Working Cats

Organic, Non-Toxic Rodent and Pest Control

If you have an office building, apartment complex, barn, stable, workshop, home and garden center, or warehouse, you can save the life of a cat who has nowhere else to go - and receive pest control in return!

The rescuers we work with often come across cats who cannot live as house pets. We have experienced foster homes on hand who make every effort to socialize these animals, but not every cat can be socialized. For those cats who truly need to be outside, we try to find better options than returning them to the cold hard streets of Brooklyn. A “win-win” solution is a working cat program! 

Save A Life

Working cat placement is the last chance at life for these cats. Without adopters, they have nowhere else to go but back to the streets, where they are more likely to perish. If you have any type of shelter and are willing to provide basic care, you could save a life!

Natural pest control

We will ensure that all working cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. When you adopt a working cat, we will provide support to help your cat acclimate to their new surroundings and make them feel at home. There is no adoption fee for working cats, but donations are always appreciated to help us serve more cats.

Working cats do an incredible job maintaining the rodent population, without any toxic chemicals needed.

Your responsibilities

When you adopt a working cat, you agree to give them:

  • Shelter

  • Daily food and water—cats cannot live on mousing alone

  • Long-term emergency vet care if they become injured or sick (they’re already spayed/neutered and vaccinated)

  • A secure place to keep them for the first 3 weeks while they acclimate to their new home (This can be any secure indoor enclosure. We can lend you an introduction cage if no secure room is available.)

How to apply

Please reach out to us at info [at] goodhomepetadoptions [dot] org. We don’t list working cats on our Adoptables page.


Cats who are suitable household companions are not included in our working cat program. This is only for cats without other options.