Our Humble Little StoryThe Cat Corner was founded by a very passionate and devoted animal lover, Martha Nicholson. After seeing an overwhelming number of cats homeless and being euthanized, Martha was determined to open a no-kill shelter to make a difference in these cats' lives. In 1981, Martha purchased an old barber shop at her own expense and opened The Cat Corner in Hampton, Virginia. The Cat Corner is a completely volunteer operated organization and is solely funded by donations from the community. Because of the help of our caring and hardworking volunteers and the support and donations from our community, we have been able to uphold Martha's dream and make a difference in countless lives...and doing so for over three decades!
The Cat Corner, Inc. is a nonprofit, all-volunteer-run organization that does not receive any federal, state or local government funding. We depend solely from the generosity of caring individuals from our community to continue to do our work.
Please visit our Ways to Give and our Volunteer page to find out how you can help. |
Visit our blog page, The Chatbox, to read about some of the amazing cats and kittens and their foster and rescue stories!
Visit our Alumni Corner to view some of the cats and kittens that have graduated into their very own forever homes from The Cat Corner!
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Trap-Neuter-ReturnIn our mission to save cats' lives, we learned early on what impact Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) can make in helping to manage the feral cat population. TNR is supported by many local and national humane organizations coast to coast as the most effective approach for reducing the feral cat population.
As a no-kill organization we believe that no matter if a cat is born feral or if it is born as a result to an unwanted pregnancy, it still has the right to live. With that said, it is also important to not add to the growing number of homeless and unwanted cats by ensuring our feral cat population is sterilized and are not reproducing. Through TNR programs, feral or "community" cats are humanely trapped, spayed/neutered, given a rabies vaccination, and ear-tipped (clipping of one ear under anesthesia and is the universal signal for being spayed/neutered). While recovering, we evaluate each cat to see if they are a stray cat who has somehow lost it's home or if they are considered a true feral. If he/she is not feral and is considered adoptable, we will bring him/her to the shelter to try to find them a home. True feral cats are returned to their territory where caretakers provide them with regular food, water, and shelter. |