Good Mews

Policies & Procedures

We currently have 80-100 cats and kittens of all colors, ages and personalities looking for their forever home.  Our adoption counselors are experienced matchmakers ready to suggest candidates for your ideal lifetime companion.  They will also teach you how to properly introduce your new cat to existing pets.  Adoption hours are Saturdays from 10 am - 4 pm and the second, third and fourth Sunday of the month from 1 pm - 4 pm.  Weekly appointments can be scheduled by calling 770-499-2287 or emailing (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). 

The adoption process will take 1-2 hours so please plan on setting aside this block of time when you visit.  Adoption fees are $125.

All of our cats have been examined, spayed or neutered, microchipped, dewormed, and vaccinated against Rabies, Distemper and Feline Leukemia.  All cats older than 6 months have tested negative for FIV and Feline Leukemia. 

Also included in the adoption fee of your new family member is a dose of Revolution good for 30 days before they go home, a bag of Science Diet cat food and any other vetting, surgery, and bloodwork that had been needed prior to adoption.

Good Mews Adoption Application

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Adoption-application1.pdf

Policies

Potential adopters will be asked to sign an access agreement before entering the main shelter.  (Bring as many members of your household as possible, including children, to be sure your family and the cat are compatible.)  A counselor will then interview you about your expectations and guide you through the shelter to meet our many residents.  After that, it is up to you - many times a cat will choose you! 

Once you fill out an application, get approved and are ready to sign the adoption contract, we will need the following:  two forms of ID bearing your current address, one with a photo. If you rent, proof of a paid pet deposit, a copy of your signed lease agreement outlining pet requirements and the name and phone number of your landlord. Cash, check or VISA, Master Card or American Express are accepted to cover the adoption fee.

Good Mews follows the advice of many leading animal behaviorists and understands that kittens do best in environments with other cats or kittens. It helps them to be better socialized, better behaved and less likely to exhibit destructive behavior when they do get bored by themselves. Following this advice, we will only adopt kittens under the age of 7 months of age to a home with another cat or kitten or in pairs from our shelter if the home currently has no cats.

As private foundation, we reserve the right to refuse any adoption application.

Featured Kitty

Abigail

Abigail and her friends are our rescued kitties from Pennsylvania. . The ASPCA contacted us and asked if we would be willing to assist in taking in some cats that were rescued from a sanctuary there.  We said of course we could help!
The ASPCA and the Elk County Humane Society in PA rescued nearly 400 cats from the sanctuary. The cats were found living in deplorable conditions on the first floor of a two-story building outside of Pittsburg.  Several people assisted in the care of the cats and over 50 were transported to Georgia. Good Mews was able to take in 12. On the 4th of July we went to pick up our cats at the Atlanta Humane Society and brought them to their temporary home until permanent loving homes can be found.
You would think after everything these kitties have been through they would be weary of humans, but they are the sweetest angels you will ever meet. They purr when you pet them; some will even hug you. They were so excited when we placed them in their intake cages and they saw their comfy bed and food and water, they were purring up a storm!
We are so thrilled and honored to be able to help these cats and can’t wait to learn more about their personalities. They have been through so much in their lives and they deserve a loving home. We can’t wait to find those homes for them. But until then, we are going to enjoy having them with us. Please come by and meet them!
We will give updates as we learn more about them!

Update-Abigail is a very vocal girl with a lot to say! She is asking for you to come see her and be with her, but when you go sit with her, she gets nervous. But once you sit and talk to her for awhile and slowly pet her, she starts to feel comfortable and calms down. She is a beautiful girl that just needs a loving, patient home. Once she starts to feel loved and secure, she will be a wonderful kitty.  She loves people and attention, it just takes her a little while to feel safe. I hope that special someone comes to see her soon.

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