Data Center Cat Rescue

35 cats rescued due to data center construction.

When Loudoun Community Cat Coalition received calls from residents and employees that cats were being displaced by data center construction in Aldie, Virginia, they came to the rescue. Over the course of several months the need became urgent as the construction schedule set a November, 2025 deadline.

Tom Bove, Executive Director, tells this compelling story on Pet Info Café Episode 50. Kittens were socialized and adopted, the domesticated cats were also adopted. Some of the cats were house cats who were abandoned by people who moved or who just didn't want them anymore. Approximately 15 outdoor cats are ideal candidates to become barn cats, to provide rodent control in a barn or a garden center or even a winery or brewery. In the meantime, one of the rescuers converted a two-car garage into a cat haven. Can your barn be their next safe home?

You can submit an application to adopt the cats at https://www.loudouncommunitycats.org/adoptions Just put "barn cats" on the form and our barn cat program lead will contact you. There is no fee to adopt any of these cats, and LC3 can provide everything you need to get the cats set up and acclimated to your barn, brewery, winery, or garden center. You just provide them with food, water, and shelter so they can live and "work" on rodent control.