19/06/2026
EDUCATION POST 🐈
A free kitten isn't really free.
While the kitten may come at no cost, the care behind that little life certainly does.
Before a kitten is ready for a loving home, there are veterinary expenses, vaccinations, deworming, food, litter, foster care, and countless hours of socialisation and love.
Responsible rescue organisations and foster homes invest significant time, effort, and money to ensure each kitten is healthy, safe, and ready for adoption.
When you adopt, you're not paying for the kitten you're helping cover the care that has already been provided and supporting the rescue of the next animal in need.
We've had people question our adoption fees, even though they include vaccinations, testing, deworming, flea treatment, and later sterilisation when the kitten is old enough to be spayed or neutered.
We encourage anyone who is unsure about these costs to contact their nearest veterinarian and ask for current pricing. The figures we share are not made up, they reflect the real expenses involved in providing proper veterinary care and preparing a kitten for a healthy future.
This post is intended for educational purposes, to help people better understand where adoption fees go. Adoption fees do not generate profit; they help cover the essential care each kitten receives before finding a loving home.
When you adopt, you are not just paying for a kitten, you are contributing towards vaccinations, parasite control, health checks, sterilisation, food, shelter, socialisation, and ongoing rescue efforts that give vulnerable animals a second chance. ♥️
A kitten may seem "free," but responsible care never is.
