If you are interested in adopting one of our animals, please fill out and submit an online adoption interest form.
PLEASE BE AWARE that Independent Animal Rescue is an organization of
volunteer foster homes, located primarily in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel
Hill area of North Carolina. We only consider applications for homes located within 60 miles of Durham. Thank you!
Elsa
3 month old • Female
Elsa and her sister started out shy but are warming up quickly. Elsa is not…
Trinity
2 month old • Male
Trinity is small but mighty! He's very interested in exploring the world outside of this…
Lucinda
3 month old • Female
Lucinda is the sweetest little girl. She is more observant than her sister but definitely…
Stella
12 month old • Female
Stella is very social kitty who hasn't met a stranger yet. She loves meeting new…
benjamin
6 week old • Male
Very friendly little guy, loves attention and bonded with his sister Buttons. Absolutely need to…
Mildred
8 week old • Female
Mildred is named after a popular black bear at Grandfather Mountain. She is lovingly called…
Georgia
3 month old • Female
Georgia is a brave and outgoing little girl. She is the first one to run…
Mimosa
2 month old • Female
Mimosa is named for the soft, pink blooming trees in North Carolina spring. She is…
Willie Nelson
3 month old • Male
Willie Nelson was found all alone On the Road (Again) and was rescued by a…
Merlin
2 month old • Female
Merlin is a sweet little girl wizard who loves snuggling and playing with her siblings
Tony
2 month old • Male
Tony is the cuddliest of the kittens and is just a little sweetheart. While he…
Wanda
2 month old • Female
Wanda is a sweet kitten likes to check out toys and people alike. Shoes absolutely…
Presto
2 month old • Female
Presto is very sweet and friendly and loves playing and cuddling with people.
Lillianne
3 month old • Female
Friendly and playful gentle girl kitten. Ready for fun! plays happily with toys, people, other…
Lina
3 month old • Female
Happy and playful, loves to be petted, enjoys the company of other cats and kittens.
Houdini
2 month old • Male
Houdini got his name because he is an escape artist who loves to rush past…
French Toast
3 month old • Male
A total love of a kitten. Lies on your feet! cant get enough petting and…
Frannie
3 month old • Female
Gentle and playful kitten. Looks for you when you come to the door and plays…
Marilyn
3 month old • Female
Marilyn is a sweet kitty who will tolerate her wild sister to a fault. She…
Phyllis
3 month old • Female
Phyllis is a wild little thing, flings herself into somersaults like she was on a…
Mentos Sweet
2 month old • Female
She is as sweet as the candy she's named after and will steal your heart…
Annie
2 month old • Female
Annie is a complete sweetheart! She loves to play with her kitten buddies and then…
Victoria
3 month old • Female
Sweet, bold, and lively girl full of kitten spunk! She purrs like a motor and…
Torte
3 month old • Female
Torte is a sweet girl who loves cuddling with her humans for naps. She'll lean…
Mike Sweet
2 month old • Male
Mike loves his naps high up in the cat tree. He's pretty laid back and…
Ike Sweet
2 month old • Male
Outgoing yet independent. He will be an easy going grown up cat. Likes to hang…
Ella
6 month old • Female
Ella, unlike her sister Fannie is very calm and fantastic at the vet. Ella is…
Fannie
6 month old • Female
This excitable love bug loves to run around and play with cat toys. Fannie and…
Freya (formerly CJ)
10 year old • Female
Freya is a gorgeous long hair gray with a beautiful coat and has these large…
Banana
11 year old • Male
Banana is a beautiful yellow stripped tabby (hence the name Banana!). He is sweet, smart…
Ivy Blue
5 month old • Female
Ivy was found on UNC campus, and she began purring and snuggling the minute someone…
Pretzel
2 year old • Female
Pretzel is enjoying her newfound freedom after sending her babies off to their new homes.…
Sunflower
3 month old • Male
Sunflower is an absolute delight! He is a real cuddle-bug who loves to be held…
Anne Bony
1 year old • Female
Anne Bony and Grace O'Malley are two Irish Pirates that will steal your heart away.…
Grace O'Malley
1 year old • Female
Grace O'Malley and Anne Bony are two Irish Pirates that will steal your heart away.…
Penny Lane
4 month old • Female
Meet Penny Lane - a tiny member of the Beatles Tribute Band! Penny Lane is…
Rayon
1 year old • Male
Rayon is an affectionate and playful young cat who enjoys the company of his brother,…
Toots
1 year old • Female
Toots is friendly and outgoing. She loves to play with soft toys. She can entertain…
Dino
11 month old • Male
Dino (Deen-o) is a very adventuresome little fellow. He loves being a lap kitty and…
Lilly
12 year old • Female
Lilly is shy at first, but is a sweet, playful, affectionate girl, who will walk…
Thomas
2 year old • Male
Thomas is a sweet cat who needs a patient, experienced cat person. He had a…
Gizmo
7 month old • Male
Gizmo is an adventurous and brave cat, who loves to play with mouse and feather…
Mary Betty
1 year old • Female
She is an affectionate and loving cat. She will welcome you at the door upon…
Kiwi
1 year old • Female
Although a little shy at first, Kiwi is a loving kitty! She enjoys eating treats,…
Audra
11 month old • Female
Audra is an extremely affectionate cat; her most favorite place to be is in your…
Esther
10 month old • Female
Polly and Esther are two sweet sisters who love to cuddle and play with each…
Topaz
1 year old • Male
Laid back, favorite activity is to hang out with human friends and cuddle, good with…
Cookie Kitten
1 year old • Male
If you're looking for a sweet, affectionate kitty, Cookie is your new best friend! He…
Cheese
10 month old • Male
Cheese came with his brother Mac from the UNC campus. He prefers to get to…
Lavender
1 year old • Female
Lavender is a very lively and curious kitten, with a penchant for exploration. She plays…
Ronnie
2 year old • Male
Ronnie is the sweetest kitten. He's the best of both worlds; he loves to cuddle…
Elinor
11 month old • Female
Elinor is full of personality. She has the most expressive face and she is super…
Sprinkles
9 month old • Female
You will not find a cuter kitten anywhere than this little lady! Sprinkles is such…
Tasha
11 month old • Female
Tasha is very sweet and loving; her favorite place is in your lap. She is…
Todd
10 month old • Male
Todd and his brother Harley are active and inquisitive kittens. They were bottle fed as…
Bumper
1 year old • Male
Bumper loves to play! He is always looking for something to chase or pounce on.…
Miss Mews
2 year old • Female
Mews is a very sweet, gentle and loving kitty who gets along with all of…
Puma
2 year old • Male
If you are looking for a super sweet, loving and affectionate cat, then Puma is…
Daisy
2 year old • Female
Meeting Daisy is sure to make you smile. She is an unforgettable ray of sunshine,…
Clio
1 year old • Female
Clio is a sweet and friendly girl who loves throwing her toys and leaping. Very…
Rocky
1 year old • Female
Rocky is all sprint - run for dinner, chase after her favorite balls and play…
Lilly Girl
2 year old • Female
Lilly Girl loves her belly rubbed and will let you know by flopping down on…
Bella
2 year old • Female
Bella is energetic and playful. She likes to be petted, but only when it is…
Marie
3 year old • Female
Marie loves humans! She will greet everyone, familiar or stranger, with lots of purring and…
Cagney
2 year old • Female
Cagney is shy but with the right home she will thrive. She plays well with…
Ivy Girl
2 year old • Female
Ivy is a sweet girl and loves her siblings, Thistle and Thorn. While she enjoys…
Kipling
1 year old • Male
This happy boy is always ready for an adventure. Joyfully bounding from room to room…
Bellatrix
1 year old • Female
Bellatrix is a spunky little kitten who quite enjoys the inside life. She spends her…
Thorn
2 year old • Male
Thorn is a sweet boy, is curious and playful, and loves his sisters, Thistle and…
Erwin
8 year old • Male
Hello, friends. Erwin here. Are you ready for a big hunk-o-love cat? I am your…
Congratulations to our cats with pending adoptions!
Clint
2 month old • Male
Tony is a little goofball and the best soccer player of all his siblings. He…
Rey Jakku
2 month old • Female
Rey is very adventurous. She is curious about everything in her environment. She loves to…
Princess Leia
2 month old • Female
Leia is a lovable, curious and very petite cat. She likes likes to explore her…
Jay
3 month old • Male
Jay is outgoing and sweet and likes to strut around like he knows how handsome…
Potato Chip
3 month old • Male
Potato chip is a busy, busy kitten! He loves his toys and his kitten friends…
French Fry
3 month old • Female
French Fry is the favorite of her 7-year old human foster brother. Of all her…
Rufus
4 month old • Male
Rufus is an energetic and loving kitten. He and his siblings were bottle fed and…
Beans
4 month old • Male
Beans is an extremely affectionate and playful little fluff ball. He and his brother were…
Helios
8 month old • Male
Helios is gentle, sweet, and mild mannered. Used to be shy at first, but not…
Elpenor
9 month old • Male
Elpenor is gentle, sweet, affectionate, mild mannered. Will purr instantly when picked up and happiest…
Peony
3 year old • Female
Peony is such a sweet kitty, and she is really blossoming! She is timid at…
