Rescue cats for adoption and rehoming in and around Lincoln

The one cat rescue we list close to the city is Cats in Crisis Lincoln, a small volunteer-run charity at Harmston, about 5 miles south. It homes cats only in Lincoln and the villages around it, and its adoption page asks for a home visit first.

RAIN Rescue at Misson, about 23 miles away, also has cats, and Feline and Wildlife Rescue Nottingham places cats from foster homes in Nottinghamshire. Click any cat to reach its rescue.

Cats in Crisis Lincoln charges £100 per cat or kitten, neutered and microchipped. RAIN Rescue generally asks £100 to £185, shown on each cat's profile, and takes a £50 reservation fee to hold a cat for up to 7 days.

Feline and Wildlife Rescue Nottingham charges a fee and does a home check, but its site gives no figure; ask when you enquire.

Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Cats Protection says you can expect to pay £80 to £120 on average for an adult cat and £100 to £120 for a kitten, varying between its branches, and Blue Cross fees start from £150 for cats aged 4 months to 7 years. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

Ring or write first: Cats in Crisis sees adopters by appointment only, and RAIN Rescue works the same way.

• No busy roads. Cats in Crisis won't rehome on a main or busy road.
• Indoors first. Cats in Crisis asks you to keep an adult cat in for at least 3 months and a kitten until 9 months, then give it a cat flap or another way in.
• Renting. It needs written permission from your landlord before you adopt.
• A dog at home. Your dog must have been cat tested before you contact Cats in Crisis.

The cats on its own list were mostly adults and pairs on 5 November 2026, with no kittens, and the page had not changed since July, so phone before you set your heart on one. It notes it may have cats in care that aren't listed yet.

Our Grantham cats page and Sleaford cats page start from those towns and reach further south.

England's law means a pet cat must be microchipped by 20 weeks, so have a vet check a cat that looks lost for a chip before treating it as a stray. The council's stray service on this page is for dogs only.

Our guide to cat rescues in Lincoln and Lincolnshire sets them side by side, and our rescue kittens guide covers the "kittens for sale" searches. For the cats on our list today, try the kittens, older cats or bonded pairs pages.

Have to part with a cat? Our Lincoln rehoming page lists the options.