The Valley Cat Sanctuary

Every cat.
A place to belong.

A quiet place to recover. A family for the long run. Help us care for the cats who need a little more time, love, and understanding.

Support the sanctuary Meet the cats

Formerly Nine Lives. Always here for the cats.

Boots, one of our original Nine Lives residents — The heart of it allMeet Boots.One of the family. One reason we do this.

Rescue & recoveryLong-term sanctuaryFoster & adoptionCommunity care

Where things stand

The sanctuary today.

Care continues as our new home takes shape. Here’s how to connect with us now.

In development

The move

The Joplin lounge has closed. Our future home is The Valley Cat Sanctuary.

See the sanctuary plan

By arrangement

Visits & volunteering

Ask about opportunities and wait for a confirmed time before coming to the property.

Coordinate with the team

Start a conversation

Adoption inquiries

Ask which cats are ready for a home and how the current placement process works.

Ask about adopting

Paused

Animal intake

Intakes are paused during the move. Animals must never be left at the property.

Read the intake update

Meet the residents

Every face.
A reason to care.

Get to know some of the cats whose stories are part of ours.

All our residents

Boots

Our original king of the castle

Sissy

A quiet little charmer

Remi

Always ready for lap time

Bean

A sunbeam connoisseur

These cats have a permanent home in our care. Ask about adoption

Daisy, whose recovery made her part of the resident family

Another brave little story

The care behind the happy faces

For Daisy,
love took time.

Daisy arrived frightened and later became seriously ill. Veterinary treatment and three months of dedicated care helped her find her appetite, her strength, and her place in the family.

Her story is why everyday support matters. Food, clean bedding, patient attention, and veterinary care are all part of giving a cat another chance.

Read Daisy’s story Help care for the cats

Help build what comes next

A little help.
A lasting difference.

There’s more than one way to be part of their next chapter.

Support their care.

Help provide food, litter, comfortable bedding, and veterinary care for the cats who count on us.

Donate or sponsor

Share your time.

Ask about volunteer care tasks, future work days, and ways to help the sanctuary take shape.

Get involved

Open your home.

A foster home can give a cat the extra time, attention, and quiet they need before their next step.

Explore fostering

From our Nine Lives history

This is what a second chance looks like.

Cats, families, and the moments that stay with us. These photos come from our 2026 adoption archive at the former Nine Lives lounge.

All our happy endings

A family holding their adopted tabby cat at Nine Lives — 2026 · Nine Lives adoption archiveA new companion. A whole family to love.

A family celebrating an adoption with a black cat at Nine Lives — 2026 · Nine Lives adoption archiveThe start of a story together.

An adopter holding a tabby and white cat at Nine Lives — 2026 · Nine Lives adoption archiveSomeone to come home to.

Clear water and trees along Five Mile Creek at The Valley

Welcome to our Valley

Room to grow.
Care at the center.

The sanctuary is being developed within The Valley in Southwest Missouri, with its own care space and coordinated access, separate from creek-day activities.

Follow the plan, meet the community, and help us build the next chapter with the cats’ needs at its center.

Our sanctuary Explore The Valley

Start with a conversation

Be part of their story.

For sanctuary questions, support, or future access, get in touch with the team.

Talk to us

Every cat.A place to belong.