07/17/2026
CALL FOR FOSTERS 🐈🚨
We dream of the day where there is no kitten season in Carrollton, in Georgia, in the US. Yes, it sounds cute, but that cuteness is concealing a crisis, and we’re in the trenches. Obviously, we adore cats, which makes it so hard when we know of entire litters suffering that we can’t help—not because we don’t want to, but because we don’t have the space.
The truth is, I know of three litters that need help. I’ve known of one for well over a month, which feels and is way too long for any animals to go without help and brings its own brand of guilt along with it. They’re at the location we pulled the first litter of orange babies from. Extra infuriating. But what do you do when you’re out of resources? I found out about the latter two litters within the last week, as recently as today. All three are litters that seem to have been dumped. This is heartbreaking and maddening and irresponsible, and we could say so much more about how horrible humans can be, but we also know that we’d be preaching to the choir because you’re already here, and you’re one of the good ones.
So, here’s what we’ll shorten it down to: these babies are suffering. We’re doing what we can, but we’re in over our heads. We want to catch them, vet them, and eventually rehome them. But we can’t catch them until we have a place to move them. It takes a village, and we need a larger village. We need somewhere for them to go in between the streets, the gas stations, the woods, and their forever home. We need you.
I know it’s hard, and I know it’s asking a lot. But this is an immediate action kind of thing. A cat can get pregnant as young as four months old. They can have 2-3 litters of 1-8 kittens per year. There’s no way around this biological equation except prevention. We will continue running into this problem of homeless and sick kittens and cats until we—and not just us here at Street Cat Strut, but we, the greater communities of West Georgia—do something to reverse the trend before it explodes. And it will if we don’t. Catching, spaying and neutering, and vetting is our step one.
I’m all too aware that you have every reason running through your mind to say no. You don’t have the space, your pet doesn’t like others, you already have too many, they aren’t your responsibility.
But the reality is that all you need is the willingness and a small, enclosed, climate-controlled space. A bathroom, laundry room, or a spare room all work if you have your own pets. A large dog crate or mesh tent to keep them contained is perfectly fine. If you’re willing to help provide your own supplies, namely food and litter, we’ll love you forever (the majority of our work is self-funded, though we’re thankful for the donations we’ve received to support our cause). If you aren’t able to do so, but still want to foster, we’ll cover the cost of everything, including a crate, and still be grateful. Transportation to vet appointments is a bonus but not a necessity.
I get it if you don’t care about animals. It’s not everyone’s thing. But if you do care, please don’t assume someone else will step up. Everyone else is assuming the same, and that leaves us with no one.
If you’re willing to consider fostering, but have questions, ask them below.
If you’re willing to jump in, send me a message. We could really use your help.
And here’s some before and after (or, rather, after and before) pictures of one of our recent success stories, Bobster, to show you just how well this system can work.
Please share to spread the word. 🤍
