11/10/2026
A gentle reminder from Mojo's Hope: We definitely want cats to have exposure to the outdoors and there are many creative ways to make that happen while keeping them and wildlife safe and sound.
Protection of our cats, starts with us, their owners, responsible rescue organizations and our municipal shelter.
Please do all you can to keep your cats indoors, provide them with all they need to be enriched, content and loved. It is so heartbreaking each time we read a lost or found post. Please share our post and let's work together to keep our cats safe and sound. If you need more information or are struggling with ways to help your cat please reach out to us!
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬
🐈 Predators/Wild Animals/Dogs
🐈 Able to monitor urinary tract/bowel health
🐈 Disease Prevention- ie. FeLv/FIV, Distemper, URI
🐈 Parasites
🐈 Cars/Traffic
🐈 Human Abuse
🐈 Toxins/ Poisons/Traps
🐈 Freezing Temperatures
🐈 Lost/Stolen
🐈 Avoid Neighbor Problems
🐈 Trust of Humans
🐈 Protect Wildlife/Birds
🐈 Longer Lives
𝙒𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢/𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.
𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 harpurr_kitty_warrior 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙨, 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙖𝙧𝙙. 𝙃𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨.
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭
🐈 Secure your home environment, windows, screens, doors, etc. Check often to see if anything is loose.
🐈 Train everyone in the home to be mindful of closing doors/windows when entering and exiting the home.
🐈 Provide daily enrichment activities to stimulate their minds in effective ways (see our Enrichment Activity Brochure on our website for some helpful suggestions).
🐈 Provide daily exercise
🐈 Implement training strategies (clicker training is highly effective with cats)
🐈 Microchip your cat and keep your information updated
🐈 Harness train your cat (for outdoor adventures)
🐈 When traveling, keep your cat in a carrier/crate. Training your cat to be comfortable in a carrier/crate will have many benefits. Need some tips? Visit our website for our Crate Training Brochure.
🐈 Build an outdoor enclosure/catio (We have two catios in our main foster home and the cats who like to get some air, really enjoy them. They also have the choice to use them or not).
🐈 Spay/Neuter your cat
𝙋𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨. 𝙎𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙. 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚:
https://www.muni.org/.../animal_control/Pages/leash.aspx
“The municipal ordinance (Title 17) requires that a person who owns an animal, such as a dog or cat, shall control it at all times. In a public place, with some exceptions, the municipal ordinance requires that an owner shall have his/her animal under control and shall not allow it to roam neighborhoods or have access to other people's property.”
We know accidents happen, however it is disconcerting to see the number of cats going missing. It is our responsibility to do our best to be proactive and have systems in place to ensure they are kept safe and sound.
If you need support with this, please do not hesitate to reach out. We want all the cats of our community to be with their loved ones.
This information is also available to download for free from our website on our resource page. We are always seeking out more knowledge, ways to improve the lives of the cats we care for and ensuring they stay safe and sound.
Resource Page: https://www.mojoshope.org/resources
To contact us: [email protected], www.mojoshope.org
Mojo’s Hope is an: Associate Certified Cat Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Consultants (IAABC) and a Certified Pet Loss and Bereavement Counselor through Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement (APLB)
Featured gorgeous cats, Sadie-love and Purreston III. Both of these sweet cats were at AHS and then came to MH to foster. Purreston has been with us for a year and a half, and Sadie has been with us for a year. They were both transferred to our Mojo's Hope program. They have become quite bonded and have so much fun together.
