Franklin Cat Rescue

10/05/2025

03/05/2025

Genius 💡
Next fundraiser might need to be for a fleet of drones & then we can feed our community cats from the comfort of home 😹

https://www.facebook.com/ViralVideosStories/videos/3920935724887592/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

16/04/2025

With weather warnings in place, please remember your pets.
Try to get them inside early & set up for the night. A few treats to blackmail them maybe necessary, as they don’t always know what’s best for them.
Hopefully it’ll blow through lesser & quicker than anticipated.
Stay safe 🌧️ 💨

27/03/2025

With March 31st fast approaching, it's "Tax Time," the time for all you generous folk to get a little back.
Also, the last few days to donate & not have to wait an entire year to be able to claim it back.

If you have donated $5 or more to us in this tax year (1st Apr 24 - 31st Mar 25), we can send a donation receipt so you can claim up to 33.33% of your total donation or taxable income (the lesser of)

If you haven't claimed before, it is a simple process & it's better in your pocket to do with it what you wish, be that treat yourself, donate back to us, or share the love with others.

For anyone who wants a receipt, please fill in this form so we have your current details & a receipt will be sent by the end of April.
https://app.jotform.com/230879035776872

If you have any questions, please send us a message.

Official links to the how & why are below:
https://www.ird.govt.nz/.../ind.../tax-credits-for-donations

11/03/2025

The single most important thing you can do for your pets cat(s) or those in the community you care for is to DESEX them.
No more excuses.
$30 to des*x & microchip.
Simply follow the link, book them in at any of the participating vets & give them the best chance of a happy, healthy life.
Don’t delay as numbers are limited.

BOOK HERE ➡️ https://book.spcades*xing.nz/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BaQawuF3s/?mibextid=wwXIfr

SNIP ‘N’ CHIP COMES TO AUCKLAND! 🙌🐱

We are excited to be launching a new Snip ‘n’ Chip campaign for cat owners in the Auckland region.

From 12 March 2025 we are working with local participating veterinary clinics to offer this service to cat owners who are struggling with the cost of des*xing and microchipping. Vouchers help those in need get their cat des*xed and microchipped for $30.

Bookings are now OPEN! 👉 Click the link in the comment section to check if vouchers are available in your area and register for your Snip ‘n’ Chip voucher.

If you know someone who needs help with the online system, you can help by completing the registration with them. Thank you so much to our participating vet clinics for helping us to make this important campaign possible.

PLEASE REMEMBER - a limited number of vouchers are available to help those who require financial assistance. Please, only get a voucher if you need one and intend to use it. In the past, we have noticed some vouchers were never used, or bookings were made with vet clinics and never attended 💔 When this happens, it prevents someone else from using the voucher who might really need it.

For more information, check out our website!

01/03/2025

- FOUND - Tamaoho School area (1st Mar ‘25)

Are you missing me, or know who is?
I am being well looked after so don’t want my family to worry, but please get in touch with FCR to get me home.

We do not disclose age, s*x or distinguishing details in order to ensure we find the correct owners who would be able to confirm.

Thanks

26/02/2025

*Update, as people have been kind enough to share our post: We are now in the black & aren’t paying the bank for having no money 😆
Thank You to EVERYONE who has donated.
Someone messaged to apologise for their donation of $1.83. Never apologise for kindness, that could be the difference to us being able to pay a vet bill or buy food.
Every donation is greatly appreciated & makes the world of difference.

There's not even enough in the bank to try & win lotto!

Yes, we’ve been strictly limiting incoming cats/kittens compared to previous years (which breaks our hearts), but we haven’t stopped & that means the bills keep coming.

Our accounts are often in the red & all too often we use personal funds to carry us through.

Currently, we have a list of cats to be des*xed, but can’t book them in & online shopping carts that we can’t press Go on, for the absolute basics - such as food, litter, flea & worm treatments etc.
Our wish lists for other items are pretty much in the “when we win lotto” file 🫤

We hate making “begging” posts & appreciate times are hard, but needs must.

If you are able to donate even a dollar, it all adds up & would make a world of difference to our colony cats & those in our care.

Account: Franklin Cat Rescue
02-0404-0235383-000

https://givealittle.co.nz/org/fcr

-NOTE: Just for clarity, we never have, nor would we ever use charity funds to buy a lottery ticket.

22/02/2025

A little over three years ago, we were alerted to an injured stray. An old boy, wounded and weary, he was wearing the scars of many years struggling on the streets.

As suspected he was FIV+, the option to euthanise him there & then was tabled by the vet. Given his condition, we wouldn’t have been wrong to agree, but we’re all about chances here.

The following day he had surgery, his wounds cleaned & debrided, his jewels removed & the cancerous lesions on his nose removed.

Home he came & that’s when we got to know the magnificent boy we named Dorgle.

The location of his wounds, infection & his compromised immunity, meant that he struggled to heal. Never did he protest a tablet, ointment, poking, prodding he would lay outstretched for us to clean & dress them… for over a year. All the while, he lived in a head collar (as in the photo) & wore it with no complaints & great style.

While he ate everything his teeth needed attention & we faced another dilemma
a) do the dental work with the high risk he wouldn’t heal & we’d have to euthanise or
b) leave them as they were & monitor - we opted for B.

Then came kidney disease. Slow to start & managed with diet & then it started to take its toll.

Our hearts are broken as earlier this week we had to say our final farewell. 💔 His final day came without warning & something we weren’t emotionally prepared for - a complication of his kidney disease.

Often we’re asked “Why” we didn’t euthanise him on day 1.
Well, rescue isn’t always about cute & fluffy, it often needs difficult decisions to be made & ultimately needs to be about the quality of life of those under our care.
Yes, he needed a little extra care, but the quality of his life was good & what he should have always had.

In all honesty, he gave us & everyone he met far more in return.
This week I’ve often looked out the corner of my eye looking for our magnificent, chatty, incredibly affectionate boy. The boy who followed us around like a dog & wanted to be close enough for a head bop or cuddle at every opportunity.

As with countless cats in our communities, “that cat” the stray, seen by so many & ignored by them all.
The boy who ran to us on day 1, came into our lives, the boy who just wanted to be safe & who loved with all his heart.

Fly Free Dorgle 🌈
Be free of age & ails.
Chase flutterby’s 🦋
& nap in the everlasting sunshine ☀️

Sorry for the long read, but condensing his life & personality was a challenge.

01/01/2025

Hello! It’s been quite a while since we posted, but we’ve been here, doing what we do, just not as much as the previous 10 years, as we’ve had quite a roller coaster year personally.

The first day of 2025 has been quite a reminder of the ups and downs of 2024.

Cat-wise, today's up was a reminder of when Badger arrived with us when we were warned that his time with us would likely be a few months.
He’s had more than his fair share of life & death battles & yet 8 years later, he’s as loving, mischievous & as well as he’s ever been (touch wood)

Today's Down is the very recent loss of our little lady Magi. Our first pet here in NZ, with her “brother from another mother,” Mojo, who we tragically farewelled on Christmas Day 2 years ago. Her body failed her with a myriad of issues this last year & the fight was lost when we had to say goodbye a few days before Christmas.
15 years of her weird little habits and such unconditional love.

Anyway… we want to thank everyone for their continuing support in 2024 despite our public silence, and we hope that 2025 is the best year yet.
Wishing you all good health & the happiest of New Years.