08/28/2026
It's been a rough week of peopleing, but nothing is tougher, for us anyway, than when it comes to the lack of help offered to cats in this valley. By no means am I blaming or disappointed in the shelters, their staffs or animal control. These people see it day in and day out, over and over and over again and they do their best. What saddens me, what cuts me to the core, what makes my heart wrench and my soul ache are the policies made by those who are trying to make things look good on paper or have never stepped foot in a shelter, held a terrified cat that found itself dumped somewhere, or even adopted an animal from the very shelters they are making policies for. People who work at shelters, who are humane officers or animal control deal with the policies they are given, whether it's right or working, it is the policies they have to work with. The policies of not taking cats, whether they are unwanted, strays, abandoned or whatever, are not addressing the most crucial question of all....WHAT HAPPENS TO A CAT THE SHELTER REFUSES TO ADMIT?
Does the person that says I don't want this cat anymore, magically decide they want it and will care for it if shelters refuse to take it? What happens to that cat?
Does the person that finds a litter of kittens tucked under their porch by a stray mother suddenly find room in their home for the mother and kittens because the shelter refuses to take them in? What happens to that cat and her kittens?
If you come home to find a friendly cat waiting for you at your door, it's not yours, it's not your neighbors and you take it to the shelter because you can't take one more stray that has been dumped on you, what would you expect? Would you expect to here, just leave it where you found it? or take it somewhere that looks like it will be safe? What happens to that cat?
Today 3 perfectly sweet, adorable kittens were found huddled in the street. Should those kittens be left in the street? Should they be chased off the road and presumed safe and left to fend for themselves? Should they be taken to a nice neighborhood and dropped off? What if someone, someone that cares, someone that knows she can not keep them, she has cats of her own, she has a funeral in Mississippi tomorrow, but she stops traffic anyway and picks up those kittens. Imagine that was you, you are trying your best to help, you go to the shelter and they won't take them, not till Sept 8th. What would you do? Really, what would you do? and while you're trying to answer that, answer the question of WHAT HAPPENS TO ANIMALS THAT ARE REFUSED BY SHELTERS?
Unfortunately for the cats and dogs refused by shelters the answers don't offer much hope for them. Nor does it do anything to encourage people to help strays.
Fortunately for these 3 they were rescued by a kind soul and we are going to house them till Sept. 8th. They have been de-fleaed and 1st round of deworming. They appear to be healthy, about 12 weeks, and are all friendly and using the litter pan. The first tabby in the video is a female and the shyest of the group. The orange and white is a male and he seems to be very laid back. The last tabby in the video is a female and she is the most out going, full of purrs and wants cuddled. If by chance you are interested in adding one of the kittens to your home, give us a call 304-233-2740.
