Here at Feral Paws Rescue we are known for saving cats from high kill shelters, and our stories are always focused on them. But we also have many other rescued animals.
Our story this month is about Piggy-Wiggly, a mini pig. When she came to our rescue, we made her a large area with a house and an area to play in the water like pigs love to do.
In the world today, life passes us so fast. In the world of rescue, we get so tied up in saving animals, always making sure that once they reach our rescue, they will be safe. We work hard to get them ready for a forever home. We go and go 24/7 in helping animals in our care. Many people think that if the owner of a rescue should pass away, that the rescue will just keep going. That is far from the truth.
Zubie was rescued from CCSPCA as a very young kitten––about 1 month old. He had a sister that was sick as well that sadly didn't make it. At the time I rescued Zubie from CCSPCA, many cats were coming out of this shelter very sick. It was a challenge to get them well again. It became overwhelming as my vet and I tried to save them. So many too sick to save and it is heart breaking to lose that battle.
Our rescue is well known for pulling the misfits on the euthanasia list from kill shelters. Currently, we pull from 17 different shelters in California. But in rescue, it takes team work to help save the cats, so we work with other rescues and keep the cats safe until transportation is set up to take cats to or from rescues that are a long distance away. We also help rescues by accepting their semi-feral or feral cats who need to be worked with before being put up for adoption.
Our Rescue pulls from shelters in California. We focus on cats that will be euthanized or will be going on the list for euthanasia. We don't judge if they are perfect. Each cat is a life to be saved. Of course, all the pretty and perfect ones are adopted right away.
Some time ago, I came across a homeless person who made me look twice. He was sitting on the sidewalk with a sign “Homeless and Love My Cats.” I looked, and on leashes were two white adult FAT cats and one adult black FAT cat rolling around on the ground. The person was sitting in a chair, and his cats were playing around him.
We would like to share the story of Tinkerbell. At one time, Tinkerbell was being raised in a feral colony. The caretaker is a dear rescue friend who TNRs all the cats in her colonies. She does assessment of the cats in her care before putting them back in the colony after being fixed. We have an agreement that friendly or questionable-friendly cats will come to my rescue to be assisted with more time to be socialized.
Each rescue is different in how they help cats. Our rescue focusses on cats in kill shelters. They are a priority for us over cats from private parties because kill shelter cats’ lives are in jeopardy. Cats in kill shelters have only from three to five days before they are euthanized.
Princess came to my attention in early November 2024. Our rescue normally only takes in cats from high-kill shelters. Until Princess. One of our volunteers told me about her. She is a senior about 16 years of age. She was born deaf and blind, and has a condition abbreviated CH that can affect motor skills, balance, and coordination. She lived outside with a person’s other cats.
We love to help the misfit kitties at shelters that don’t stand a chance of making it out alive! These are two very special kitties that will either find a forever home, or will live at our rescue running free.
