Forgotten Cats

Forgotten Cats, Inc. is a nonprofit animal welfare organization founded in 2003 and headquartered in Delaware, United States. It operates as a leading trap, neuter, vaccinate, return (TNVR) provider in the region, serving Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey. The organization's mission is to humanely reduce the homeless cat population and stop the suffering of kittens born to abandoned, homeless cats. It works with colony caretakers to trap, sterilize, vaccinate, and release every cat within a colony, aiming to stabilize colonies and achieve zero population growth. Forgotten Cats operates three low-cost spay/neuter clinics and ten off-site adoption centers. It provides necessary medical treatment for sick or injured feral cats, stray cats, and kittens throughout the Philadelphia region. The organization is one of the largest medical providers for homeless cats, offering affordable TNVR services, low-cost spay/neuter for pet and stray cats, and spay/neuter education. It is a no-kill organization that welcomes FIV+ and FeLV+ cats, as well as those with disabilities. About 20 percent of cats entering its clinics are not feral; these stray or homeless domesticated cats and feral kittens under 12 weeks old are held and placed into its adoption network. Since its founding, Forgotten Cats has sterilized over 250,000 cats and placed over 20,000 cats into loving homes. In 2025, the organization reported 1,800 placements, 22,537 spay/neuter surgeries, and a 100% live release rate. It relies solely on private donations, grants, fundraising events, and bequests, receiving no government funding. With over 700 volunteers, Forgotten Cats continues to fulfill its mission through community support and dedicated staff.

Forgotten Cats, Inc. was founded in 2003 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to humanely reducing the homeless cat population in the Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey region. From its inception, the organization focused on trap, neuter, vaccinate, return (TNVR) as its core strategy, working with colony caretakers to trap, sterilize, vaccinate, and release every cat within a colony. This approach aims to stabilize colonies and achieve zero population growth, preventing the birth of thousands of kittens. Over the years, Forgotten Cats expanded its operations to include three low-cost spay/neuter clinics and ten off-site adoption centers. It became one of the largest providers of spay/neuter and vaccination services for homeless, stray, feral, and colony cats in the region. The organization also provides necessary medical treatment for sick or injured feral cats, stray cats, and kittens throughout the Philadelphia region, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware. By 2025, Forgotten Cats had sterilized over 250,000 cats and placed over 20,000 cats into loving homes. In 2025 alone, the organization reported 1,800 placements, 22,537 spay/neuter surgeries, and a 100% live release rate. It relies solely on private donations, grants, fundraising events, and bequests, with no government funding. With over 700 volunteers, Forgotten Cats continues to fulfill its mission through community support and dedicated staff.

• 2025

  Reported 1,800 placements, 22,537 spay/neuter surgeries, and a 100% live release rate.

• 2003

  Forgotten Cats, Inc. founded.

Leading TNVR nonprofit in the Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey region; no-kill organization; one of the largest medical providers for homeless cats.

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