New York City Adoption Search Cats Chai
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Adoptable Male Domestic Shorthair
Adoptable Male Domestic Shorthair
Adoptable Male Domestic Shorthair
Adoptable Male Domestic Shorthair
Adoptable Male Domestic Shorthair
Adoptable Male Domestic Shorthair
Adoptable Male Domestic Shorthair
Adoptable Male Domestic Shorthair

Adopt Chai

Cat, looks like
Domestic Shorthair
Age
Adult, Estimated birthdate:
Sex
Male
Color
Brown
Location
New York City

Hi my name is Chai!

I'm adoption-ready and with my foster family!

Meet Chai — New Arrival! Chai just arrived and is still getting settled in, so we’re just beginning to learn who they are. Right now, everything is new—new people, new sounds, new routines—and we’re giving them time to relax, decompress, and show us their true personality at their own pace. Here’s what we know so far about his time in foster care: https://bestfriends.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/GRP_NYC_Foster/IQCHEdGaDyz4T4c… His foster says "Since the day we brought Chai home he was always very sweet. At first, he was a little nervous, but always had a brave side to him where he was happy to explore and be pet. For the first 48 hours, he would spend a lot of the day under my bed hiding, but also spent at least 4 hours sitting on the windowsill, dresser, wanting pets, etc. Now (96 hours in) he's gotten more affectionate, is almost always sleeping out, plays for at least an hour a day, and still loves a good pet. He has used his litter box consistently and has been super easy to manage from the beginning. He knows english surprisingly well and will move his tail to respond sometimes. He likes to chat and to be pet." "After a week, Chai is feeling fully comfortable in the home. He’s the sweetest cat who loves to be with people and sometimes throw a little sass towards us in the funniest way. No matter what he can’t turn down an opportunity to be pet.". Chai is a 7-year old chonky and lovable tabby male. He has been neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and has had preventative treatments to ensure he is ready for his next steps. Submit an adoption survey from above and our team will reach out via phone or email (check spam) to schedule a counseling call. Please remember, pets cannot be held or reserved

How to adopt from Best Friends
  1. Browse adoptable pets online or at a Best Friends location.
  2. Stop by to say hello or make a date to meet an off-site pet. 
  3. Let us know which pet you’d like to bring home.
  4. Make it official! Sign the adoption contract and pay any fee.
  5. Take home your new best friend.

Everyday adoption specials

We offer year-round adoption specials, including waived fees for senior pets, pets with special needs, special circumstances, and specific adopter categories, plus military discounts and multi-pet adoption deals.

  • Senior dogs and cats (7 years or older): Adoption fees are waived.
  • Pets with special needs or pets who need a single-animal household: Adoption fees may be waived.
  • Companions for seniors: For adopters 60 years or older, adoption fees are waived.
  • Hometown heroes special: Veterans and active military members with proper identification receive a 20% discount on adoption fees.
  • Two-for-one cats and kittens: Adoption fees are waived for the second animal.
  • Working cats special: Adoption fees are waived. 

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Best Friends Adoption FAQs

Answers to your questions about adopting Chai

What’s the Best Friends adoption process?

It’s simple! Check out our available animals by browsing online or visiting one of our Best Friends locations. Our team can assist with finding a good fit for your household. After you’ve spent some time (in person or virtually) getting to know the animal and you’ve decided to make it official, you’ll be asked to sign an adoption contract. If there is an adoption fee, it will be collected at that time too. The last step? Bring home your pet and begin enjoying life with your new best friend.

How do I meet Chai virtually or in person?

For pets listed as available, you are welcome to stop in anytime during regular hours. For pets who are currently off-site, please contact the adoption center by phone.

Houston: (281) 899-8348
Los Angeles: (424) 208-8840
New York City: (929) 292-8300 
Northwest Arkansas: (479) 974-1363
Sanctuary: (435) 688-2327
Salt Lake City: (801) 574-2454
 

What are Best Friends’ adoption fees and what’s included?

All pets adopted from Best Friends are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up to date with age-appropriate vaccines.

Adoption fees

  • Adult dogs: $100
  • Puppies (6 months and younger): $150
  • Adult cats: $100
  • Kittens (6 months and younger): $150
     

Everyday specials

  • Senior dogs and cats (7 years or older): Adoption fees are waived.
  • Pets with special needs or pets who need a single-animal household: Adoption fees may be waived.
  • Companions for seniors: For adopters 60 years or older, adoption fees are waived.
  • Hometown heroes special: Veterans and active military members with proper identification receive a 20% discount on adoption fees.
  • Two-for-one cats and kittens: Adoption fees are waived for the second animal.
  • Working cats special: Adoption fees are waived.
     

I can’t adopt right now. Is it possible to foster instead?

Yes! Fostering is an easy, short-term, hands-on way to make a life-changing difference. Whether you open your home (and heart) to a dog, cat, puppy, or kitten, Best Friends will provide everything you need, including food, supplies, support, and veterinary care, to ensure that your foster pet’s stay is a happy and healthy one.

Start fostering today

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What is Best Friends’ lifetime return policy?

Our lifetime return policy means that at any time during the life of the adopted pet, Best Friends will accept the animal back into our program, including matches that no longer work out or situations in which the adopter is unable to care for the pet.

In this case, the adopter is asked to contact Best Friends in advance of bringing the pet back to the location where the pet was adopted. If that location is no longer the closest option, Best Friends staff may arrange to accept the pet at an alternate pet adoption center or authorize an individual to receive the pet on Best Friends’ behalf to bring the pet to a Best Friends facility.

More about our return policy

What should I expect after I adopt?

Bringing home a new pet is fabulous and life-changing. Our adoption experts will help you find the pet who’s a great match for your preferences and lifestyle.

Our library is full of pet care resources, created by our in-house experts, and is always available online 24/7. You’ll find everything from training tips to pet health advice to articles that help you introduce a new pet into your home or prepare your current pets for the arrival of a human sibling. 

When you adopt a pet from Best Friends, you'll have access to a member of our behavioral support team to help with any questions — someone to offer advice, make suggestions, or answer any training or behavior questions.

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Do you adopt to renters?

Yes! We believe in a low-barrier, easy adoption process at Best Friends. We want the experience to be stress-free and fun — and for you to start enjoying playtime, snuggles, love, and laughs as soon as possible — wherever you call home.

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About Best Friends Animal Society

Best Friends is working to end the killing of dogs and cats in U.S. shelters in part by getting more pets out of shelters and into loving homes.

We’ve come a long way since the first known city reached no-kill in 1994, and now we’re closer than ever to making the entire country no-kill. Of the roughly 3,900 shelters operating in America today, 1,300 of them are not yet no-kill, but nearly half are close with 100 or fewer additional pets to be saved, and we know what to do to get them there.

Best Friends is committed to working with passionate people like you to save homeless pets through adoption, volunteering, fostering, and advocacy. In addition to our lifesaving centers around the U.S, we also founded and run the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals.

Working together, we can save homeless pets in our communities and secure a better future for our best friends. Together, we will bring the whole country to no-kill.