10/13/2026
Being a Christian means showing compassion to ALL of God's creatures. 🐾❤️
About a week ago, we were contacted by a woman who had found some starving kittens in her chicken coop. I explained to her that our rescue was completely full. Because we were. And we still are.
Yesterday, she messaged us multiple times asking us to take these cats. We read the messages but didn't respond right away because, quite frankly, we have nowhere to put them.
A couple of hours later, another message came through.
"Please take these cats. My husband is going to put them outside because they smell. Their p**p smells."
I asked her if she had contacted the Humane Society.
Her response? No, because she didn't want them to be put to sleep. But she made it very clear that we needed to come get them or her husband was putting them back outside.
I told her, "Ma'am, if you put these kittens back outside, they're going to die."
And just like that, my hand was forced.
Not because we suddenly had room. Not because we suddenly had more money. Not because we needed more cats.
But because I couldn't live with knowing these babies were going to be thrown back outside to starve.
Today, I met with her. She handed over the kittens, a brand-new carrier, and a $50 donation. And while I appreciate the carrier and donation, something else about this encounter really stuck with me.
She showed up wearing a shirt that said, "Jesus Loves you."
Now, before anyone gets upset, let me explain something.
I am a Christian. I have been a Christian for many years. I am FAR from perfect, and I will never pretend to be. But I truly believe God called me to this ministry of rescuing cats.
And I cannot wrap my head around how we can proclaim our love for God while showing so little compassion for the living creatures He created.
The Bible tells us:
📖 Proverbs 12:10: "A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel."
📖 Psalm 145:9: "The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works."
📖 Matthew 10:29: "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father."
These are God's creatures, too.
Whether you believe cats belong indoors, outdoors, or somewhere in between, they are living, breathing creatures capable of feeling hunger, fear, pain, and suffering.
They did not ask to be born. They did not ask to be abandoned. And they certainly did not ask to become someone else's inconvenience because their litter box smells.
Compassion is not just something we wear on a T-shirt. It's something we demonstrate through our actions.
I am not saying this woman/her husband did nothing good. She initially saved these kittens from starvation, and I am grateful for that. But threatening to throw helpless animals back outside because they became inconvenient is something I will never understand.
Our rescue is exhausted. Our foster homes are overflowing. Our finances are stretched thin. And yet, here we are, making room where there is none because the alternative was unthinkable.
Please stop putting rescues in situations where we have to choose between our own limits and an animal's life.
And please remember that caring for God's creation doesn't always mean taking an animal into your home forever. Sometimes it means making phone calls, cleaning a litter box, providing temporary shelter, or simply refusing to give up on an animal when things become inconvenient.
If we are going to talk about God's love, let's remember to show it to the smallest and most helpless of His creations, too. ❤️🐈
— Feral Ladies Cat Rescue
Elizabeth
