Adopt

My name is Francesca!

Posted 1 year ago | Updated over 7 months ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Approve Application

3

Meet the Pet

4

Sign Adoption Contract

5

Pay Fee

6

Take the Pet Home

Adoption fee: $150

This helps Familiar Hearts Animal Society with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Gray, Blue or Silver Tabby
Age
Adult
Sex
Female
Pet ID
e9631d02-0f34-40d1-a556-84060565d5d9
Hair Length

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

A Day in the Life of Francesca

Morning light filters through the window, warming my fur as I stretch and blink myself awake. The house is quiet, just the way I like it. I tuck myself into my favorite hiding spot—safe, unseen, just observing.

I wasn’t always this brave. When I first arrived, I wasn’t sure if I belonged. I kept my distance, unsure if gentle voices and soft hands could be trusted. But patience, kindness, and quiet understanding have shown me that love isn’t something to fear—it’s something to lean into.

Now, when the day winds down, I find my place. Not in the spotlight, but in the quiet comfort of my foster’s presence. Tonight, it’s the same. He’s lying on his side, and I’ve curled up behind his knees—the perfect little nook where I feel safe. I don’t look at the camera. I don’t need to. This is my comfort zone. I’m here, I’m close, and that’s enough.

I dream of a forever home where I can keep learning what love feels like. A peaceful place with patient humans who will celebrate my quiet victories—like the first time I nuzzle against their hand or sit just a little closer than yesterday. A place with another gentle cat to help show me the way.

I may not be the first one to greet you at the door, and I may take time to come out of my shell, but if you’re willing to meet me where I am, I promise to be the sweetest, most loyal companion.

Could you be the one to help me write the next chapter of my story?


https://www.familiarhearts.org/adoptable-pets
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
e9631d02-0f34-40d1-a556-84060565d5d9
Contact
Phone
Address
Philadelphia, PA 19119

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Your serious inquiry into co-creating a forever-life with one of our cats or dogs in fostership means we have a due diligence process.

2.

Approve Application

We appreciate you + we love our animals. Please be patient as this may take a few business days to check all personal + vet references.

3.

Meet the Pet

We are a 100% foster-based organization so a day/time is coordinated with our amazing foster to meet the animal that caught your eye.

4.

Sign Adoption Contract

Our contracts are digital + sent from our software database.

5.

Pay Fee

We have several options for you to help us continue our work in matching animals with their forever family units.

6.

Take the Pet Home

Congratulations!

Additional adoption info

Since we are currently a foster only rescue, coordinating a visit when the time comes will depend on availability of our amazing fosters.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

At this time, Familiar Hearts Animal Society meetings are by appointment only.

We currently rely on our amazing web of generous fosters throughout the Philadelphia area and will do our best to make a meeting as convenient as possible for both human + animal.

Meetings will need to be coordinated through the foster of the animal you are interested in meeting.

More about this rescue

Mission Statement: To end the unnecessary suffering of homeless companion animals by serving as a refuge and enabling humans to provide them quality and compassionate homes.

Our Vision: Our mission is two-fold; we want to help abandoned pets and we want to help stop pet abandonment.

We operate using a network of kind hearted hands to help find homeless animals veterinary and behavior care and then match them with appropriate forever homes. We also strive to educate pet owners about resources they might utilize in order to best understand how to provide for their friends with furry paws, feathers or claws. We always do our best to help.

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