Socks’ Furry Paws Foundation

10/29/2026

🐾 Wishlist Wednesday! 🐾

Fixing the Unbroken
Anderson, SC

We could really use your help this week! We are in desperate need of donations to help cover boarding expenses and upcoming veterinary appointments. These expenses add up quickly, and we need our village now more than ever to help us keep showing up for the animals who depend on us.

Of course, we can always use our everyday essentials, too including:
* Applaws wet and dry kitten and cat food
* Pure Balance or Science Diet dry dog food
* Fresh Step Clumping Litter
* Freeze dried treats for cats and dogs

Now is an especially exciting time to help! Our holiday wishlists are here, and you can sponsor a wishlist to make the season extra special for our rescue animals. Whether you choose to help with the necessities or send a little holiday magic their way, every single gift makes a difference.

We know everyone has their own challenges, and we never take a donation for granted. Every dollar, every bag of food, every bag of litter, and every wishlist purchase helps us continue caring for the animals who need us.

If you can help us this week, please consider donating toward boarding or vet care, shopping our wishlists, or sponsoring a holiday wishlist. And if you can’t give right now, sharing this post helps us reach someone who might be able to!

Thank you for being part of our village and helping us keep going, one paw at a time.

Donate:

Venmo:

PayPal: [email protected]

CashApp: $fixingtheunbroken

Mail: P.O. Box 536 Anderson, SC 29622

Credit Card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=XP6ZPG7Z5VQLW

Shop our Wishlists:

Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3U0XRIY65OGF?ref_=wl_share

Chewy Wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/g/fixing-the-unbroken_b122323678 -list&wishlistsortby=DEFAULT

Walmart Wishlist: https://www.walmart.com/lists/wishlist/45c7c99d-16f1-4fe6-86b6-a6307a21c42b

See our cats and dogs in need of fosters and adopters at www.fixingtheunbroken.com.

Fixing the Unbroken is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue located in Anderson, SC. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. EIN: 93-1872300

(Levy, available for adoption, pictured below)

10/29/2026

Tuesday’s Tips from OHS!🐾

Break the stigma: FIV-Positive Cats living with other cats is okay! FIV-positive cats can live safely with FIV-negative cats in stable, non-aggressive households. FIV is mainly spread through deep bite wounds, not casual contact like grooming, sharing food bowls or cuddling. With proper care, such as regular vet check-ups, a healthy diet and a stress-free environment, FIV-positive cats can live long, happy lives alongside their companions.

10/28/2026

Feeding bans and kill rooms are sold as public order. The record speaks a very different language. Cats in well run colonies live as long and as well as their owned indoor/outdoor counterparts and the research bears that out: better health, less roaming, less stress, longer lives. When shelters actually commit to TNR the results are dramatic. San Jose reduced their shelter killing by 83%. Baltimore by 82%. Jacksonville reduced both intake and killing. That's not theory. That's measured and it's repeatable.

That 'bird apocalypse' figure? It didn't come from anyone actually going out and counting birds. It came from a model based on the most pessimistic of assumptions and that has been heavily challenged by peer reviewed work. There has been zero extinction of any bird species in the Americas attributable to cats. If there had been one, that still wouldn't give anyone the right to go out and kill them. Birds are being lost to habitat loss, pollution, window glass and traffic (all of which are human activities). Cats also keep rodent numbers down and removing them from a settled ecosystem would be a massive disruption to the whole system.

Now think about what a feeding ban actually achieves. It doesn't get rid of a single cat. The cats stay, they go hungry, they scatter. The people who knew the colony, who'd counted the cats and who'd noticed when one was unwell, are left to walk away. That's not a solution. That's suffering with a government stamp on it.

Flip the script and the picture changes dramatically. When caretakers are supported rather than threatened the cats get looked after, get fed on a schedule and have someone watching who can pick up on any signs of ill health before it becomes an emergency. The night time chaos disappears. The numbers stabilize. Fewer litters end up in difficult circumstances. That's precisely what happens in the communities that have chosen to work together rather than work against each other.

The people who were carrying the food weren't the issue at all. The issue is a policy based on the delusion that if you make life harder it will make the cats go away. Bad rules don't just go away on their own. Someone has to make it more expensive to keep them than to simply get rid of them.

So here's what we want: cruelty laws enforced as written. Trap-Neuter-Return recognized in every state as humane care. Caretakers protected. Feeding bans repealed. Catch and kill retired as the default shelter policy. Cats are not pests and they are not disposable. Killing healthy or treatable cats is cruelty. Cruelty is abuse and abuse is illegal. Any system that kills them has to go.

It all comes down to one thing really: do these animals deserve stability? A consistent supply of food, access to medical care and a real chance at a good life. Spay and neuter isn't a luxury any more than food is. It's fundamental healthcare. A cat that's been spayed and neutered is going to have a very different life to one that hasn't been.

So fill the chamber. Bring the data. Put real names on the petitions. Make sure every single official in that room understands their vote is going to be public, it's going to be final and it's going to be remembered. Once a ban becomes politically costly it tends to lose its popularity very quickly.

Keep the bowls full. Keep showing up. ❤

10/28/2026

Help for the animals

NOVEMBER SCHEDULE!
*GREEN CHECK : We will be accepting TNRs as well as scheduled owned pet surgery appointments. They must be in a trap and dropped off from 8:00am-8:30am.
*BLUE CHECK DAYS: We will have scheduled wellness appointments in the afternoons. Wellness appointments are for any pet from any county to update vaccines at a low cost. These appointments require a $32 exam fee and a deposit. If you no show to your appointment the deposit is forfeited as a donation.
*PINK CHECK : Vaccine clinic appointments in the afternoon. You must be an Oconee county resident and you must preregister. No full exams or testing/medications. A brief assessment to ensure pet is healthy enough for vaccines. A deposit is required, if you no show to your appointment the deposit is forfeited as a donation.
*RED X: We will not be accepting TNRs, only scheduled pet surgical appointments.
*We are closed on grey days.
Appointments: oconeehumane.org
Email: [email protected]

10/28/2026

🚨 Remi was LOST TODAY in Anderson, SC 29626 near dobbins bridge and lauren flynn Dr..
Please spread the word for this lost dog by sharing this post.

💬 Owner's Message: "Our family dog got out this morning around 6:40AM. My son is devestated that she is missing. We really would love to have her back. We adopted her from PAWS back in 2021, she is 6/7 years old. She is chipped and super sweet. She will not run away from you she will come up to you. "

🐾 Description: "All black with white on her chest. Scooby doo collar. "

🔗 For more info or to contact Remi's owner, click here: https://www.pawboost.com/p/73556725

📣 Lost or found a pet? Report it to PawBoost here: https://www.pawboost.com/l/rpl

⚠️ WARNING: Please be cautious of users offering ‘pet tracking services’ in comments. We recommend only working with local shelters and verified organizations. Never send money to unknown services.

10/28/2026

We support the amazing people who feed community cats. It is always going to be compassion over cruelty. It is completely backwards that in some towns those who take the time to feed the cats are being fined and charged. The cats are there due to a lack of working systems, but those who step in to help by feeding, sheltering and getting them medical treatment are being punished. There is no way we are going to let this happen. The evidence is clear. Fewer cats are being taken into shelters and fewer being killed due to TNR being used in Newburyport, Massachusetts (Spehar & Wolf). Similar results were found in Alachua County Florida (Johnson & Cicirelli). A long term TNR program at the University of Central Florida meant healthier cats within the colony (Levy et al.). TNR is a humane, effective method and is a fundamental part of any no kill community according to science, and the No Kill Equation. However, some local governments still decide to target those who care for the cats. If it is a crime to care enough to feed and treat these vulnerable animals we don’t want more people to stop being caregivers; we want more people to break cruel rules that cause suffering.

If you ban feeding the cats they won’t just disappear. They will spread out more, become more desperate and hunt more. They will starve as they have no food. Just because it is called control doesn’t mean it controls anything. A ban is officially dispensed abuse. Don't let it stand.

TNR is the complete opposite. All the cats will be vaccinated, spayed/neutered and released back into their territory. They will still be fed by the caregiver. Spaying/neutering means they won’t fight, cry and roam around looking for a mate. They will also be calmer and healthier due to eating regularly. The numbers within the colony will stabilize. This is a logical, effective and kind solution.

The problem has never been those feeding the cats; it has always been bad policies. Once people organize themselves and speak up the laws can be updated. By supporting this work the cats will be safer, healthier and less likely to end up in the shelter system. Every surgery means another litter won’t be born with nowhere to go. Consistent feeding is the basis of every life. Preventing this suffering is better than punishing anyone.

We can’t sit back and let good people be punished for doing the right thing. Every voice makes a difference in creating a safe, valued and protected community for our community cats.

To fight the feeding bans you need to take action within your local community. Start petitions and ask your neighbors to sign. This shows the leaders of your city that humane policies align with what the community wants. Go to town hall meetings, speak during public comment in city council meetings and give a human element to the situation. Take research with you, use facts to challenge the old laws and hold your elected officials accountable for every vote they cast. If the community unite together then inefficient ordinances will be replaced with solutions that protect both the cats and caregivers.

FIGHT THE BANS! IF YOU CARE = FEED ANYWAY!

10/27/2026

10/27/2026

Feral and undersocialized cats face an impossible choice in many shelters: confinement or euthanasia. But a growing network of organizations is opening a third door through barn cat programs.

Best Friends Animal Society and the ASPCA are helping shelters nationwide establish working cat placements on farms, in barns, stables, and warehouses. These cats — who may never adapt to indoor home life — find purpose, safety, and autonomy in environments where they belong. They provide natural rodent control while receiving food, shelter, veterinary care, and protection from the elements.

The transition is thoughtful. Cats spend two to four weeks acclimating to their new space, learning the property as home. Caretakers commit to daily meals, fresh water, secure shelter, and medical attention when needed. These cats may never curl up on a lap, but they live on their own terms, cared for and valued.

Every cat deserves a chance to live. Sometimes that second chance looks less like a living room and more like a peaceful barn where they can finally be themselves.