Ragdoll Rescue: Unfortunately, as with most pure bred animals, Ragdoll cats need to be rescued! This is no one Rescue Group for Ragdolls in the United States. However, there are several Ragdoll Cat Rescue groups (please see the links to them below), but you can always check with breeders to see if they have any breeding Ragdolls that they are going to retire from breeding and for whom they need to find a permanent forever home. If you are a breeder and would like to advertise your retired breeders on this site, please visit our advertising page.
Make sure you check out all the Ragdoll cat rescues, because if there is a cat that you are interested in, but is not in your area, sometimes arrangements can be made to get that feline to you!
Also, please be aware that most shelters list Ragdolls erroneously under Himalayan and/or Siamese, since Ragdolls are still not a very well-known breed of cat.
Another great resource for finding a Ragdoll is to do a search on Petfinder.com or Craigslist.com. There are a lot of Ragdolls out there that have been called a Himalayan or Siamese, so be sure to check them all!
Finding a Ragdoll Rescue can be a lot of work, but it will be well worth your effort!
Donate directly to Ragdoll Rescue NW:
Purebred Cat Breed Rescue, Inc.
Phone (rescue emergencies only please): (888) 303-9454 [toll free]
If you sign up for the Yahoo! Group (just requires a free Yahoo! ID), then you can get daily notices of Ragdolls or Ragdoll wannabes (cats that look like Ragdolls but probably have no “Ragdoll genes”)across the country. Or go to Google (see search box below) and type in (your area) shelter OR (your area) cat rescue.
Rescue for Purebreds and Wannabees
Would you like to help rescue a Ragdoll, but cannot afford another cat? Then, you can always donate to Floppycats.com and mention that the donation is for Rescue. In turn, Floppycats.com will pass it onto the Rescue in the most need at the time. Simply click on the “Donate” button in the bottom right and mention your donation for the Ragdoll Rescue effort when finalizing the payment. This donation is through PayPal.
