Purr-ever Southern Sanctuary

10/29/2026

We have outdoor/barn cats ready to go to wk. They are skittish of people but don’t run unless you try to touch them. They were fixed and had rabies vaccine last week. Please reach out and I can give more info.

10/29/2026

🎃🐈‍⬛ 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦…

“𝙄 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀 𝘼𝙉𝙄𝙈𝘼𝙇𝙎.”
And we believe you.

We believe you love the cats you feed every morning. The kittens you couldn’t turn away. The strays you’ve welcomed into your home.

But 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙.

Loving animals doesn’t automatically mean you’re doing right by them.

💔We’ve seen colonies grow out of control because someone loved feeding the cats but never got them fixed.

💔We’ve seen kittens born over and over because someone couldn’t bring themselves to spay a pregnant cat.

💔We’ve seen people take in animal after animal until the very home meant to save them became an unhealthy place to live.

And in many of these situations, nobody started out trying to hurt an animal.

Quite the opposite.

They thought they were helping.

❌ 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆.
❌ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲.
❌𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀.
❌𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

Sometimes the hardest part of animal welfare is recognizing that 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝗦 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠. (READ THAT AGAIN‼️)

🫶🏼You can have the biggest heart in the world and still need to change what you’re doing.

🫶🏼You can mean well and still make mistakes.

🫶🏼And you can genuinely love animals while contributing to the very problem you’re trying to solve.

THAT DOESN’T MAKE YOU A BAD PERSON. BUT IT DOES MEAN SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE.

Because at the end of the day, the animals don’t know how much you love them.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

The care they receive. The conditions they live in. Whether they’re healthy, safe, and protected from preventable suffering.

🧡LOVE IS THE REASON WE START HELPING. RESPONSIBILITY IS WHAT MAKES THAT HELP COUNT.

And that might be one of the most important conversations we can have in animal welfare.

💬 We’re curious: Have you ever seen someone with the best intentions unintentionally make an animal’s situation worse?

Let’s have a real conversation about it.

‼️Attention: We appreciate our work being shared! 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐈𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞.

10/27/2026

If anyone can help please do. Hico PD and animal shelter do such great things for the animals!!!

Our biggest need is wet and dry cat and kitten food and trash bags. 🐈‍⬛️🐾

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10/24/2026

I still feel like speaking up for the dogs was the right thing to do.
I want to say we have cameras all over our property.
So to the neighbor who come to my house and threaten me to my kid better not show up again. I am at work so I can provide the proper care to the animals in my care. If you want to speak to me message me and I’ll meet you at the police station! I would have never had to make the first post if the animals in your care were being properly cared for. Don’t blame me!!!!

10/23/2026

Another update: Reputable rescues are needed to help if you can. Please reach out to Todd Stephen Smith There are more dogs being surrendered they just need placement asap. I was able to go onto the property today and see the dogs up close. Many need help now. Some have mange and need help now. I’ll put a few pictures of some of the dogs in comments.

Update: Sadie the dog in the photo has been surrendered to a great person. She is getting the care she needs. The rest of the dogs are supposed to be surrendered. Thank you Todd Stephen Smith for making the drive to help the dogs. Also thank you everyone who shared and help get the word out.

Please share post to get the word out!!!!

This is a hard post but please we all need to get mad and help these dogs!!!!
They all need to be removed from their care!!!!
We have to be their voice and help them!

On our private road is another animal sanctuary that is a 501. The name is well known in this community. Many think they are doing good for the dogs in their care. This is not what’s happening. The dogs are being neglected, mistreated and allowed to fight with each other. We can hear the screams when one is getting attacked by other dogs in the same kennel. Some of the dogs have mange to the point of having almost total hair loss and open wounds over most of their body. They go into neighbors yards and kill their animals. We have been reporting neglect of the dogs for a couple years to local sheriff’s office with proof of what’s happening. Nothing has been done to help them. We were told today by local law that until they are ALL being neglected there is nothing they can do! Unacceptable!!!! I think the community needs to know what is happening and maybe with enough support we can get these poor dogs help. They are suffering.

10/22/2026

We are trying to help 11 cats that are being displaced after the person caring for them had to go into assisted living. They will be up for adoption after being fixed and vaccinated. 5 will be fixed this Friday. They have been outdoor cats and would be great mousers. They range from simi-feral to very friendly. 4 are four to five month old kittens that are very friendly and could be indoor or outdoors. Please reach out if interested in adopting any.

10/20/2026

10/16/2026

Please help if you can. It will make so much difference in the lives of each cat fixed. Will also stop many more from being born and suffering. The cat population is overwhelming and every cat fixed is a win.

10/13/2026