When pets are like family, we do everything to keep them healthy and safe. Come get your cat or dog vaccinated and microchipped at our Vaccination & Microchip Clinic on Saturday, June 28, 2025, from 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at SAFE Haven for Cats! Rabies and distemper vaccines are only $5 each, and microchips are $15. Supplies are limited. Vaccines and microchips will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and you must be in line by 12:30 pm for consideration if supplies are still available.

Vaccination and Microchip Clinic
Saturday, June 28, 2025
9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
8411 Garvey Drive, Suite 133C

Why Vaccinate Against Rabies and Distemper?
Rabies and distemper are both highly contagious and highly fatal diseases, but they are easily preventable. Vaccination is key to making sure your pet is protected. Rabies is also required by North Carolina law for all dogs and cats over four months old. Keep your pets protected, and help stop the spread of these serious diseases.

Why Microchipping Matters
If your pet ever gets lost, a microchip can be their ticket home. Only a small percentage of lost pets make it back to their families— just 22% of dogs and 2% of cats. But with a microchip, that number jumps to nearly 75%! A microchip the size of a grain of rice is inserted just under your pet’s skin that can be scanned by shelters or vets to identify and contact you. It’s quick, easy, and one of the best ways to make sure your furry friend stays safe, just in case they ever wander off.

Know Before You Go

• • Pet Cats: Must be in carriers.
  • Feral Cats: Must come in a trap. We will only be offering 1-year rabies for ferals; no other services are available at this time.
  • Dogs must be on a leash.
  • Payment will be taken at the event. We accept cash and major credit cards.
  • You do not need to register in advance for this event.
  • You may need to stand in line outside of our facility to wait for your turn to be seen. Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring water!

PRICES

• • Rabies Vaccination: $5*
  • FVRCP (Cats – Distemper) Vaccination: $5
  • DHPP (Dog – Distemper) Vaccination: $5
  • Microchip: $15

* The 3-year rabies vaccine is available for animals with a valid and current vaccination certificate. The certificate must be displayed at check-in. Otherwise, the one-year rabies vaccine will be administered. We must have the rabies certificate.. A rabies tag is not sufficient evidence of the pet’s vaccination status according to state law.
*The 3-year distemper vaccine is available for animals with a valid and current vaccination status. Please bring your pet’s veterinary records to the clinic and present them at check-in.

Through June 30, the adoption fee for all adult cats (6 months and older) is just $25! Are you looking to bring a new feline friend into your life? SAFE Haven for Cats is celebrating the charm, grace, and love of adult cats with our special adoption event.

With municipal shelters overflowing and many cats being surrendered due to household changes, among other reasons, we want to help save kitty lives.

Adult cats often get overlooked in favor of kittens, but they have so much to offer.

• • Their personalities are already developed, so you know exactly who you’re bringing home.
  • They’re often calmer and less mischievous.
  • They’re loving and ready for a forever home.

Every cat and kitten at SAFE Haven is spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and ready to fill your home with joy. They’ve also received a complete veterinary exam and been tested for feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus!

Adopting a cat doesn’t just change their life. It will change yours, too. Meet your match and adopt an adult cat!

Offer is good through June 30, subject to change.

A Devastating Discovery. A Team Who Said Yes. Two Tiny Fighters.

A few weeks ago, a local community member was doing yard work when they disturbed a fire ant mound. At first, it seemed like a normal spring day. But minutes later, they heard tiny cries coming from a nearby woodpile.

Then, kittens started tumbling out from between the logs. The fire ants had found a hidden nest of newborn kittens and swarmed them.

A trained veterinary assistant living in the home acted swiftly, rushing the babies to an emergency vet. Tragically, five of the seven kittens couldn’t be saved.

But two sisters, later named Manta Ray and Stingray, survived.

When these tiny survivors arrived at SAFE Haven, they were fragile and in pain. They were still healing from the fire ant bites—on their feet, around their unopened eyes, and even inside their mouths. Their tongues were so swollen they could barely eat.

Here is Stingray when she arrived at the Clinic.

From the moment they arrived, our Cat Care Team sprang into action with emergency treatment. The kittens needed pain management, antibiotics, and around-the-clock monitoring. Ongoing daily evaluations were required to assess the damage from the fire ant bites.

Both kittens needed intensive bottle feeding every few hours, and due to the trauma to their mouths and tongues, they were placed on a specialty mouthwash to ease their pain and nutritional supplements to help them regain strength.

As they’ve grown, ongoing veterinary care, medications, and bottle-fed formula have become part of their healing journey. Their foster parent Fox, one of our devoted Cat Care team members, is providing a loving, safe environment, but that support comes with the cost of supplies, litter, formula, and vet follow-ups. Altogether, the cost of their full care is expected to exceed $6,000.

Today, we’re so proud to say—they’re still with us.

Manta Ray is strong, curious, and interested in all the other kittens around her. Stingray is smaller and has suffered the most injuries. She lost toes on each of her four paws, but that doesn’t slow her down. She zooms around the room, exploring and playing just like any kitten would.

We know $6,000 is a big number to ask for, but one we know we can meet with the help of this compassionate community.

SAFE Haven doesn’t turn away cats and kittens in need, especially not the most fragile ones. But the only way we can keep that promise is with your support.

Every single dollar donated makes a difference.

It helps cover the cost of these kittens’ recovery, buys formula for the next litter of orphaned kittens, and allows our Team to say “yes” when an emergency call comes in.

When you give, you’re not just helping Stingray and Manta Ray—you’re ensuring that SAFE Haven is always ready for the next kitten in crisis.

Please, if you’re able, make a gift today. These tiny survivors—and those still to come—are counting on us.

SAFE Haven for Cats was recently featured in a news story on ABC11, shining a light on an important issue: social media pet scams.

While we love welcoming adopters to meet our wonderful cats, we were shocked when a visitor came to the shelter to pick up a Maine Coon cat that they put a deposit on — a cat we never had. Unfortunately, this visitor had been scammed. Watch this story about the scam.

We want to make sure all cat lovers know how to know it’s SAFE Haven you’re adopting from:

✅ SAFE Haven Adoption Policies
We never require or accept deposits, especially not through apps like Zelle, Venmo, or CashApp. We do not hold cats—they’re first-come, first-served.

✅ Know Where to Look
On our website, you can see how to find our shelter, what our hours are, and how to get in touch with questions. To adopt, fill out our adoption interest survey, and if approved, you can choose the cat or cats you want to meet and schedule an appointment to come meet with an adoption counselor. You’ll only pay an adoption fee once you’ve completed the visit to SAFE Haven.

✅ Stay local and adopt!
Remember, local shelters like SAFE Haven are full of amazing cats just waiting for loving homes — no shipping required, no fancy fees, no scams.

We’re Here to Help
If you ever have questions about our adoption process or donations, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly. You can reach us at 919.872.7233 or online.

We want every adoption experience to be joyful, honest, and filled with love, not disappointment.

Thank you for supporting SAFE Haven for Cats and helping us spread the word to keep all pet lovers safe!