Three less kittens on the street

PFA received a call several months ago from Leah, a caring and capable woman living in North Central Regina. The lot beside Leah's home is full of abandoned vehicles and other junk, and it had become home to several momma cats and their respective litters of kittens. Leah wanted to stop this colony in the making from reproducing, but she needed help. First, Leah was able to bring the tamer mother cat and her young litter of kittens into her home. She tamed the kittens, and had the mother cat spayed. PFA was able to help adopt out some of the kittens, and we moved the two remaining ones into another foster home. The mother cat was re-released into the vacant lot, as she was too wild to be happy as a house cat, and she has shelter, food, and water provided by Leah. Then, Leah took on the much harder task of catching the much wilder mother cat and her three older kittens. She used a large dog kennel, and enticed the kittens one by one into it with food. Then she would grab them and bring them indoors. She also did that with the mother cat, and we had a very interesting evening transporting her to the vet clinic in the back of a truck, as the kennel was too big to fit in a car!

Now, the second mother cat is spayed, and is also back outside with her buddy. They are content, and will never have another litter of kittens.

Leah has the three kittens in her home with her now, and they are taming up beautifully. They are sweet, and playful, and affectionate. they will make wonderful pets! These girls are listed on our adoption page on our main website now, ready to go to their forever homes. We are so grateful to have brave and industrious people like Leah in our community, who are willing to do their part to stop cat overpopulation on our streets.

-Sarah

Sophie is safe and happy!

Sophie is a one year old female cat that People for Animals rescued this past June. She was living in an abandoned shed, having just given birth to five kittens. Sophie was extremely thin and worn out trying to care for her babies. Sophie came to my home with the kittens to be fostered, and quickly became the princess of the house. PFA spayed and vaccinated her as soon as she was done nursing her babies. Sophie was outgoing and chatty and very friendly, along with being so relieved that she had some help with her rather demanding kittens!

One by one the kittens were adopted to good homes, but Sophie continued to wait. It took several months for the right family to come along for our sweet girl, but it was well worth it. We just received an update from them today, with the photo above. Tiffany, Sophie's new momma, says:

"we got a little friend for her... after two days Sophie and him became best friends, they're so cute together. Now they play and chase each other then at the end of the day lay down and nap together. She's a much happier cat, she's grown a little, well chubbied up alot but still is a small cat. She comes to bed with us each night - it's so cute! They cuddle together at the end of the bed, and then 7am every morning she's squaking for her mushy food. We love her so much."

The above photo is of Sophie at home with her new little buddy. Yay for Sophie!
-Sarah

Bob the bob tail

Bobbie the bob-tailed tortoiseshell cat was abandoned by her previous owners when they moved out of their neighborhood and left her behind three weeks ago. This sweet young female was left to fend for herself as the weather grew colder, with no shelter, food, water, or love.

One of our volunteers who lives nearby noticed Bobbie, and began feeding her and checking on her. We made Bobbie a priority on the foster home wait list, and on Wed night we were able to scoop her and take her in to the vet. Bobbie was spayed on Thurs, and as of Thurs night is now in the loving arms of her foster mom, Dariel. She is an incredibly loving and purry girl, and is so grateful to be warm and well fed.

It's so sad to think that there are people in our communities who think that it is acceptable to abandon their companion animals when they become inconvenient. Thankfully, Bobbie didn't suffer from that choice for long.

-Sarah

inspiration

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
-Margaret Mead

Uptown... I mean Downtown, Girl

Finally, a photo of one of our downtown feral cats after being trapped! She will be headed shortly to one of our screened and approved farm homes, along with some other adults in her family.

Downtown cats in the news!

The story of the downtown cats, along with some information about People for Animals, was featured in the Regina Leader Post today. To read the story, and see the photo of the "King" of the colony, finally trapped, click HERE

More downtown kittens that were scooped last week

One of the babies with their foster mom, Laurel
Playing peek-a-boo

One of the many tortie kittens that we have saved

Two of the adorable tabbies at Laurel's

All of these babies are coming along well, and we are pleased with how sociable they have become already. We hope to make them available for adoption in the coming weeks.

-Sarah