C.A.R.A. (Citizens for Animal Rescue and Adoption)

C.A.R.A. (Citizens for Animal Rescue and Adoption) C.A.R.A. is a 501(c)3 non-for-profit, No Kill animal shelter and rescue. Location: 609 E 5th St Tilton, IL 61833. Please call 217-655-4353 with any questions.
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We are an independent shelter, not an open intake shelter, so please note we are only able to take pets as we have availability. is a 501(c)3 non-for-profit, No Kill animal shelter and rescue for homeless, injured/neglect. We do require a preapproved application before setting up an appointment to meet cats/kittens. We are open Tuesday through Saturday 1-4pm and other times by appointment. This is

a great time to drop off donations and pick up or drop off an application. Please call ahead if making a drive to be sure it isn't a spay/neuter day or that we aren't out of the shelter on an errand. We have lots of kittens up to senior cats so please let us know what you are looking for and we will have a list of possibilities ready for you to meet. Occasionally we have a few puppies or small dogs. On rare occasion a large dog. We are only set up to keep a few dogs, so check back often. Please note, we are an independent shelter and not an open intake shelter. We keep our pets for as long as they live or until they find homes, which keeps our shelter full. We will only be able to take in additional pets when we have adequate room for more. Thank you for your understanding.

AVAILABLEPeaches 1-1/2 femaleBeautiful and super friendly and affectionate. She has a very gentle and sweet spirit about...
06/09/2026

AVAILABLE
Peaches 1-1/2 female
Beautiful and super friendly and affectionate. She has a very gentle and sweet spirit about her, so nothing too crazy for Peaches. She enjoys being brushed and will need a daily brushing. She's very petite, a forever young size, and will be a wonderful friend, lap cat, and companion.

Peaches came in ready to have babies, has been a wonderful mom to her five babies since they were born 4-8-2026, and even took in one orphan as her own a few weeks later. She's really looking forward to the day she gets to be someone's special baby and get all the love and attention. We are taking applications for Peaches, and scheduling meet and greets. Peaches is now separate from her babies, building up her weight after nursing, and will be spayed in the near future. We are hoping to have her home ready after her recovery time. (Pictures are a few days after being moved from babies, last picture was the week before they were born)

Please email [email protected] for an application and contact 217-799-8858 or 217-655-4353 with any questions. We are located at 609 E 5th street, Tilton, IL 61833.

06/08/2026

We've been focusing a lot on our close to fifty kittens, but we want everyone to remember we have long term residents and seniors also that were kittens here once and overlooked. Please enjoy this video peeking in to several of our long term resident and older cats up for adoption. ❤️

Please email [email protected] for an application, we are located at 609 East 5th Street Tilton, IL 61833.

BONDED TRIOThese well mannered and quiet 13 years olds came to us when their owner went in to senior care. Bonnie center...
06/08/2026

BONDED TRIO
These well mannered and quiet 13 years olds came to us when their owner went in to senior care. Bonnie center, female, Clyde at her side, male, and Spare to the left, male

These three beautiful seniors have been with us a few months learning that they are safe and still loved. They have lived their 13 years well loved in the same home until the day their owner went into a senior home where the cats could not go. Bonnie, Clyde, and Spare were put in a free roaming room here with things from their own home and allowed time to know we are here to help. They have been scared, and confused, but little by little they are coming out and enjoying the really good treats and occasional head scratches. They will be looking for a very special place to call home where they can all three go together and where it is quiet and calm and they will be allowed time to realize they are home once again. They are quiet, love to lounge, they are spayed/neutered, microchipped, and up to date on vaccinations. Bonnie is the bravest, Spare has been coming out more and more, and Clyde is the last to come out. But this has been a big change and we want them to have the very best retirement home. If you think you have the ideal place for them, please email [email protected] and contact 217-799-8858 or 217-655-4353. We are located at 609 East 5th street Tilton, Il 61833.

AVAILABLEBeautiful Firefly! She came to us as a 2-1/2-3-month-old female orphan baby who was feisty and meowed a lot an...
06/08/2026

AVAILABLE
Beautiful Firefly! She came to us as a 2-1/2-3-month-old female orphan baby who was feisty and meowed a lot and loved to play. She was adopted as a baby and was recently returned to us at 7 months old. Still beautiful and still talkative. Her adopters said she was too feisty for young children and not snuggly, but gets along with dogs. She also tries to go outside. FIrefly needs space to play, and someone who doesn't need to carry her around but likes to be around. We recommend older children and up for her. She's spayed, microchipped, and up to date on vaccinations.

Please email [email protected] for an application and contact 217-799-8858 or 217-655-4353. We are located at 609 East 5th street Tilton, Il 61833.

https://www.facebook.com/CaraRescue/posts/1302389155260992

AVAILABLEAbsolutely adorable, cuddly, sweet, playful, and left behind. Zazzle came to us as a tiny orphan a few weeks o...
06/07/2026

AVAILABLE
Absolutely adorable, cuddly, sweet, playful, and left behind. Zazzle came to us as a tiny orphan a few weeks old, crying and missing his mom. He was put in with a mom and her five babies and accepted in. He was happy as could be with his new family. He is now 3 months old and his new mom went back to her home, his five siblings have been adopted, and he finds himself alone again. Please don't let our tabby babies be overlooked, they are some of the sweetest! Zazzle is one of 48 kittens we have taken in this season and the first group finding a home. If you'd like to meet him, please email [email protected] for an application. We are located at 609 East 5th street Tilton, Il 61833. We do recommend pairs as kittens love to wrestle, play, snuggle, and sleep with their kitten friend, and we do have other kittens just a week or two younger that would be great playmates!

ADOPTABLE CATS AS OF 6-5-2026 from kittens to seniors Each cat has a description with a link to additional photos and vi...
06/06/2026

ADOPTABLE CATS AS OF 6-5-2026 from kittens to seniors

Each cat has a description with a link to additional photos and videos. (or will shortly).

C.A.R.A. Citizens for Animal Rescue and Adoption is located at 609 E 5th St, Tilton, IL 61833

Please call 217-655-4353 or 217-799-8858 with any questions.

Please email [email protected] for an application.
Or click this link for the online form: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdKh3eriid40P.../viewform

We are open to the public most afternoons Tues-Sat noon-4 and other times by appointment, but we do require a preapproved application and an appointment to meet the pets.

If you are interested in volunteering or fostering, we'd love to talk with you! Donations are always welcome and appreciated!

AVAILABLE: We have another new baby needing a forever home! Name coming soon, so just put single unnamed tabby on your a...
06/06/2026

AVAILABLE: We have another new baby needing a forever home! Name coming soon, so just put single unnamed tabby on your application. This little single baby is approximately 3 months old, a super snuggler, loves attention, cute as can be, and we'd love to have his family ready for him after neuter day. We recommend kittens in pairs and we have dozens of kittens to choose from. Please email [email protected] for an application. We are located at 609 East 5th street Tilton, Il 61833.
https://www.facebook.com/CaraRescue/posts/pfbid028An68GRYXCa2us6VrKLVQjEZWxPvgjnBXP4dR3e3gPL9vryP4RakZzBfzoQHCS1El

Today is the day! 😻 CAT ADOPTION EVENT 😻When: Saturday June 6thWhere: Runnings Stores 1625 Georgetown Rd, Tilton, IL 618...
06/06/2026

Today is the day!
😻 CAT ADOPTION EVENT 😻
When: Saturday June 6th
Where: Runnings Stores
1625 Georgetown Rd, Tilton, IL 61832!
What Time: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Who will be there: We have 6 adorable cats and kittens looking for a forever home!

If you are looking to adopt, learn more about CARA, or just want to say hello and love on these fur babies, please stop by! It's also a great time to drop off donations!

Hope to see you there!

The "A" team! These cute and very friendly babies are Andre, Anthony, and Annalise! They are almost 3 months old (born ...
06/06/2026

The "A" team! These cute and very friendly babies are Andre, Anthony, and Annalise! They are almost 3 months old (born 3-15-2026) and we are taking applications for them. They love attention and are looking for a home where they will get lots of love and they would love to go straight to their home after spay/neuter day!
Larger Black is Anthony (available)
White/gray tabby is Andre (available)
Small Black female is Analise (available soon)

Please email [email protected] for an application, we are located at 609 East 5th Street Tilton, Il 61833.

We recommend kittens be adopted in pairs as they will wrestle, play, snuggle, sleep together and it's especially important if you are gone for any length of time each day.

06/05/2026

Our weekly kitten update, 37 of our babies are in this two minute sneak peek 😍. We are on a quest to make their shelter time as short as possible. Please email [email protected] for an application so these babies have their homes all lined up when it's time.

Hope this makes you 😊!

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609 E 5th Street
Tilton, IL
61833

Telephone

+12176554353

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