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The nonprofit Indy Neighborhood Cats will host a pop-up winter cat shelter pickup from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 4 at Indianapolis Animal Care Services, 2600 S. Harding St. 

The event is for anyone caring for outdoor cats ahead of an anticipated winter storm over the weekend. The winter cat shelters are portable foam boxes filled with straw that can protect outdoor cats from the elements. 

The boxes and bags of straw will be given in a drive-thru format at the pop-up event. 

Indy Neighborhood Cats said the shelters are free, but donations are appreciated. 

Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian.

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Get a free portable cat shelter ahead of winter storm

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
January 4, 2025

<h1>Get a free portable cat shelter ahead of winter storm</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />January 4, 2025</p> <p>The nonprofit <a href="https://www.indyneighborhoodcats.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Indy Neighborhood Cats</a> will host a pop-up winter cat shelter pickup from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 4 at <a href="https://www.indy.gov/agency/animal-care-services" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Indianapolis Animal Care Services</a>, 2600 S. Harding St.&nbsp;</p> <p>The event is for anyone caring for outdoor cats ahead of an anticipated <a href="https://wishtv.com/weather/much-of-indiana-under-winter-storm-watches-for-sleet-freezing-rain-snow/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">winter storm</a> over the weekend. The winter cat shelters are portable foam boxes filled with straw that can protect outdoor cats from the elements.&nbsp;</p> <p>The boxes and bags of straw will be given in a drive-thru format at the pop-up event.&nbsp;</p> <p>Indy Neighborhood Cats said the shelters are free, but donations are appreciated.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or <a href="mailto:darian.benson@mirrorindy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">darian.benson@mirrorindy.org</a>. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@HelloImDarian</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indy-neighborhood-cats-winter-shelters-indianapolis-animal-care-services/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=43236&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indy-neighborhood-cats-winter-shelters-indianapolis-animal-care-services/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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