The Goathouse Refuge

The Goathouse Refuge Potter and sculptor Siglinda Scarpa, a native of Italy, makes her life here with the land and many, many animals.

The Goathouse Refuge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, no-kill animal sanctuary located in Pittsboro, NC, dedicated to providing cage-free care for cats regardless of age, medical issues or disposition until a permanent, loving home can be found. The cats are housed in a studio building and are free to roam among the artists, staff, volunteers and visitors in a 1 acre, cat-safe enclosure. The refuge is a

safe haven for cats who would have been euthanized in over-crowded shelters, for cats that have been considered "un-adoptable," and for cats that were unwanted or abandoned. Please check out our website, featuring our adoptable cats! We are always looking for volunteers to lend a hand. If you have photos of a cat or cats you adopted from the refuge, please feel free to add them. We love seeing the kitties happy in their new forever homes.

Darrow was found as a stray semi-feral kitty and brought to the Goathouse so that he would have a safe, supportive place...
07/01/2025

Darrow was found as a stray semi-feral kitty and brought to the Goathouse so that he would have a safe, supportive place to call home. It has taken him some time, but recently Darrow has decided that people aren't so bad after all, and he loves getting treats from our volunteers and often allows some pets from the staff and visitors that he's gotten to know & trust. We believe Darrow would do well in a quiet home of his own with caretakers who could work on building a trusting relationship with him. We think he'd do fine with another easy-going adult feline friend in the home. Come meet this sweet, gentle boy and see if perhaps he's the one you've been waiting to find!

Approx. DOB: 5-28-2015

Meet Simba. He was born June 16, 2016 and adopted from the Goathouse in 2017. Unfortunately, his family plans to move t...
06/30/2025

Meet Simba. He was born June 16, 2016 and adopted from the Goathouse in 2017. Unfortunately, his family plans to move to South America, to an area not really suitable and safe for a cat, so the Goathouse is looking for a new forever home for him.

Simba is a “flop cat”, inclined to flop on his back and invite
strangers to rub his belly and pick him up. He purrs like an
outboard motor and loves a lap.
He is an awesome sweet cat.
If you are interested in giving Simba his forever home, please fill out an application. 😻
https://www.goathouserefuge.org/adoption-application/

Just a little laugh to start your Monday! Do your kitties sing the song of their people to you in the middle of the nigh...
06/30/2025

Just a little laugh to start your Monday! Do your kitties sing the song of their people to you in the middle of the night??

Little Miss Selene was rolling under the fig tree yesterday enjoying the sun. This tiny girl is so sweet and does not l...
06/29/2025

Little Miss Selene was rolling under the fig tree yesterday enjoying the sun. This tiny girl is so sweet and does not let having one eye stop her from having fun! She is about a year old and would love to find her forever home.

In addition to the amazing medical care our kitties receive from our veterinarians, we want to thank Susan King, owner o...
06/28/2025

In addition to the amazing medical care our kitties receive from our veterinarians, we want to thank Susan King, owner of Companion Chi, for all the wonderful work she is doing to help some of our senior kitties like Boo Boo, Adriano, and Tobi, to feel better. She specializes in animal massage and energetic healing. She has completed over 1500 hours of training in animal massage, animal bodywork, energy work (for animals and humans), and animal communications.🐈❤

Queso is an extremely fearful kitty. He is in the shy cat room at the refuge and often hides outside in the igloo. We do...
06/28/2025

Queso is an extremely fearful kitty. He is in the shy cat room at the refuge and often hides outside in the igloo. We don't know what he has been through since he was a stray, but he needs an extremely patient person and a quiet home to have time to start to trust people.

Queso is one of our FIV+ kitties and while there is no cure for FIV, with proper veterinary care, cats can live normal lives for prolonged periods of time. Please read more about managing the symptoms of FIV by visiting https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/feline-immunodeficiency-viru

Approx. DOB: 05/01/2021

Cupid 2 is a lovely, medium haired girl with the sweetest face! Look at the heart on her nose! She is bonded to Love and...
06/27/2025

Cupid 2 is a lovely, medium haired girl with the sweetest face! Look at the heart on her nose! She is bonded to Love and they need to be adopted together. They are both at Siglinda's house so just let a volunteer know that you want to meet them!

Beautiful Isis has been at the refuge since 2012. She was shy and overlooked for all the friendlier cats. She recently h...
06/26/2025

Beautiful Isis has been at the refuge since 2012. She was shy and overlooked for all the friendlier cats. She recently had dental surgery and is feeling so much better, Isis is coming up to visitors wanting pets!!! She has the loveliest light green eyes and is solid white except for two grey marks on her sweet head!!

APPROX DOB: 7/1/2011

Happy Hump Day from all the kitties at the refuge! Stay cool out there!
06/25/2025

Happy Hump Day from all the kitties at the refuge! Stay cool out there!

Pretty Camille is a shy almost one year old girl that would love a home with patience. She is not as timid as she once w...
06/24/2025

Pretty Camille is a shy almost one year old girl that would love a home with patience. She is not as timid as she once was and with the right person, we know she would blossom! She is currently at Siglinda's house so just let a volunteer know you would like to meet her!

This week's temps in NC are going to be 100 degrees! If you have animals outside, please make sure they have plenty of f...
06/23/2025

This week's temps in NC are going to be 100 degrees! If you have animals outside, please make sure they have plenty of fresh, cool water to drink! Take care everyone!

Address

405 Goathouse Road(updated)/mailing Address 680 Alton Alston Road
Pittsboro, NC
27312

Opening Hours

Saturday 11am - 3pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

Telephone

+19195426815

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