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Purebred Cat Breed Rescue represents the efforts of the cat fanciers and other cat lovers to provide a safety net for Purebred cats and support rescue efforts for all cats. Our alliance of cat fanciers, rescuers, and cat lovers has successfully provided safe havens for more than 1500 cats in the last year. We are actively supported by many breeders and exhibitors from The International Cat Association, Inc. (TICA) the American Cat Fanciers Association, Inc. (ACFA), and the Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc. (CFA), as well as by cat lovers from all over the world. We are a purely nonprofit 501(c)3, all volunteer organization and the bulk of donations go directly to help rescue at-risk purebreds - administrative costs are largely covered by caring volunteers who donate their time and expertise and funds. Every cat we rescue is spayed and neutered before placement, as per our Policies and Procedures. Although our legal name is now Purebred Cat Breed Rescue, Inc., we were originally incorporated in Minnesota under the name of CFA Purebred Rescue, Inc., reflecting our early roots in the CFA Purebred Rescue Committee in 1999. Our philosophy reflects the teachings and ethics of Anna Sadler, which are elucidated in her advice on starting a purebred cat rescue. Our rescue was granted charitable 501(c)3 status by the IRS in November, 2005, so all donations are tax deductible. Our activities include working with shelters to arrange rescue of at-risk cats, arranging for and often funding initial and emergency vetting, working with animal control agencies to rescue cats who are at imminent risk of seizure from hoarder and cruelty/neglect situations, and providing and/or coordinating transportation of at-risk cats to safety. We do not take owner relinquishments except in dire and unusual cases or unless working with animal control authorities. For shelters and urgent situations, we offer a Toll Free Hotline: (888) 303-9454 As well as providing a safety net for those purebred cats in shelters all over the country, we often actively work with animal control to take purebred cats at imminent risk of seizure, when the owners consent, from hoarders and other situations of neglect and/or cruelty (and in such cases, we arrange for the vetting and transport to rescues of the non-purebred domestics that may be involved). In addition to our own rescue foster homes, we are highly networked with purebred and breed rescues, as well as with rescues that take any at-risk cat, especially those who have experience with purebreds. We also operate Operation Noble Foster to provide our military with an alternative to relinquishment if their duty-call means they must leave their cats for a prolonged period of time. NeuterSpay.org provides a searchable database of affordable spay neuter resources as well as information about kitten neuter and spay. This informational Purebred Cat Breed Rescue website serves to educate the public about cats and offers breed rescue listings. It also features a forum message board which allows rescues who do not have websites of their own (or choose to post even if they do) to post available cats and for relinquishing owners to post their purebred cats for adoption.
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