Stray Cat Relief Fund

09/01/2026

LOST CAT ALERT - VICINITY OF 19TH MCKEAN IN SOUTH PHILLY

08/31/2026

Bambi

the stump‑tailed baby who ran until she couldn’t run anymore 🤎

Before anyone ever touched her, before she ever knew a soft voice or a gentle hand, Bambi was just a frightened little tabby slipping through the world like a ghost. People would catch only flashes of her—wide eyes, trembling whiskers, that tiny stump tail jerking in panic as she bolted from bush to bush. She didn’t understand what was happening to her life. She only knew she was alone, and every sound felt like danger.

She ran because she thought running was the only thing keeping her alive.

But even the bravest, most desperate babies get tired. One day, after hours of hiding and sprinting and shaking in the cold, she heard something she didn’t expect: someone calling to her. Not sharply. Not to scare her. Just… calling. Soft. Hopeful. Like they were trying to hand her a lifeline.

She froze. Her little body was so exhausted she could barely breathe. And in that moment—heart pounding, paws trembling—she made the smallest, bravest choice of her life. She looked up. She listened. She stepped toward the voice instead of away from it.

That was the moment she stopped being a shadow.

Now Bambi is learning what safety feels like, and it breaks your heart in the gentlest way. She wags her little stump when she’s happy—an awkward, goofy, earnest wiggle that feels like watching a flower bloom after a storm. She leans into hands like she’s still surprised they’re kind. She follows people from room to room as if she’s afraid she’ll lose them if she blinks. She’s silly, sweet, tender, and so grateful it almost hurts to look at her.

She remembers what it felt like to run for her life.

She remembers what it felt like to be found.

And now she’s waiting for the person who will never let her go back to that lonely world again.

If you want to meet the girl who survived fear and still learned joy, you can ask about adopting Bambi.

Apply to adopt Bambi

https://straycatrelieffund.org

08/30/2026

Note about the WISHLIST orders

If you’ve ordered and received a delivered notice, please comment below or message us.

I want to be sure we are receiving everything you guys are sending. Nothing has come yet and I know you’ve ordered!

08/29/2026

Most people only see the cat who needs help.

They do not see everything that happens after we say yes. The fear, the vet visits, the bills, the sleepless nights and the constant wondering if we can save one more.

Our August issue of Hiss & Tell shares the side of rescue people rarely get to see and the stories that remind us why we keep saying yes anyway.

Sign up and read what “just one cat” really means. ❤️

August came at us hard from the very first day, but more than anything, this month made me think about how little people actually see of what happens after they send us that message, tag us in a post or email us about “just one cat.”

08/28/2026

Two more sisters dumped. 🤬

It took us five days to get them. Yesterday, while the torrential storms came down, these two girls were still outside in an area completely unfamiliar to them. They must have found a hole in the ground to crawl into for shelter.

But we got them today. ❤️

Dumping a cat somewhere they don’t know is a death sentence. They don’t know where they are. They don’t know where to find food, water or shelter. They don’t know where it’s safe to hide. They are terrified, confused and completely on their own.

We are so sick of seeing this happen and so sick of the utter disregard for an animal’s life and wellbeing.

And these two aren’t the end of it. There are still at least two more dumped cats we are working to get. That story will come later.

Right now, we desperately need to get our Sideroom rebuilt and reopened because the cats needing us aren’t going to stop coming.

🚨 WE NEED TO OPEN THE SIDEROOM ASAP. 🚨

We put together an Amazon wishlist with the supplies and equipment we need to get started again. I’m sure I missed some things and we’ll add toys, beds and other necessities along the way, but this will get us moving.

PLEASE SHARE AND SEND SOME SUPPLIES OR EQUIPMENT OUR WAY. 🙏

Every box that shows up gets us one step closer to reopening that room and being able to say yes to the next cat who needs us.

🚨 AMAZON WISHLIST:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PKXTYOGWEXAY?ref_=wl_share

08/28/2026

Well it’s time to start the rebuild 😓

We are starting the clean out of our quarantine room “The Sideroom” and almost everything MUST GO.
It’s honestly not worth the mental stress worrying something wasn’t cleaned or hit properly with the disinfectant. It’s most certainly not worth the risk of PANLEUK still lingering on something and the medical bills associated with it either. 💔

Here’s our Amazon wishlist for everything we’re going to need to get started. I’m sure I missed things but we’ll get them along the way along with toys, beds etc.

If you missed the post on the sh*tshow that the month of August brought us, here’s the link
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18uU1MUXmN/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Without the sideroom, we have no quarantine space which proved this month alone how important it is for proper quarantining when taking in new cats.

So please SHARE AND SEND SOME supplies and equipment 🙏

🚨 Amazing wishlist here

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3PKXTYOGWEXAY?ref_=wl_share

08/27/2026

PLEASE HELP!

T***s needs a foster by next Friday 9/04! His current foster has a family emergency that is taking her out of state indefinitely.

He can be fostered with his buddy Jeremy (pic in comments) who is with him, but Jeremy may fair better at the adoption center (though he’ll be in a crate after being in a foster home for almost a year so that will still be a major adjustment and not ideal).

T***s is a sweet, social, energetic boy who gets along with other cats and tolerates doggos.

Please apply at www.straycatrelieffund.org

08/27/2026

Livia (after none other than Livia Soprano) is holding her own ❤️

She’s no where out of the woods but staying stable. Poor girl was packed with fleas too 😞.

Shes literally the tiniest little thing.

08/25/2026

🌳SCURRY SIGN UP REMINDER!

Have you signed up for the 5th Annual Stray Cat Scurry yet?!

📅 Sunday, November 1, 2026
⏰ Starts at 11:30 AM
📍 FDR Park

Join us for one of our favorite days of the year, all while helping us raise critical funds for the cats who need us.

Sign up, create your fundraising page, invite your friends and family, and start building your Scurry team! You can walk, run, stroll, or scurry your way through the day. 💗

Every person who signs up helps us get one step closer to our fundraising goal and gives us the ability to say YES to the next cat who needs us.

Don’t wait. Sign up for the Scurry today and help us save more cats!

https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Philadelphia/StrayCatScurry?fbclid=IwZnRzaATwi_twZG9mAWZkaWQWUMvN0Y2w4mJ_P4d2WTBpFmev6MWKcGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR41YZy0_gq8TR0ZO8nudO1ztqVxYD-H8JwubLBxbGtanWJ_ZQjSh0lxuUGBsg_aem_9rjkDxIaS_w6RNIuC8rd3w