What About Barn Cats?

Here at the Animal Rescue League of NH we highly encourage all adopters to keep their cats indoors.  This is due to several dangers of the outdoors such as:

• Traffic                                                                                               
• Diseases
• Posions
• Other animals - such as coyotes, fox, fisher cats
• Cruel people

We do understand that some cats enjoy the temporary trips to the great outdoors and refuse to stay inside all of the time.  When cats have to go out, we encourage people to keep a collar with an ID tag on their cat and/or be microchipped. 

There are also some circumstances when cats arrive at the shelter that cannot live the typical indoor or indoor/outdoor life that we encourage.  These are cats that have not been socialized with humans because they were born in the wild (feral) or may have been part of a hoarding situation where they did not receive proper socializing.  With these types of situations, we have found it best to place these cats in barn-type homes.  This is the perfect solution for these cats that will never be adopted into an indoor home environment.  We know that with the right barn home, they will be watched over, loved and cared for and will lead a happy life.  This is the best outcome for the cat, their owner, and the shelter. 

Sometimes we have cats that would do best in a barn home situation.  Please contact Danielle Hastings at 472-3647 or email her for more information on adopting.