Featured Cat - Tamara

Tamara is a gorgeous, 7 month old kitten who came to HART from our rescue partner in Calais, ME when she was 10 weeks old.   She arrived with serious injuries which caused her to drag her hind legs.  Upon further evaluation, it was discovered that she had suffered spinal cord trauma as well as multiple orthopedic injuries, including a fractured pelvis, fractured femur, dislocated hip, and torn Achilles' tendon. Understandably, Tamara was in a lot of pain, and did not trust or tolerate much handling from humans when she first arrived.  She made great progress since then and is now ready to find her special furrever home!  

For more information about Tamara, please click here!

ADOPTED!!!

Welcome to HART!

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Our Mission

To provide refuge, comfort, and medical attention to cats that have been surrendered, abandoned, injured, or abused – and to find permanent loving homes to adopt them.

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HART is a mostly volunteer run organization that provides a safe refuge to hundreds of homeless cats each year. We rely on the support of individual donors to help us rescue and provide shelter for these innocent animals.

As a no-kill shelter with limited space, we must carefully balance how many cats we can accept while at the same time providing the best environment for the cats that are already in our care. We maintain an average population of about 110 cats at the shelter and have a number of cats who stay with us for months or years. We also rely on local foster homes to care for some of our cats - hundreds of kittens every year as well as a small number of senior and special needs adults.

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HART receives no public funding of any kind. We are supported entirely by the generosity of individual donors, foundations, and businesses. Please make a tax-deductible donation today. 

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HART volunteers are an incredible group of people who are enthusiastic about cats and dedicated to their care. We are always looking for more people to join our team. Opportunities exist in a wide variety of programs both inside and outside the shelter.