- Mantis was living in a garden shed with her mom Gamora until some neighbors found them in July 2025 and brought her in to foster in August. She can be shy and nervous at first with new people and new situations, but she's naturally curious and playful, so she warms up pretty quickly, especially if you offer her some treats or wet food!
- Mantis has never met a toy she didn't like, but she especially loves spring toys, jingle balls, and tunnels! She loves it when her foster parents throw toys for her to chase, stalk, and pounce. When she's not playing, she can usually be found on the top level of the cat tree in front of a big window, keeping watch over the neighborhood (birds and squirrels).
- Mantis would love to have another kitten or a friendly cat to play with! There are 2 resident cats in her foster home, and she loves tackling and chasing, although her foster sister isn’t very friendly. She's only met one dog, but warmed up with a little time, so she would likely do ok with cat-savvy dogs. She's never been around kids. They might scare her a little at first if they’re very boisterous, but she loves people and loves anyone who will play with her!
- She's still a kitten, so she's got lots and lots of energy and is learning how to be a well-behaved girl. There’s so much playing to do, sometimes it’s hard for her to take a break! She's never had an accident outside her litter box. She stays off of the kitchen counters in her foster home as well. She has discovered that splashing in the water dish can be super fun, and loves to hang out in the bathroom with you in the hopes she can play in the bathroom sink faucet, so be prepared for some "splash city" action!
- Mantis is a smart, affectionate, and social girl. She is not the most cuddly (at least not yet), but she loves to follow you around the house and be involved in everything you're doing. If you're looking for a young cat who is a good balance of friendly and independent, Mantis is the perfect choice!
- Mantis was living in a garden shed with her mom Gamora until some neighbors found them in July 2025 and brought her in to foster in August. She can be shy and nervous at first with new people and new situations, but she's naturally curious and playful, so she warms up pretty quickly, especially if you offer her some treats or wet food!
- Mantis has never met a toy she didn't like, but she especially loves spring toys, jingle balls, and tunnels! She loves it when her foster parents throw toys for her to chase, stalk, and pounce. When she's not playing, she can usually be found on the top level of the cat tree in front of a big window, keeping watch over the neighborhood (birds and squirrels).
- Mantis would love to have another kitten or a friendly cat to play with! There are 2 resident cats in her foster home, and she loves tackling and chasing, although her foster sister isn’t very friendly. She's only met one dog, but warmed up with a little time, so she would likely do ok with cat-savvy dogs. She's never been around kids. They might scare her a little at first if they’re very boisterous, but she loves people and loves anyone who will play with her!
- She's still a kitten, so she's got lots and lots of energy and is learning how to be a well-behaved girl. There’s so much playing to do, sometimes it’s hard for her to take a break! She's never had an accident outside her litter box. She stays off of the kitchen counters in her foster home as well. She has discovered that splashing in the water dish can be super fun, and loves to hang out in the bathroom with you in the hopes she can play in the bathroom sink faucet, so be prepared for some "splash city" action!
- Mantis is a smart, affectionate, and social girl. She is not the most cuddly (at least not yet), but she loves to follow you around the house and be involved in everything you're doing. If you're looking for a young cat who is a good balance of friendly and independent, Mantis is the perfect choice!
Rescue
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You can fill out our application online at https://siouxempiretnr.org/adoption-application/
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Meet the Pet
You can see our list of weekly Meet and Greet events on our website and on our Facebook page.
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Interview
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Approve Application
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Sign Adoption Contract
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Pay Fee
Our fee is $125 for the first kitten/cat and $100 for each additional cat. Total price to include state and local tax.
7.
Take the Pet Home
Cats must be fixed prior to going home. If too young to be fixed, we will arrange for you to bring the cat to our vet when old enough.
Additional adoption info
We do not allow cats to be adopted that will be declawed, or outdoor cats. All pets are fixed, microchipped and have shots prior to go home. On some occasions we may let a cat go home if it's too young to be fixed if the adopter is a previous adopter and we have an appointment set for them to bring to the vet for the sterilization with follow-up. Also we do not adopt out single kittens unless they have another cat in the home. Otherwise we require them to take two.
We do not allow cats to be adopted that will be declawed, or outdoor cats. All pets are fixed, microchipped and have shots prior to go home. On some occasions we may let a cat go home if it's too young to be fixed if the adopter is a previous adopter and we have an appointment set for them to bring to the vet for the sterilization with follow-up. Also we do not adopt out single kittens unless they have another cat in the home. Otherwise we require them to take two.
We do meet and greets with The Kitten League through Petsmart in Sioux Falls every other week, and we also do regular community events such as street festivals and comiccons. We are always looking for new and different ways to market our cats. We also are doing our very first Kitten Yoga fundraiser in January 2024 to help raise funds and show kittens off for adoption. If these go well we may make it a regular monthly or weekly/biweekly event.
We do meet and greets with The Kitten League through Petsmart in Sioux Falls every other week, and we also do regular community events such as street festivals and comiccons. We are always looking for new and different ways to market our cats. We also are doing our very first Kitten Yoga fundraiser in January 2024 to help raise funds and show kittens off for adoption. If these go well we may make it a regular monthly or weekly/biweekly event.
More about this rescue
Our mission is to foster community welfare and improvement through protecting the quality of lives for feral and free roaming cats. Sioux Empire TNR works with compassionate community volunteers, local government officials, and companion animal rescues to utilize humane population control of unaltered, free-roaming, feral, and/or abandoned domestic cats in our area through education and the use of Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR). We also provide referrals for low or no-cost sterilization surgeries and provide access to a wide range of resources for TNR education and colony management in the Sioux Empire and surrounding areas.
Our mission is to foster community welfare and improvement through protecting the quality of lives for feral and free roaming cats. Sioux Empire TNR works with compassionate community volunteers, local government officials, and companion animal rescues to utilize humane population control of unaltered, free-roaming, feral, and/or abandoned domestic cats in our area through education and the use of Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR). We also provide referrals for low or no-cost sterilization surgeries and provide access to a wide range of resources for TNR education and colony management in the Sioux Empire and surrounding areas.
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