Rescue, Foster, Rehome
EVERY RESCUE IS MY FAVORITE RESCUE
It all started when…
I met a thin, pregnant stray in early spring 2013. My daughter and I called her “Mama Cat.” She was a friendly, hungry girl. We fed her everyday until “Mama Cat” disappeared on June 8th and emerged days later to eat having given birth to hidden kittens somewhere in our neighborhood. Weeks later, she began visiting with her two surviving kittens (surely she had birthed more than two by the size of her once pregnant belly). She would eat and then stay for a while, nursing her kittens. Just a few months later, with two fast-growing but still very dependent kittens, “Mama” began to show again. More kittens were on the way. As “Mama” grew more pregnant, my concern also grew. She was going to have more kittens on the streets. The weather would soon turn colder. She was also now down to just one surviving kitten. This was no life for such a beautiful, loving cat or her baby. My daughter and I began sharing the news. We needed to find a home for “Mama.” A wonderful, cat-loving family responded and took her in just days before she gave birth again. That family kept in touch. They let her nurture her kittens, found homes for them all, and got vet care for “Mama” with a much needed spay. She is living a great life. Her surviving baby boy, Niko, became our beloved pet and lived his entire life with me until he passed of cancer in February 2024.
I was a pet owner before “Mama,” but I had never been exposed to the population of domestic pets, strays, and born-feral animals who are abused, neglected, injured, and left to fend for themselves. She awakened my compassion for God’s creatures, and that compassion grew into passion that cannot rest when I can intervene and help an animal in need. What God called good and entrusted to me, I will not abandon.
Since meeting “Mama Cat,” I have rescued, fostered, and rehomed dozens of animals. I also manage a feral and stray cat colony, keeping watch for those in need of medical care and those who begin to suffer from distress. No one suffers. I sleep better at night when everyone is safe and fed.
Much appreciation goes to the local agencies who have assisted me in rescues and provided care and intake to my rescues when necessary. Officers of the Akron P.D. and Cleveland P.D. have stepped in on several occasions to provide me and my vehicle with protection during rescues. I appreciate everything you do! The staff and volunteers at Paws & Prayers Pet Rescue, One of a Kind Pet Rescue, and especially The Humane Society of Summit County and Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital have done so much to help and deserve all the support and recognition they get. Thank you!
There are more animals in need of rescue, foster, and rehome. I do what I can. Please, do what you can. If you can offer a pet a good home, do it. If you can foster, do it. If you can volunteer or donate to an agency who does these things, do it. It is all of our responsibility. Every animal deserves to live a good life.