cats

Apr 2023 15

Feral Paws Rescue: Every Life Matters! Sterling, Matthew, PawPaw, and Simon

2023 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Feral Paws Rescue, Pets

by Lupe Gore

Feral Paws Rescue regularly receives calls from the CCSPCA (Fresno) for cats they deem unadoptable or cats who are not adopted within their allowed time to be on-site. Often the cats are scared to be at the shelter so they seem unadoptable. Or maybe they’re too old or have a disability, so they’re tagged as rescue-only. Many just need more time to adjust, but Feral Paws Rescue is always there for them no matter what the reason.

Apr 2023 8

No Need for 20 Mattresses: Real Princess Awaits Rescue at Valley Animal Center

2023 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Pets

by Alisia Sanchez

Princess Rosalinda (24067) was surrendered to Valley Animal Center more than two years ago on March 24, 2021. At the time, she was very pregnant but soon gave birth to a litter of six adorable kittens. As is often the case, all of her kittens found homes before she did, and today, Princess Rosalinda spends her days gazing peacefully at the California sun from her outdoor catio.

Mar 2023 25

Jackie Dale—TheCatMother/Cat Trapper: Professional Cat Chauffeur, The Great Escape, It’s A Smelly Cat

2023 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Jackie Dale, Pets

by Jackie Dale

February was a month for spending quite a bit of time on the road. Driving Nadine, the Rottweiler, to the rescue required that I ask a friend to drive us there in her roomier SUV. Nadine was very well-behaved in the car, but we think she was nervous because her last ride in a vehicle didn’t go so well. She did not want to get out. However, once out and reassured she wasn’t about to be abandoned again, her personality bounced right back.

Mar 2023 18

Feral Paws Rescue: Golden Years

2023 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Feral Paws Rescue

by Lupe Gore

Golden years. Those years when one is supposed to be living a life of leisure without a care in the world, secure in their life situation, and secure in their home. This month, we will profile three cats who thought they were in such circumstances but were sadly surrendered to the CCSPCA by the humans they trusted. Two of them are ten-year-old siblings who were put into separate kennels while at the shelter. The third one felt so betrayed he was starting to shut down. Feral Paws Rescue saved them all.

Feb 2023 25

Jackie Dale—TheCatMother/Cat Trapper: Slowest Month of the Year

2023 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Jackie Dale, Pets, Reedley News

by Jackie Dale

January started out with a trickle of cats. A couple of cats here and there from the local shelter and one lady who paid me $100 to take in a friendly stray. Then came a call from the rescue, they were low on adult cats. I only had one cat, an FIV+ cat, who had been waiting for an opening in that particular unit. However, not one to waste an opportunity, I quickly rounded up some friendly, fixed adult cats to make the trip.

Jan 2023 28

Jackie Dale—The Cat Mother/Cat Trapper: Too Busy to Write

2023 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Jackie Dale, Reedley News

by Jackie Dale

The past few months have been so busy I didn’t even have the time or energy to write my columns for the past two months. The non-stop cat work combined with the holiday season just made for an extremely hectic time. In addition, the vet was leaving at the end of December, so I had to get as much done as I could before then. That included resuming trapping at the golf course. I had only been trapping there for a couple of weeks before the rains started.

Jan 2023 14

Life at Feral Paws Rescue

2023 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Feral Paws Rescue, Pets

by Lupe Gore

Feral Paws Rescue has a diverse group of cats, some who will become permanent residents, some feral who love to roam the property and others who are waiting for adoption. This is the story of three of those cats.

Nov 2022 19

Feral Paws Rescue: 4 Cats & 2 Dogs Find Rescue

2022 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Feral Paws Rescue

by Paula Hunsaker

Our rescue over the years has seen and been through so much that is heartbreaking and joyful at times. But there are times when you have to stop and question the human race. I have learned over time that there is a huge difference between the mind of the public and the work of rescue. I have found over time that there are some very heartless humans. We get so attached to our rescue pets and some even become forever pets with the rescue.

Oct 2022 22

Jackie Dale—TheCatMother/Cat Trapper: Always Busy

2022 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Jackie Dale, Pets, Reedley News

by Jackie Dale

This past month has been busy, of course, when am I not busy? LOL. Kittens and cats are messy when kept in cages and maintaining a high level of cleanliness takes time. So, what’s been happening at the cat ranch?

Oct 2022 15

Valley Animal Center: Cat in Shelter for Four Years Seeks Special Furever Home

2022 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Pets

by Alisia Sanchez

If you love the beauty of sparkling brilliance, then Glitter is your gal!
Glitter (Animal ID: 21340) is a four-year-old orange tabby. She and her siblings were surrendered to Valley Animal Center when they were only four months old. While all of Glitter’s siblings were adopted, she has been in the care of Valley Animal Center since 2018.