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.
Our rescue received a found-animal alert on one of our adopted kitties. Fabio, an orange, long-haired kitty, was three years old when he was adopted from our rescue in 2020. The family that found him said he wandered into their garage about three weeks back. He would leave during the day and come back at night.
Skittles lost her owner and was surrendered to a shelter by the family. Sadly, no one in the family wanted to keep her. She is eight years old, overweight, and her hair was matted all over her back. She has known only one owner and one home her whole life.
Bobbi is a beautiful orange and white male cat I met three years ago because the CCSPCA shelter knows I have a soft heart for cats that aren’t perfect. They were ready to put him down at the close of the shelter that day.
Mia came to our rescue two years ago from CSSPCA Fresno. She was so feral, hissing and striking at you for no reason. We tried feeding her in our large walk-in feral kennel, but Mia didn’t get along with cats that got in her personal space. So we released her at the rescue where she was able to roam the rescue grounds safely and have her space. As she roamed, we tried to make friends with her, but she didn't want human contact. She hissed at us as we approached her. So we just gave her space.
Orange County hoarder case of 83 cats––all lived inside a house since they were kittens. We were asked to help save a few of these kitties who are scared and shelter-labeled Semi-Feral. We are so happy to say, with the help of two other rescues in Los Angeles, we were able to save five that were remaining at the shelter and set to be euthanized at the end of the day.
Every month we at Feral Paws Rescue tell you a story of a cat who has endeared him or herself to our rescue, most always pulled from a high-kill shelter. This month we will share a very special gentleman named Rocky.
Part of our mission at Feral Paws Rescue is to save as many cats as possible from high-kill shelters, mostly those the shelters have deemed unadoptable for various reasons. Often those cats are “special needs,” including those who are vision impaired.
