Asheville Cat Weirdos Emergency Fund

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ACWEF is a fund set up to assist cat owners of WNC with pet retention programs and EVAP!

10/27/2026

This week’s blog post is one of the harder ones we have written. 🐱

It is about the decision no cat owner wants to think about until they have to. When to say goodbye. How to know. What to expect. And how to carry the guilt that shows up even when you are doing the most loving thing possible.

We wrote it because it deserves to be talked about honestly. And because anyone who has ever sat with that impossible question deserves to know they are not alone.

Full post on the website. Be gentle with yourself today. 💙

10/25/2026

Saturday question for the rescue cat people. 🐱

This week’s blog post was all about the quirky habits rescue cats carry with them. So we want to know: what is the one habit your rescue cat has that you have just fully accepted as part of life in your house?

The food gobbling. The disappearing act when anyone knocks. The absolute refusal to be picked up. The one specific hiding spot they have claimed since day one.

Drop it in the comments. Bonus points if you have no idea where it came from. 😄💙

10/20/2026

This week’s blog post is for everyone who has ever loved a rescue cat and wondered what was going on inside their head. 🐱

Why does one still hide whenever company comes over after three years in a good home? Why does another eat like someone might take the bowl away? Why does a cat that sleeps beside you every night still flinch when you reach out too fast?

We don’t always know what our cats went through before they came to us. But understanding these leftover habits can change everything about how we respond to them.

Full post on the website. 💙

10/18/2026

Saturday question and it is a soft one. 🐱

This week's blog post was all about the little ways cats show trust. So we want to know: what is the most unexpectedly sweet thing your cat does that you secretly treasure?

The thing that probably sounds ridiculous when you describe it out loud but means everything to you anyway. Drop it in the comments. This is a judgment free zone and we want all of them. 😄💙

10/14/2026

This week's blog post got us thinking about trust. 🐱

The families who reach out to us are trusting us with something incredibly fragile. A cat they love. A situation they cannot fix alone. A hope that someone will say yes.

The $12 Campaign is how we make sure that yes is always ready and waiting. No scrambling. No fundraising in the middle of a crisis. Just a community that already showed up before anyone had to ask.

If you have been thinking about joining, today is a good day. 💙

10/12/2026

We wrote something this week that we think cat people are really going to feel. 🐱

It is about trust. About what it actually looks like when a cat decides you are safe. And about why a cat turning its back on you might be one of the greatest compliments you will ever receive.

It is a quiet one. The good kind of quiet.

Full post on our website. 💙

10/10/2026

Saturday question and it is a cozy one. 🍂🐱

What is your cat's signature move once the weather turns? Do they find the warmest spot in the house and refuse to leave it? Steal every blanket? Suddenly decide your lap is their personal heated mattress?

Drop it in the comments. We have a feeling this community's cats have some very strong fall opinions. 😄💙

10/07/2026

It is officially cozy season and we are collecting the fall cat tax. 🍂🐱

Show us your cat in their favorite fall spot. Curled up on a blanket, hogging the warm laundry, pressed against a sunny window while the leaves change outside. All of it counts. All of it is required.

Drop your photos in the comments. We will be here judging nothing and admiring everything. 😄💙

10/05/2026

Cozy season is here, and we are absolutely here for it. 🍂🐱

But fall brings a few hidden dangers that are easy to overlook, and some of them are genuine emergencies. Our latest blog post covers what to watch for right now in Western North Carolina, including one that can become life threatening within hours of exposure.

Worth a read before you top off the car or bring home a fall bouquet. Full post on the website. 💙

10/03/2026

Saturday check in from ACWEF. 🐱

This week's blog post was a little heavier than usual, and we appreciate everyone who read it and shared it. That is exactly the kind of community we are proud to be part of.

Now go give your cat a slow blink and let them do something weird and hilarious entirely on their own terms. They have earned it. 💙

Address

PO Box 16732
Asheville, NC
28816

Website

https://ashevillecatweirdos.org/

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