House of Mews

Lived in midtown for years and always knew of House of Mews. Now that I’m an adult with my own place and finances I can now provide a forever home for a cat to help keep me company through this pandemic. When I emailed this owner initially their response was within 24 hours fast. Now, almost a week after sending my application, complete silence. Just unprofessional in my opinion. Seems like it’s very rare people get to adopt from this “organization.” If you’re looking to adopt don’t get your hopes up or waste any time here and just try somewhere else like Mewtopia

This place has not changed in over a decade. The cats are treated pretty well, and have a pretty cool place to explore and lounge around in until they MIGHT be adopted. The owner of this place has been consistently rude. She is more like a cat hoarder than a rescuer and this place is just where she can keep them. She consistently ignores part of the whole rescue mission which is education. Instead of vetting potential adopters and volunteers for their potential to be a good home, she just decides whether or not you are up to her standards. And chances are, even if you are a good cat owner, you will not meet her arbitrarily high standards. I see a lot of people on here commenting about rude workers, and chances are they have actually dealt with the owner herself. If this place really cared about re-homing rescued cats and not just sheltering them for as long as possible, they would work to improve in their capacity to educate potential adopters without immediate judgement. Plenty of people out there make WONDERFUL homes for rescued animals even beginners. Everyone has to start somewhere and working towards the goals of an actual rescue would include pairing people with a cat that is a good fit for their home, EVEN if they are first time cat owners. Rejecting people at every opportunity simply because they need some guidance and direction is not the way rescue should work.

Absolutely wonderful place. Miss Elain was sweet and knowledgeable. We were given time to explore the personalities of different cats until one lovely kitty chose my daughter. The adoption was quick and easy but very thorough. She really loves her cats and they love her, too. The building was clean and the kitties were healthy. All around great experience.

Sporadically open. Hours are not correct. The lady who owns it is a nut.

I appreciate all the effort and care Elain puts into talking care of her kitties to make certain they go to good, safe homes. I adopted a kitty from HOM seven years ago. When the time came to find another kitty as a companion to the first one, I approached HOM, even though it was closed due to Covid-19. Since I wasn't certain how long it would take to make contact I made inquiries about another couple of kittens elsewhere. I happened to be chosen to take a kitten from another location. As I drove home after having picked the little boy up, Elain called to set up a meeting at HOM. When she found out I had a kitten from another place she did not disconnect or become irritated with me. She spent the next 2.5 hours texting with me, giving me advice and answering my questions on how best to take care of the kitten I had just brought to my home that was not from HOM. I have read these negative comments. Elain reads people well and knows if she feels she can trust you to take proper care of a kitty. If she knows it doesn't feel right, she will decide in the best interest of the kitty. That is her calling.