It’s the absolute worst nightmare of any pet owner. Suddenly you are no longer able to care for your pets. What happens to them then?
Maybe you’re one of those people who doesn’t struggle with money and have the resources to provide a comfortable life for your pet when you no longer can. (If you fall into this category are you looking for a loving and doting daughter? I am available for adoption.) 🙂
If you’re not independently wealthy then hopefully you have kind and generous friends or family members who will help provide for your pets if the situation arises where you no longer can.
However, if you’re like the majority of us, the struggle is real when the unexpected happens.
My friend Donna, from Donna and the Dogs is dealing with such a situation. No, no, don’t worry, it’s not Donna or her dogs who are in need, but Donna is desperately trying to help her neighbor who is.
A quick recap. Donna lives on Long Island, NY. Her home sits in a little cul-de-sac and as with such isolated areas, unsavory peeps tend to dump unwanted pets, which is how a small colony of cats found their way to Donna’s neighborhood.
Apparently one of Donna’s neighbors decided to help out and began bringing the cats inside against her husband’s wishes. This woman was taking in strays and ferals, but none were fixed and they continued to breed. Despite her best intentions, the situation got out of hand. The whole thing came to a head because the woman has now been hospitalized and the lease on the house is up and the husband needs to be out by the end of July.
There’s a total of 18 cats, four of the kittens are in shelters, but still need forever homes. Two of the adults are going to rescue today, but they will also need homes and that still leaves 12 cats that will have nowhere to go!
Donna’s been posting pictures all over Facebook hoping to generate some interest in these cats. All the rescues/shelters in Donna’s area are full and aren’t taking cats.
Just a few of the kitties looking for their forever homes.
Meanwhile, the remaining cats require some form of vet care and some may or may not be friendly. Oh and they have fleas. Thankfully the Town of Brookhaven donated flea meds and eye drops. So hopefully, wherever these kitties end up, they’ll at least be free from fleas and eye infections. Donna has more information on her Facebook page, which you can find HERE and she will continue to update it as information becomes available.
Today is Blog the Change for Animals, a quarterly event and blog hop where we write, and read about animal-related causes, leave comments and share our posts. Will you help me spread the word about these cats and hopefully help them all find homes before the end of July? You can find social media sharing buttons below.
If we all work together, we CAN be the change for animals.
You may have also noticed the Facebook comment plug in, this is something new I’m experimenting with. You can choose to share your comment on Facebook (or not) and what I love best about it is you can share the comment on either your personal page or your blog’s page. Of course, for those who still like the traditional commenting system, that remains intact.
If I could, I would come and take all of those cats for myself!! I really do hope they find forever homes with loving families 🙂 Hopefully we can get the word out there!
I hope they get homes. I’ll share this.
Thank you so much for posting this Jodi!!
We hope all the kittens and cats find homes soon.
Will share this on Twitter – poor kitties! I hope they can all find homes soon.
I hope they all find good homes and people to care for them. My parents used to have a farm and like most people with farms, stray cats find their way to the barn because others dump them there hoping someone will take care of them.
We hope they all find good homes. We will share this post 🙂
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
I tried to take off my judgey pants, honest, but I sure wish that lady had spayed/neutered 🙁 We’ve lived in the country for years and like someone else said, we’ve fed a lot of feral cats over the years. S/N is our friends and the cats’, too. Sharing your post to try to help these cats.
I saw a TV special on the number of kittens one unneutered male cat can produce and it was phenomenal. I’ve been working with our shelter to try to solve the same problem you cite where one lady fed all the feral cats in the area and when she was not able to care for them there were over 30!!
Unfortunatlely the best intentions can go wrong. Someone we know is in a similar situation. We’ll share and hope someone gives those kitties a place to live.
Aw poor babies. I will share as well
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What a sad story, somehow I missed it on Facebook. I will share and hope they can find the rest of those cuties homes. It is too bad when someone tries to do the right thing but it gets out of control. It is also sad that people are dumping cats and that the shelters are full.
It’s so sad that I always find myself thinking “I wish I could do more.” And it’s true, I wish I could take in more animals and donate more time. It’s sad that so many do all that they can do, and yet it never seems like enough. There’s never enough people to foster, donate, or adopt. But I have to remind myself that we can each only do so much, and when we each do something for at least one animal in need it is making the biggest difference in the world to that animal. I try not to let negativity get to me when it comes to animal advocacy, but somedays I realize how daunting it is.
I certainly hope she gets the support & help she needs, I admire anyone who takes it upon themselves to help those in need, whether it’s kitties, dogs, or people.
Oh boy, I’ve seen this on FB. Thank you for helping out and spreading the word. I know those people mean well but if they could just get the animals spayed and neutered it might not get out of hand. Wish there was a less expensive spay neuter clinic for people in this situation.
I hope they can find homes for those cats. It does not sound like an ideal situation for a happy outcome.
Just wanted to update everyone, since you were all nice enough to share. Two more cats are being pulled on Monday, leaving 10 with no where to go. Little by little, cat by cat, we are getting there.