Hanahan Community Cats

Hanahan Community Cats We are a 501c3 dedicated to providing care to community cats in Hanahan, SC & surrounding areas.

Available through East Cooper Pet Relief
09/02/2026

Available through East Cooper Pet Relief

Still available!
09/02/2026

Still available!

I’m raising money to purchase 2 catios to use when I’m helping sick community cats. Can you help?
08/29/2026

I’m raising money to purchase 2 catios to use when I’m helping sick community cats. Can you help?

08/28/2026
Thank you!Huge shout out to Second Chance Sanctuary for donating bags of cat food for my birthday! I appreciate you so m...
08/25/2026

Thank you!

Huge shout out to Second Chance Sanctuary for donating bags of cat food for my birthday! I appreciate you so much! And thank you for the thoughtful gift bag. This is what rescue is all about. All of us helping each other help the animals.

Update: Going into foster to adopt program 🩷Baby Bosch needs a home!He will be ready in October! Fully vetted and FIV/FE...
08/24/2026

Update: Going into foster to adopt program 🩷

Baby Bosch needs a home!

He will be ready in October! Fully vetted and FIV/FELV negative male kitten. Stake your claim now for baby Bosch! 🩷🐾🩷

For all my rescue friends… You know who you are…If you're thinking of getting into animal rescue, here's something you n...
08/22/2026

For all my rescue friends… You know who you are…

If you're thinking of getting into animal rescue, here's something you need to know:

You need to build armor, not just for the hard work, but for the people.

You’ll need more than compassion. You’ll need resilience. You’ll need to remind yourself daily why you started, because the world will test you.

People will cheer you on when you post a happy rescue story. But when you say no, because your rescue is full, your funds are low, or your team is exhausted, those same voices will criticize you.

They’ll forget the animals you saved and focus on the one you couldn’t take.

Don’t let it change your heart.

Some people will praise your care, your process, your kindness, until they want to surrender a pet, and you ask questions or try to help them work through it. Suddenly, you’re the worst person for them.

That’s part of the job.

You’ll lose relationships. Some friends won’t understand why you fight for animal rights. Others will be cold to you when you’re being too dramatic for them after spending the night with a dying rescue.

Let them go.

People will call you every hour, message you at 2am, expect you to be available around the clock. And when you finally pause to breathe, they’ll say you’re fake, you don’t care.

It’ll sting, but keep breathing anyway.

Other rescuers will criticize how you operate, even if they’ve never set foot in your rescue. Some will help. Others will just talk.

Focus on the work, not the noise.

You’ll see things you can’t unsee. You’ll witness cruelty. And sometimes, no matter how fast you get there or how much you spend, you’ll still lose the animal.

Those are the nights you’ll sit and cry alone, and no one knows that.

But even in that pain, you’ll keep going.

Because despite all of it, the judgment, the burnout, the loss, the work matters.

Every life saved is a reason to continue.

Rescue is beautiful, heartbreaking, and unforgiving. But if you’re in it for the right reasons, you’ll find strength in the heartbreak and purpose in the pain.

Just don’t lose yourself in the process.

is real

(Copied from a fellow Rescuer)

Zero interest?!I have had zero interest in the kittens I am fostering. This makes me very sad because I won’t be able to...
08/20/2026

Zero interest?!

I have had zero interest in the kittens I am fostering. This makes me very sad because I won’t be able to continue helping babies I come across. I just can’t get them adopted 😭 please share far and wide so that we can find homes for these 3 before I lose all faith 😬

Baby BoschLook at this sweet thing watching TV with me. Just think, you too, can do this with baby Bosch. Reach out if y...
08/18/2026

Baby Bosch

Look at this sweet thing watching TV with me. Just think, you too, can do this with baby Bosch. Reach out if you would like to foster him or adopt him.

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