Hardin Haven

10/05/2026

Before Donna's passing, she had been purchasing cat food for the community cat program in the County, as well as supplying some of our foster families with food. That is no longer going to be the case since Donna is no longer with us. If anyone can donate bags of cat food for this program you can drop the food off at the Humanitarians of Florida's clinic at 1031 N. Commerce Terrace, Lecanto, FL.

Thanks for any donations that you can make! 😽😻

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10/01/2026

Anyone wanting to help get us through the end of the year with expenses, vetting of fosters, etc., can send donation checks payable to Hardin Haven, Inc., to P.O. Box 924, Inverness, FL 34451-0924 if you'd like to help.

Or if more convenient, you can drop checks off at The Humanitarians of Florida's office at 1031 N. Commerce Terrace, Lecanto, FL 34461 - checks payable to Hardin Haven, Inc. - and they can deposit the funds to our account.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give us to get us through the end of the year. 😺🥰😽💖

09/25/2026

https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/postscript-after-four-decades-of-rescue-donna-schmid-leaves-a-legacy-of-caring-for-cats/article_8c56c1e6-6742-53b2-b657-8b38806d1263.html

Donna Schmid had the true heart and soul of a cat lady.

09/23/2026

A sad announcement; our sweet Donna passed this afternoon after battling her cancer. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers. 😿🙏💔

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09/20/2026

Hardin Haven will be closing by the end of this year - 2026 - and we want to thank all of the adopters over the years for their support. Let us know if you have any questions. We can accept monetary donations through the first week in December to help cover our final expenses. Please mail donation checks payable to Hardin Haven, Inc. to P.O. Box 924, Inverness, FL 34451-0924 if you'd like to help.

Please also plan to attend the benefit set by the Humanitarians of Florida for October 10, 2026 at 12:00 noon at their location, 1031 N. Commerce Terrace, Lecanto, FL. Lots of fun, food, music, and raffles - and donations will be accepted to help both our Founder, Donna Schmid, and Hardin Haven - and some cats will be available for adoption. Hope to see you there! 😺😽😻🐾🐈🐈‍⬛

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05/30/2026

We held our "appointment only" adoption event today, and Bonsai has left the building! So very happy for her, after all this time! Happy Adoption Day Miss Bonsai! 😽😻💓🐾

05/10/2026

Do you have a few hours a week to give to help take care of our cats? Please give us a call to arrange a meeting to meet them and see what's involved! The cats are really hoping you can help out! 😽😺

05/10/2026

Please give us a call and make an appointment for Saturday, May 30th, so you can come and meet and consider for adoption our great adult cats! We - and the cats, of course! - are hoping to hear from you!

05/01/2026

Meet Annabelle, a very sweet and petite girl, approximately one year-old, who absolutely loves being with her human. She likes to sleep on the bed, sometimes on top of her human, and is on high alert for anything that moves. She loves to play with interactive toys, such as those on the end of a stick, and especially loves ping-pong balls, or anything that rolls across the floor. She is very talkative and vocal. It's unclear whether or not Annabelle is good with dogs, but through the baby gate, she sits calmly and seems more curious than anything about the current foster’s dogs. It appears she might be good with a non-reactive, calm dog after slow and proper introduction. The person who was giving her away in front of Walmart said she was not good with her cats, and the current foster confirmed that is true with her other foster cats. She has very soft fur and loves to be near her person, always seeming to want to be touching her, even if it's just a paw! Annabelle has been spayed, tested for any diseases, vaccinated, and micro chipped.