The Cat Connection is an almost all volunteer (one employee) 501(c)(3) nonprofit no-kill organization whose primary mission is to rescue abandoned, abused, unwanted, stray, neglected, and injured cats, and to facilitate their adoption into responsible permanent homes. The second part of our mission is to control the feral cat population through our Trap-Neuter-Return-Maintain (TNRM) program and th
rough the trapping and socialization of feral kittens. The Cat Connection works to end the growth of the feral population through TNRM, or Trap-Neuter-Return-Maintain, programs in many local communities including Waltham, Newton, Belmont, Brighton, Allston and Watertown, Massachusetts. We provide food, medical attention, and – when space allows – temporary shelter in one of our foster homes, while we work to find permanent placement with responsible, loving families. Our foster parents provide a safe and loving environment for these homeless animals. And because our cats are fostered in private homes we can offer insight into their personalities - whether they will be good with children, dogs, other cats, etc. The Cat Connection is not a shelter, but there are occasions when we are asked to take cats from their owners for a variety of reasons. We can offer advice, but limited resources prevent us from accepting all of these cats into our care. We may at times be able to assist in seeking new homes if the present owners are able to assist us with housing the cat in need of a new home until we find one.
