DART Duette Animal Rescue Team

09/03/2026

Here is a statistic and a reason why EVERYONE needs tto step up and spay and neuter stray and feral cats in their neighborhood!

Only about 20% to 25% of feral kittens survive to reach six months of age. This means roughly 75% to 80% of kittens born outdoors die or disappear before reaching adulthood.

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09/03/2026

The 6 kittens we took in, the Siamese twins Miko and Niko are available for adoption already, got a bigger space today. They are a messy darn bunch!! The two tuxedos and tabbies are still learning. We have names but basically there three sets of twins here! One Tuxedo and one Tabby are just not coming around well still feral almost. The other Tuxedo and Tabby are quite shy but friendly. We have one male Tuxedo named Teddy, a female Tuxedo named Sherry and then a male and female Tabby named Freddy and Masey. All will be available in a few weeks. They are about 12-14 weeks. Miko and Niko 16 weeks. We adopt in pairs, if I don't think you are the right fit at any time and at my discretion (and in consultation with my Board) I will not adopt to you. Dont send superficial requests for one kitten. We will NOT separate Miko and Niko. House visit, background check and veterinary references are required. I don't care whether you like our process or not, feel free to adopt at any other rescue organization if you don't want to agree to our process. We are here for the cats to get a high quality and forever home not for you.

09/03/2026

We are transforming our sanctuary. We are transitioning to a new software for adoptions and then the sanctuary itself is also transitioning to cats only with more grassy outdoor space expansions after the last lemurs move to another sanctuary. All this sounds easy but it is not. Thank you for being patient with us as we transform our rescue. We hope 2027 will be a good year for our cats to thrive and find permanent homes whether here on site or preferably in loving homes! This is an example of one of our lemur enclosures that will hopefully be transformed into cat safe outdoor playgrounds. We will have to figure out snake, and mosquito/fly control as well as air-conditioning in summer and heat in winter any suggestions on products, housing are welcome!! We do hope to add some more small buildings to attach but we will need funding for that for sure. Unless someone donates some structure but all this is slated for next year.

09/03/2026

Thank you to all who sent updates on our adopted cats !! It is so nice for me to get updates any time, it helps me get through the very difficult times when I realize I cannot save them all. These updates give me hope that we can get back to high quality adoptions as we call them very soon. After experiencing returns after adoption this year for, to be frank, no real legitimate reasons other than bad decision making on their part ( not in cases where we deem the return legitimate don't get me wrong) we put adoptions on hold. We are also transitioning to a new software for adoptions and then the sanctuary itself is also transitioning to cats only and then outdoor space expansions after the last lemurs move to another sanctuary. All this sounds easy but it is not. Thank you for being patient with us as we transform our rescue.

To turn my down and sad day around I am asking any of our adopters to post their favorite pictures of cats adopted from us in the comments!! PLEASE!! It really helps my mental state. Smudge is adjusting here really well and approaching me now and allows petting!! We are getting closer to adoptable status!!

09/03/2026

At the vet for check ups on Irma1 and Sammy. Please DONATE, we NEED YOUR HELP!!

09/02/2026

Oh my goodness look at Yin!! He was born here to a stray mom named Sweetpea we rescued from a Duette cat colony. Look at him all grown up!!

09/02/2026

I am so happy to see Kiki the Kinkajou get the attention I could not give her!! Thank you Andy!!

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08/31/2026

This is why I always think about whether, at any point in time, we are the best home for a particular animal. Kiki was saved from an owner that she bit and they ended up terrified of her. So we took her in but I just could not risk getting hurt and so we got her spayed which is very important for a captive Kinkajou so that they are not so territorial and aggressive. She calmed down a lot but my situation is just not one where we were giving her the best home. Lack of resources and a legacy plan are also considerations. Exotic animals are difficult to place and, in case something happens to me, I don't want my Board of Directors to have to frantically figure out where to place them. Look at Kiki!! She grew up in a home and used to sleep in bed with people so she needs human attention. She is now in a place where her enclosure is much larger than we had her in here, and she gets the interaction she needs to enrich her life. Odessa Animal Sanctuary is an amazing organization and we will soon collaborate on transferring the last 4 remaining lemurs to them! Thank you Andy and Karenann!! Odessa Animal Sanctuary, Inc. 501c3 Non-Profit Organization