Project MEOW

Project MEOW (Make Every One Wanted) is a great resource for the West Philadelphia community. They do trap-​neuter-​release, assist residents who feed/​care for stray cats, and facilitate rescue & adoption (check their FB page [
or Petfinder for adoptable cats of all ages). You may have also seen some of their cute cats at the Baltimore Pet Shop!
My boyfriend & I got our lovely kitty Wrinkle through Project MEOW, and we loved the way they handle rescue & adoption. Wrinkle & his brother were rescued from a kill shelter, where they were labeled «feral.» We saw Wrinkle’s brother in the Baltimore Pet Shop window, contacted Project MEOW, and went to meet the two kittens at their foster home, where they were getting acclimated to life with humans and other cats.
It was great being able to talk to their foster mom about their personalities and how to find a cat that would match well with our lifestyle & personalities. Because he was in a foster home, we were also able to visit him twice before we decided to take him home. Adding a pet to your family is a big commitment, and while there are other great shelters & rescue organizations in the Philadelphia area, we loved how Wrinkle wasn’t in the high stress and anxiety setting of a big shelter with corrals and cages when we went to meet him, and that we could talk to someone who had lived with him for a month and had a more accurate idea of his personality.
We were hoping to get a cat who was more of a snuggly lovebug than an independent, aloof cat, and with the right guidance from Project MEOW volunteers, we found the perfect cat for us. He loves purring, playing with toys & snuggling, is very curious & mischievous, and is a great match for us. Project MEOW is a great organization in general, but was perfect for us when we decided to adopt a cat, so I would urge anyone who is considering making that ~15 year commitment to contact the great volunteers at Project MEOW.