Merlin's Safe Haven Cat Rescue has been established to provide for the rescue, care and placement of cats that have been abandoned, neglected, abused or which cannot be kept by their previous owner(s). Cats adopted through Merlin's Safe Haven Cat Rescue are placed exclusively as indoor family pets. All cats are altered and vaccinated prior to adoption. All cats are currently kept in foster homes; therefore, Merlin's Safe Haven Cat Rescue feels more knowledgeable about the cat and can help a prospective adopting family make the best decision adding a new family member for themselves as well as the cat.
We became an official non-profit in October 2017 and our IRS EIN is 82-2696393 under NTEE code Animal Protection and Welfare. Our rescue is operated completely by volunteers and runs solely on private donations. Please consider donating and getting involved in saving a life today!
We became an official non-profit in October 2017 and our IRS EIN is 82-2696393 under NTEE code Animal Protection and Welfare. Our rescue is operated completely by volunteers and runs solely on private donations. Please consider donating and getting involved in saving a life today!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What are your hours?
A: We have no visiting hours. We are an in-home foster based rescue, not a shelter
2. Where are you located?
A: We are an in-home foster based rescue, not a shelter. Our fosters are located across the SW Pennsylvania area. Our mailing address is: PO Box 37 Houston, PA 15342
3. How young of kittens do you adopt?
A: The youngest we adopt out is 12 weeks when they reach 3lbs so they can be fixed and rabies vaccinated prior to adoption.
4. Can I adopt sooner than 12 weeks and have the kitten fixed at my own vet.
A: Unfortunately no. As our mission is to reduce the number of homeless cats in the area, no animal is adopted out prior to being fixed per our policy.
5. What are your adoption amounts?
A: Adult cats are a donation of $75 and Kittens (up to 1 yr) are a donation of $95. We do offer discounts for adopting multiple kitties. Adoption amounts are tax-deductible donations.
6. What is included in the adoption amount?
A: All of our cats have been fixed, tested for FIV/FeLV, vaccinated (Rabies and FVRCP), microchipped, flea treated, dewormed on top of any additional veterinary treatment as needed.
7. How do I meet your kitties?
A: As an in-home foster based rescue, all meets (outside of public adoption events) are arranged based on an approved application.
Note: Due to Covid-19, we have suspended most in-person meets for the health and safety of our volunteers, foster families, and adopters. Upon approved application, chosen kitties leave on an up to 2 week foster to adopt trial period in lieu of a formal meet and greet.
8. How can I see your available kitties?
A: We try to post all of our kitties to our adoptable kitties album on our Facebook page as well as on Petfinder https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/pa/carnegie/merlins-safe-haven-cat-rescue-pa1042/ However, there are quite a number of occasions where requests for a particular type of cat/kitten come in prior to said cat or kitten being posted anywhere. Please contact us directly if you are looking for something in particular. We love helping match up potential adopters with kitties!
9. I'm interested in adopting, what's the next step?
A: The next step would be to complete our adoption application located on our Adopt a Cat Today! page. It is a fillable PDF form on most devices - some devices may need the free Adobe reader app.
10. Do you have an Amazon wish list?
A: Yes! Our wishlist is located at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3EZAZD7BCSUK4?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwAR1iuSwHfU_Eo42-kjzOqyH0X-xGLyxLhsT8nZN-Q8rBRzX52qpH673qPVE
11. I would like to donate some supplies. How can I get them to you?
A: Thank you for thinking of us! We have supply wishlists you can send us supplies from here: Amazon and Chewy
12. Do you have any paid staff?
A: No we do not. We are a 100% volunteer organization. No donations are used to compensate any persons.
13. I have emailed, messaged and/or called and left a message and have not received a response yet.
A: As mentioned in #12 above, we are an all volunteer organization with no paid staff. Our volunteers have paying jobs and also have family and foster commitments. Messages are replied to as soon as possible based on volunteer availability.
14. I have submitted an app - now what?
A: You will receive confirmation from one of our volunteers that the application has been received. If there are any questions while the application is being processed, a volunteer will be in contact.
15. When will I know if my application has been approved?
A: The final step in the application process is the home visit. Approval status notifications would occur once this has been completed - rendering the application review complete. Note: Due to Covid, in-person home visits have been temporarily suspended. Home visits are being performed virtually through video chat applications.
A: We have no visiting hours. We are an in-home foster based rescue, not a shelter
2. Where are you located?
A: We are an in-home foster based rescue, not a shelter. Our fosters are located across the SW Pennsylvania area. Our mailing address is: PO Box 37 Houston, PA 15342
3. How young of kittens do you adopt?
A: The youngest we adopt out is 12 weeks when they reach 3lbs so they can be fixed and rabies vaccinated prior to adoption.
4. Can I adopt sooner than 12 weeks and have the kitten fixed at my own vet.
A: Unfortunately no. As our mission is to reduce the number of homeless cats in the area, no animal is adopted out prior to being fixed per our policy.
5. What are your adoption amounts?
A: Adult cats are a donation of $75 and Kittens (up to 1 yr) are a donation of $95. We do offer discounts for adopting multiple kitties. Adoption amounts are tax-deductible donations.
6. What is included in the adoption amount?
A: All of our cats have been fixed, tested for FIV/FeLV, vaccinated (Rabies and FVRCP), microchipped, flea treated, dewormed on top of any additional veterinary treatment as needed.
7. How do I meet your kitties?
A: As an in-home foster based rescue, all meets (outside of public adoption events) are arranged based on an approved application.
Note: Due to Covid-19, we have suspended most in-person meets for the health and safety of our volunteers, foster families, and adopters. Upon approved application, chosen kitties leave on an up to 2 week foster to adopt trial period in lieu of a formal meet and greet.
8. How can I see your available kitties?
A: We try to post all of our kitties to our adoptable kitties album on our Facebook page as well as on Petfinder https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/pa/carnegie/merlins-safe-haven-cat-rescue-pa1042/ However, there are quite a number of occasions where requests for a particular type of cat/kitten come in prior to said cat or kitten being posted anywhere. Please contact us directly if you are looking for something in particular. We love helping match up potential adopters with kitties!
9. I'm interested in adopting, what's the next step?
A: The next step would be to complete our adoption application located on our Adopt a Cat Today! page. It is a fillable PDF form on most devices - some devices may need the free Adobe reader app.
10. Do you have an Amazon wish list?
A: Yes! Our wishlist is located at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3EZAZD7BCSUK4?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwAR1iuSwHfU_Eo42-kjzOqyH0X-xGLyxLhsT8nZN-Q8rBRzX52qpH673qPVE
11. I would like to donate some supplies. How can I get them to you?
A: Thank you for thinking of us! We have supply wishlists you can send us supplies from here: Amazon and Chewy
12. Do you have any paid staff?
A: No we do not. We are a 100% volunteer organization. No donations are used to compensate any persons.
13. I have emailed, messaged and/or called and left a message and have not received a response yet.
A: As mentioned in #12 above, we are an all volunteer organization with no paid staff. Our volunteers have paying jobs and also have family and foster commitments. Messages are replied to as soon as possible based on volunteer availability.
14. I have submitted an app - now what?
A: You will receive confirmation from one of our volunteers that the application has been received. If there are any questions while the application is being processed, a volunteer will be in contact.
15. When will I know if my application has been approved?
A: The final step in the application process is the home visit. Approval status notifications would occur once this has been completed - rendering the application review complete. Note: Due to Covid, in-person home visits have been temporarily suspended. Home visits are being performed virtually through video chat applications.