🐾 VOKRA’s Guiding Beliefs & Principles

These beliefs and principles guide everything we do — every rescue, every foster, every adoption.

🧡 No-Kill Commitment

We believe in a No-Kill philosophy and practice it with all domestic and feral cats in our care.
We use every available treatment and behavior-modification approach to help cats heal and thrive.
We never abort visibly pregnant cats and advocate that all cats deserve the right to life.

We proudly support other rescues that share our No-Kill values — and encourage those that don’t to embrace this compassionate approach.

🩺 Science-Based & Holistic Care

Our approach to cat health and behavior is both science-based and holistic.
We work closely with our trusted veterinary partners to ensure every cat receives the best possible medical and behavioral care.

🌿 Safe & Natural Litter Choices

We’re committed to using only pine pellets, paper pellets, and other natural litters—both clumping and non-clumping.
We do not use silica or clay litters, as they pose health risks, especially to kittens.

We educate our foster homes, adopters, and the public about safer litter options.
👉 Learn more in our [Health & Care Guide].

💉 Responsible Vaccination

We believe in the responsible use of vaccines.
All VOKRA cats receive the FVRCP vaccine.
We do not administer Rabies or Feline Leukemia vaccines, since our cats are adopted into indoor-only homes.

Adopters are encouraged to consult with their veterinarians about any additional vaccines their cat may need.

🏡 Cage-Free Foster System

We operate a foster-based, cage-free rescue model.
Every cat in our care lives in a loving foster home, where they can feel safe, recover, and experience a home environment while awaiting adoption.

🍽️ High-Quality Nutrition

We believe cats thrive on high-quality, species-appropriate nutrition.
Cats in our care are fed premium wet or raw diets, free from grains and by-products.

We educate adopters and the public on the importance of a healthy diet.
Donations of dry or canned food are always welcome for our feral colonies and barn cats.

🐈‍⬛ Indoor-Only for Safety

We adopt our tame cats into indoor-only homes to protect them from injury, disease, and predators.
We help adopters enrich their cat’s indoor life and share tips for building or buying catios and safe outdoor enclosures.

🤝 Rescue Partnerships

When we transfer a cat to another organization, we work only with VOKRA-approved No-Kill rescues to ensure consistent standards of care and compassion.

🐾 TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return)

We strongly believe in TNR as the most humane and effective way to reduce feral cat populations.
We trap, neuter, vaccinate, and return feral cats to their original locations once healthy.

Our goal: to sterilize 100% of each colony and provide ongoing support with food and medical care.

💪 Volunteer-Driven

VOKRA is proud to be a predominantly volunteer-driven organization.
Our success depends on the dedication, compassion, and teamwork of our incredible volunteers.

🐱 Cats First, Always

We always do what is best for the cats.
Every decision we make — big or small — is guided by their safety, health, and happiness.

♾️ Lifelong Commitment

We live by the promise:

“Once a VOKRA kitty, always a VOKRA kitty.”

If an adopter can no longer care for their cat, we will always welcome that cat back into our care — no questions asked.