08/22/2026
🐾 NEW ANIMAL ALERT 🐾
Well… this was definitely not in the cards for us, but I guess we’re welcoming a new little face to the sanctuary. 🧡
We’ve been seeing this orange kitty around the property for probably 4–5 months now. When he first showed up, he was still pretty young, extremely skittish, and very feral. I actually managed to get him into my feed room one night, but I was a little worried he might attack me if I tried to handle him, so I let him back out.
Since then, we’ve spent months simply showing him that we’re friends. No pressure, no expectations—just food, consistency, and a safe place to exist.
And slowly, it’s working.
He pretty much doesn’t leave the property anymore. I know where he sleeps, he comes every day for food, and lately he’s even started greeting me in the mornings and evenings while I’m putting everyone away. 🥹
The really exciting news is that I FINALLY got him a spot at one of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter TNR clinics on August 29th! TNR stands for Trap-Neuter-Return, and thankfully this program is free. There are so many community cats needing help that I’ve been trying for months to get him onto their list.
Now I just have to trap him. 😂🤞
Once he’s neutered, we’re going to keep him safely in our barn for a while so he can learn that this is home—that food, shelter, and safety will always be here. Hopefully, with time, he’ll settle into life as our resident feral barn cat.
We absolutely do not have the funds to take in another animal right now, so I’m incredibly thankful his neuter is being covered. Of course, it means another mouth to feed…but I’ve already been feeding him for months anyway. 😂
Most importantly, he’ll be fixed and won’t be out there making more kittens who have to struggle to survive.
So I guess it’s official…
Welcome to Laster Ranch, Barry . 🧡🐈
Let’s see where this little journey takes us.
