About FieldHaven Feline Center

We Started in a Tiny Tack Room

It all started in 2003 with a barn and a handful of feral cats. Word got out that sisters Jann Flanagan and Joy Smith were on a mission to rescue cats. Operating out of a trailer located on a private horse ranch in a rural area of Lincoln, California, the sisters established “FieldHaven Feline Rescue,” a safe haven for local cats and kittens until they were adopted. Being on a ranch is one of the many things that makes FieldHaven unique.

By 2008, it was apparent the community’s needs were great and FieldHaven’s facilities were small. A campaign to raise funds to build a state-of-the-art cat center was launched and completed in 2011. The shelter facility was created in cooperation with the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program; the innovative design is recognized worldwide as a model for improving the health, safety, and adoptability of rescued felines.

At FieldHaven, the cats roam freely in indoor/outdoor community rooms and individual suites.

It soon became clear that FieldHaven’s scope of services was expanding and it was becoming the “center” of all things feline in Lincoln and the surrounding communities. In 2013, the name was changed to “FieldHaven Feline Center” and a new, stronger mission statement was established to reflect the growth and knowledge acquired in the first ten years of service.

At FieldHaven, it isn’t just about adoptions. Our goal is to enhance the lives of cats and their owners and caregivers by offering programs to Lincoln and surrounding communities that fulfill their needs.

Our spokes-cat, Champy, sitting inside of a camper.
A kitten sitting in a planter, surrouunded by bright flowers.
A black cat with green eyes.
A kitten being bottle-fed.
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9 Life-Saving Programs

Champy's Champions

Supporters who donate a minimum of $15 per month to FieldHaven become cherished members of Champy’s Champions. Members receive an informative, fun monthly mailing from Champy, FieldHaven’s blind spokescat, with a featured adoptable cat or kitten.

Community/Cat Assistance Team

Experienced, on-hand volunteers and staff field questions on behavior, medical assessment, feral cats, and much more with the goal to find a solution for every cat in need.

Foster Program

Thanks to FieldHaven’s foster families virtually expanding the capacity of our shelter, more kittens and cats can find their forever homes.

Partnerships

Placer County Animal Services (PCAS), San Francisco SPCA, Humane Society of Silicon Valley, Yuba County Animal Care Services, the City of Marysville, ASPCA, and The Million Cat Challenge are all part of FieldHaven’s collaborative efforts to increase adoption opportunities and reduce euthanasia in shelters.

Hathaway Cat Resource Center

Generously gifted by Mark M. Glickman, the Hathaway Resource Center is a community resource center base in Marysville, CA.

SNAP & TNR

SNAP is designed to financially and logistically assist cat owners with spaying or neutering. Thanks to a generous gift from Mark M. Glickman, we are proud to house our very own Hathaway Spay/Neuter Clinic. SNAP also utilizes outside partner clinics. Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) keeps established feral colonies intact while limiting the population.

Kitten Sitters

Instead of our traditional foster program where kittens are brought to our shelter then put into foster homes, Kitten Sitters keeps mom and her family in the area she knows, allowing our kitten sitters to make sure they have a safe, cozy place to grow up, feed them good food, and socialize the kittens to humans.

Camp Joe Willie

Camp Joe Willie was generously gifted to us by Mark M. Glickman. A part of our 2nd Chance Ranch, Camp Joe Willie houses feral cats that cannot return to their colony due to age or sickness. It serves as a temporary home until we are able to find appropriate placement for them.

Meow & Forever

Meow & Forever helps cats stay out of shelters. It is a program to provide you with the resources to find the best home when you need to rehome your cat.

Inside the Shelter

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FieldHaven Marketplace logo

FieldHaven Marketplace

FieldHaven also plays an integral role in the Lincoln community. The FieldHaven Marketplace thrift shop is located right downtown on 454 F Street, Lincoln, CA. Voted the #1 Thrift Store in Lincoln, the volunteer-run store exists to benefit FieldHaven Feline Center. At Champy’s Catfé inside the Marketplace, shoppers sip coffee in the company of some of our wonderful adoptable felines.

Meet Our Partners

Please consider supporting the partners who help make FieldHaven possible.