40 Reasons to Adopt from a Rescue Shelter
Specifically Cape-Atlantic C.A.T.S.
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Helps with Overpopulation
Per ASPCA statistics, each year approximately 1.5 million shelter animals have to be euthanized because a home cannot be found for them. 57% of them are cats. Help bring this number down by adopting a rescue cat or kitten today!
Can Improve Sleep
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An Australian study found that cat and dog owners make fewer annual doctor visits and are less likely to be on medication for heart problems and sleeping difficulties than non-owners.
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Improves Mental Health
Adopting a cat from a shelter has been shown to have positive effects on humans’ ability to cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and loneliness.
Improve your sense of happiness and general well-being by bringing home one of our adorable cats or kittens!
Per the ASPCA, about 6.5 million animals enter U.S. animal shelters each year. Adopting a cat allows for an additional opening for another pet to be adopted or fostered, thus saving two lives
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Save Multiple Lives
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Increases Activity
Studies have shown cats can relieve stress, lower blood pressure, and increase activity levels
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Good for Your Heart
A recent study found that owning a cat may lead to a reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease and stroke
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Improves Children’s
Resistance to Asthma & Allergies
According to Clinical & Experimental Allergy, research has found that early exposure to a cat in the home can actually reduce infants’ sensitization to the allergens cats produce, resulting in reducing children's chance of developing allergic diseases.
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Makes an Excellent Senior Companion
Cats, particularly older, calmer cats, can provide loving companionship to older adults. They’re easy to care for, and we can find one for you that matches your lifestyle
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Animal shelters take great care of the cats and other animals they are entrusted with, although Judy and her team at Cape-Atlantic C.A.T.S. go the extra mile.
No matter how neglected a cat may be, they are given needed treatments, vaccinations, medicine, care, behavioral screenings, and lots of love by the trained, experienced, and loving staff members,. who get them ready to join their new family. The love they show to their cats is reflected in every single one.
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Ensures they have been loved and cared for
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Learn more about the love Judy and her team at Cape-Atlantic C.A.T.S. provide
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Makes a Great Support Companion for Cats
Dogs aren't the only ones who benefit from cats' companionship. They also reduce the sense of loneliness for each other when you are gone. Our shelter staff will work with you to find the best fit for you and your pets.
They Love to Hang with You
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Whereever you go, except your furry friend to follow. While all cats are unique and have their own personalities, many will want to be with you and want to know what your doing at all times
Teaches Children Responsibly
Cats can help children learn about caring for animals, social skills, and routines – especially if they help out at kitty's feeding time. Studies show that younger cats, in particular, become affectionate with the children in the family.
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Cats' Purrs have a Healing Effect
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Not only is purring absolutely adorable, but it can also be a healing sound for humans. Seriously! Cats purr within a range of 20-110 Hz. Studies have shown frequency at that range can that lowers stress and has a healing ability on human infections, bones, and muscles.
Improves Your Mood
Having cats around can have a dramatic impact on our mindsets. According to scientists, if you spend anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes per day with your cat — cuddling, playing or just hanging out — our serotonin levels rise, and our cortisol levels decline, boosting our mood.
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Increases Self-esteem
Cats owners tend to have higher self-esteem than those without, studies confirm. It may be because they serve as social support that helps people deal with their struggles better, boosting self-esteem. A study conducted with 97 undergraduates show that pets can make people feel better after experiencing rejection.
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Improve your self-esteem t by bringing home one of our adorable cats or kittens today!
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Shop While You Adopt
Where else can you adopt while you shop for the finest in resale gift items and collectibles. The variety is truly remarkable.
Mew To You Too Resale Shop supports our work and accepts donations of new/gently used household items, giftware, toys, and jewelry, which are sold to help with food and medical expenses for our rescue cats.
Makes You Smarter
In a study of self-proclaimed dog-lovers versus cat-lovers done at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin, cat owners scored higher on intelligence than dog owners did.
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Provides a sense of duty and purpose
Children aren't the only ones who can benefits from pet ownership when it comes to learning how to be more responsible, Having another living creature to take care provides a sense of duty and purpose which is shown to increase life satisfaction and prompts growth in children and adults alike!
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Boosts Your Brain Power
A new study has found that having a long-term pet companion may delay memory loss and other kinds of cognitive decline. Pet ownership was especially beneficial for working verbal memory, such as memorization of word lists, according to the preliminary research
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Two is Better than One
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Not only are two cats double the fun, your kitty will always have a friend to play with who is just like them!
Helps You Cope
Research has shown cats make great therapy animals and can help people cope better with mental illness and loss. Cats can help people in mourning get over their loss easier. They provide mild therapy effects and serve as generous emotional support in difficult times.
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Keeps Rodents at Bay
It’s no secret that cats and mice have a long-running blood feud going on. Whenever there’s a cat in play, mice are likely to keep their distance. Even a cat’s smell can be enough to keep mice away.
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Helps to be More Mindful
Cats have a natural aptitude for mindfulness. Observing them can help humans be more mindful of ourselves and the world around us.
Cats are Purr-fect for any size Home
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Big houses, small houses, shared houses, apartments, condos are all purr-fect homes for cats and kittens alike
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Cats are Independent and Low Maintenance
Cats love being with their humans but are fairly self-sufficient and also enjoy their alone time.
Provides Social Companionship
You'll never feel alone with a furry friend around
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Can Quite Literally Save Your Life
And our very own heroic cat, Paisley, a former Cape Atlantic C.A.T.S. rescue, who woke and alerted her human of a deadly fire across the street, saving not only her family but all of the families on her block.
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Cats have saved countless lives over the years.
A cat in the U.K. saved his human’s life by pounding his paws on her chest to wake her up after she suffered a heart attack in her sleep.
Another cat in Montana woke up its two humans when a gas pipe started leaking. Firefighters said it easily could have exploded if not for cat’s intervention.
Ocean City
New Jersey
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Supports the Local Community
By adopting from Cape-Atlantic C.A.T.S. you can help support the local Ocean City, NJ community
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Keeps You Young
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According to Harvard, mental stimulation keeps your mind fit and helps stave off cognitive decline – keeping you young for longer.
Cats of all ages love to play and will enjoy chasing a toy, looking for something you hide, and gently "wrestling" with your hand - all great mentally stimulating acts for cat and human alike!
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Completes Your Family
If this doesn't resonate with you then you haven't adopted a cat from Cape-Atlantic C.A.T.S. They don't only care for the physical needs of an animal, they provide so much love and emotional care to each cat. When an animal is shown what pure unconditional love is, they are able to show that same love to their adopted humans.
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Can Alleviate
Depression
The National Institute of Mental Health recognizes animal-assisted therapy as a treatment for depression and other mood disorders because of the uplifting benefits animals provide, such as: A pet requires its owner to remain active and can help him or her feel less isolated from society. A pet also remains a trusted companion, even when its owner withdraws from friends and family.
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They Love to Hang with You
Did we mention that they love to hang with you? Well, it's worth a second mention, that how much they love to hang with you!
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Keeps You Playful and Curious
Ever wonder why cats love to play? It's believed that since they don't need to hunt for their food, they have an abundance of energy stored up and release it through playtime. And its contagious
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Helps Us Celebrate Over 15 Years
of Citizens Altering The Strays
Cape-Atlantic C.A.T.S. began in 2007 in a 600 square ft space on Asbury Ave. Today you can find us in downtown Ocean City in a 2000 square ft space. We saved over 1,000 cats along the way. Help us celebrate by bringing home you one of our adorable cats or kittens today
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They are so cute when they sleep
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There are few things in life that are as adorable as a sleeping cat or kitten
Cats were Worshipped by Ancient Egyptians
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To ancient Egyptians, cats were magical creatures who brought good luck to their humans.
Cats were dressed in jewels, fed treats fit for royalty, and mummified when they passed. If fact, as a sign of mourning, cat owners shaved off their eyebrows, and continued to mourn until they grew back. Cats were so special that those who killed them, even by accident, were sentenced to death.
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Find Your Purr-fect Fit
You can find any type of cat you want at a shelter, from kittens to seniors, short-haired to long-haired, all sizes and colors. Furthermore, Judy and her team know the personalities of every cat that comes to their shelter and can help you find your purr-fect match.
Ready to Adopt?
QUESTIONS
Cuddly, Fun, Smart
Finn
Friendly, Social, Sweet
Sam
Social, Sweet, Playful
Louie
Social, Sweet, Cuddly
Gigi
Albie
Affectionate, Silly, Playful
Putter
Friendly, Social, Smart
About the author
In 2021 Cape-Atlantic CATS changed my life with the two most perfect kitties for me. Experiencing the love and care they provide to the most underserved inspired me to do what I could to help. So I learned how to build, design and create a new and mobile friendly website to bring new visitors, get more volunteers and donations and most importantly, to help homeless cats and kittens find their forever home. All rescue organizations are wonderful but Judy and her team continuously go the extra, extra, extra mile to save, love and care for every homeless cat they can. The love they show to their cats is reflected in every single one. Please consider donating, volunteering, fostering and adopting at Cape-Atlantic CATS. Not only will you change the life of an animal for the better, they'll do the same for you.
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Erica Yanoshak
Proud Cat Mama of Albie and Gigi
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