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Yellow Brick Road Rescue NJ, Inc., Nutley, NJ (2025)

08/14/2025

🚨 URGENT – Sweet Friendly Cat Needs Placement 🚨
Yesterday morning, one of our fosters found a beautiful, friendly cat hanging around her home. She left for work, and when she returned that evening, the cat was still there waiting. She fed her, and this sweet girl was so friendly she could be picked up and brought inside.

Unfortunately, our foster is already full and cannot keep her. Our rescue is also at capacity—just like so many others right now—so we’re reaching out for help.

🐾 If you are a rescue with space, please message us!
🐾 If you’re willing to foster, we would consider bringing her into our rescue if you can foster until adoption. We have no open foster homes to move her to later, and adoption applications are coming in very slowly at the moment.

This beautiful girl urgently needs a safe place to go. If you can help in any way, please reach out ASAP!

📩 Contact us here or send us a message directly.
Let’s get this sweet cat safe and on her way to a forever home! 💛

08/12/2025

🚨 URGENT – Sweet Luna Needs a Home 🚨(or new foster)

Four months ago, we rescued a young mama cat and her four babies from heartbreaking conditions. Luna had spent the first part of her life locked in a small crate in a dark, humid basement, raising her kittens without ever knowing sunlight, freedom, or love beyond those cramped walls.

All four of her babies have since been adopted… but Luna is still waiting for her happy ending. 💔

Now, her current foster no longer wants to foster her since the all the kittens were adopted, and we urgently need to find her a safe place to go. Luna is fully vetted, extremely friendly, playful, and only about a year old herself — she’s just a baby who has already been through so much.

We would love to place her in a forever home so she doesn’t keep getting bounced around, but we are also open to moving her to another foster until she’s adopted.

📍 She is currently in Elizabeth, NJ.
We provide all food, supplies, and medical care — you just provide the love and space she needs.

📩 Message us here or email [email protected] if you can open your heart and home to sweet Luna.
Even if you can’t foster or adopt, please share this post — it could be the share that changes her life. ❤️

08/08/2025

‼️TRANSPORT NEEDED TONIGHT ‼️
From Elizabeth to Rutherford NJ

If you can help us, please send us a message

07/28/2025

🚨 UPDATE & URGENT DONATION PLEA 🚨
Eve and her brother are finally safe with us — but we have some difficult news.

After being held at the shelter for a week, both cats are now in our care. While we’re relieved they’re out of the shelter and back with people who love them, we quickly learned that Eve is in far worse shape than we were told. 💔

The shelter mentioned her teeth looked bad — but we weren’t prepared for just how bad.
😿 Evee was not eating and her gums were bleeding. She couldn’t even drink water on her own. She was rushed to our vet, where she received:
✔️ A full blood panel
✔️ Pain management
✔️ Antibiotic injection

The doctor confirmed she’s too weak for dental surgery right now. First, we need to:
🩺 Fight off the infection
💪 Help her gain strength
😿 Control her pain

Once she’s strong enough, they’ll reevaluate — but it’s likely she’ll need a full dental extraction due to the severity of her condition.

📉 We don’t know how long Eve may have been in pain, or how long she went without care after her owner passed away. But she is safe now, and we’re doing everything we can to give her a second chance.

💸 The costs are already adding up:

Vet visit: $400
Dental estimate: Over $900
🆘 We urgently need donations to help cover Eve’s medical care and ongoing treatment.

👉 Ways to Donate:
Venmo:
PayPal: [email protected]
Zelle: [email protected]

Please help us give Eve the comfort and healing she deserves. She’s been through so much, and now that she’s finally safe — we need your help to keep her that way. 💛

07/21/2025

🚨UPDATE 7/21/25🚨
TRANSPORT STILL NEEDED for either tomorrow between 3-5pm, or wednesday between 10:30am-5pm.
The cats are still at the shelter as the shelter had them on hold for a week as it is their policy to hold cats where the owners died for a week to see if the next of kin comes in to claim them (which no one did).
If you can help transport from STATEN ISLAND ACC to NUTLEY NJ tomorrow or Wednesday during these times please reach out to us ASAP!

07/14/2025

🚨UPDATE 7/21/25🚨
TRANSPORT STILL NEEDED for either tomorrow between 3-5pm, or wednesday between 10:30am-5pm.
The cats are still at the shelter as the shelter had them on hold for a week as it is their policy to hold cats where the owners died for a week to see if the next of kin comes in to claim them (which no one did).
If you can help transport from STATEN ISLAND ACC to NUTLEY NJ tomorrow or Wednesday during these times please reach out to us ASAP!

🚨 URGENT TRANSPORT NEEDED – STATEN ISLAND, NY ➡️ NUTLEY, NJ 🚨

We are in urgent need of transport for two cats who were heartbreakingly surrendered to NYC ACC in Staten Island after their owner tragically passed away at just 40 years old.

One of the cats (the white one) is originally from our rescue, and thankfully, because she was microchipped with one of our chips, the shelter was able to contact us. But instead of reaching out to us directly, the family (or whomever was involved) simply surrendered both cats to the shelter 💔

This is yet another heartbreaking reminder that tomorrow is never promised. At just 40 years old, this pet owner likely never imagined needing a plan for her beloved animals. But this is why it’s so incredibly important to have arrangements in place for your pets, no matter your age.

💛 We are grateful that a foster has stepped up to take both cats together so we don’t have to leave the one not from our rescue behind, giving them a safe and loving landing. But we need help to get them there!

📍 We need a transport from Staten Island, NY to Nutley, NJ ASAP.

📸 Pictured are the cats as kittens 4 years ago. They’ve only known love, and they deserve to feel that again.

If you can help drive them or know someone who might, please DM us or email [email protected] right away.

Let’s bring them home. 🖤

07/08/2025

Update: safe with another rescue

🚨 URGENT FOSTER NEEDED 🚨

We’ve been contacted by one of our shelter partners about an extremely sweet 1-2 year old male cat in desperate need of a foster home. 💔 He’s believed to have been hit by a car — his leg is broken in several places and he will likely need an amputation.

Despite everything he’s been through, he remains incredibly friendly and trusting. He’s otherwise healthy and stable — he just needs a safe place to land so we can get him the medical care he deserves.

We cannot bring him into our care unless we secure a foster willing to:

🐾 Take him to our vet in Caldwell, NJ
🐾 Help coordinate and follow through with vet visits and surgery
🐾 Provide a calm space for him to recover post-op

All medical costs and supplies will be completely covered by us. Cats recover remarkably well from amputations and go on to live happy, full lives as tripods!

💌 If you can open your heart and home to this brave boy, please message us or email us immediately. Time is critical and we need your help to get him the care he urgently needs.

Please share to help us find his hero. ❤️

07/07/2025

Update: foster found

🚨 URGENT FOSTER OR ADOPTER NEEDED 🚨

Meet Archer – a stunning 4-year-old medium-haired boy with the floofiest tail and the sweetest personality to match. 🐾

Archer was adopted as a kitten and has known nothing but love, but heartbreakingly, his adopter is now facing severe allergies and can no longer care for him. 💔 We’re urgently looking for a foster, foster-to-adopt, or forever home.

Archer may be a little shy at first, but once he warms up, he’s incredibly playful, affectionate, and full of love. He gets along great with both dogs and cats, making him the perfect addition to a multi-pet home.

✅ Neutered
✅ Up to date on vaccines
✅ Microchipped
✅ FIV/FeLV negative

Please help us keep this sweet boy safe and loved. If you can open your heart and home to Archer, reach out to us ASAP! You can either message us, or send us an email [email protected]. He is currently in Bloomfield,
Nj.

07/03/2025

🚨 **URGENT FOSTER OR FOSTER-TO-ADOPT NEEDED** 🚨
📍 Nutley, NJ | 💔 Senior Cat | 🆘 Immediate Placement Needed

This sweet 12-year-old girl was found **wandering the streets of Nutley**, emaciated, matted, and completely alone. It’s painfully clear she was **abandoned**—an indoor cat who had no idea how to survive outside. Her body tells the story: **severely malnourished** and covered in mats so bad they left open wounds on her back.

Thankfully, a kind soul saw her and reached out for help. She was rushed to the vet, and somehow—**miraculously**—her bloodwork is **completely normal**. She’s healthy despite all she’s been through, and now she just needs **a soft place to land**.

We are **urgently looking for a foster**, or even better, a **foster-to-adopt** home where she can settle in and not be shuffled around again. She deserves to **spend her golden years in peace**, surrounded by love, comfort, and full food bowls.

🩷 Her wounds from the mat removal will heal with time. What she truly needs now is **kindness, consistency, and care**.

📦 Currently at the vet, but has **nowhere to go**. Please, open your heart and home to this beautiful senior. She’s been through enough.

📩 DM us or email [email protected] if you can help or have questions.

**Please share**—her life depends on it.

06/04/2025

In Loving Memory of Gyoza 💔

One year ago, our incredible foster was out for a walk when she spotted a frail, matted cat hidden in the bushes. The moment Gyoza saw her, she came running—desperate, but trusting. Caitlin was already at her foster limit, but there was no way she could leave this sweet senior girl behind. Gyoza was severely underweight, covered in mats, and in visible pain from dental disease. Despite her condition, she purred, allowed herself to be picked up, and was gently carried home to safety.

Since that day, Gyoza has been a fighter. Over the last year, she required frequent vet visits, battled kidney issues, and endured severe stomatitis. She was on medication, received fluids, and lived as a cherished fospice cat. Caitlin gave her everything—comfort, love, and dignity in her final chapter.

Last week, Gyoza was scheduled for another dental procedure. She had successfully undergone anesthesia before and was cleared for this one. Tragically, during the surgery, her heart gave out. Despite the vet team’s best efforts, she could not be revived. Her little body had finally reached its limit.

We are devastated by her passing. But we also know her story could have ended so differently if not for Caitlin’s compassion that day in the bushes. Because of her, Gyoza knew safety, warmth, and unconditional love in her final year.

If you would like to honor Gyoza’s memory by contributing to the cost of her ongoing vet care over the past year, we would be so grateful:

Venmo:
PayPal: [email protected]
Zelle: [email protected]

Rest peacefully, sweet Gyoza. You were deeply loved. Run free, baby girl. 💔🌈

06/03/2025

Juanita is settling in to her foster home but she is still looking for her forever home! At 6 years old she was surrendered to the shelter after being in the only home and with the only owner she knew. Unfortunately his landlord told him he could no longer keep Juanita, so he had no choice but to surrender her to the shelter. She is very sweet. She lived with other cats and also had kittens 6 years ago that she did well with. She is spayed, up to date on vaccines, FIV/FeLV negative, and microchipped. If you can give Juanita her forever home, please email us at [email protected]

05/15/2025

Gemma is still waiting for her forever home! 💎

This gorgeous grey beauty has been with us far too long, and we know her perfect match is out there. Gemma is about 4 years old and was rescued from the streets of Newark under heartbreaking circumstances—pregnant and alone. Sadly, none of her premature kittens survived, but Gemma has since been spayed, safe, and healing in her foster home.

She’s come a long way emotionally and is so ready for a fresh start. Gemma would thrive as a solo cat (hello, queen of the castle!) but she also gets along well with other cats. While we’re not certain how she’d do with dogs, a calm and mellow pup might be just fine with the right introduction.

Gemma has a gentle soul and just needs a little patience and a lot of love to feel fully at home. She’s being fostered in South Orange, NJ.

Could you be the one to give Gemma the loving home she’s always deserved?

To meet Gemma or learn more, email us at [email protected] or send us a message.

Let’s finally get this sweet girl the happy ending she’s been waiting for!

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