King's Friends Club

06/16/2024

Cher's new set up

04/04/2024

🐕 🐈 🌎 April 4th is World Stray Animals Day 🌎 🐈 🐕

It's a day dedicated to increasing awareness about stray animals worldwide and the problems they face.

A “stray” cat is defined as a cat who has been abandoned or lost, as opposed to a cat born outside who is referred to as a “feral” cat because that cat has had very limited interactions with humans.

❗️Stray & feral community cats are in desperate circumstances through no fault of their own.

Stray cats rely on caring and compassionate individuals. Please help stray (and feral) cats get spayed/neutered and vaccinated to help these cats live better lives and to help decrease the unowned outdoor cat population.

How can you help stray cats? -
1. Make a donation to your favorite rescue.
2. Adopt from a local shelter or rescue.
3. Support & donate to your local trap/neuter/return (TNR) organizations to help with spay/neuter services.
4. Learn how to TNR so you can help/volunteer your time getting community cats fixed and vaccinated in your neighborhood.
5. Raise awareness and spread the word about the needs of unowned cats.

If you're in Charlotte, NC, please reach out to learn about resources available for stray and feral cats in Mecklenburg County, NC.

03/21/2024

Our Phoenix....so beautiful!!

03/02/2024

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BERNICE FERGUSON!! I am sure you are enjoying the day!

09/10/2023

12/08/2022

Two rescues in Northwestern Ontario will distribute 45,000 kilograms of food to communities across the north

08/31/2022

08/30/2022

Heartfelt thanks to the OSPCA for the wonderful donation of cat food......this will help keep our colonies fed during the coming winter months! Also, special thanks to Kelly for all the shopping she did for us in her free time...the kittens are happy with you and so are we!

07/28/2022

07/16/2022

An open letter,

You are breaking the strongest people I've ever met.
You, with your broken fence whose dogs get out and you don't go to the shelter to pick them up.
You, who breed without any knowledge of the how's or why's of caring for a pregnant female, a litter, an intact male- and just because they are cute or for the money.
You, with that new baby so no more room for your "best friend."
You, who needs to go on vacation but doesn't want to pay for boarding.
You, who didn't vaccinate so rescuers pour their heart, soul, and wallet into watching YOUR cat/dog die in their arms or on the vet table.
You, who didn't spay your cat/dog so she's pregnant and you can't deal with it so you drop her at the shelter or call animal control.
You, who stands in line for two and half hours to surrender your cat/dog to an overfull shelter where owner surrenders are the first to be euthanized.
You, who dumps defenseless kittens/puppies in a field where coyotes are known to roam.
You, who throws kittens/puppies out your window as you drive down the freeway.
You, who buys from a puppy-mill or pet store when moms, puppies, juveniles, and adults were euthanized this morning at just one shelter among hundreds.
You, who just don't care about the living, breathing, feeling animals who depend on us to be their voice.

The strongest people I know are breaking, because of you.

Volunteers, Animal Control Officers, Veterinarians, Technicians, Animal Welfare Agencies, Rescues.

And I don't know what to tell them.
There is nothing to say.
*WE* are those people breaking.

-Author Unknown (copied)

07/08/2022

Please spay and neuter to save lives. ❤️

06/30/2022

Male cat found in Hillcrest Trailer Park this morning.

If you are the owner, or know the owner, please contact Animal Services at 807-223-2225 ext 518.

05/17/2022

Read the full story and comment on Tbnewswatch.com

05/15/2022

They didn't choose to live on the streets 💔

05/15/2022

05/06/2022

I wanted to share a thought I have on kitty litter.

Last week I saw on Chewy that Tidy Cats has a new Naturals litter scent called “lemongrass”.

Uh, lemongrass DETERS cats. 😳

Why in God’s name would they put lemongrass, or Febreze, or any of that heavily scented crap in cat litter?

To appeal to the person buying the litter.

I promise you one thing…if you want your cat to start going OUTSIDE of the litter box, go ahead and use that lemongrass litter.

We have all worked with that person, or had that relative, who DRENCHED themselves in the worst perfume or cologne ever made.

Now imagine choking on that scent every time you have to use the bathroom. If you had another bathroom at your disposal that didn’t smell like that stench, you would use that one, right?

Well so will your cat! Even if that “other bathroom” is the carpet in your family room.

Please, in the name of all that is right in this world, stop using these heavily perfumed litters!! Especially if you have cats that like to roll around in the litter and then clean themselves afterwards.

If you scoop the boxes regularly and are using ENOUGH unscented litter, you won’t need to make their litter box smell like your laundry or your garden. Those scents do NOTHING to remove the odor anyway. And they’re wreaking havoc on your cats!!

I posted a link to my blog post on this subject in the comments.

(Picture of Big Orange and Trouble for attention)

05/05/2022

Baby season is upon us! It is especially crucial during this time of the year to remember that trapping and relocating wildlife is not advised for several reasons.

💔Trapping and relocating increases the possibility of transmittong diseases, such as Distemper, which will expose other wildlife and domestics in the release area.

💔Removing an animal from an already established territory to a new one, almost always means certain death.

💔You may be relocating a nursing mama. By trapping and moving a mama without her babies, will mean certain death for her offspring as well.

Wildlife almost always have at least 3 other nests within a mile of their current location. The most beneficial thing you can do is to make their current dwelling (your house) as uncomfortable and inhospitable as possible. By doing so, you drive your unwelcome guest out safely and on its own accord.

Below are several recommendations for evicting wildlife humanely:
• Sonic Boxes: cost effective and can be purchased online, from Lowe’s or Home Depot. To use, rig in the direction of entry, but allow a pathway for escape.
• Strobe lights: can be placed near the nest where practical
• A Portable Radio: can be placed near the nest and played through out the day. If it’s a mama - nursing in a quiet, safe environment becomes impossible.
• “Repels All”: This product is basically granulated ammonia. It is an irritant and will not be tolerated. This can be placed at an entry/exit points.

If you have a nursing mama, please bear in mind that it will take her some time to relocate her entire family. Once your guest has moved on, you MUST repair area of entry, or another family will move right in.

05/04/2022

We might have the people's new best friend! Felines are also angling to take up the mantle against dogs after scientists have discovered some exciting conclusions in recent research. Scientists at Oregon State University conducted a study and proved that our favorite felines can form secure bonds

04/22/2022

03/25/2022

So you’re moving and can’t take your animal family with you?