4Paws Rescue Team
Saving Lives, Four Paws at a Time
At 4Paws Rescue Team, we provide safe, loving foster homes for homeless cats and kittens while they await their forever families. As a volunteer-run, no-kill rescue, we depend on your financial gifts and material donations to deliver vital veterinary care, conduct adoption events, and carry out rescue operations.
96¢ of every dollar goes directly to these cats and kittens in need.
Adopt a Senior 4Paws Cat
Senior cats often slip under the radar, but they make wonderful, loyal companions, ready to share calm companionship and heartfelt purrs with someone willing to open their home and heart.
At 4Paws, senior pets bring unique benefits:
- Already trained & independent — All are litter-box ready and have settled eating habits.
- Calmer, more relaxed companions — With lower energy levels than kittens, they’re often content with cuddles, naps & gentle play.
- Predictable personality — Their temperament is established, making it easier to find a cat who fits your home and lifestyle.
- You’re making a meaningful difference — Senior cats are adopted less often and giving one a loving home means giving them their best chapter yet.
In the filter, Select Age Group, then Senior.
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Stray and Feral Cats
Found a stray or feral cat in Fairfax County? Help is available through Fairfax County Animal Services (FCAS).
Stray cats (lost or abandoned):
Email: animalshelter@fairfaxcounty.gov
Feral or community cats (unowned and outdoors):
Email: communitycats@fairfaxcounty.gov
FCAS supports community cats — including feral and semi-socialized cats, outdoor-born kittens, and lost or abandoned cats. They offer:
- Community Cat Spay/Neuter: For feral and unsocialized cats who cannot live safely indoors. Cats are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and returned to their outdoor home.
- Return to Home: Helps reunite lost or stray owned cats with their families, reducing shelter intake and keeping pets with the people who love them.
- Intake Triage & Rehoming: Evaluates and cares for unowned kittens and adult cats, ensuring they receive appropriate placement through foster care or adoption.
- Identification Support: Promotes microchipping and ID-tagged collars for owned and managed cats to make reunification with caregivers and families faster and easier.
If you find an injured cat, FCAS will assist if you bring it in during their operating hours.
For more info: fairfaxcounty.gov/animalservices/community-cats