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Touched by an Animal

4.6 (20 reviews)

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Kathy C.

I came to this cat haven to find a new kitty after I lost my cat of 24 years. Needless to say I was devastated, but also extremely used to a particular cat personality. The dedicated staff there were extremely patient in explaining the personality & behavior of many cats they thought would be a good match for us. We were touched by the care and concern of the staff as well as the animal we adopted ! I LOVED that the cats were living in a normally furnished & decorated home already. Highly recommended to adopt or just go and pet the adorable cats ! Seriously, they (& the cats) appreciate frequent visitors!

Violet S.

WONDERFUL shelter! I found my baby Solstice on the street and traced her microchip back to this shelter. I am so happy Sol is in my life now, she is my baby. Touched by an animal also accepted a mother cat and her newborn kittens that appeared on my back door step. I would 10000% recommend considering Touched by an Animal for adopting or even just supporting. Melanee and her staff and volunteers are SO SO sweet! 10000/10!!!

Pepper, adopted February 2013.
Lisa C.

I came across Touched by an Animal/Cats are Purrsons too through Petfinder. We found a posting for one of their cats that we wanted to inquire about adopting. Upon visiting the rescue, we were amazed to see their incredible operation. Imagine an entire house filled with cats. As others have mentioned. it's a no cage shelter that gives cats run of the house...they even have a fully screened in back porch for when it's warmer outside. We were introduced to Pepper and the rescue ladies were able to give us a thorough rundown on her personality and also questioned to make sure our home was the right fit for her. Living with the cats in an open environment is a great way to really know them and I can't say enough how impressed I was with how they run their rescue. Pepper was a little bit skittish at the house but once we took her home with us she transformed into exactly the cat they had described. She's incredibly loving, playful, with just a dash of mischief. TBA has been working in Chicago for a long time. I highly recommend them for adoption services...they surely have just the right kitty to send you home with. They are run by a small number of volunteers so please consider donating to them as well!

Rhen-Elyse shortly after coming home :)
Caroline W.

Last January my fiance and I adopted our little angel Rhen-Elyse (who they called Annie) from Touched by an Animal. When we first walked in we were surrounded by happy cats running free and playing--unlike many other places where I walked into crying kitties in cages. These people take such amazing care of the cats and are completely dedicated to finding them all forever homes. I said I was experienced with animals and that I am home often because I am an online student so they took me upstairs to see our little Rhen who was very very shy and stayed hidden from the other cats. They said she was full of love but needed somewhere with less commotion where she could get a lot of attention from her owners. We didn't get to interact with her much at the shelter because she was hiding, but I trusted the amazing women who work there and we took her home. She came out of her shell quickly after coming home and is a happy, healthy, cuddly little girl. It is very impressive to me they way they pair people with animals based on what both the person/family want and can provide, and what the kitty will need.

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“It was my first time adopting an animal, and Melanee (the amazing adoption counselor) walked me through every step thoroughly.”

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