🐾 Need Assistance With Feral or Community Cats?

R3 Feral Cat Rescue Inc. is a Hermitage, Pennsylvania–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, operating through volunteer and foster-based programs dedicated to the humane care, population control, and safe placement of community cats.

We understand that situations involving stray and feral cats can feel urgent, overwhelming, or complicated. Our goal is to provide safe, lawful, and humane solutions that support both the cats and the community.

🐱 How R3 Feral Cat Rescue Can Help

✅ Trap–Neuter–Vaccinate–Return (TNVR)

TNVR is the most effective and humane method for stabilizing community cat populations.

Through our TNVR program:

  • Cats are humanely trapped using safe and approved trapping equipment

  • Transport is arranged to licensed veterinary providers

  • Cats are spayed/neutered, vaccinated (including rabies per Pennsylvania law), ear-tipped, and health-assessed

  • After recovery, cats are returned to their original colony location unless relocation is deemed necessary and lawful

This program helps reduce:

  • Overpopulation

  • Nuisance behaviors such as fighting and spraying

  • Spread of disease

R3 Feral Cat Rescue follows best-practice standards and operates in alignment with applicable Pennsylvania animal welfare statutes, local municipal ordinances, and public health requirements.

🏡 Re-Homing & Socialization

Some cats are friendly, young, or otherwise suitable for indoor homes.

When appropriate, we provide:

  • Behavioral evaluation

  • Safe socialization through foster care

  • Adoption placement into screened, permanent homes

Cats who are not suited for indoor life will not be forced into home placements that compromise their welfare.

🌾 Relocation to Safe Working Cat / Caretaker Environments

In specific cases where a colony location is unsafe (demolition sites, traffic hazards, cruelty concerns, etc.), relocation may be considered.

We work with:

  • Farms

  • Warehouses

  • Barns

  • Industrial or rural properties

These placements require:

  • A committed caretaker

  • Daily food and clean water

  • Shelter appropriate for all weather conditions

  • Ongoing monitoring and veterinary care as needed

Caretakers in our Working Cat Program sign agreements outlining their responsibilities and compliance with applicable local and state laws. Relocation is only conducted when humane, safe, and legally permissible.

⏳ Availability & Wait List

R3 Feral Cat Rescue Inc. is entirely volunteer and foster-based. Our ability to assist depends on:

  • Foster home availability

  • Volunteer capacity

  • Veterinary scheduling

  • Funding for medical care

For this reason, assistance requests are handled through:

📋 First-Come, First-Served Waiting List

Non-emergency situations are placed on our waiting list in the order requests are received.

🚨 Emergency Assistance Program

We prioritize emergencies when resources allow, including:

  • Injured or visibly ill cats

  • Immediate safety threats (construction, active harm risk, environmental hazards)

  • Nursing mothers with newborn litters in dangerous locations

Emergency response is not guaranteed and depends on available volunteers, fosters, and funding.

📍 What We Cannot Do

For legal, safety, and welfare reasons, R3 Feral Cat Rescue Inc. cannot:

  • Remove cats from private property without owner consent

  • Interfere in situations under active municipal or law enforcement authority

  • Accept unlimited intakes beyond volunteer and foster capacity

  • Provide direct veterinary services (we partner with licensed veterinarians)

  • Guarantee relocation, adoption, or immediate response

Community cats are often legally considered free-roaming animals; actions involving them must comply with property rights and local regulations.

⚖️ Legal & Compliance Statement

R3 Feral Cat Rescue Inc. operates as a nonprofit animal welfare organization and conducts its programs in good faith in accordance with:

  • Federal nonprofit regulations

  • Pennsylvania animal welfare and rabies vaccination laws

  • Local ordinances in Hermitage and Mercer County

  • Public health and humane care standards

All services are dependent on volunteer availability, funding, and lawful access to property.

🤝 Want to Be Part of the Solution?

You can help us help more cats by:

  • Becoming a foster

  • Volunteering

  • Donating

  • Providing a working cat location

  • Advocating for humane community cat practices

Together, we create safer communities for both people and animals.📝 How to Request Help

Please submit a request with:

  • Your full name and contact information

  • Exact location of the cats

  • Estimated number of cats

  • Description of the situation

  • Photos or videos if available

  • Any known health or safety concerns

Submitting a request does not guarantee service but allows us to evaluate the situation based on resources and urgency.