These four kittens from the Charlie Chaplin Colony were scooped up by Melanie T. while while we were trapping the rest of the cats that she feeds back in October. They’ve been in foster care ever since, first with my friend Jennifer T., another feral cat colony caregiver in my Humboldt Park neighborhood, and… Read more »
Back in April we helped Katarina find her lost declawed pet cat, Nico. Another neighbor, Steve, eventually found Nico on his property. In the meantime we TNR’d two other cats while we set out traps for Nico. One of those cats was Bailey. I wasn’t surprised to trap these other cats. There are… Read more »
Joann responded again to a plea on Everyblock looking for help with a mama cat and kitten. We’re no strangers to Everyblock – we’ve met a lot of neighbors and helped a lot of cats by networking on that site throughout the years. It’s a great way to connect with your community and to… Read more »
The four kittens trapped from the Charlie Chaplin Colony last week are already in the admission process for PAWS Chicago’s adoption program. They just need to gain some weight and get fully vetted. Their first appointment for their vaccinations at PAWS is tomorrow, and we couldn’t be more proud of them! They are complete… Read more »
When we started TNR on the Charlie Chaplin Colony, Melanie told us about a mama cat and kittens. We trapped the mama cat, Katler, right away but let her go because we could see she was lactating and we weren’t sure if the kittens were completely weaned, or where they even were. Melanie… Read more »
On the second early morning of trapping the Charlie Chaplin Colony, Cowbella came wobbling and stumbling up to Melanie’s yard. Kim and I knew immediately something was wrong with her because of the way she was moving. Luckily, Cowbella pretty much went into a trap immediately because she was hungry. Kim took her straight… Read more »
Melanie emailed me mid-October looking for help for the cats on her block in Avondale. When I looked up her address I knew we HAD to help her – she lived just a few blocks from my rescue partner, Kim, and three other colonies we did this summer: the Big Daddy Colony, the Polska Kittens Colony, and… Read more »
Karen K. contacted me at the beginning of this month about TNR for the cats living in her next door neighbor’s garage in Logan Square. The colony is made up of a mama cat with her four kittens, although the kittens are now already almost grown. Karen was worried about the cats because neighbors were… Read more »
Twelve cats and kittens were trapped at the Catalonia Colony in one alley so far. Oleksandra and Kim volunteered to help a TNR request from PAWS Chicago for this colony cared for by Bonnie, a feeder in Hermosa. There are A LOT of cats in Hermosa – it kind of reminds me of how my neighborhood… Read more »
A young man named Atticus was worried about a TNR’d colony cat on his block. The cat was acting sick and lethargic, so Atticus posted this heartbreaking message on Everyblock, asking for help: “so there’s a feral cat, a sweet old man, who lives on my block. i think a neighbor across the street usually… Read more »