had taken care of it they would have known and maybe he would have survived. We spent a fortune on chemo and finally radiation but it was too late. The other cat we adopted has asthma so will have this for the rest of his life. We can now see all the issues he had in his paperwork. I would be very very careful adopting here. It can be heartbreaking. read more

Please don't get a cat from this place!!! They should be shut down. They give out sick cats without telling the buyers. Here is my sisters experience. I am not here to put this company down just want some advice. I had heard wonderful things about cat tale rescue and my family made the decision to adopt two kittens on June 24th. Well we fell in love immediately with two. So we left excitedly to show our two girls as they knew they were only getting one but we brought home 2. Well like any animals coming into a new home I knew then would hide,but didn't think that they would sleep hours as one of them did. Kittens are meant to play and be excited. Well one of them was drooling that very night, again possibly something normal for kittens in a new home. However her drool had horrible odor and she seemed to be very lethargic. We had reached out to the rescue but in the time of reply we saw ER vet. She was diagnosed with calicivirus. We notified the rescue immediately as the whole litter could have been compromised. We were told we could bring the cats back, or that they would let the vet take a look at her. Well one week later and spending 600.00 on her, we have the other kitten showing signs of worms and also coronavirus and possibly FIP...again this bill was 673.00. So you can see why I would be a bit annoyed. That's a lot of money when paying 550 for two kittens to take home to my family to add to my family. I don't know what to do...what would you do?? We love them and we hope that this too shall pass and I know it's a risk adopting from a rescue. But two kittens same litter and not even owning them for 2 weeks. No, vet would see them other then Bassler which has been amazing, and reason being is because they are so HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS. We just don't know what too do, and any advice would be great. Again not trying to put the rescue down. But I feel like when it's an adoption day cats should definitely be looked at one last time before doors are open to adopt. Because one of the kittens we bought that very day was sick when she left. She is doing wonderful as of now, but her sister is not doing as well, and she was the healthier one when we left that day. read more

My partner and I adopted a three month old kitten, and only found out after his immediate vet visit that he has giardia, a highly contagious parasite to both cats and humans. There is absolutely no excuse for a kitten that young to have a parasite. Giardia is contracted through stagnant water. The cats in Cat Tales are allowed free run of the place. There are water dishes everywhere. The kittens are kept in one room, but they are frequently taken out of their cages and let to literally run amuck among a ton of people and other cats roaming about. Did the kittens from the litter we adopted from get giardia from their foster home, and bring it to a facility where it will be passed to dozens and dozens of cats? Or were healthy kittens brought into a facility and infected there? Either scenario is disgusting and unacceptable. Cat Tales admits that cats can have parasites, even if they have been tested or dewormed. They also say their cats come dewormed on the website. Our kitten was not dewormed. This facet of their contract about the parasites is a cop-out. There is a way to test for giardia. It's a very simple fecal test. Cat Tales does not do fecal tests for its cats. They do not look to see if any of the cats they are so readily offering up for adoption have any condition that is within their power to address. If a rescue cannot take on the entire responsibility due to every animal in their care, then they should not be open. They are putting the health of every person and animal in that building at risk by not doing everything they can to provide the best care. It's unacceptable. There is an overabundance of kittens and adult cats available, and no organization at all. They are volunteer run, but that does not exempt any place from having a clear system and regulations. Cat Tales does not. For a place that says most of their adoptions are not same day, the amount of people I saw on a Saturday morning leaving with a cat was tremendous. My partner and I were looking at one kitten, and felt practically shoved into the adoption process. We were not planning to adopt that day, and had not brought a carrier because of that. We were told that the kitten we were looking at wouldn't be able to go home that day anyway-- fantastic, because it would give us some time to tidy up and prepare our home. We filled out an application because we were told by a volunteer that we would be able to come back in a week and then were told he was going home with us that day by another woman. When we told her about the wait, she said no, he could go home. Cat Tales proclaims not to have holding times for their cats. The hypocrisy in the business is astounding. Tl;dr We adopted a kitten and found out he has a highly contagious parasite. All of his littermates have the same parasite. Possibly every single cat has this parasite. People can get this parasite. Cat Tales does not do the fecal test that will tell them if a cat has this parasite. Now, our senior cat and our other kitten have the parasite as well, and we are treating all of them and possibly ourselves. Save yourself some grief. Don't go here. read more

When I found this rescue I was extremely excited as I've heard great things and the reviews seemed to be mostly positive. However, this has been the most frustrating and disappointing experience trying to adopt. I went in for their meet and greet on Saturday, there was many cats and volunteers. I chose one cat who I adored and signed the contract with a volunteer who had me pay in full up front for pick up on Thursday. I was texted Wednesday night that my cat could not be picked up Thursday with no real explanation except it needed vet paperwork. I was told the Vet comes on Mondays. This person had no idea when she would be available and was hopeful to know more the next day. No one from the shelter contacted me and when I texted this lady she still did not know when I could pick up my cat, which was paid for. After a week I reached out AGAIN as still no one had reached out to me. They still couldn't tell me when I could get her and all they had to say was that they were volunteers. When I asked if there was someone I could speak with and that the shelter number doesn't even work, I was told they were volunteers and work during the week days and there's no one in the shelter. This was unsettling as the whole shelter thrives on the fact that it's all volunteer run which is great but there's no one there with the cats most of the time and they don't know what's going on. 6 days later I still have yet to hear from anyone and am now asking for a refund as there is no idea when I can get my cat. Every time I reached out, I received the excuse of volunteers are sick. Do NOT prepay for these cats as there is no guarantee you will get them, the phone number on their website does not even ring, I tried to email and did not get a response except from the women who I have been texting to tell me she received it. This place is very unprofessional and this has been an extremely frustrating experience. I do not recommend coming here, if I had not reached out myself to would not have been contacted about a cat I had paid for. It has now been about a month since asking for a refund and I still have not received it and did not even receive a response back when asking for a different phone number. Do not recommend going here. read more

We got a cat from there. AFTER we paid for her, we were told she had a dental issue, but they would cover the cost. Took her to our vet she was in great mouth pain. Called Cat tales 4 times before a return call. Was told it could take up to a year for their vet to take care of it. Upon stating my displeasure, their response was well just return her. NO. We kept her and took care of it. Place is a dump. And the paper work and fees are ridiculous. read more

If you are ready to adopt a kitty this is a great place to meet cats and kittens! It is clean, large, well-lit and there is convenient parking. The staff is experienced and thoughtful and there are lots of choices. Lately, there have been lines to get in to respect COVID but it is worth it. Bring a beach chair, order breakfast from Linda's next door and wait to meet the cutest cats and kittens anywhere. read more

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An awful experience This was the first shelter I visited, so I can't compare it to others. I decided to go there because of the good reviews. Unfortunately, I was not so lucky as so many others were. What I found was a chaotic place: no clear rules, disorganization, inconsistent messages, discriminatory practices, and a group of nice, but completely incompetent volunteer ladies: they don´t know anything about the cats - name, gender, age, problems they may have, personality, absolutely nothing. We appreciate the fact that they volunteer (they repeat that over and over again to justify why they can't answer any question) but they definitely need training. I followed all the steps indicated on the website. I sent a request to add my name to the waitlist at 10 a.m. sharp, indicating that I was interested both in kittens and adult cats. I received a confirmation 1 minute later telling me that we should stay in the car until I received a message saying we could get in. There would be a 10-minute window to get in. If you didn't, you lost your spot. They said explicitly that they didn't want people to line up in front of the place. Since we don't live next door, we arrived at 12 p.m. (that's when they open) in order to be ready when they texted me. They said they close at 2 p.m. We waited in the car for 2 hours. We called to know what was happening, but they didn't pick up the phone. There was a message. We decided to walk to the door and, to our surprise, there was a line outside and a bunch of other people like us trying to understand what was going on. Some people were coming out with cats. At 2:15, a person came out and said they still had some cats, and asked people who wanted kittens to be on one side and those who wanted adults on the other. Since we were fine with any, we went to the adult line. Once inside, I was told that I could only choose an adult cat. Immediately, a kitten came to us. We liked it and showed we were interested, but I was told (by the woman who came outside, who was clearly the one who ran the place and knew the cats) in a very bossy way that I (she would only talk to me, not to my husband) that I couldn't take it because I had said I wanted an adult cat. I said I had said we wanted any, and that was also what I wrote on the online application. She said there were too many online applications, so I should need to fill in another one right there. And I couldn't take a kitten, because I had said I wanted an adult, and all the people in the line for kittens were in front of me. I tried to argue they weren't, and tried to show her the message I received at 10:01 - they just didn't stay in their cars. She refused to look at my phone. It wasn't because of social distancing, because nobody was enforcing or even reminding people of that. We said we would look at adult cats, but nobody was able to say anything about them except for this same woman, who would point at two of them she seemed eager to get rid of. A man took one of them. We couldn't get any information about the others. We also showed interested in another one, and she said that one had just arrived, so we couldn't take it because she needed to figure out how she was. After that, we went back to the first cat that approached us - the kitten. When she saw us, she instructed the other volunteers not to let me to take any cats before everyone else chose the one they wanted. We waited. A woman said her teenage children were outside, waiting in the car. The rule was clear: no children under 18. We had to leave our own at home. She said she could bring them in to choose the cat. Three out of the four people she said were in front of us were showing interest in other cats, not the one we wanted, so we asked again another person, not her, because she clearly didn't want me to take it. Angrily, she told the woman she had already made it clear that we should be the last. Then she started to direct this woman and her children to this precise cat we were interested in. I asked her why she was treating me like that and what was the difference between me and the other mother who was able to bring her children inside. She replied angrily again: "Don't start." I happen to be a black woman and I was the only black person in that place. We decided to leave. This was my experience at this shelter. read more

read on their website before going that they open at 11am and checked again while standing at the door at 10:30am because a large group of people were already inside. sent all adoption paperwork on line, brought paper copy. #2 in line , got in and many sick cats all around. runny nose, sneezing, crusted closed eyes. we we're up next, told them we are interested in a kitten, told there was one left and we were waiting for the staff to bring us in to to the kitten room when another staff let in someone that came in behind us that said she already has 7 cats and they took the last kitten that was up for adoption. on line it showed they had numerous kittens but because they actually opened at 9:30am was told they actually opened all were adopted. son is heartbroken again because of this mismanagement. read more

this place is disgustingly mismanaged and disorganized; a complete disservice to the cats they have. they literally could not design a worse adoption system if they tried. the volunteers give you false hope and made us believe that as long we arrived on time and entered our name on the waitlist we would have no trouble getting in. the volunteer we spoke to yesterday even said "see you tomorrow", giving us the impression that we would have no issue getting in. this is absolutely not the case. as you can see from the other reviews here and on google, waitlist fills up within seconds. there were over 100 people in line ahead of us immediately after we registered. don't waste your time at this place, we came from an hour away after being told we would definitely be getting a kitten. hugely disappointed and annoyed with their horrible system. they need to communicate to people that this is a long shot in terms of adopting a kitten. read more