Madison Community Cats (MadCats)

Tiny LeoMay 12 -UPDATE: On the eve of Give Local Piedmont we are raising our goal. When we set up this page about a month ago, we couldn't have imagined that today we would have almost 80 kittens in foster care. Over the past few weeks we have rescued more than 20 kittens - orphans, litters with mommas, litters without mommas. Over the weekend, we rescued 8 more from two locations in Culpeper, and an orphan from Madison. 

Our new goal of $35,000 will just about cover our Spay/Neuter expenses for the next quarter.  MAD Cats is dedicated to improving the lives of cats in our area, and that includes rescuing kittens and providing a path to adoption through our foster home program

Cinderella and Kittens                            Tessa                              Henry                           

We are dedicated to improving the lives of cats in our community by providing no-cost Spay & Neuter services to cat owners and colony caretakers in rural Madison and Culpeper Counties, Virginia--along with critical medical and foster care to the cats and kittens that come into our care. 

MAD Cats is an integral part of your hometown community  - supporting you, your neighbors, our senior citizens, veterans, and anyone facing economic or social challenges we can assist.

1. We strengthen our community by partnering with SAFE, Empowering Culpeper, Senior Centers and other agencies that serve our neighbors. 
2. Our partnerships with Madison and Culpeper County animal shelters have dramatically reduced intake of cats and kittens - no healthy, adoptable cats and kittens are being euthanized.
3. We are focused on keeping cats/kittens with their families, by providing the services  including No-Cost spay/neuter, food, and medical care - the most common reasons for pets to be surrendered to our shelter.
4. Reducing intake to our shelters, not only benefits the cats - but  also the shelter staff who can focus on animals that really need their care. AND, it benefits our citizens whose tax dollars  pay to provide those services 

We are passionate about keeping cats and kittens in their homes, with their families, and out of the shelters!  Since MAD Cats was organized in 2018, cat/kitten intake at local shelters has steadily decreased. At the Madison County Shelter, intake has been reduced from 436 cats in 2017, to 127 cats in 2023. One of the main reasons people surrender their cats is a lack of access to low-cost Spay/Neuter services, including transportation and the increasing cost of cat food. Providing No-Cost Spay/Neuter and Vaccinations since 2018, MAD cats has sterilized more than 5,765 cats; more than 1,000 kittens have been fostered and adopted. In addition, our volunteers have provide hundreds of pounds of cat food to colony caretakers, veterans, clients, and any cat owners facing economic challenges in our community.

MAD Cats is a highly successful rescue with a small, dedicated, and passionate group of volunteers. By "fixing" more than 5,675 cats since 2018, MAD Cats is achieving our Mission of improving the lives of cats and their owners and caretakers, in our region.