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catadoption_pune · Pune & PCMC

Pune's indie cats. One person away from home.

A volunteer-run virtual adoption centre. We post the cats rescuers are looking after.

Their person finds them here.

Pune has no shelter for a healthy cat, so a cat that needs a home waits with the person who rescued it. catadoption_pune is the notice board between them and you: we post their cats, from Baner, Kothrud, Viman Nagar, Kharadi, Pimple Saudagar and beyond, after a basic check with each rescuer.

How an indie cat finds a home here.

Pune has no shelter for a healthy cat, not even a government one. So every cat on our board is living with the person who rescued it.

1 · Browse

See the cats looking for homes, with photos, age, area and the rescuer's note. New cats post on Instagram too.

2 · Connect

The rescuer's number is on every post. They know the cat best, and they'll ask about your home. That's how they find the right match.

3 · Adopt

Meet the cat, collect its vaccination records, and go home together. You don't pay anything, and neither does the rescuer.

Living with an indie cat

I also write and film what I've learned keeping indie cats in a Pune flat: the first day home, litter, food, cat hair.

Watch: A new cat's first day home in Pune, the 5 things to have ready (3 minutes) Watch: Cutting a cat's nails at home, the whole trim at real speed (2½ minutes) Read: 3 cat litters, one water test, and how each one clumped
Care guides The shop

Make space for one. They'll take care of the rest.

Adoption is free — a cat is not a commodity.

Meet the cats Ready to adopt? Start with the adopter form Rescuer with a cat to place? Send us a cat
@catadoption_pune on Instagram. New cats post here too. Watch: Found us on Google Maps? What "virtual" adoption centre means (13 seconds) Watch: Adopting an indie cat in Pune, how catadoption_pune works (2½ minutes)