Thank you to all our wonderful donors!
If you’re interested in donating our most needed items, we’re happy to help you make the greatest impact.
You can always refer to our general wishlist on our Donate Page to see the items we use most frequently. However, for the most current and urgent needs, feel free to reach out via email — we aim to respond promptly.
Please contact Jenna at donations@thepetrefuge.org, and she’ll let you know exactly what’s needed most right now.
Thank you again for your continued generosity and support!
Please read below our most important news ever.
Things are moving faster than ever here at Pet Refuge — and the numbers are nothing short of extraordinary. We have way surpassed our goal of increasing our intakes and adoptions by 50%, and are nearly at 100% (or double) our volume of last year. Our online presence is exploding, bringing in adopters from all across New England to our small but mighty shelter in North Kingstown. We’re welcoming 100 new followers every three weeks and reaching more people than we ever thought possible.
Look at these numbers we have done this year-to-date vs all of calendar year 2024:
Intakes in all of 2024: 288, Intakes YTD 2025 as of Oct 31: 383
Adoptions in all of 2024: 241, Adoptions YTD 2025 as of Oct 31: 332
With this incredible surge in adoptions and intakes, our expenses have skyrocketed just as fast. To keep up with the constant care our cats need, we’ve had to increase our staff by nearly 40% in just the past 9 months. Every extra paw means more food, more litter, more vet visits — and more hands needed to keep them healthy and safe. We are not shying away from taking the sick ones too. We are proud to keep saying “yes” to many cats with nowhere else to go — while most other shelters have had to say “no” — but this pace is not sustainable at our current donation levels. Additionally, our new kitten nursery will be operational in 2 weeks time. We were able to create the nursery with all volunteer contractors led by our very own new volunteer board member Dick. New 5 ft wide cages were donated by an anonymous generous donor. That means we’ll soon have the capacity to help even more kittens — but we urgently need the funding to match.
Please help us keep up this lifesaving pace — we’re desperate not to turn away cats in the most heartbreaking situations, with no one else to help them. Without your support, some may be left to fend for themselves on the streets, abandoned without food, water, or shelter. We have the space. We have the team. But right now, we just don’t have the funds.
We’re facing our most urgent fundraising need to date, and we can’t do it without you. Your generous gift — no matter the size — helps us say yes to cats with nowhere else to go. You’ll also find instructions on how to mail a check on the donation page.
The cats are counting on us. And we’re counting on you.
Do you have a lot of love to give a pair of adorable and affectionate cats? Want all expenses paid to care for them? Do you live within 20 minutes of North Kingstown? Look no further!
Meet Al and Ed. They are 2 1/2 year old bonded brothers.
They are very sweet and affectionate cats. Al needs medication twice a day for a rare heart condition. We would want someone who feels comfortable giving medication. They need to go with someone who is home quite a bit.
Please read more on Petfinder HERE to learn more about them.
Please fill out a FOSTER APPLICATION to apply.
The shelter is open by appointment only for adoptions. Please call (401) 294-1115 to schedule an appointment after you are notified of an approved adoption application.
Donations are welcome 11:00AM-3:30PM Monday – Saturday (we are closed Sunday). You may also leave donations in our bin to the right of our front door.
For anything else, please email programs@thepetrefuge.org and we will promptly handle your request and/or schedule you for an appointment.
