Street Cats Club

09/01/2026

AUGUST WAS A BIG MONTH.

Another 105 cats spayed/neutered and vaccinated.
Another 152 cats added to our TNR waiting list.
72 cats currently relying on our foster program.

And one HUGE milestone: 903 cats spayed/neutered and vaccinated so far in 2026.

For comparison, during the first eight months of 2025, we spayed/neutered 313 cats.

This year? 903.

We have nearly tripled our impact in just one year. And August was about so much more than numbers.

🖤 We took TNR on the road.
Our team traveled to Canton, Kansas, where we partnered with KSU Shelter Medicine, Cat House McPherson, and others to trap 37 cats and bring much-needed veterinary care directly into a rural community. This is exactly why Travel TNR matters: there are communities across Kansas facing significant stray cat populations without the resources to address them.

🖤 We received some incredible news.
The Jason Heigl Foundation awarded Street Cats Club a Namaste Grant that will fund 40 spay/neuter surgeries for owned cats. We are incredibly grateful, and we'll be sharing details soon about how community members can access these services!

🖤 We launched our biggest fundraiser of the year.
The 2026 Black Cat Ball is officially underway! This event isn't just a great night out: the money raised helps make everything you see on these graphics possible: TNR, foster care, emergency medical treatment, vaccinations, community outreach, and more.

🖤 And the calls for help never stopped.
Throughout the month, our foster team continued responding to sick, injured and vulnerable cats and kittens throughout our service area. We now have 72 cats in foster care, each depending on us for food, supplies, veterinary care and a safe place to land.

There is so much to celebrate.

But there is also one number we can't ignore: 1,603 cats are currently waiting for TNR.

Even as we dramatically increase the number of cats we can help, requests keep coming in faster than our resources allow us to respond.

903 cats is proof of what is possible.
1,603 cats waiting proves there is still so much more to do.

We are a grassroots organization powered by volunteers, donors, foster families, veterinary partners, grantmakers, businesses, and people who simply believe that these cats, and the communities they live in, deserve better.

Thank you for being part of it.

Next stop: 1,000 🖤

08/31/2026

Diana’s Story 🌈

Yesterday, an injured cat was called into us. We met the caller at the vet and had her seen immediately. She wasn’t able to walk, so an X-ray was ran. No broken bones were evident; however, it did show that she was pregnant.

She was severely dehydrated and moderately underweight. Her body temp was within normal range, but her gums were somewhat pale. We gave her subcutaneous fluids and food, which she eagerly ate.

She was brought into one of our medical foster homes. The hope was that she would feel better in the morning after receiving food, water, and an air conditioned place to rest. We named her Diana, after Wonder Woman, as this sweet mom had clearly already had multiple litters before. Our goal was to get her strong enough that she could be spayed before she went into labor with her current litter.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t what happened.

When our foster home checked on Diana earlier today, she noticed that Diana was declining. She was rushed to the emergency vet, where life saving measures were taken, including oxygen and an IV catheter. Blood was drawn to check for any clues as to what was causing her decline.

The vets had planned to do an ultrasound to see if the kittens inside her were still alive, but every time Diana was removed from oxygen to get the ultrasound, she would rapidly decline.

Within a couple of hours, her body gave out completely. Mom and all five babies did not survive.

The likely cause: pregnancy malnutrition + anemia due to parasites.

THIS is why we spay and neuter every stray cat we can get our hands on.

THIS is why we do parasite prevention on every cat that crosses our path.

THIS is why we continue to push ourselves to do more.

We’ve already spayed/neutered over 900 cats this year, and we are not even close to stopping.

Please consider making a donation today, in honor of Diana and her babies. All funds raised will go towards preventing this outcome for as many homeless cats as possible 💛

08/30/2026

EMERGENCY INTAKE IN PROGRESS from Strong City, KS

Little is known about this cat, other than what we can see in this photo. Clearly this poor cat has been struggling for some time. He is currently on his way to the vet for immediate care. We will update when we know more.

UPDATE: she’s super dehydrated, underweight, overheated, and pregnant. She isn’t currently able to walk, due to being so weak, but we have her set up in a foster home. Our plan is to get her fixed tomorrow, hopefully before she goes into labor 🤞

08/30/2026

TRAVEL TNR: CANTON, KANSAS — 37 CATS IN 3 DAYS!

For three days, multiple organizations came together with one goal: make a meaningful, lasting impact on Canton’s stray cat population.

On August 18, our Street Cats Club TNR Team traveled to Canton, where six of our volunteers joined forces with two volunteers from Cat House McPherson. Together, they trapped 37 community cats and transformed the local community center into a temporary TNR headquarters for the night.

The next morning, the K-State Shelter Medicine team arrived and got to work. The cats received spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, parasite treatment, and care for minor medical concerns, giving them not only protection from future litters, but access to veterinary care they may never have otherwise received.

That evening, Cat House McPherson and MARSNAP stepped in to help provide post-operative care as the cats recovered from surgery.

Then, on Day 3, our team made the trip back to Canton to return the cats safely to their home colonies, healthier, vaccinated, sterilized, and no longer contributing to the cycle of reproduction.

And one little kitten got an entirely different ride home. A member of the K-State team fell in love and adopted them! ❤️

37 cats. Three days. Multiple organizations. One community changed for the better.

THIS IS TRAVEL TNR.

Street Cats Club is one of the few organizations IN THE NATION bringing full-scale TNR operations directly into communities struggling with overwhelming stray cat populations and limited access to affordable spay/neuter resources.

We don't just ask communities to bring cats to us.

We bring the resources, equipment, volunteers, transportation, and partnerships to them.

Projects like Canton show what is possible when rescues, veterinary professionals, volunteers, and communities work together to address stray cat populations humanely and proactively.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped make Canton possible: our incredible Street Cats Club volunteers, Cat House McPherson, KSU Shelter Medicine, Marsnap, the City of Canton, Kansas, and everyone who helped behind the scenes.

This is what collaboration looks like. And this is how we create lasting change for community cats. 🖤

08/29/2026

UPDATE: Unfortunately, this baby didn’t make it. We are so grateful for everyone who acted quickly to give him the best chance 💛🌈

EMERGENCY INTAKE: Cat Attacked by Dogs

This poor guy is at the vet right now after surviving a terrifying attack.

A concerned community member contacted us after witnessing him being attacked by two dogs. Thankfully, they were able to intervene and get the dogs away from him before the attack became fatal.

But he did not escape without injuries.
Our team immediately got him to the vet, where they found multiple puncture wounds, primarily around his hips and hind end. He is currently being evaluated to determine whether he has any broken bones or other injuries that aren't immediately visible.

You may also notice that he is missing his tail. Based on what we know, his tail was already missing prior to today's attack and is not the result of these injuries.

For now, he is safe. He's receiving veterinary care. And he doesn't have to face this alone.

We don't yet know the full extent of his injuries, but we'll share another update as soon as we know more.

08/27/2026

This week, we welcomed three more little lives into our foster program. 💛

The tiny tuxedo kitten came to us with a badly swollen eye and scrapes covering one side of his face. We suspect his injuries may have happened after he crawled into or underneath a vehicle and fell while it was moving. He’s safe now, and getting the care he needs.

The other two kittens came from a worksite in Waverly under heartbreaking circumstances. We were told that someone at the site had been killing kittens they found by snapping their necks. Thankfully, someone intervened—and these two made it to safety.

They are now among more than 70 cats currently in our foster program.

As the only rescue providing foster services throughout all of Lyon County, we take in sick, injured, and orphaned cats from communities across the county. We also step in for cats within Emporia when the local shelter is at capacity, and when resources allow, we help cats from surrounding counties where no other rescue or shelter is available.

These are the faces behind the Black Cat Ball.

When you purchase a ticket, bid in the auction, become a sponsor, or support the event in another way, you aren’t just attending a fundraiser.

You’re helping us say YES.

Yes, we can take the injured kitten.

Yes, we can make room for two more.

Yes, we can get them to the vet.

Yes, they are worth saving.

Every dollar raised at the Black Cat Ball helps make those answers possible—and helps ensure that when the next call comes, we have the resources to answer it.

🖤 Join us for the Black Cat Ball and help us keep saying YES.

Learn more, purchase tickets, or become a sponsor:
www.streetcatsclub.org/blackcatball

08/22/2026

🖤 JUST $5 A MONTH CAN CHANGE A LOT OF LIVES

Five dollars may not feel like much. But when hundreds of people give $5 every month? It becomes something incredibly powerful.

Your $5 Patreon membership joins with others to create reliable, year-round funding that helps Street Cats Club:
- Provide lifesaving medical care for sick and injured foster cats
- Spay/neuter and vaccinate stray and community cats
- Keep our food pantry stocked for colony caretakers
- Safely transport large numbers of cats to TNR appointments
- Build the reliable funding needed to sustain this work—including the people who make it happen every single day
- Prevent suffering and save thousands of lives
- Create a healthier community for cats and people

AND YOUR $5 GETS YOU SOMETHING, TOO 🖤

As a $5/month Patreon member, you'll be part of the inside circle of Street Cats Club, with access to:
- Raw, behind-the-scenes photos and videos we don't share anywhere else
- Q&As with the Street Cats Club team
- Early access to event tickets
- Opportunities to suggest and vote on new merch
- Chances to help name new foster cats
- A closer look at the cats, people, chaos, heartbreak, victories, and everyday moments behind this mission

But the best perk?

Knowing that every single month, you're helping make it possible for us to say YES to more cats who need us.

$5 a month.
$60 a year.
One growing community of people making an enormous impact.

Join us for $5/month and help build a future where Street Cats Club can keep showing up—for every cat who needs us.

Sign up now: https://www.patreon.com/streetcatsclub

08/17/2026

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This video shows a cat experiencing a seizure. Please watch with caution.

Yesterday, we received a call about a stray cat who had been seen having what appeared to be a seizure.

We picked him up and brought him into our care for observation. We immediately noticed something familiar: he was already ear-tipped. At some point, this boy had been through a TNR program and had already been neutered.

For nearly 24 hours, he seemed completely healthy. He was alert, stable, and showing no obvious signs that anything was wrong. We were preparing to return him to his outdoor home when suddenly, everything changed.

He began seizing.

We captured part of the episode on video so we could show our veterinarian exactly what was happening, and immediately called to have him examined.

Unfortunately, we received even more difficult news: he also tested positive for panleukopenia, a highly contagious and potentially deadly virus that continues to affect cats in our community.

He is now hospitalized and receiving supportive treatment for panleukopenia while the veterinary team monitors him for additional seizure activity.

Right now, we don't know what his future holds.

What we do know is that he won't face this alone.

We will give him every reasonable chance to recover while continuing to carefully evaluate his quality of life and making sure he does not suffer. 💛

This is another reminder of how much can be happening beneath the surface with the stray cats in our community—and why having resources available to respond when they need us matters so much.

08/14/2026

Next week, we’re headed to City of Canton, Kansas to TNR 50 cats! This is another step in our efforts to bring TNR to areas throughout the state where high-volume spay/neuter is needed 🖤

Shout out to Marsnap for partnering with us by volunteering their time and talents to help us trap and care for all these kitties before, during, and after their life-improving surgeries 🫶

EDIT: This is only for stray cats currently in the City of Canton. Dumping of stray animals is illegal and you can be charged with animal cruelty. Please do not dump a pet you no longer want.

**Please don’t feed (cats) the morning of the 18th and remove available food for the day. Water is encouraged. We will use wet food as bait and want the cats to be food motivated.**
Victoria Partridge
Executive Director
Street Cats Club

If you have been following along on the progress the City is attempting to make on the stray cat population, you may have heard us discussing Street Cats Club. They will be coming next week to trap, spay/neuter, and release around 50 cats. But we will not be able to do this project without the communities help. As Victoria asked, please do not feed any outdoor/stray cats the day of August 18th. Please also do your best to keep your indoor/outdoor cats inside the evening/night of 18th. If you cats must be outdoors, please make sure they are wearing a collar.