ARIZONA

Glendale, AZ
Adult ruddy male Abyssinian named Harold. "Harold is easy going, independent at times, a loving kitty that wants to be part of your family and home. He looks just like a mountain lion in real life. Strikingly handsome and ready for a permanent home. Harold is up-to-date with routine shots, house trained and spayed/neutered." Uncle Jacks Cats (& Dogs) Email: unclejackscats@mail.org 623-979-8588

CALIFORNIA

S.C.A.R. - Southern California Abyssinian Rescue - Available Abyssinians - Email SCAR to be placed on the list. Please consider donating to SCAR if you can't adopt.

Purebreds Plus Cat Rescue - We are an all volunteer organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of purebred and other exceptional cats.
35 exotic breed cats have come into the Rescue recently. Among them are some Abyssinians. We Urgently Need Your Help! Some are available to be adopted finally.
NOT AGAIN! Yes, folks, right on the heels of the difficult situation with the 35 Exotic breeds we have another emerging situation. This time it's 99 Exotic Shorthairs and Persians that have been seized. We need your help with food and litter now.
Email: info@purebredsplus.org

Union City, CA - BACK ON THE LIST!
9 yr old blue male Abyssinian named Eeyor. "Eeyor came into foster care because his owner died. He went to live with the mother's daughter and her two male Abyssinians and unfortunately the pairing wasn't meant to be. Eeyor had been an only cat for many years and was used to all the attention so being at the bottom of a 3 cat hierarchy didnt work. At the top of Eeyors list for a new owner is someone that will love him as his first owner did. He will happily return the love. Eeyor will be where you are. If you sit he will climb in your lap. If you let him, he will lay across the keyboard if you are on the computer. He loves to be petted and purrs with delight. It would be best if he was in a home with someone who is home a lot and wants him to be part of their lives. He would be a good cat for a man or a woman or a couple, even older children. Eeyor had the teeth problems so many Abyssinians have and his teeth were removed due to Stomatitis at 8 months of age. He does fine eating both canned and dry food. He will drink water out of a bowl but loves the running water fountains that are out for animals. He is friendly, loves to play and is very cuddly. Oh, he even likes to sit on shoulders. Eeyor is neutered, current on shots, and FIV/FELV negative." Purebreds Plus Cat Rescue Karen Pahler Phone: 925-462-1608 or by email at k.pahler@comcast.net

Los Angeles, CA
4 yr old ruddy female Abyssinian named Zena. "This moving from home to home is getting quite tiresome for me.  I really would like to have a furrever home with someone to just love and accept me for the beauty queen that I am.  A home where I can play, look out the window, eat, sleep; is this too much to ask?  I am a good listener and office helper. My foster person lets me knock pencils off the desk all the time.  Look deep into my eyes and realize  you are falling... in... love... with... me.  Oh, yes, I am four years young and spayed.  Let me live with you and I won't let you down." Southern California Abyssinian Rescue (SCAR) Email: weslyn@earthlink.net 562-693-4322

HOMES FOUND!
STATE BY STATE LISTING
(You might find an Aby who is not listed yet at one of these shelters on the next page)

COLORADO

Pagosa Springs, CO - ONLY 1 KITTEN LEFT!
UPDATE: Several homes have been found for most of the cats but two still need homes. GO TO CATS RUN RESCUES PAGE (10 Abys and 4 DSH kittens from the same kitten mill) Cats Run Abyssinians - Cattery and Rescue. Several rescued Abyssinians available to good homes. Phone: 970-903-1414 Email: sheryl@catsrun.com

AVAILABLE! One small gray kitten rescued along with the Abyssinians.

NEWS from Cats Run Rescues: A few weeks ago we got in 16 horrific rescues. 12 are Abys. The one thing they have going for them is they all are very loving and begging for affection.

Wow! Five of these beautiful kittens and cats adopted the first day of this posting! You all are so wonderful! Donations too!

Only ONE left of the original 16! Thank you so much!!

Please donate to help with the costs of rehabilitating these loving cats.

CONNECTICUT

Tolland, CT - NEW LISTING! Adoption pending
2 yr old ruddy female Abyssinian named Onyx. "She is very loveable & attention seeking and loves adults and children and will cuddle up with you. She is a short haired ruddy with emerald eyes." Kitty Angels of Connecticut 860-742-8250 or 860-985-6743 Adoption pending

GEORGIA

Atlanta Abyssinian Rescue - Petfinder-listed purebred Abyssinian rescue service for the Atlanta area - vetting, fostering, and placing homeless purebred Abyssinians in the north GA area - rescues@abyssinians.us

In keeping with the goal of helping Abys first, then helping pets who have been in a nearby shelter the longest, here is a beautiful loving Domestic Shorthair cat who needs a forever home in Atlanta:

Roswell, GA (NOT AN ABYSSINIAN)
Adult Domestic Shorthair female named Dolly (NOT AN ABYSSINIAN). "Dolly is a smart, cute gray and white DSH kitty-cat. She was found as a stray by some kind people that brought her to Southern Hope.

We took her to the vet and discovered that she was previously spayed, so obviously she had a home at some point in her life. Dolly would love nothing more than to go back to living in a nice home with her special person(s).

Dolly is healthy, spayed and up-to-date on all vaccines. She is also microchipped so that she won't get lost again. Will you consider giving Dolly a home again?

For more information on adopting Dolly, please call her foster mom at (770) 312-2104."

Southern Hope Humane Society 770-641-1211 Email: info@southernhope.org

IDAHO

Coeur d'Alene, ID
(in Spokane, WA CraigsList directory)
7 yr old cinnamon male neutered Abyssinian named Lola. "Coeur d'Alene downtown - I am beautiful red Abyssinian cat, looking for a good home. I have been with my owners for 7 years, and their travel is forcing them to look for a loving home for me. I am free with papers and yes neutered of course. I will have to interview you if you are interested. I have included my latest photo. Just included a couple of more recent pictures 2/21 Lola Jade" Phone: 208-755-5195 CraigsList Email: comm-wmt5e-1608719444@craigslist.org

ILLINOIS

Tree House Humane Society - a cageless, no-kill cat sanctuary dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured and abused stray cats

MARYLAND

Germantown, MD
6 year old ruddy male Abyssinian named Rocky. "Meet Rocky. This handsome, special needs kitty is very easy going and laid back. He loves attention and squeaks with joy when you pet him. His owners could not take care of him now that he is a known diabetic. They were going to put him to sleep but one of our veterinarians decided to foster him until we can find him a home. He will need insulin shots every day." Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, Inc. Email: abyrne624@gmail.com

(Please note: Some cats can recover from diabetes with a high protein, no grain diet (sponsored link to Amazon.com for a book that explains how entitled "Your Cat:Simple New Secrets to a Longer, Stronger Life" By Elizabeth M. Hodgkins, DVM). Like people, exercise and less calories resulting in best weight for size is also helpful. Look for 40% minimum protein in dry food & 10% minimum protein on side of can in canned food. Make sure to give your cat plenty of water either with a drinking fountain and/or canned food.)

MISSOURI

Belton, MO
Young adult blue neutered male Abyssinian. He is Feline Leukemia Positive! "Jared has issues with his eyes and has limited vision but his spirit is very much intact.  This boy is such a character, he will do all sorts of tricks for attention.  He plays like no one's business.  He doesn't realize he is sick and besides his eyes, you can't tell either.  HELP will cover all his medical expenses for his lifetime. If you will just give him  the chance he deserves, he deserves his own family." If you have other cats that are FeLV positive or want an only cat, Jared would make a wonderful companion. HELP Humane Society 816-318-HELP Email: Adoption@helppets.org

NEW JERSEY

Tabby's Place - a cat sanctuary in Ringoes, NJ - all of the cats here were "unwanted" cats scheduled to be killed in shelters - see the CBS news story video about it - "Animals with some of the worst problems can bring out the best in people."

NEW MEXICO

Taos, NM - NEW LISTING!
Adult blue female Abyssinian named Valkry. "Up to date with vaccinations." Stray Hearts Animal Shelter 575-758-2981 Email: msstrayhearts@taosnet.com

NEW YORK

New York, NY - NEW LISTING! Adoption pending
Two 5 year old Abyssinians, blue silver female (Zeno) and ruddy male (Faris). "Being transferred to Japan and cannot take our two beautiful Abyssinian cats with us. Both are 5.5 yrs old and are in perfect health. Male and female, not brother and sister, but born 1 day apart in the same home in Aug 2004. These are very special cats, social, affectionate, and communicative. If interested, please contact me. Homes without pets would be preferred. Timing is asap. (More photos here.)" These Abys are in excellent health which the owner attributes to them being on a raw food diet. Jared Smith Email: jaredpsmith@gmail.com Adoption pending

OHIO

Cincinnati, OH
 9 yr old male ruddy Aby - "L@@king for a special cat with special needs? Here's a beautiful Abyssinian, Mushu Dragon, that we rescued from a high kill humane shelter." He is declawed and is still in pain from it years later so he uses a special kind of litter. community!^..^!CATalysts TNR network, - Email: woodhousecat@aol.com

OREGON

CAT - Sherwood/Portland, Oregon - the Cat Adoption Team is the Pacific Northwest's largest nonprofit, no-kill cat shelter with its own full-service veterinary hospital (founded in 2002) onsite. CAT was founded in 1998 by Evan Kalik. Donate to CAT http://catadoptionteam.org 503-925-8903 Email: contactus@catadoptionteam.org

PENNSYLVANIA

Harrisburg, PA
9 year old spayed Abyssinian female. "Free 9 yr old Abyssinian cat. Needs a good loving home with loving people. Prefer older couple or person. She gets along well with other animals if they are good with her. Already have a puppy and a full grown cat. She is neutered and has had her shots. She isn't declawed but has never done any damage. Please call 717-652-0237 after 9 am and not after 9pm. We are seniors and would love her to have a good home. She was dropped off here by a friend who couldn't take her with them." Phone: 717-652-0237 CraigsList Email: se1944@comcast.net

VIRGINIA

Richmond SPCA - No-Kill Shelter since 2002. "The Richmond SPCA, founded in 1891, is a non-profit, no-kill humane organization dedicated to the principle that every life is precious. As a national leader in humane care and education, the Richmond SPCA is aggressively tackling the problem of pet overpopulation through education, adoption, rehabilitation and spay/neuter. The organization saves the lives of 3,000 homeless animals each year and cares for approximately 350 cats and dogs daily." Please donate!

WASHINGTON

Spokane, WA (in Coeur d'Alene, ID)
(duplicate of Idaho listing)
7 yr old cinnamon male neutered Abyssinian named Lola. "Coeur d'Alene downtown - I am beautiful red Abyssinian cat, looking for a good home. I have been with my owners for 7 years, and their travel is forcing them to look for a loving home for me. I am free with papers and yes neutered of course. I will have to interview you if you are interested. I have included my latest photo. Just included a couple of more recent pictures 2/21 Lola Jade" Phone: 208-755-5195 CraigsList Email: comm-wmt5e-1608719444@craigslist.org

WISCONSIN

Specialty Purebred Cat Rescue - Specialty Purebred Cat Rescue (SPCR) is a 501c3 non-profit organization in southeastern Wisconsin founded in 1999. We are proud of our 10 years of work, finding quality homes for abandoned/surrendered purebred cats! We are the largest rescue organization of its kind in the Midwest and we are well known and respected throughout the animal shelter community. This time of year is the most difficult for us due to the number of cats continually flooding into the rescue. We develop very high bills in order to care for them properly. Please, if you are able to donate to the cause, that would be wonderful! 262-654-0764 Email: kkranz1@wi.rr.com