Altered Tails Project

10/08/2026

🚨 Hibachi is home!

🚨GREYSON, PEBBLES & HOUDINI HAVE BEEN FOUND. 🚨

Where do I even start this.
It is with great sadness that I have to announce we will be closed today and tomorrow.
A window was left open yesterday evening during closing and 19 of our 32 kitties have escaped.
Please share this far and wide, especially if you are in the Uniontown area, as we are desperately trying to round them back up. Please, I’m begging, no negative comments either as this is devastating for me/us and we are doing our best and everything we can. As far as the window being left open, I have my own thoughts and feelings regarding this, but will be keeping those to myself.
If you see one of these kitties please contact me directly:
Heidi Wiegel
330-388-4090

10/01/2026

Just a reminder that I am not accepting any new TNR requests at this time. I’m only one person, I don’t have any volunteers, and I also work a full-time job. I currently have about 10 projects that I still need to wrap up.

I’m more than happy to offer trapping advice, possibly loan out a trap or two, and help cover TNR expenses when necessary.

We really need more people to take the initiative and get involved. There are so many cats that need help, and I can’t do it alone. Please help us help them. ❤️

Thank you for understanding!

09/24/2026

40 CATS. TWO WEEKS. 🐱

Over the last two weeks, Michelle, Massillon’s Animal Control Officer, and I have been working our butts off to TNR 40 cats in our community — and we’re so happy to see that hard work pay off!

The total TNR vet bill for those 40 cats came to $2,471. We would absolutely love to keep this momentum going and continue helping the cats who need us, but we can’t do it without the funds to make it happen.

Our $2,500 matching fundraiser is now less than $600 away from our goal!

If you’ve been waiting for the right time to donate, this weekend is it! Every dollar gets us closer to unlocking the full $2,500 match and means more cats can be spayed/neutered and get the help they need.

Please help us get across the finish line! ❤️🐱

Donate here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/dollar25k-modern-woodmen-of-america-matching-grant-fundraiser

09/23/2026

09/15/2026

🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR FRED! 🚨

We’ve partnered with Twenty9 Lives Rescue to help with an emergency situation involving Fred, a very loved, owned cat whose family simply cannot afford the urgent medical care he needs. ❤️‍🩹

Fred has been dropped off at Humble Creatures Veterinary Clinic for emergency surgery to stitch up a large open wound. He needs to be treated NOW, and we’re expecting the bill to be a few hundred dollars.

This is exactly why we do what we do. Fred has a family who loves him, but sometimes a veterinary emergency is more than a family can financially handle. We don’t want money to be the reason Fred doesn’t get the care he needs.

If you can spare even $5, $10, or $20, it will make a difference. Please help us rally together and get Fred through this emergency. 🙏🐾

💙 Donate:
https://www.alteredtailsproject.com/donate
Venmo:
CashApp: $AlteredTailsProject

Every dollar helps us say YES to cats like Fred when their families need us most.

And while you’re helping Fred, don’t forget that Twenty9 Lives Rescue has an awesome raffle fundraiser happening through Saturday!

Enter for your chance to win AND help support the kitties they take in and find homes for. It’s a win-win!

🎟️ Raffle: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/sets-4-pets-raffle-win-big-save-cats

Please share this post, too. You never know who might see it and be able to help Fred. 🙏❤️

09/11/2026

We have some good news and some not-so-good news to share…

The not-so-good news is that our TNR funding through the City of Massillon has officially come to an end.

This year, Altered Tails Project, alongside Massillon Animal Control Officer Michelle, was incredibly fortunate to TNR 142 community cats through funding provided by the city. We are SO grateful for their support and for the impact this funding has had on so many cats and community cat caregivers.

There is a possibility that the city’s TNR funding could return next year, but there are no guarantees, so for now, Altered Tails Project will be taking on the responsibility of funding future TNRs within the city. Thankfully, we do have funds available to continue helping — but those funds won’t last forever.

The good news is that we still have Michelle available to trap and transport, which is a HUGE help. She already has 20+ cats lined up to be trapped over the next couple of weeks. 🐈‍⬛

This is where we really need our community to step up.

Whether you love cats or hate them, TNR is the only humane, effective way to manage community cat populations. Period. These cats aren’t going anywhere, and simply ignoring the problem doesn’t make it go away.

And now for the REALLY good news…

We have been given another incredible matching fundraiser opportunity through Modern Woodmen of America! They will match up to $2,500 in donations raised through our exclusive Zeffy link!

We have until October 11th to raise the full $2,500 match!

As you know, $2,500 can go a LONG way. That’s enough to TNR 48 community cats! 🐱

That means your donation can have DOUBLE the impact. A $25 donation becomes $50. A $50 donation becomes $100. And so on, until we reach that $2,500 match!

We are incredibly grateful for this opportunity and really hope our supporters will come together to help us take full advantage of it. ❤️

Help us keep TNR going in Massillon. Help us reach that $2,500 match. Help us help the cats.

Every single dollar makes a difference. 🐾

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/dollar25k-modern-woodmen-of-america-matching-grant-fundraiser