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New Beginnings for Cats Cat rescue in Bourbonnais, IL

New Beginnings has been in the animal sheltering business for ten years. It started as a small trailer and grew from there adding a special needs shelter, and now we are a building a kitten nursery. We are known to go to the extreme to save cats lives. We have 5 full-time employees and about 15 volunteers. We our known to take in the "unadoptable cats" many shelters won't take because we fully believe every cat deserves a second chance at a new life

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Address
7701 E. 3500 N. Road
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Donation Donations are accepted on our website
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7701 E. 3500 N. Road

Bourbonnais, IL 60914

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Adoptable pets at New Beginnings for Cats

We'll also keep you updated on Remie's adoption status with email updates.
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Remie

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 9 yrs
Bourbonnais, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Theo's adoption status with email updates.
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Theo

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 9 yrs 8 mos
Bourbonnais, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Lilith's adoption status with email updates.
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Lilith

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 yrs 4 mos
Bourbonnais, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Kit Kat 2's adoption status with email updates.
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Kit Kat 2

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 13 yrs 5 mos
Bourbonnais, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Axe's adoption status with email updates.
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Axe

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 7 yrs 9 mos
Bourbonnais, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Evangeline's adoption status with email updates.
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Evangeline

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 17 yrs 6 mos
Bourbonnais, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Jay Jay's adoption status with email updates.
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Jay Jay

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 11 yrs
Bourbonnais, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Branch's adoption status with email updates.
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Branch

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 7 yrs 8 mos
Bourbonnais, IL

Rescue FAQs

New Beginnings is a no-kill, cageless cat shelter, and sanctuary. We serve Kankakee and the surrounding counties.

Additional adoption info

We have a people friendly policy. We like to get to know you as a person or family, so we can work together to adopt the perfect cat for you.
Our adoption fees are $125.00 for kittens under 9 months old.
Cats 9 months and older are $100.00
This includes spay/nueter, all shots are up to date, including rabies. Our cats have also been microchipped and Fiv/FeLV tested negative. We also provide 30 days free insurance after you take your kitty for it's vet check.

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We'll also keep you updated on Jackie's adoption status with email updates.
Special Needs
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Jackie

Siberian Husky

Female, Puppy
Plainfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Lucy's adoption status with email updates.
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Lucy

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr 5 mos
Plainfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Fawn 2's adoption status with email updates.
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Fawn 2

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 yrs 6 mos
Manhattan, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Julian's adoption status with email updates.
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Julian

Tabby

Male, 5 yrs
Chicago, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Wonderland's adoption status with email updates.
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Wonderland

Satin/Satin

Male, Baby
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on KIRA's adoption status with email updates.
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KIRA

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 9 mos
Chicago Ridge, IL

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