Anjellicle Cats Rescue

We love them! This group of cat lovers and volunteers really took care of our boy Muggle before we adopted him.
We adopted this two year old boy, and the night they were delivering him to us they noticed his back legs weren’t working. The volunteer spent her Saturday night bringing him to the vet, all vet bills were covered. She even invited s over to visit Muggle and see how he was doing.
Muggle had to be on bed rest for a week so another volunteer took him, cared for him, and brought him to a neurologist for another appointment. Again, all bills were covered. A week later we had our healthy Muggle.
We really can’t say enough good things!

I did not know about Angellicle Cats until I walked into a Petco one day, where I saw the perfect kitty companion for our two year old male cat whom we had adopted prior from ASPCA. Even though I showed up a day before their adoption event, they allowed me to interact with him. If you are looking to adopt from here, be ready to have references, attend a cat seminar and pass a routine home check. Nothing intense. Throughout the whole process, staff was very laidback and helpful and answered any questions we had. There is an adoption fee that goes to help pay for your cats care. Wonderful organization with kind, humane people.

I have been and will always be a cat lady.
I took some time off from my cat lady position when I moved from Hawaii to NY. I couldn’t deal with owning cats after giving up my other ones, so I applied to be a foster parent. Figure if I won’t adopt at least I could open my house to a cat who needed it.
I was a foster mom for 8 months, till I ended up with Panini and Cubano.
Time of Visit: Once to Petco to meet Panini after seeing a photo of her on ACR’s Instagram. My other half fell in love with Cubano and thus 2 cat adoption.
Wait: Due to my situation of finding a foster parent for my current foster it took 2 weeks.
Price for two cats: $ 250 adoption fee.
Service: The ladies that run ACR, as well as the volunteers are all very nice.
Items ordered:
~Panini: rescued from a closed up bodega; 1yr old
~Cubano: rescued last winter in Queens. 10 months with some medical conditions (which I knew about before adoption)
Would I return: Yes, but I REALLY shouldn’t.
Notes:
–They hold weekly adoptions at the Petco lobby in the UWS and UES locations.
–Yes, they have what some call a ‘high’ adoption fee, but it goes to paying off their medical bills for many of the cats they pull of the ‘The List’. Many of them get placed on the list in the first place due to medical attention.
–They are always looking for foster parents for cats who need a place to crash till they find a permanent home.
–Being a foster parent requires a application and reference checks.
–They are a 100% volunteer organization.
–Older cats have a lesser adoption fee (I think $ 75)
–Cats younger then 1 year old are highly encouraged (not sure if mandatory) to be adopted with another cat. Being so young and active it’s good for them to have a friend. I’ve own/​fostered young cats/​kitten by themselves, and they seem to get into more mischief (chewing on cords, pushing stuff over) when they’re alone.
Positive Points:
–I think being a foster mom enabled me to ease into being cat lady again. Taking baby steps allowed me a chance to forgive myself.
–They are quick to reply back to emails.
–Adopting rescues is a positive thing.
–Even after adoption, we were able to receive guidance for Cubano’s medical needs.
I was hesitant at first taking on one cat, and now we have two. Panini meows two inches from my face every morning, and Cubano has manage to runs off with my grilled cheese sandwich twice. sadly, three times. It’s OK though, I learn to move on and not dwell on the past, and my other half is slowly becoming a cat person. haha BOOM!

Very nice people working here, all very caring friendly and informative about the cats they have.
The cats in the cages in Petco are all clean and well maintained. They are all beautiful and so friendly. If you are not sure about adopting, they have a foster program where you can take a cat for a couple of days or weeks to see how it works out. You have to fill out an application and be approved.
Alot of the cats they have are saved from Animal Care and control.

I adopted a little black cat from these guys and couldn’t be happier. What’s most impressive is frankly how much they care for their cats; Angellicle is very thorough in their approval process, requiring references and a mandatory cat-​education (catducation? sorry) session. Then they deliver your furry little friend to your apartment, already vaccinated and microchipped and spayed. Absolutely legit.

Never adopted a cat from here, but I see that they pull many cats from the kill shelter butchers known as the ACC! I am grateful, since I’m an animal lover and all the work they do is appreciated!

I chose to adopt through Angellicle after researching various rescue groups and my experience with them could not have been better. These dedicated volunteers are professional, helpful and friendly. They made it easy for me to «meet «prospective adoptees and go through the adoption process. Also, my cat’s former foster mom has been their to answer all of my questions and address my concerns about my delightful kitty since the adoption. They really care about their cats and are doing great work. My vet also thinks highly of Anjellicle.

I love Anjellicle Cats! About two years ago, I connected with Anjellicle with regard to fostering a few NH only cats that I wanted to rescue from the ACC. I have since adopted one of my original fosters, and so they have a special place in my heart. Since my original rescues, I’ve gotten many other people, as far as 4 hours away, to work with Anjellicle for adoptions and fostering. All very positive feedback. They’ve helped me directly and indirectly save many precious lives. There’s a lot of dedication and time invested with regard to their volunteers, and recommend them to everyone who’s interested in rescuing in the NYC area.

I could not love these folks more. They gave me Mason and Petunia Jane. These folks really teach you what you need to know to keep the cats healthy, what to feed them and tell you what you need to look for in food. They lead me through the process; I would recommend anyone go here any time for a kitty.

This review is not about the location but about the company, and I do mean company because the experience I had does not denote an organization. Although, the cats that are rescued are angelic the company’s director is NOT!
My failed adoption was not only met with unprofessionalism and discourteousness but also with sarcasm. I can only help but think «Fish stinks from the head down». Which is why they have immature and unprofessional foster parents in their mist.
Since this was my first experience going through an agency to obtain a pet, and I have had many pets in my 40+++ years of living, I did not expect what I got. I attended the seminar as instructed, paid my fee of $ 225, bought all the suggested products so that my new «children» would be not only satisfied but spoiled rotten. My heart was broken when the foster parents would not leave the cats, after letting them out, because they couldn’t meet my husband. He was sleeping in the bedroom and not feeling well and had to go to work in few hours. The foster parents packed up the cats and left.
My first point is the foster parents should have been trained to inform the expected adoptive parent that all persons living in the home must be met before final hand off of the furry felines. My second point is that they should have mentioned this in the seminar that this could be a possibility, besides not having screens in the window.
I was left standing in my living room with over $ 175.00 worth of feline accoutrements and no felines. I was devastated and I began to cry, my husband was infuriated and insisted that I not only inform the foster parents we no longer wanted the cats but inform the company we wanted our $ 225 back as well.
When I sent an email to the company and explained the situation, I was not only met with no resolution but no sympathy or apology for my first time experience. In fact when I informed them that since I had not heard from anyone regarding my plight, that I was putting a stop payment on the check. The response to that was «do I want them to mail the check or rip it up» and I responded «is that your answer to customer service or resolution»
Well you can imagine my surprise when I was informed by the director «Well I could have ripped it up and sent you a picture». Now that’s the response from a director. Small letters for small people.
Upon speaking with another agency and explaining my experience, they knew exactly who I was talking about and the company as well. THEY OFFERED THEIR APOLOGIES for my experience and were very sympathetic to my situation. After all of that I AM pleased to say that I will indeed have two cats within the next couple of weeks and I have lifelong relationship with this new ORGANIZATION/​AGENCY.
I SUGGEST THAT ANJELLICLE CATS’ MANAGEMENT TAKE SOME REFRESHER COURSES ON CUSTOMER RETENTION, SERVICE AND SATISFACTION TO NAME A FEW.
L.C.S.

Every Saturday, this loving organization fills the lobby of the Petco on 86^th Street, fluttering the hearts of cats and humans alike.
My relationship with the crew from Anjellicle Cats began when I picked their brains about the fresh behavior of my newly adopted cat from a vet out of state. They were helpful and friendly even though I was not adopting from their litters. Fast forward to a few months later, after consultations with several professionals we were told adopting a second cat may be the solution to our current pets behavioral issues. I thought of Anjellicle first because of their thoughtful business practices and all the joy they bring to the patrons of 86^th Street Petco. Before we knew it, we were fostering Eleanor, our now new addition. The staff was understanding that we needed a trial with the kitten before being sure she meshed with our current animal and home. After two weeks we secured the adoption and it’s all been lovely ever since. After a fair donation of $ 125.00, her basic medical expenses were covered including shots and spaying. The team was extremely involved and always happy to help with any questions we had about welcoming our new little nugget.
I think I’ll end it here as I’m beginning to sound like a crazy cat lady (I am), and will reiterate that this organization is top notch in every way. I would recommend trusting them with your furry family!

This organization does a lot of great work. Yes, like all rescue organizations they do their due diligence before adopting out their cats, but it is done for good reason. They care about their cause, they are constantly working to save these animals and I would recommend them to anyone looking to adopt a cat.

I adopted my first cat from them and am beyond ecstatic with this group.
They are extremely well organized, kind and true animal lovers, which is why I started fostering for them too this year.
For those who wonder where the adoption fees go, the answer is: into saving more cats and their sky-​rocketing vet bills. For my boy, the last vet bill was $ 700+ for a dental issue he had. Anjellicle saves on a daily basis kitties who fall from high-​rises, have several health conditions, etc. which entails many costly expenses.
Their fosters are hardly hoarders, contrarily to what the reviewer below said. I for once have only two cats including my foster. There are many fosters who have more, yes, but you can hardly compare it to a shelter environment.
Truth is animals, just like humans, can get sick, and Anjellicle checks them throughly before making them available for adoption and takes full responsibility for any precondition.
I have worked with them as both an adopter and foster, and couldn’t recommend them more.

This rescue does so much for unwanted, sick, injured, etc cats. they truly save lives.
The review below by Dennis bemoaning how awful Angelicle is, is just garbage and untrue

I adopted two kittens about 1 year ago. My cats are wonderful and my life is different for sure.
It is an adoption requirement that someone come to your home when you adopt your pets — supposedly to make sure things are on the up and up. However, my criticism is that I don’t think Anjellicle does enough to check up on their current foster parents, to make sure that the foster conditions are sanitary and that the foster parent isn’t hoarding cats, as it were. They should do more to demonstrate that they aren’t overly critical of potential adopters’ faults when they the fosters’ have faults of their own.
Case in point: after nearly a year of adoption, my 2 cats have been treated for giardia and ringworm. Today, just back from my 3^rd vet trip and $ 250 poorer, one of them has been diagnosed with conjunctivitis caused by feline herpes. My cats have done very well with their health issues, but these types of health problems are often caused by shelter conditions. My cats have never lived in a shelter — I was told that my cats were born at the foster parent’s home. A home with about 12 – 15 other cats. (Told well after adoption, of course.)
The moral here is that if you are considering adopting cats from this group, you should probably assume that your cats are shelter cats and not cats living in someone’s well-​kept apt. You should consider that your foster parent’s home may be less clean or sanitary than your own home. Lastly, consider there will be other animals living along with them, such as in a shelter.
I do believe that most of the people in this group are very well meaning, and if you can adopt a cat you maybe you should take the plunge and do it. (Get kittens!) But, just be prepared and ask questions.

I like to go into things before reading reviews apparently.
I had inquired and filled out the form to adopt a lovely maine coon mix. After meeting her and deciding she and I would be perfect together, I waited for the whole process to begin and see if I was approved or not. Only after then did it occur to me to read the Unilocal reviews. I must say I was a little hesitant and thought that perhaps the girl I fell in love with would not be part of my home.
Needless to say, the whole process was swift and easy. Since the foster mom of my cat was too far away, Jennifer arranged for a foster mom in my area to come and inspect the house. Every question I had was answered by everyone, and I was quickly given the ok and scheduled my seminar at the petco on 100^th street.
After that I was able to take home my girl, and she’s turned out to be the best cat I could hope for.

Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of my rescue kitty who passed away at 20 yrs old. In her honor I wanted to help rescue a 20 yr old unfixed female who was found in the streets of New York and probably spent most of her life there (on the streets) I posted about her and was seeing if anyone in NYC would help, when a friend who lives there posted and said she’d take the kitty in if this rescue group would pull the kitty for her. She said they would and to write them. Well I wrote them but turned out they (out of all the rescues in NYC and Staten island!) had already done so! Talk about moving fast! Amazing! And they wrote me back to tell me they’d already done so too. Best rescue org ever. I recommend making a donation to them today! :))

Would not only like to thank ACR for the incredible work that they do for animals, but personally for the addition to my family after fostering and eventually adopting a great cat :)
They take their work very seriously and have a great deal of respect for the animals, volunteers and fosters involved in the process of saving these animals’ lives. I particularly appreciated the free class they asked me to participate in prior to adopting my chosen cat — I learned a lot about cat care, nutrition and behavior in particular, and have since found them to be the most reliable source on cat health in light of the amount of disregard and misinformation out there.
The fee involved in adopting (fostering is free, mind you) as whined about in a previous review, is incredibly small — even if you don’t take into account the obvious costs of running a non-​profit animal rescue (not sure why you wouldn’t …) but you could just compare it to other places in which to obtain an animal — it is the same or a FRACTION of the fee at many places, including the ASPCA, Bideawee, etc. Please also notice that ACR accepts donations of not just cash, but items that help to care for the animals — food, litter, carriers, etc. And I have been to Spoiled Brats, more than once. It’s actually a really great store, and the volunteers I met there were incredibly friendly and helpful.
If you are looking to foster or adopt, please consider doing so through ACR — not only to support their great effort, but to make the process simple and rewarding for yourself.

I’m not the biggest fan of ACR for personal reasons but they are a good rescue group. The people complaining know nothing about the rescue world. Almost every single cat and dog rescued from Animal Care & Control is sick or injured. Sure, they come with free medicine and were seen by a vet so must be money in the bank when they get adopted right? WRONG. The medicine AC&C uses is garbage and mostly ineffective, the vets don’t really give a crap about the animals either. So any animal pulled from AC&C needs to go to a real vet and get good medication. That’s not free, no matter what people would like you to believe.
ACR consistently pulls sick and injured animals from the euthanasia lists at AC&C, they owe thousands in vet bills. They are NOT making money doing this, they’ve rescued a countless number of animals. If you think you can do better then get off your computer and do it. Animals are dying in our shelters every day and ACR is doing something about it, please consider them when you’re looking for a new pet.

I’ve adopted kittens from Anjellicle. I like them a lot.
Positives: ACR seems to go out of their way to get to know their cats, so if you tell them what kind of pet you’re looking for, they can probably match you up with one that suits your specific personality/​family composition/​etc. They’ll be honest, too: they will tell you straight-​out if a particular cat isn’t a good match for a family with young kids, for instance, instead of trying to just push an adoption. I also really like that they genuinely want to make sure their cats get good homes and check references and such.
In my experience ACR also does follow through with any necessary vet work the cats need; mine were all neutered/​spayed, microchipped and checked out by the vet. One kitten also had a condition requiring a second surgery and the other needed antibiotics for a little while, and they covered it. I really, really dislike the vet that ACR uses but at the end of the day it’s not a huge deal; I’m never going to need to bring my cats back to him now that they’re adopted.
Negatives: It can be a little hard to get ahold of someone on the phone/​email at times. YES, I do realize they are a small, and very busy rescue, but you know… if you want people to actually ADOPT those cats, or you want to help a foster/​adoptee who has a question, it CAN be helpful to have someone who answers the phone/​returns emails consistently. It would be sad if someone gave up the idea of adopting an Anjellicle rescue simply because they couldn’t reach anyone. And see above about the vet.
And in reference to the comment below about the cats coming from the ASPCA:
It’s actually the AC&C, as I understand it, and it’s totally on the level. A lot of the city rescues, including Anjellicle, are «New Hope partners». The AC&C, which is the city kill shelter, unfortunately ends up putting down hundreds and hundreds of healthy, friendly cats every year due to lack of space at the shelter. The New Hope program tries to get some of those adoptable cats out of the kill shelter before they are euthanized, and into rescues where they will have as much time as they need to find homes. It’s a good thing, and ACR mentions it on their website and in other documents. Just about every rescue does the same thing.
I’ve had good experiences with ACR and the kittens I adopted from them are delightful, so I’d definitely be willing to adopt from them again.