Pink Paws for the Cause

04/09/2025

Everyone wants the tiny, wobbly 2-month-old kittens... but what about Luna?

She's just 8 months old-still very much a baby, but old enough to be overlooked. She's past the midnight feedings, fully litter trained, and already knows how to love with her whole heart. She still chases toys like a kitten, curls up in your lap like one, and looks at you like you're her whole world.

Luna doesn't know why people keep passing her by... she only knows that she's ready to give someone all the love she's been saving up. Could that someone be you?

If you are interested fill out an Adoption Questionnaire (link in bio) or visit her in Petfinder

https://www.petfinder.com/cat/luna-75212873/ca/san-francisco/pink-paws-for-the-cause-ca2964/

04/08/2025

I have some GREAT news! Magik, our lost foster cat, was found last night, trapped and is now safely inside! It's truly a miracle. Today would have been 2 weeks out on the lam. Finding a specific gray tabby was not easy.

Did our collective prayers work? I'd say so. Thank you PP community for your support.

He could not have been retrieved without the herculean efforts of Susan Packer. Her cat sleuthing skills are second to none!

To all the volunteers that help with flyering the neighborhood, Debra, Cynthia, Laetitia, and Rachel. THANK YOU

04/06/2025

I was hoping this post would not be necessary but (sigh) it is... we have an escaped cat from his foster in Sunnyvale. It's been almost 2 weeks, with few sightings. Flyers are everywhere and we keep walking the neighborhood sharing flyers under door mats almost every day.

This is where you come in. please say a prayer. Ask for Magik to find one of the feeding areas have set up with a camera so we can find him, trap him and get him safely back inside.

There is power in prayer and I know with our communities help, Magik will find his way back to us.

Thank you so much

03/27/2025

Attention potential foster volunteers:
We are in desperate need for a foster!!!!

We need your help with Pretty Kitty.  PK is a 8-10 year old community cat that was abandoned as a young cat by her family.
Living outside for years and years she was fed by volunteers who fell in love with her feisty spirit. She recently had a skin cancer tumor removed and she was brought inside.

Turns out her feisty spirit was because she was scared to death outside.  Inside, she allows pets and is handleable.  The problem? She is still very scared and needs a foster volunteer who either has no cats in the home or maybe just one or two.  Her current foster has several kittys in the home and we all think she is still very afraid of them. She won’t come out of the crate.  She is bored, scared, sad and we think depressed.

Do you have a spare room? A room where a tri level condo can fit for her to start in…even better if this room had a nice sunny window for her to look out of.
Do you have time to hang out with her, pet her, talk to her, allow her to get comfortable and get to know you?

All food, supplies are covered by the rescue.  A recent visit with her oncologist is not too concerned about her cancer metastasizing.

This is a longer term foster situation until Pretty Kitty decides she is ready.  Please help us help her.

Email Charlene at [email protected] for more information

03/18/2025

https://givebutter.com/Fremont

In addition to TNR and rescuing and rehoming kittens and friendly cats, Pink Paws FTC also supports independent rescuers in the area who are the invisible heroes in our neighborhoods.

Most independent rescuers have full time jobs and help cats in their "spare" time using funds from their own pocket.

One such rescuer is Marilyn in Fremont. Her goal of raising $1000 will help her spay/neuter several cats in addition to helping her purchase two traps.

Will you please help us help Marilyn? Every dollar goes direct to the cats for these expenses.

Thank you.

By Pink Paws For The Cause

02/19/2025

It is not that relocation of feral cats cannot be done, but it is not an easy or always successful task. Let’s take a closer look at the obstacles:

TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOR:
Feral cats form strong bonds with their territory and may attempt to travel long distances to return to their original home, putting them at risk of injury or death during the journey. There is a chance they will run away from their new location even if suitable acclimation was carried out. If there was no acclimation process, you can almost guarantee it.

STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE:
You will have to keep the kitty confined long enough so he can learn that this is his new home and you are the new feeder. This process is highly stressful for cats, especially since they are not socialized to humans and may not understand what is happening. It is also stressful for the human trying to care for the cat.

VACUUM EFFECT:
If cats are removed from an area, it is said that new cats will quickly move in to fill the space, meaning relocation does not actually reduce the population.

POTENTIAL FOR HARM IN NEW ENVIRONMENT:
A relocated cat may not be familiar with the new area’s predators, food sources, or shelter options, increasing their risk of injury or starvation.

ETHICAL CONCERNS:
Many animal welfare organizations consider relocating feral cats as inhumane due to the potential for significant stress and danger to the animals.

🔸 What can you do instead? 🔸

TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR):
This method involves trapping feral cats, sterilizing them, vaccinating them, ear-tipping for identification, and then returning them to their original location.

PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER:
If you are concerned about a feral cat population, consider providing food and shelter in a designated area to help manage their numbers and reduce conflicts.

02/19/2025

It is not that relocation of feral cats cannot be done, but it is not an easy or always successful task. Let's take a closer look at the obstacles:

TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOR:
Feral cats form strong bonds with their territory and may attempt to travel long distances to return to their original home, putting them at risk of injury or death during the journey. There is a chance they will run away from their new location even if suitable acclimation was carried out. If there was no acclimation process, you can almost guarantee it.

STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE:
You will have to keep the kitty confined long enough so he can learn that this is his new home and you are the new feeder. This process is highly stressful for cats, especially since they are not socialized to humans and may not understand what is happening. It is also stressful for the human trying to care for the cat.

VACUUM EFFECT:
If cats are removed from an area, it is said that new cats will quickly move in to fill the space, meaning relocation does not actually reduce the population.

POTENTIAL FOR HARM IN NEW ENVIRONMENT:
A relocated cat may not be familiar with the new area's predators, food sources, or shelter options, increasing their risk of injury or starvation.

ETHICAL CONCERNS:
Many animal welfare organizations consider relocating feral cats as inhumane due to the potential for significant stress and danger to the animals.

🔸 What can you do instead? 🔸

TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR):
This method involves trapping feral cats, sterilizing them, vaccinating them, ear-tipping for identification, and then returning them to their original location.

PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER:
If you are concerned about a feral cat population, consider providing food and shelter in a designated area to help manage their numbers and reduce conflicts.

02/18/2025

DO NOT bring community cats to animal shelters.

Many shelters lack humane, nonlethal policies and programs. Bringing community cats, who are generally not socialized to people or adoptable, to shelters where they could be killed is not in their best interest.

Unless there is illness or injury–in which case consult a veterinarian–allowing community cats to remain outdoors is the best way to protect them. Learn how to do and care for community cats with best practices at alleycat.org/BestPractices

02/15/2025

Here we go again... Sweet Pea needs our help. An 11 year old tabby, abandoned, showed up at our colony on the Peninsula. Clearly hurting, we knew we could not leave her there.

Let's change her life! Please donate to her medical fund.
There is no donation too small or too large.

www.givebutter.com/SweetPeaMedical

Thank you.🥰

11 year old homeless tabby found us at a feral colony

02/13/2025

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$44.85 for last quarter isn't a lot but the potential is big which will help us cover the spay/neuters of even more cats. Please consider supporting our efforts through iGive.com

Thank you so much

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02/10/2025

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02/10/2025

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02/07/2025

https://givebutter.com/PrettyKitty

One of our beloved colony cats from Menlo Park needs surgery. We call her Pretty Kitty and have been feeding her for at least the last 4-5 years. Abandoned by her family when they moved away, Pretty Kitty has done a great job fending for herself. We think she is about 8-10 years old.

When the wound near her eye wound not heal, we knew she needed to see a vet. She has a growth near her eye that needs to be removed.

Please help us get her the vet care she needs. No donation is too large or too small.

A foster has been secured to take care of her during recovery and with any luck, if she adapts to the indoors, our plan is to find her a home that will never abandon her again.

Thank you so very much.

Please help us get her the medical she needs

02/01/2025

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