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11/20/2023

Monday morning vibes with Princess, Gordo and Wallace 🫶🏽

10/28/2023

THE TRUTH about that "FREE" cat trapper:

Are you one of those people that post about all these cats at your job site that need to be gone IMMEDIATELY? All these cats having babies running rampant in your neighborhood, that either need to be fixed or taken away right now? All the cats in your apartment complex that howl all night? I can bet, when you post, someone always steps up to help you FREE OF CHARGE or they at least tag other people that may be able to help you FREE OF CHARGE

Well, guess what, that FREE OF CHARGE to you, is not FREE OF CHARGE to the cat trapper. Ya see, in order to trap cats, a trapper needs traps. Good traps cost anywhere from $70 up to $120 per trap. A trap alone won't work cuz you need to entice the cat to walk in so you need cat food, that can cost about $1 per can up to $30 per case (pending how many your trapping). Even though you put food in, you need to put something on the bottom of the trap to make it comfortable that the cat will want to go in to get the food. That means you need newspaper. Newspaper nowadays can run $2.50 +. Once the cat is in the trap they freak out until you cover it. That means you need sheets or blankets. Sheets and blankets start at about $2.50 and up. Unfortunately you can't just throw a twin, queen or king size sheet/blanket on the trap and think you're not gonna trip on it. So, someone has to spend their time cutting these sheets and/or blankets down to sizes for the traps or hope someone else can do it for them.

So the cat is now in the trap, he/she is covered. Where do you put the cat? The cat goes in the trappers truck. Even though you've got newspaper under the cat, chances are it got all bundled up when the cat freaked and when the cat p*es or p**ps, its gonna go all over the trappers truck. So, the trapper uses a water proof pad/blanket to go under the traps, on the floorboard. Those pads range from $20 and up

From here, where does the cat go until it's spay/neuter appointment/walk in (clinics-$60, some animal controls-free, some shelters-low cost). The cat/s have to go to someone's house to wait. Once at the house, you need to put something under the traps so p*e doesn't get on your floor or carpet. You'd need another waterproof pad or lots of puppy pads (these cost $12 or more). The cat now has to be fed and the newspaper has to be changed out cuz it's either wet, ripped up or has p**p on it. To help do this, so the cat doesn't escape, you can use a divider ($22 and up). The divider goes thru the trap so there's no opening at all for them to escape cuz they're blocked in.

The next morning the trapper takes the cat/s to clinic or walk in tnr, that's time out of their already busy schedule. Most trappers also microchip the cats they speuter so we either pay to use clinics chips or bring our own ($12 or more) Later that day they can pick the cat/s up, more time out of their schedule. The cat can't be released til the next day so again the cat/s have to go to someone's house, be fed and have the newspaper changed out again

The next day, earlier then usual, the trapper has to drive back to where they trapped the cat/s from in order to release them before going to work. Once this is over, the trapper has to disinfectant each trap they used and wash the waterproof pad before the next round of trapping.

Think about this, the trapper came to you to trap, took the cats somewhere, took the cats to clinic, went back to their life, drove back to clinic to pick them up, took them back somewhere, picked the cats back up and drove them back to be released, then drove back to their normal life. All that took gas in their truck. Which as you know, gas is not cheap.

If you're still a little confused after reading this, I'll make it clearer: Trappers have spent hundreds, if not thousands of dollars just to help you FREE OF CHARGE.

Donating money, cat food, microchips, newspaper, blankets, sheets, traps, puppy pads, waterproof pads to cat trappers helps more then you'll ever know.

08/13/2023

Amazing job! This space is wonderful!

07/29/2023

Thank you for the people that have been helping with donations. This week we got two kittens and a mom with two babies that were deadline at CACC. Your support means a lot for us. THANKS!

06/26/2023

Wallace and McCoy taking a nap!

01/01/2023

Happy new year everyone!

12/31/2022

Poor Scruffy is fighting for his life. He was rescued from Chicago Care and Animal Control and started to show symptoms of Calicivirus after. He was hospitalized and will require a new procedure next week. Help us to help him. Every dollar help us. Thanks in advance for your support.

10/07/2022

Our beautiful Faith is up for adoption. She is a very friendly and cute kitty. Let us know if you are interested

Meet this adorable heart melter, Faith! Faith is just adorable. She likes to eat, be petted, and play. She likes to play with his foster brother, Dice, and loves the company of other cats. She was ...

06/24/2022

Judy is already doing a lot better after two weeks of med and cage rest. She came with a broken pelvis and was barely moving. Now she tries to escape every time I open her cage!

05/15/2022

If you want to help us please check our wishlist. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LM1LSHOORSD9?ref_=wl_share

05/11/2022

The little ones are finally getting “along” with the older cats… 😉😂

04/12/2022

TV time!

03/26/2022

McCoy and Garfield loafin’ around 🍞🍞

03/14/2022

Our beloved Egan is available for adoption. Please reach out for information.

03/13/2022

Poor Jack came all the way from Louisiana to Chicago. He was starving and was not interested in looking at the camera. Jack will go tomorrow to Catnap from the heart where he is going to be evaluated because he lost an eye 😒. Despite that I am sure that this beautiful ginger will find a forever home soon.

03/13/2022

These beautiful guests came all the way from Louisiana. They will go tomorrow to Catnap from the heart.

03/12/2022

Garfield has a very difficult life as you can see. 😆

03/11/2022

Linlin is our newly found stray that was rescued from the same place as some of our old rescues( McCoy, Eagen, and Brigid). Lin Lin is a soon-to-be-mom and such a sweetheart. Hopefully once she gives birth, we hope that Lin Lin will be able to find a loving home that can welcome her and her litter.

03/11/2022

Our guest of honor Buttercup was very afraid when he arrived a few weeks ago. Now he is begging to be pet.