CLAWS-Cat Lives Are Worth Saving

CLAWS-Cat Lives Are Worth Saving 🐾 Welcome to CLAWS – Cat Lives Are Worth Saving! EIN: 33-3169550 • 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Helping Lebanon’s community cats through TNR, rescue, and education.

Cat Lives Are Worth Saving (CLAWS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Lebanon, VA, working to care for and control the community cat population through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), feeding programs, and adoption. Donations via PayPal coming soon — follow us for updates and local events! 💛

**UPDATE** Even after a nice nap and offers of food, water, and kitten milk, our little friend is lethargic and well.......
06/04/2026

**UPDATE** Even after a nice nap and offers of food, water, and kitten milk, our little friend is lethargic and well....limp. Trying to figure out the problem would take time he might not have, so we've dropped him off with our wonderful friends at Southwest Virginia Veterinary Services. We know that if anyone can help him, they can. We'll keep you updated as we learn more, but please consider donating to help with his care.**

Sorry Villagers, but I'm going to preach for a minute on dumping cats — scroll on if you need to.

This is what a dumped kitten looks like.

The poor little thing in this picture is weak, cold, and absolutely exhausted from stress. Look in his eyes. Do you see how beaten down he looks? How utterly dejected? That's what I'm looking at this morning, and it breaks my heart every single time.

The colony caregivers discovered the new arrivals this morning and were thankfully able to bring him to us, but his littermate(s) and parents are still out there somewhere. This could have been prevented. The solution isn't dumping unwanted cats at a public location and hoping someone else figures it out — it's spaying and neutering before it gets to this point.

Yes, it costs money. We know that. But it costs us money too — right now we have to find the funds to cover the vet exam, vaccines, deworming, any needed meds or treatment, and day-to-day care so we can find this little one a forever home. Every kitten like him is a reminder of what happens when we don't get ahead of the problem.

CLAWS was never intended to be a rescue operation, but that's increasingly the role we're being asked to fill. Right now we have four kittens in care and honestly? We don't know how we're going to cover all the vet bills. We can't turn them away, but we can't do this without your help.

So instead of staying angry (ok, maybe retain a little righteous indignation), we're asking for your help. If you can donate even a few dollars to CLAWS, it goes directly toward the care of kittens like this boy, and toward spay/neuter assistance so fewer cats end up abandoned and frightened in the first place. The link to donate is https://givebutter.com/its-kitten-season-fhlojx.

He didn't ask to be here. But he's here, and we've got him. Help us keep doing that.

We have a TNR group scheduled to be in town June 11th-17th and we need a physical location for them to operate from.The ...
06/03/2026

We have a TNR group scheduled to be in town June 11th-17th and we need a physical location for them to operate from.

The location has to have power and water, bathroom and dumpster if possible, and has to be a secure location, with 24 hour access, and not be used for anything else during those dates.

There are so many empty stores that there's got to be someone out there with a location we can use.

This is how we start reducing community cat populations. If we don't step up as a community and work together to bring TNR events to us, we're never going to make a dent in the number of feral and owned pets that need spay/neuter.

I can assure you that the location will be taken care of and cleaned/sterilized after the event is over.

Please, help CLAWS start making a difference for community cats and owned cats in Lebanon!

If you have a contact for a location, please email us at [email protected].

Our little Chicken Nugget (aka Walnut) left on his freedom ride this morning. We won't miss our first experience with t...
06/03/2026

Our little Chicken Nugget (aka Walnut) left on his freedom ride this morning. We won't miss our first experience with tube feeding, but we are already missing this cute little floof! God speed to your forever home Nuggie.

We still have three litters of kittens and two mama cats that need vet visits and freedom rides.

Please consider helping CLAWS care for community cats and kittens just like Nugget.
https://givebutter.com/its-kitten-season-fhlojx

This is how Walnut eats.Two days ago he was pulled from a car engine — 170 grams, eyes barely open, not a scratch on him...
05/29/2026

This is how Walnut eats.

Two days ago he was pulled from a car engine — 170 grams, eyes barely open, not a scratch on him. A miracle by any definition.

But from the moment he arrived he has refused every ni**le and feeding technique we've tried. We spent his first night carefully dribbling formula in drop by drop.

He received a clean bill of health from the vet, but his refusal to latch led to us tube feeding a kitten for the first time in our lives. It's not for the faint of heart and it's downright terrifying at 3 am!

He's tiny. He's fierce. And he's worth every sleepless hour. 💛
Every donation helps us keep Walnut — and the other cats and kittens we help — alive and on their way to forever homes. Click the link below.

https://givebutter.com/its-kitten-season-fhlojx

Meet Sally, and her four babies — Stevie, Ozzy, Bowie, and Dolly. 🐱💛When Sally showed up on a kind family's doorstep rea...
05/28/2026

Meet Sally, and her four babies — Stevie, Ozzy, Bowie, and Dolly. 🐱💛
When Sally showed up on a kind family's doorstep ready to give birth, they did something beautiful — they brought her inside. She had her babies safe and warm, surrounded by people who genuinely care. But as much as they love this little family, they can't keep them forever.
Before any rescue can take them, Sally and her kittens have to be cleared for placement:
✅ Sally needs vaccines, a rabies shot, FIV/FeLV testing, and deworming
✅ Stevie, Ozzy, Bowie, and Dolly each need vaccines and deworming
✅ We also have four more foster kittens here who need the same care
That's 9 animals, 9 sets of vet visits, and one tight budget.
Scan the QR code in the image or click the link below to donate. Every dollar moves this family one step closer to their forever homes. 💛
https://givebutter.com/its-kitten-season-fhlojx

Did you know that tiny claws get caught in regular bath towels and wash cloths?If there are any human parents out there ...
05/27/2026

Did you know that tiny claws get caught in regular bath towels and wash cloths?

If there are any human parents out there with cotton (not fleece) receiving blankets they no longer need, we would love to have some for kitten feeding and bath time. The kittens don't care about color or formula stains!

Cute pic of Topher as a baby just because.

Walnut rode through town in a car engine and somehow walked away without a scratch. 🐱 This morning our vet gave him a cl...
05/27/2026

Walnut rode through town in a car engine and somehow walked away without a scratch. 🐱 This morning our vet gave him a clean bill of health.

Today he's in the CLAWS nursery — our living room — on a bottle and completely unbothered.

Walnut is one of four in our care right now, along with Karen, Spot, and Tig (yes, pic in the comments for extra points)

Honest truth: CLAWS was built for TNR, not rescue. Our current funding is designated for that work. It doesn't cover bottle babies.

We weren't designed to be a rescue. But who can say no to those little faces?

We need your help right now to take care of these babies without it coming at the cost of the work that prevents the next litter. Every gift makes that possible. 🐾
https://givebutter.com/its-kitten-season-fhlojx

🚨 URGENT – Peaches NEEDS a Barn Home NOW 🚨We’re going to be blunt, because this matters:Keeping Peaches confined like th...
05/06/2026

🚨 URGENT – Peaches NEEDS a Barn Home NOW 🚨
We’re going to be blunt, because this matters:
Keeping Peaches confined like this is not a long-term option.

Peaches has the honor of being the first cat spayed through CLAWS (funded by our first grant from the Virginia Federation of Humane Societies!), and we did exactly what we’re supposed to do— we stopped the cycle.
But now we’re stuck in the next problem.

Peaches is not handling indoor confinement. At all.
💠She is extremely stressed
💠She is barely eating
💠She is currently in a large kennel for recovery
💠She panics when approached

This is not a house cat. And keeping her like this is only making things worse.
She needs out of this environment and into the RIGHT one—fast.
Peaches needs a barn, garage, shop, or outbuilding where she can:
💠Have space to decompress
💠Be provided food and water
💠Live as a working/barn cat
This is part of the plan—placing cats who can’t be socialized into safe, working environments instead of leaving them to struggle.

Right now, we need someone willing to step up.
If you have:
💠A barn or outbuilding
💠A safe property
💠And you’re open to giving a cat like Peaches a place
Contact us ASAP.
📩 [email protected] 📍 Lebanon, VA area
This is what this work actually looks like. Not cute. Not easy. But it matters.

If you’ve confirmed the kittens need help, slow down—what you do next matters.Newborn kittens are extremely fragile, and...
04/29/2026

If you’ve confirmed the kittens need help, slow down—what you do next matters.

Newborn kittens are extremely fragile, and the most common mistake people make is trying to feed them right away.
👉 Do NOT feed them yet. Cold kittens cannot digest food, and feeding them can be fatal.

Your first job is to stabilize them:
• Keep them warm (this is critical)
• Keep them dry and together
• Limit handling

You can use:
• A heating pad on LOW (with a barrier)
• A warm towel
• A sock filled with dry rice and warmed in the microwave
• Body heat

Then get them help as soon as possible:
🐾 Contact a local vet
🐾 Reach out to a rescue

We know it’s hard to wait—but doing the right thing in those first hours gives them the best chance to survive.

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55 Monk Street
Lebanon, VA
24266

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+12769795689

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