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The Goathouse Refuge

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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.

11/26/2025

Selene is a spunky and affectionate little dilute tortie. Since coming to the Goathouse as a young kitten in 2024, Selene has undergone surgery to remove an eye due to a ruptured globe, but it hasn't slowed her down. She loves to play and explore quite a bit, too! Selene is fully vetted. Could you be the one she's been waiting & hoping to meet?

11/25/2025

Elwood is a sweet, loving boy who would love to find his forever home! He has been completely vetted, so he is ready to go home with you! He has the cutest black nose and white stripe to accent it! Come visit Elwood and his kitten pals in our teenager room at the refuge!

11/24/2025

Dixie is a gentle, shy kitty who came to the refuge in 2020. At first, we thought Dixie might be semi-feral, but with time she has become more comfortable around people and will allow gentle pets from those who take time to visit her often and build trust with her. Dixie would love nothing more than a safe, stable home to call her own, preferably without dogs or small children (she seems fine around other low key, easy going cats).

Approx. DOB: 12/01/2018

11/23/2025

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 thrive in a quiet home of his own with caregivers who can 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

11/22/2025

Ginny and her siblings Harry and Hermione are the sweetest kittens! All are mostly white and Ginny has calico markings. She would love to be adopted with one (or both!) of her purry siblings! They are all fully vetted and waiting for you to hold them!

11/21/2025

Hermione and her siblings Ginny and Harry are the sweetest kittens! They love to be petted and held and have great purr boxes! They are all mostly white and Ginny has some calico markings too. She would love to be adopted with one (or both!) of her siblings. All three kittens have been completely vetted. Come visit them all soon!

11/20/2025

Harry and his sisters, Ginny and Hermione are the sweetest kittens! They all like to be held and petted. Harry is white with grey spots and he is fully vetted so he is ready to go home with you! Come visit these purry kittens! They are in our teenager room inside the adoption building.

11/19/2025

Handsome Majestic was found as a stray and scanned for a microchip. He did have one, but unfortunately still lost his family and was entered into a municipal shelter. The Goathouse rescued him and he came to the Refuge in December of 2022. He is very sweet and friendly, but also laid back: really all this boy wants is a loving home where he can live out his golden years with a family who truly loves him. He gets along fine with other cats as well as dogs at the refuge, although we think he'd also be just fine as an only-cat.

Approx. DOB: 12/05/2012

11/18/2025

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

11/17/2025

It's Monday, don't you wish you could stay in bed? These kitties are doing their best Monday napping poses!

11/16/2025

Aurora and her four little babies were rescued by the refuge from a high-kill shelter in 2018 and she is patiently waiting to find her forever home too. You can usually find her in this swing behind the adoption building! We would love for you to come meet her soon and see if she might be the one for you. Approx. DOB: 03/25/2017

Address

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

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+19195426815

Website

http://www.goathouserefuge.org/

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