Shelter
Magicats, Inc.
Magicats, Inc.
Magicats, Inc. is a feline rescue “no kill” organization serving cats in crisis in the Greater Magic Valley. A private non-profit 501(c)3, all-volunteer group, we were founded in 2010 to help improve the lives of a large, mostly unregulated feline population.
Organized as a consortium of volunteer foster homes united around a program of “rescue to adopt,” our homes provide safe space, complete medical care, and social skills before adoption to carefully screened households willing to make a lifetime commitment. Additionally, we have expanded our outreach to include a cost-assisted trap/neuter/return (TNR) birth control program to help neighborhood managed cat colonies become non-reproducing safe space for their resident community cats.
In 2022, more than 500 cats passed through our foster homes or TNR service while preparing for better lives. About half went to foster homes to prepare for adoption, while the other half participated in the TNR program, receiving spay/neuter surgery and basic medical care before returning to their managed colonies and care by neighborhood volunteers. Many of these colonies continue to remain non-reproducing.
Our busy volunteers include bottle baby experts and kitten nursery experts. Some specialize in work with cats of all ages in need of intervention, rehoming, safe space, medical care, and, occasionally, hospice. Others use their TNR expertise to provide training and technical assistance to colony managers working with neighborhood cat groups. We are assisted by several local veterinary practices who provide age-appropriate medical care, immunizations, testing, surgery, and medical consultation as needed.
As a private, non-profit organization, we receive no government support. All funding comes from adoption fees, occasional small grants, annual fund raising through Idaho Gives, Giving Tuesday, and Mortimer Magicat’s Annual No-Sho Kitten Money Shower, a two month late summer event. We are especially grateful to those incredible, loyal supporters who donate regularly through PayPal or other venues, or on our website and Facebook pages. We are all volunteers – and all funds are applied directly to the work!