Maria’s Mittens

29/04/2024

Fostering these guys for Rachel's Rescue. They will be up for adoption soon after desexing.

06/03/2024

I'm going to have a little rant so bare with me. Lately I have had a few messages that are verging on abusive. I wouldn't say I'm an overly sensitive person when it comes to the human kind. I'm pretty thick skinned. I am still shocked however that people can be so incredibly ignorant and self absorbed that they completely lack insight as to what is involved in the work I do. When I rescue these kittens I feed, care and love them. I get to know each and every one and my intentions are to get the very best fit for them so that they can have a beautiful, safe life. Sometimes I have to say NO. This is because the home is not a good fit. People with toddlers are the most difficult to deal with. Some are very gracious and completely understand but others take offence that I won't home a frightened little rescue kitten to a home with a two year old. I try to explain that the child won't get the best from this kitten, and that the kitten will be frightened and end up becoming an outside cat or rehoming itself to get away from grabbing little hands. I would like to remind the haters and those that feel they are entitled to get what they want that while they are in their beds at night I am out feeding starving cats on the street. Taking care of these kittens and cats is like two full time jobs and I don't receive pay. But the main thing is, that I form a bond with these beautiful creatures and I want to have peace of mind that they are going to a place of safety with people who will love and respect them until their time on earth is done. I do what I do purely from a place of genuine love for cats which I believe to be the most beautiful of creatures. I'm not going to let them down when they are already traumatized and scared. It is not like giving out lollies. They are living beings and if I say NO it's because your home is not the right place for the kitten. It's nothing personal against your child or family. I most certainly do home to people with children and dogs but every single kitten is treated as an individual and is placed with the person I feel guided to home with. Thanks again to the lovely people out there that create some balance and encourage me in my work with the wildlings. 😻😻❤️

05/03/2024

When little miss fluffy wants to be held but you have chores to do 🐱

29/02/2024

27/02/2024

The situation for Cats is getting more difficult with a rapidly bias view growing and spreading like wildfire. It's all about the bird life. The problem here is multi layered and I will be posting more on this topic in the future but today I would like to address the housing issue in NZ and the problem that renters are facing getting into a rental property with their beloved cat. I am constantly seeing ads up for rehoming and receiving more and more requests to rehome people's cats. Sadly I have enough rescues to find homes for, so most often I'm having to turn people away. It's all to do with the bird life, is often the problem conveyed to me. It's become a ridiculous excuse and sadly landlords are in the perfect position to be very hard line and capitalise on the housing crisis. Unfortunately this bird life frenzy is going very badly for cats and will continue to get worse as more and more people are being condemned for owning a cat. I'm angry at this issue being used to keep cat lovers out of rentals. I am in a position where I can really only home my kittens to home owners now as the rescue kittens don't rehome very well. They get very attached to their human and don't always settle in well with another person. We all know that cats are great mice catchers but this fact seems not to be making any difference to people's mindset. This summer I have seen more people posting up free kittens than ever before because they haven't had their cat desexed. It's frustrating to see that people are still not doing the right thing,and are flicking off kittens. What this means for me is that my little wildlings are finding it even more difficult to get homes. Little Whisper is still here waiting patiently for a kind soul to give him a chance. The problem is not with Cats, it's with people.

21/01/2024

20/01/2024

Have these to beautiful cuddly boys up for adoption through Rachel's Rescue. Bottlefed so very human friendly will follow you around for cuddles. Need home together or where someone is home xx both desexed 1st vacc and microchiped. Adoption fees apply

01/12/2023

01/12/2023