COMMUNITY CATS HAVE IT TOUGH
My name is Patrick. I love cats. I am a feeder/TNR person/rescuer/rehabber of community cats. I prefer to just TNR (trap neuter return), but sometimes, you cant. The area is too dangerous or filthy. If there are kittens when I TNR a location, I (if i can), house them until I can get them to a reputable group or rescue. Currently at 122 community cats altered, over 150 counting the ones to Feral Cat Coalition. I am still updating my site but will eventually put up current pictures (not sure if they're downloadable or not). I also have spreadsheets of the areas i have helped, but later on that. I maintain 8 feral cat colonies as well as live with plenty at home, both inside and outside where I rent. This started with a kitten a co-worker gave me in 2019, then Mia (shown above). Then I started feeding cats I would see out and about. My foray into cat rescue world was un-planned, and to this day, I barely can just keep them fed. Forget about preventative care, vaccines, dental cleaning, etc. I am currently housing 3 kittens inside and 3 in kennels. The ones inside I had to SNAP test (so they don't get mine sick) and get vaccines started. These kittens came from a property I helped TNR (file to be added later). I only use kennels for recovery or if they cant mix with others.
That being said, please consider adopting from the shelter or a rescue instead of paying ridiculous money to 'purchase' a specialty breed. You will be saving a life, a life that may have never been given a chance to show their un-conditional love.
The kitty pictured above is Mia, she is from the Animal shelter in San Bernardino. She was arrested at the end of May 2019 for being homeless and trying to survive and was living in a 2x2 cage until early June. She was freed from misery, then checked at the Humane Society, then I brought her home. I brought Mia home to be a companion to Midna. Midna was given to me from a coworker when she was less than a month old. Please visit the Fundraising page. Thank you!
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