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Shadow

Mixed Breed · Female

AVAILABLE NOW ** 🐾 Meet Shadow – ready to find her forever home 🐾 This beautiful black girl is Shadow, who arrived at the sanctuary in August after being brought in as a stray. Shadow is now ready to find a loving, permanent home where she can settle in and enjoy the comfort and security of having a family of her own. With her gorgeous glossy black coat and shiny green eyes, she’s certainly a beautiful girl. Shadow has already been:- ✅ Vaccinated (1st vaccination) ✅ Spayed ✅ Microchipped ✅ Flea and worm treated Having arrived as a stray, Shadow deserves the opportunity to enjoy a safe, stable home with people who will love and care for her for the rest of her life. 🏡 Home checks and adoption fee applies.

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Location

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Shelter

Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary

Living with Shadow

✓Vaccinated
✓Spayed
✓Microchipped

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About Shadow

What life with Shadow looks like

Shadow is an adult mixed breed cat waiting at Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary in United Kingdom.

An adult cat usually shows their personality within a week. Give them a quiet room with everything they need (food, water, litter, hiding spot) and let them choose when to explore. Don't force interaction — every cat decides for themselves when a new home counts as home.

🇬🇧Adopting from United Kingdom

UK shelters work under the Pet Travel Scheme (post-Brexit, the EU pet passport is not valid; a UK Animal Health Certificate is required for travel into the EU). Most UK rescues focus on domestic placements but some work with EU partners.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Shadow, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Shadow?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Shadow on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Shadow if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. UK adopters: post-Brexit travel into the EU requires an Animal Health Certificate. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Shadow already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: Most cats on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if Shadow isn't the right fit?: Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary early rather than rehoming privately; they know Shadow and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?: TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (EN). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.