Feline Dystopia in Toronto

Susie had been living outside for a number of years and was TNRed in 2016 by another organization before we entered the picture. As she aged she also showed us signs of friendliness and we did everything we could to rescue her off the street, but her TNR experience had traumatized her and prevented her from re-entering a trap. This was a complicated situation as the location of the colony was a very busy Toronto intersection and many members of the public knew about the “strays“. Controlling when and where the cats are fed is imperative when trapping and we faced a challenge that people always left food for them. After a few years of earning her trust we were able to feed her inside a cat carrier and that is how she was rescued in December 2020. We brought her to another rescue where she happily resided with bonded cats Lenny and Baboo, all retired from outside. Susie was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and received treatment. If she had not been returned back to the street when she was caught years ago, there is no doubt her chances of living a better quality of life would have been greater, illnesses caught earlier. In June 2022 she came to live with us at New Cat City for close monitoring when her health began to go downhill. We said goodbye to her forever in November 2022.

We believe all feral cats should not be painted with the same brush. Many cats who are considered feral do have the potential to live comfortably indoors once given the opportunity and the right conditions. There are some TNR (trap, neuter, release) advocacy organizations that recommend to not give these cats a chance at a life safe indoors because they are too “wild” and would therefore be unhappy. Most of these organizations do not spend the time or resources needed to attempt socialization and acclimate to indoor life, with the assessment done while the cat is terrified in a trap. We do not agree with this philosophy. Often it just takes time for a cat from outside to come around indoors, and often times the cat may not really be “feral”. While many groups focus on TNR, which of course is helpful in controlling the outdoor cat population, we do our best to find a way for them to move indoors whenever we have the opportunity.

The feral cats of Toronto are technically an invasive species, due to irresponsible pet ownership. Cats are biologically hardwired hunt and kill wildlife, including many indigenous species of birds and small mammals. They are not biologically constructed to be exposed to the harsh winter weather conditions we experience here in Toronto, the way a squirrel or raccoon is. Placing insulated winter shelters for them helps them to survive the winter, however they still suffer a lot in the brutal cold. When our indoor domestic cats reach their end of life stage and we understand they are suffering, we know the ethical solution is for them to be put to sleep – but when these TNR cats age and become old and frail, there is often no one to aid them to transition over the Rainbow Bridge via humane euthanasia, and they suffer alone outside and become targets of predators and die while suffering tremendously. This problem is a product of human exploitation of felines, breeders, and irresponsible cat owners. We believe that all domestic cats should be kept safe indoors. Cats who require outdoor engagement should be supervised on a harness/leash combination, or kept in a secure catio for a limited time. Feral/community cats (mostly) have the potential to acclimate to indoor life, sometimes it takes a long time and a lot of patience, and of course the ideal environment and conditions. Humans created the feline dystopia that exists out there, and we feel it’s our responsibility to eliminate as much preventable suffering as possible. Here are the cats we’ve encountered in one way or another, from outside. Most are success stories of indoor rescues, but we’ve included situations where we wanted to help but were not successful, as these circumstances are part of doing rescue work.

Tyler started coming around in 2020. Skinny, hungry, intact, and covered in scrapes and cuts. The other cats (Susie, Lenny & Baboo) didn’t want him around and made it clear, but Tyler was hungry and would wait a little distance away for the girls to finish eating before approaching timidly for the scraps. We started placing separate food for him and shared his photo in lost cat and local groups on social media but no one claimed him, but he was recognized by some who would leave food out for him. We managed to finally contain him in January 2021.

“Estimates place the number of homeless cats in Toronto at between 20,000 and 100,000.”

Toronto Humane Society

“About two-thirds of the bird deaths were attributed to feral cats, living wild. As birds’ total U.S. population at any given moment has been estimated at around 10 billion to 20 billion, that feral cat toll would probably exceed all mortality from window strikes, roadkill, pesticides, pollution, windmills, and all other unnatural causes combined, except habitat loss and possibly climate change—a staggering thought.” This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Nutella was first noticed by our neighbours outside of our building looking cold and unwell in January 2021. They called the city who came to investigate but didn’t feel the cat was injured and assumed he was a feral cat and left him after scaring him with a net. Unsatisfied with the result, our neighbours then contacted us for help. After several hours of trying we were able to contain with him. We also connected with the city animal services and the matter was dealt with, (and their services have been appreciated ever since).
We rescued these two ~six month old brothers off the streets of Toronto in January 2021. They were assessed by the local humane society and deemed too “wild” to be socialized and recommended they be released back outside once neutered. With the brutal cold winter weather we ensured they remained safe and warm indoors. We called them Remy and Romy (Remus and Romulus).
Donny was with Remy and Romy when he was contained in January 2021. He seemed to be a father or big brother figure (we originally believed he was their mama and temporarily became “Mr. Mama”). In December 2024 Donnie was guided across the rainbow bridge by his forever human after an ER visit determined serious urinary problems that were unmanageable at home.
Lenny was known as one of Susie mama’s kids. She was TNRed by another organization in 2016. We contained her in February 2021 and reunited her with Susie her bonded mama. She never really trusted us but we knew she and her mama were very bonded. Lenny always went for the water before food (in the winter when the water froze quickly). We suspected she may have a medical condition due to the amount of water she drank. She was extremely tricky to contain and we actually caught her using water inside of the trap. Lenny crossed the Rainbow bridge in January 2022.
Baboo was the final remaining cat at her colony. Baboo (and Lenny) were known to be Susie mama’s adult babies. There was another littermate I was told about but I never met her as she recently disappeared never to return. Susie and Lenny were tightly bonded but Baboo liked to march to the beat of her own drum. She would often disappear for weeks at a time. She was highly elusive and untrusting of us. We wondered if there was another place where she was being fed or sheltered. We finally contained her in March 2021 and reunited her with Lenny and Susie mama.
In April 2021 we learned of a fruit market where kittens were being given away for free. We offered to take all four of the ~four month old kittens to a reputable rescue for fostering. The business owners gave us three of the four as the fourth kitten was promised to someone else. He did not realize that offering the kittens to the public for free is harmful and dangerous. We investigated the parents’ story and helped the best we could. We got the mama (below) spayed and vaccinated and requested for her to be kept indoors.
In winter 2020 the pregnant mama showed up at the open back door of a fruit market when receiving stock looking for warmth and the business owner allowed her inside and she had her kittens there. In April 2021 she had a second litter. We had Mama spayed and vaccinated and asked for her to be kept indoors (he lived above the market).
In April 2021 we learned of a fruit market where kittens were being given away for free. They agreed to give us three out of four of the ~four month old kittens to surrender to a reputable rescue for fostering. The fourth kitten was promised to someone else. He did not realize that offering the kittens to the public for free is harmful and dangerous. When we came to take the mama for her spay, they gave us the fourth kitten too.
In April 2021 we learned about a fruit market where there were some intact cats roaming outside, who trusted the business owner for food. We had Mama’s son Banana neutered and vaccinated and asked for him to be kept indoors (he lived above the market).
In April 2021 we learned about a fruit market where there were some intact cats roaming outside, who trusted the business owner for food. In May 2021 we had Mama’s son Zucchini neutered and vaccinated and asked for him to be kept indoors (he lived above the market).
In June 2021 we found out about Regan living in a shed with four young ones. She was quite young herself. We worked with the property owner and a local neighbour to start feeding them under a secured drop trap for a week and then we contained them all over three consecutive days.
In June 2021 we found out about Regan (above) living in a shed with four young ones. We worked with the property owner and a local neighbour to start feeding them under a secured drop trap for a week and then we contained them all over three consecutive days. All four kittens went to another local animal rescue with a foster program for socialization.
In June 2021 we found out about Regan (above) living in a shed with four young ones. We worked with the property owner and a local neighbour to start feeding them under a secured drop trap for a week and then we contained them all over three consecutive days. All four kittens went to another local animal rescue with a foster program for socialization.
In August 2021 one of our neighbours contacted us about this little lady looking very unwell found outside. Sunshine was brought to us and we saw immediately that she was in medical crisis. We offered her a little bit of food (mostly gravy) and placed a towel and heat pad over her cold body but we suspected that it may be too late for her to recover. I left the room to arrange medical attention for her and when I returned to check on her she had passed away. We believe she came here to cross over the bridge in a safe and compassionate space.
Robin was contained in September 2021 from the same area as Donny, Remy, and Romy. Donny used to communicate with him through a window and that is how Robin was discovered. We contained Robin in no time and has him sterilized and vaccinated. Robin and Donny became best buds together indoors.
Chance arrived in September 2021 after we was caught by accident (we were aiming for a different brown tabby). Sadly, the new owners of a property was looking to remove a colony the previous owners used to provide food and shelter to. He was found intact, not microchipped, not claimed and did not match with any lost cat profiles. He was very shy and tested positive for FIV. He stayed with us and made best friends with Chandra, a cat who came from a few blocks away.
Beans was noticed by a local resident living in a construction site at a very busy intersection in October 2021. She began leaving food for her and tried to coax her out but Beans was very young (~five months) and quite skittish. We came out to help and was able to contain Beans for vaccines and sterilization and found her to be super friendly and unafraid once she was safe. Her original finder adopted her permanently.
Chandra was noticed in fall 2021 by a building superintendent to arrive at dawn looking for food. This was very close to where Remy and Romy came from. It was observed that he was missing a portion of his tail. We contained him in November 2021 and found him to be ~eight months old with a severed and degloved tail. He was sterilized and most of his tail was amputated. He is besties with Chance.
In June 2022 our neighbours noticed this scraggly little guy outside starving and begging for food. They saw him regularly in an alleyway and noticed he had some wounds on his body and contacted us. We contained him and had him sterilized, vaccinated, and given medical attention to his injuries. No microchip and no one claimed him. We called him Raggedy Andy. Our neighbours who found him adopted him permanently.
In September 2022 we came to check on the cats and feed them on a Saturday afternoon when we found Prince laying in a lateral recumbent position inside of the shelter hut/feeding station. Typically these cats are highly alert and I knew he wasn’t sleeping. I touched him and he didn’t budge. He was gently placed in a box with a towel around him. I lightly touched his face around his eyes looking for any signs of pupil dilation or twitching and saw no sign of life. I placed the box on the passenger seat and drove him to the city animal services office for cremation. Once we arrived I looked at him very closely one last time to say goodbye. Then I realized that I saw his fur moving on his chest. I could see his heartbeat. Then I saw a breath was taken. Complete panicking, I ran with him to the office entrance and pressed to buzzer and explained to the person on the other end the situation we were in and that we needed an emergency euthanasia. They came to the door and confirmed that he was still alive, but also told me that on Saturdays they don’t have a vet in the office. I then took him to the nearest vet and they kindly accommodated us. I stayed with him until the end. He was just finally starting to not run away from me. I’m glad I was able to help him cross the Rainbow bridge. No cat should suffer a slow and painful death.
In October 2022 Blucas was losing weight and struggling to eat. We noticed that his lower incisors were loose and literally falling out of his gums. He was contained and his mouth was examined. He was diagnosed with severe periodontal disease. We set up a large wire dog crate for him at New Cat City and raised the funds needed for dental surgery. He recovered from a full mouth dental extraction procedure before going back to his friends (this was unfortunately part of our agreement with the property owner and other feeders involved). In January 2023 Blucas was reported missing to us by the property owner, he returned three days later with an injury so we trapped him again, attended to his veterinary care, and retired him from outside permanently.
In October 2022 we were contact by someone who alleged there was a unit in their building containing unsterilized cats and kittens living in a neglectful situation. We investigated and were successful in permission to take two of the kittens to a reputable local rescue and transported them the next day. We were unsuccessful in helping to sterilize the parent cats unfortunately.
Tommy is one of the community cats we help care for. In October 2022 we noticed his right ear looked puffy and sideways, and when he was focused on eating he didn’t mind if I touched his ear to confirm it was very inflamed and felt like a hematoma had developed. We contained him and had his ear examined by a vet. He was treated for ear mites, the aural hematoma was drained, and he was administered pain medication before returning back to his friends, as promised to his other feeders and the property owner.
In December 2022 we contained this little ~eight month old intact male along with a ~two year old intact female (mama?). There was a big winter storm prediction and we got them inside in time.
In December 2022 we contained this ~two year old intact female along with a little ~eight month old intact male (son?). There was a big winter storm prediction and we got them inside in time.
A homeowner who allowed two TNRed cats to reside on the property and offered them food and shelter in the veranda suddenly put the property up for sale and moved away, leaving the cats behind with no plans for their care. Fortunately for the cats, a local neighbour noticed them and contacted us. She kindly took over their feeding responsibilities. No longer allowed in the veranda, we placed feral cat winter shelters for them. They were believed to be a mama and son bonded pair. We contained the mama cat in January 2023.

A homeowner who allowed two TNRed cats to reside on the property and offered them food and shelter in the veranda suddenly put the property up for sale and moved away, leaving the cats behind with no plans for their care. Fortunately for the cats, a local neighbour noticed them and contacted us. She kindly took over their feeding responsibilities. No longer allowed in the veranda, we placed feral cat winter shelters for them. They were believed to be a mama and son bonded pair. We contained the mama cat in January 2023. One week later their feeder was able to contain the second cat. We found out she was a female actually, and very happy to he reunited with her friend.
These two intact males were contained in January 2023 when their feeder received a notice from building management to remove the cat winter shelters. We believe they were abandoned cats because they showed many signs of friendliness.
We first saw her eating food in a blizzard in winter 2022 and we’ve wanted to help her ever since. She is unlike the others who eventually trusted me enough to come close for food. She always was elusive and maintained distance. The other cats did not allow her to sleep in their heated winter shelters or to eat with them. She had her own winter shelter and food station for this reason. She preferred to spend a lot of her days hidden under a stack of wooden palettes. To be compliant with the property owner’s wishes we left her. He was very worried she would not fare well in a trap or contained. We needed to maintain a healthy relationship with this person to continue helping the other cats, such as Blucas. Finally one year and one month later in February 2023 we safely contained her for rescue. We took her to the vet and learned she was probably around 15 years old, physically unwell, and recommended that we humanely put Lucy to sleep. We had a loving home lined up for Lucy and we wanted to give her a fair chance so we opted to diagnose and treat her ailments. She was next found to have inflammatory bowel disease and polyps in her right ear so we began her on treatment for IBD including prescription diet and scheduled her for polyps removal surgery. She did well after this and we were all very hopeful for Lucy. Recently however, the polyps in her right ear returned with a vengeance and she developed a mysterious abscess next to her right ear. We took her for some further medical investigation on the cause and learned that she has a tumour causing problems in her ear. There wasn’t anything more that could be done for her. Lucy’s quality of life had been steadily declining and therefore it was decided to let her be free from pain and allow her to cross the Rainbow bridge on August 11, 2023. We are so thankful we could ensure that she didn’t suffer alone in the end, and grateful to her foster home who showed her love and compassion.
In February 2023 we crossed paths with this big boy when a trapper friend contained him during TNR efforts local to one of our colony feeding areas. We noticed in a photo that there was something going on with his right eye that might need medical intervention, and it was a good opportunity to try to get him off the streets as the missing/injured eye makes him vulnerable. We reached out to several rescue contacts and was able to secure his placement. He spent one night at New Cat City post-op and we transported him part way to his new destination. We did very little work but happy to have helped him off the street.
In March 2023 we contained Frankie. Frankie had recently showed up at one of our colonies where we feed and we noticed a few things about him right away. He was the last to run/move away when we approached. He didn’t wait for us to leave before he started eating. He allowed us to get closer and closer very quickly. He was always starving. Upon being contained Frankie immediately allowed petting and we believe that Frankie was dumped/abandoned.
In March 2023 we noticed that Sweetie’s little tongue was hanging out of his mouth and we could see some blood coming from one side of his mouth too. We suspected he had some oral problems so we wanted to contain him for a vet visit. Our trapper friend was able to contain him the same day and we had him booked for a dental surgery within two weeks time.
This big grey boy was contained in April 2023 by a trapper friend of a friend during routine TNR efforts in an area local to one of our colony feeding stations. We connected him with another rescue organization and kept him overnight before delivering him to their vet. He completely allowed us to pet him and suspect he may also be a dumped/abandoned cat.
We were contacted by a local colony caretaker about a group of senior TNR cats who will be evicted from the property due to construction/development. Missy was contained in April 2023 and we had her vetted in preparation to move indoors. She was estimated to be ~13 years old, spending around 11 of those years on the street. Missy was found to have no teeth and FIV+. We found her placement with another rescue organization for indoor acclimation. In August they discovered through x-rays and testing was that she was also dealing with bone cancer, a huge tumour growing within her small head. Her vet advised that there was no way to treat her that will provide Missy a quality of life. It was very clear that gifting her angel wings would provide a compassionate end to her pain on August 26, 2023.
In May 2023 we focused on containing JJ as he showed signs of oral pain. A trapper friend was able to trap him after he turned out to be difficult to trap and we accepted the help when it was offered. Thanks to your support we were able to get JJ the veterinary care he desperately needed which increased his quality of life alongside becoming an indoor cat.
In May 2023 we were contacted by a neighbour about a random cat seen outside of our apartment building. Fortunately for us and him, he appeared to be lost and friendly, and went straight inside an open carrier. We found him listed in an online lost cat registry and we were in touch with his humans the following day. Kobe was returned to his home in the evening after spending one night at New Cat City,
In May 2023 we became aware of a senior cat who was allegedly being neglected by his humans. We weren’t prepared to help him but the universe literally guided us to him when we were helping to rescue some released doves in the area. We wanted to get him immediate vet care and our two preferred vet clinics were not available to see Maximus immediately, so we used the resources at TAS – which meant he had to be reported as “found”. Fortunately his humans did not come looking for him within the 72 hour window. After that he was officially transferred to us. He tested positive for FIV and was found to have liver cancer that had progressed beyond treatment. We treated him palliatively as well as got him a dental procedure to remove painful oral conditions. We let him go on December 20, 2023 after his quality of life declined significantly.
In June 2023 one of our neighbours contacted us about a young cat who was living in an alleyway who was being fed by locals and was always ravenous. She was easily contained and found to be not microchipped, intact female. Because of her young age and friendly demeanour we had her go into the TAS adoption program.
We were contacted by a local colony caretaker about a group of senior TNR cats who will be evicted from the property due to construction/development. June was contained in June 2023 and we had her vetted in preparation to move indoors. We found her a permanent home indoors with one of her friends from the colony.
We were contacted by a local colony caretaker about a group of senior TNR cats who will be evicted from the property due to construction/development. Marty was contained in June 2023 and we him vetted in preparation to move indoors. We found him a permanent home indoors with one of his friends from the colony.
June 2023 was the last time we saw our friend Sully at his colony. He was quite old and often slept out in the open, even in poor weather. We had intentions of rescuing him this summer, but very sadly he disappeared before we got to him. We will always feel that we failed him. We understand many things happen that are not within our control. The manager who runs the business here had informed us that a coyote was seen on the property around the time of his disappearance.
We were contacted by a local colony caretaker about a group of senior TNR cats who will be evicted from the property due to construction/development. This random intact male who was severely matted was contained in June 2023 and we had him vetted in preparation to move indoors. We found him a permanent home indoors with some of his friends from the colony.
We were contacted by a local colony caretaker about a group of senior TNR cats who will be evicted from the property due to construction/development. This TNR male was contained in June 2023 and we had him vetted in preparation to move indoors. We found him a permanent home indoors with some of his friends from the colony.
In August 2023 we noticed this cat snooping around a former colony location. We tried to find out if he belongs to anyone and it turned out he did have a home and was allowed to roam. We learned that he was allowed to roam intact, contained by a local person and surrendered to THS where he was neutered, and then reclaimed by his original person. While we were investigating this information, we learned that he was hit by a car at a busy intersection, and picked up by TAS where he was humanely euthanized after he suffered cardiac arrest while in their care.
In September 2023 we contained Molly who was one of the final two cats remaining at her colony. We were able to get her the veterinary care she desperately needed and send her to a permanent home with her bestie Patty.
After feeding at this colony since January 2022, we finally trapped the final two cats Molly and Patty in September 2023. Both cats were found to be seniors with severe dental issues, especially Patty who also tested positive for FIV. Patty had a full mouth extraction surgery thanks to your support and went to live indoors permanently with his bestie Molly. In Dec 2024 Patty was guided across the rainbow bridge. He was compassionately gifted the most valuable thing he could be given, a humane end. We feel fortunate to know that Patty was able to enjoy living indoors with his bestie Molly for over a year before he got sick.
We were contacted by a local colony caretaker about a group of senior TNR cats who will be evicted from the property due to construction/development. This TNR male was contained in October 2023 and we had him vetted in preparation to move indoors. We found him a permanent home indoors with some of his friends from the colony. He crossed the Rainbow bridge on April 10, 2024. He had lymphoma. According to his medical chart we saw he was TNRed in 2018, and when we trapped him in October 2023 he was seven years old. His indoor guardian did not find him to be feral – so we can suspect he was dumped/abandoned or lost when he was around two years old and lived as a community cat outside for five years. We started trapping his colony in June 2023 and he was the last one remaining as he cleverly evaded the trap from us. It was through determination and persistence, even taking a brief break to trap Patty and Molly, that we finally contained him in October. He was found to be FIV+ and having a painful oral condition called stomatitis. His bloodwork was relatively normal. We were lucky that his colony feeder was able to secure placement for him and they were able to provide him with the veterinary care he needed. He got to spend the winter warm and safe indoors and eat comfortably for the last five or six months of his life. We are grateful to his feeder for contacting us to help him and happy he had a good home before it was too late for him
Our kind and observant neighbours had noticed a starving cat living under a house in the area in winter 2023 and began feeding him regularly. None of the residents of homes’ around could say who he belonged to. He was intact and living in the space between two houses and would disappear into a small hole under one of the houses. They named him Tuna and December 2023 they were able to contain him in a carrier and he came to us. We got him vetted and then coordinated with another rescue to get him into their adoption program.
Tommy was finally rescued from outside in December 2023. His rescue was strategically planned so he could spend the least amount of time crated, as we knew from previous experience that Tommy is happier unconfined. His veterinary fundraising was done in advance and we had arranged with out vet to have him brought over immediately after his planned containment. Because Tommy didn’t always enter the drop trap in front of us, we had his other feeder place his breakfast that was laced with gabapentin. He trap was gently lowered over Tommy after he finished his meal and only then did we make an appearance to move him into a transfer cage and transport him to the vet where he got everything he needed to become a happy indoor cat.
In February 2024 we contained four ~6 month old kittens after we were contacted by the SPCA and asked to help, since SPCA typically don’t designate resources for feral cat socialization. These four littermates were named Yaffa, Zeytun, Aswad, and Qamar. All four are presently together indoors.
In February 2024 we contained four ~6 month old kittens after we were contacted by the SPCA and asked to help, since SPCA typically don’t designate resources for feral cat socialization. These four littermates were named Yaffa, Zeytun, Aswad, and Qamar. All four are presently together indoors.
In February 2024 we contained four ~6 month old kittens after we were contacted by the SPCA and asked to help, since SPCA typically don’t designate resources for feral cat socialization. These four littermates were named Yaffa, Zeytun, Aswad, and Qamar. All four are presently together indoors.
In February 2024 we contained four ~6 month old kittens after we were contacted by the SPCA and asked to help, since SPCA typically don’t designate resources for feral cat socialization. These four littermates were named Yaffa, Zeytun, Aswad, and Qamar. All four are presently together indoors.
In March 2024 we contained Walker after noticing him appear at one of our colonies over the winter. He was intact and fearful at first but we got him brought up to date at the vet and found him an indoor landing pad where he still lives and has become trusting of his humans.
Sage was contained in March 2024 when we were aiming to contain Fweetie for indoor retirement. We knew that Fweetie and Sage were bonded so we kept them together.
At the end of March 2024 we contained Friday after we noticed he was new to the colony. He remained in foster care until he was confident and trusting in humans, then was transferred to another rescue where he was placed in an adoption centre and found a forever home!
We contained Fweetie in April 2024 and he went to live in a permanent indoor home with his friend Sage. In July 2025 Fweetie crossed over the rainbow bridge after a battle with illness.
In July 2024 we were asked to assist in safely rehoming a cat who was being retired from breeding after a few litters. We successfully rehomed her immediately.
August 2024 was when we contained Star for permanent indoor retirement. We got her brought up to date at the vet including a dental procedure before she went to live with a former feeder.
In September 2024 we were contacted by someone who monitors local stray cats and noticed this ravenous little one had started coming for food daily, and was intact and unowned. When we went over to set up the trap for training, she happened to be right there so we set the trap to see what happens and she was inside the trap within moments! Raven was fostered by a volunteer and then adopted out to a forever home.
In September 2024 we were contacted by someone who worked at a store where two young cats had been abandoned in the underground parking garage. Unfortunately one of the two cats disappeared before we could contain the pair. The remaining cat was trapped and found to be young intact female we named Isra. We found her to be not feral but scared from her traumatic event of being abandoned. The vet found her to be in good health and no signs of pregnancy. We waited for her to settle in for a few weeks before putting her through surgery and booked her into TAS for spay. When we picked her up we were told she was carrying four tiny ones! We were heartbroken to learn this, and had we known we’d have waited to spay her. Hard lesson learned. She did very well in her time in foster care and was adopted into a forever home.
In October we were contacted by someone who needed help in getting a cat he fed outside trapped, fixed, and indoor acclimated as he was planning on moving soon and wanted to bring the cat with him. This cat would eat in front of him so we knew there was potential for this cat. Once contained, fixed, and acclimation process making progress we returned him back to his feeder with instructions on how to continue working with him. Unfortunately the cat was let back out on the very same weekend. When we followed up to see if the cat was still coming for food, we learned he was coming in at night to sleep on very cold nights, even jumping into his humans lap, but allowed back outside in the day. And due to this desire to go outside, he was going to leave him behind! Before this happened we got the cat back, and found him a permanent indoor home where he is called Bruno.
In October 2024 we realized one of the TNR colony cats at a colony we “inherited” was asking for help and set up a fundraiser for his care. We weren’t sure how we were going to trap train him due to the location but we started off by setting a live trap to see how he’d react and after about 45 mins we was in the trap. We noticed he was very skittish and fearful, but enjoyed being pet and even purred. We took him to TAS to have his bloodwork run in order to save funds for his dental. There the vet recommended he be euthanized due to the severe oral complications he had combined with his feral nature. We of course declined knowing how his demeanour is in a different environment. Tuxie underwent a full mouth dental extraction surgery and after a slow recovery is now living his best indoor life.
In March 2025 this cat’s human reached out for help in bringing him into THS for humane euthanasia due to his age combined with vomiting, diarrhea, and sneezing. We knew if we declined in helping this cat may be euthanized without a fair chance of treatment for his undiagnosed issues. We agreed to take him and bring him to our vet, who agreed that all of the symptoms are worth treatment. After exam and comprehensive lab work it’s most likely Inflammatory Bowel Disease. We thankfully found a perfect home for Tommie to retire in and continue to receive treatments for IBD. He was sent across the rainbow bridge on October 30, 2025 after his guardians observed a sudden major decline in his health.
Vladimir was rescued from feline dystopia in May 2025 after we learned that this friendly senior had been living on the street for several years. After a short stay in foster care and receiving some much needed veterinary attention he was adopted to a forever home.
In August 2025 we successfully contained these three littermates after their fourth sibling turned up deceased while living outside, they are only three months old! Thanks to our friends at Edwards Animal Sanctuary for taking them on for socializing and future adoption.
In August 2025 we guided Cheddar’s most trusted feeders in securing him for rescue and indoor retirement. Please visit our Adopt, Don’t Shop page to read more about him!
In August 2025 this small cat was seen darting around the driveway and parking lots of a building complex for at least a week. He was being fed by locals, always hungry and catching birds, too skittish to pick up so had to be trapped, but is friendly. Also suspect he was abandoned according to local individuals. Once placed in a carrier with a soft blanket began to make instant biscuits! Was taken to TAS for stray hold and adoption of unclaimed. Turned out to be estimated 3 years old.
Norman’s tiny but mighty desperate cries for help were heard by us in August 2025 and after a short time we were granted access to the property where we followed his voice. He was found starving, shivering, covered with fleas. We babysat him for the night and he was transported to Edwards Sanctuary to receive medical treatment and to make kitten buddies.
While we were trying to contain Norman’s littermates in August 2025 we accidentally trapped an intact adult estimated 2 years old. We called him Ceasar and he’s presently in temp foster care.
In September 2025 we were trying again to contain Norman’s littermates and a lethargic and inappetent older kitten caught our attention. Easily contained in a cat carrier, we babysat him overnight and had him seen by the vet in the morning and stayed in hospital for a couple days to sort him out. He was another unplanned rescue, and fortunately our friends at Edwards Sanctuary intaked him.
In September 2025 we contained this tiny 3-4 week old kitten who is possibly a littermate of Norman. Thanks to Edward’s Sanctuary for intaking these babies.
In September 2025 we became involved in helping cats in a semi-hoarding-type situation and TNRed this estimated 10 month old female back to the outside of the property and watched her enter the home via window.
In September 2025 we became involved in helping cats in a semi-hoarding-type situation and TNRed this estimated 2 and a half year old female back to the outside of the property and watched her enter the home via window.
In September 2025 we became involved in helping cats in a semi-hoarding-type situation and TNRed this male back to the outside of the property and watched him enter the home via window.
In September 2025 we became involved in helping cats in a semi-hoarding-type situation and TNRed this male back to the outside of the property and watched him enter the home via window.
In September 2025 we became involved in helping cats in a semi-hoarding-type situation and TNRed this male back to the outside of the property and watched him enter the home via window.
In September 2025 we contained this tiny 3-4 week old kitten who is possibly a littermate of Norman. Thanks to Edward’s Sanctuary for intaking these babies.
In September 2025 we became involved in helping cats in a semi-hoarding-type situation and TNRed this female back to the outside of the property and watched her enter the home via window.
In September 2025 we contained this tiny 3-4 week old calico kitten who is possibly a littermate of Norman. Thanks to Edward’s Sanctuary for intaking these babies.
In September 2025 we became involved in helping cats in a semi-hoarding-type situation and TNRed this female back to the outside of the property and watched her enter the home via window.
In September 2025 we became involved in helping cats in a semi-hoarding-type situation and trapped this male estimated 1 years old. We called him Duncan and he’s presently in our care.
In October 2025 we finally located a litter of kittens we had been scouting. Thanks to Edwards Sanctuary for in taking the group of five!
In October 2025 we finally located a litter of kittens we had been scouting. Thanks to Nikki for containing this one! Thanks to Edwards Sanctuary for in taking the group of five!
In October 2025 we finally located a litter of kittens we had been scouting. Thanks to Edwards Sanctuary for in taking the group of five!
In October 2025 we finally located a litter of kittens we had been scouting. Thanks to Edwards Sanctuary for in taking the group of five!
In October 2025 we finally located a litter of kittens we had been scouting. Once the five kittens were safely secured it was time to rescue Mama too! Thanks to Edwards Sanctuary for intaking and spaying Mama. Happy ending she was adopted by her original
In September 2025 we became involved in helping cats in a semi-hoarding-type situation and saw this intact male but unable to trap him. He was collected by TAS and sterilized, and we have taken him under our care for rehabilitation in October.