AACSAVECats

Spay and Vaccinate Every Cat | A community cat program in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

06/17/2026

🚨SOUND THE ALARM🚨 Lil Firecracker here is amped up for our grand opening next week!

She can’t wait to show you all the fancy equipment that will one day spay her! Come down for refreshments, kitten cuddles, and tours of the building 🥂

06/08/2026

You know what is better than feral cats on silver platters? In a trap! 🍽️

Last week we were out trapping in a public housing complex when a confused individual walked away with one of our precious traps 🤬😡🤬😡🤬

We don’t know why or what they were thinking but we can tell you what they weren’t thinking. How many lives have been helped/ still need to be helped by that one trap, how essential it is to our program, how pricey they can be for a nonprofit, and how long the wait is to get a new one (the brand is the gold standard of traps)

Their ignorant action infuriated us. But there are still many more cats to trap in that community so we can’t let that deter us. Can you help in our efforts? Each trap costs $90, are you able to contribute to the cost of new ones?

Our rescue has big dreams of trapping 1,000 cats in 2026 and every little trap and 💵 contributes greatly towards that goal.

Donations can be made here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WGQXYMSWG4H3L

Or if you prefer this is the brand of our most cherished item: https://www.trucatchtraps.com/small-animal-traps/feral-cat-traps/30-ltd-light-duty

Traps can be mailed to 1656 Village Green Dr Crofton

06/01/2026

Today, Mercury shifts into sensitive Cancer and squares Neptune, creating a foggy atmosphere where it’s hard to stay grounded. Rely on your intuition rather than rushing into major decisions.

Or basically, don’t trust that a cat wearing a collar is spayed‼️ This poor girl is the mom to SEVEN kittens. Someone loved her enough to put a collar on her but never get her spayed (or take the collar off when it got yucky.)

If you see a cat living outside, do all that you can to ensure not only they are owned but spayed. In addition to our feral cat grant, has a low income grant for certain residents in Anne Arundel county. So let’s get them all spayed!

05/28/2026

“They can’t leave their mom they are still nursing!?” Fun fact kittens will nurse far past when they can eat on their own. You know why they need to leave mom? Cause they want to eat you if they don’t!

These babies don’t even weigh 2lbs and look how vicious! But they are all hiss, 20 mins after that they were eating churu from their confiners hand and 20 mins after that they were accepting pets.

So if you see kittens get photos, send them to the experts (🙋🏽‍♀️) so you can find out if they are ready to de-hiss 🐅

This week involved two take back kittens and spay mom adventures for us, do you need help? We ready to sn**ch some babies! [email protected]

05/19/2026

If you can tell from the dejected look on the faces of the kitties we trapped last week, you might see that we had a very unusual TNR experience.

We knew something was up when we received multiple emails from different neighbors all living in the same community and all of them telling the same tragic story. Someone in the neighborhood moved out suddenly, leaving not only a pile of belongings on the front lawn but also many cats behind. They were now living in the bush’s outside of the house, frozen in fear with no one to care for them.

We responded to find their former home had been in deplorable condition. The ammonia smell hits you before you get 10 ft from the door. We can only imagine that their lives from day one have not be easy. And now the only humans they knew had left.

We were able to quickly trap 9 cats, far more than anyone knew were there. These skinny beings did not act like your typical feral cat. They were nervous but not aggressive, used to being near humans but probably not getting much pets or love.

🚨And this is where we need your help🚨 Three of these shell shocked kitties went to Anne Arundel County Animal Services for adoption evaluation and we found out today that they are not thriving. They need a quiet home to learn how to adjust, not a busy bustling shelter. Or even a nice barn to live in and have a quiet country life. Can you help?! Can you share our message?!

The ammonia smell has just started to wear of these emaciated babies fur, please help us give them the life they deserve 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

05/12/2026

Another tale of moms and babies! Since spring has sprung on kitten season we are trying to share advice that is working for us, in the hopes that it will help you!

We mentioned in a previous post about having a plan for mom and babies once they are trapped. But what do you do if you get mom and not babies? It can be confusing and overwhelming to try and find the right answers.

Last week a feral mom was trapped and brought into Anne Arundel County Animal Services. When the people who trapped her told shelter staff she had kittens they immediately asked to see photos. They wanted to find out how old the kittens were so they would know if mom needed to be immediately returned.

The photos revealed 6-7 wk old kittens and the staff let out a collective sigh of relief. They were old enough to eat on their own. But also too fast to be hand caught. They immediately passed on SAVECats info encouraging them to reach out to us for assistance.

We came out the following day and set kitten traps. But the BIG 🧨 piece of advice, we chose not to release mom after her spay until all the kittens were trapped. We suspected she would try to move them and obviously we did not want that to happen.

After 48 hrs, with some dedication from the finders, all three babies were caught and whisked off to a rescue!!!!!!! It feels good to know you took care of EVERYONE, not just the kittens 💪🏼

So please, stop 🛑 think and research before doing anything to those kitties!!!!!

05/07/2026

LOOK IT! These bebes have zero todo with us. Nothing. Zip. Zilch. So why share this?

We just wanted another chance to talk about how awesome the people Anne Arundel County Animal Services are! They got a super cool incubator for all those lil ones that come into the shelter. They genuinely want the best outcome for every single animal that arrives at their facility.

But spreading the word that they have this great technology is not really what needs to happen. Because they would love it if there wasn’t a line of kitties waiting to use it.

What they (and us!) really want is for everyone to help everyone else understand the importance of spaying your pets!!!!! There are so many resources out there to help. Let us tell you all about them!

[email protected]

05/01/2026

Part 2 🎬

Ok we got to the trapping location and found 3 fat, warm, cozy kittens. And who was there feeding? Their mom! This made it super easy to know who to trap.

After all of 5 minutes this sweet gal was in the trap. Before trapping her, we had reached out to Anne Arundel County Animal Services to ensure they had a foster lined up. A busy, noisy shelter is no place for newborns. They were wonderful and immediately found them a landing pad.

They were then brought to the shelter for intake and then whisked off 🏡

We kept trapping till we caught 5 more kitties, preventing another pregnancy! And this is why just grabbing kittens won’t fix a damn thing. Make sure you spay mom! And her sister! And her uncle/baby dad/ brother!!!!!

Now everyone can live a cushy life, princess birthday party favor bed included. 👑

04/29/2026

More smol babies have joined us! Remember Mogley from last week with the injured leg? Well his colony has gifted us 3 fat, wiggly babies.

Before doing anything, his feeder immediately reached out to us for advice. We ask for a picture because they are truly worth a 1,000 words.

Most often people misage kittens (understandable) so a photo can help us plan the next steps. It also gives clues to their health and safety of location.

They do look healthy but are in an exposed area. Since we were already planning to come out the next day, we asked her to not disturb the nest. The weather would be pleasant enough for them to stay safe until mom was confined.

There is more to the story but this is a 2 part tale‼️ We want to emphasize how important it is to wait! Take time and do research before moving any small kittens, it could literally mean life or death for them.

04/27/2026

We swear we trapped cat last week! We swear….

13 to be exact. But did you see that 🫏 😻

Trapping in the south part of the county is always a wonderful treat for us. Big sky’s, fuzzy noses and the smell of 💩

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1656 Village Green
Crofton, MD
21114

Telephone

4436072290

Website

https://ruderanch.org/

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