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Meet Mama Madrid, who is our biggest hero! This mama gave birth to 4 kittens shortly after being picked up from a hoarding case that we were working. Last week we received an urgent evening message that another mama who was outdoors, had given birth to five kittens on a front porch, in below freezing temperatures. They attempted to trap mama, but she ran off with one kitten and was not seen for a worrisome amount of time. Because of the cold temperatures dropping, and the fact that it was getting dark, we had them bring the kittens to us and we put them with Mama Madrid. We are still anxiously trying to find the other mama and her kitten, and it is heartbreaking when this happens. We could not risk the kittens freezing, and had it have been warmer weather we would have felt better leaving the kittens. We normally never want to separate a mom and babies, even if mama is feral. All eight of mama's kittens are doing great, and she is a very healthy mama with the gift of milk and love. Her original babies were fat as ticks, and were more than happy to share. Thank you for your support! truerescue.org/donate #truerescue

Our TRUE RESCUE SHELTER SPOTLIGHT has been on fire lately, and we are so happy to be featuring one of our friends and supporters, Heather Riley Beckett, who came out Sunday evening to sing to our cats. Heather is an amazing vocalist, and has shared her vocal talents with us several times at our Holiday Open House. She is an amazingly accomplished Nashville recording artist, singer and songwriter. Our cats LOVED every minute of this, as you will be able to see! Please enjoy Heather singing "Tourist" by Miranda Lambert, another favorite of the shelter! We ask that you continue to share our Shelter Spotlight videos to not only promote awareness for our communal shelter, here in Mt Juliet, TN, but also to promote the musicians we feature, who all have a special heart for animals. Thank you for your support, and enjoy!

We rushed out Friday morning to a distress call from an 82-yr old woman in LaVergne, TN, who had a mama cat give birth in the freezing cold on her back patio. She put together a pretty amazingly warm structure for the mama, but ultimately the temperatures were dropping below 20 degrees, and we needed to get them inside. Mama is friendly with us now, but she ran the moment we broke into her structure. We baited our trap with her babies, and within 5 minutes, she had come back for them and was caught in the trap. It took her all of maybe an hour to succumb to all of the spoil tactics we used in her new room, and to warm up to us. She knows she and her babies are safe, and she loves the warm bedding and all of the foods. She eats everything! Now that she is settled, we are going to put her into a foster home until the babies are weaned. Mama will be fixed and then come to live with us at the shelter, and hopefully get adopted herself. We will keep you updated on this precious mama and her 3 babies! truerescue.org/donate

Meet Mama Jade, a formerly feral mama who is co-housing her litter with Mama Madrid in a room at our office. She is warming up every single day, and today was a breakthrough as it was the first time with no hisses and a deep eye blink. She does allow us to handle her kittens without interference, and they are absolutely gorgeous, and expected to be longer-haired like her. We are getting so many requests to intake pregnant or nursing cats, so if you can foster, and are within a reasonable distance of our shelter in Mt Juliet, TN, we would certainly appreciate you signing up at the foster link below. #truerescue. truerescue.org/foster

It's time for our Saturday ADOPTION EVENT, taking place tomorrow, 2/22 from 11-3! We will have these 5 adorable puppies (The Circus Puppies) up for adoption at the PetSmart in Mt. Juliet/Providence TN location, PLUS we will have our True Rescue shelter open to adopt out cats/kittens from11-3 as well. You can click on the link below to see our adoptable pets and to fill out an application form, which is required. The time is now to expand your family with fur members, and we have the best snugglers and companions you can ever imagine! Have a wonderful evening, and we hope to see you tomorrow! truerescue.org/adoptable-pets

We are so excited to be sharing another incredible TRUE RESCUE SHELTER SPOTLIGHT tonight! This time, we have teamed up with Doug Ratner, who is the son of Dave, who started Dave's Pet Food, which is a staple here at True Rescue, and one of the few food brands we completely stand behind! We have an amazing partnership with this company, and stand proudly with them. Our cats at the shelter are so much healthier since starting on this food, so we sell it in our retail shop as well. We also share a love of music with Doug, who wrote a song years ago called "I'd Rather Be With My Dog" which is so wonderful and catchy! We asked if he would do the cat version of this song, which he was so thrilled to do, and he flew in yesterday from MA just to record this with us. The cats obviously LOVED this new version of the song, and gathered right around while we sang it. They give it 4 Paws Up! Doug has branded an "I'd Rather Be With My Cat" T-shirt, which you will see in the video, which is available for sale in our retail shop at the True Rescue shelter in Mt Juliet, TN or you can purchase it online at https://1450de55-cf84-449b-8b92-55273ab7f828.onlinestore.godaddy.com/admin/products/id-rather-be-with-my-cat-t-shirt-unisex/edit. All proceeds go towards True Rescue. We will continue to highlight various talents every week with our True Rescue Shelter Spotlight, so if you have a talent you'd like to share, please contact us at [email protected] and we will get right back with you! Thank you so much for supporting this fun event, which helps promote local artists as well as to bring awareness to True Rescue. Have a wonderful night, and we promise this song will be in your head for a while, and that's a good thing! truerescue.org/donate

Meet Gorgeous George, just brought in yesterday from the cold, and just in time too! George is extremely vocal, and he will want to talk all of the time. He is the most handsome boy, and will be available for adoption very soon!

Mt Juliet, TN - My name is Mama Bright and this video was taken a few days ago, and I am having my kittens as I write this. What can I say, I'm a multitasker! Can you guess how many kittens I'll have? #truerescue

True Rescue Shelter Spotlight Presents Talan McGuire!

Get ready for our TRUE RESCUE SHELTER SPOTLIGHT, where we showcase performers who will perform to our cats (the best critics ever), and promote awareness for both our rescue and their talent! Meet Talan McGuire, who is a singer/songwriter now showcasing his latest single, just released on Feb. 14, called "Was it the Way". Talan has such a gifted voice, and our cats just immediately gravitated towards it. They were grabbing their places everywhere to surround him and listen, and they were really into the performance, as you will see! Talan is a local Mt Juliet, TN resident, and has been singing and writing his own music for 3 years now. His inspiration is his grandpa, Bobby and his cousin, Nathan. So we thought it best to kick this off with one of our own! Our Shelter Spotlight was created to bring artists of all crafts to our rescue to promote awareness and raise money for the shelter, as well as to share a mutual gift for the arts. and promote individual artists. This is a win/win partnership opportunity! Whether you sing, dance, write poetry, play music, etc. we'd love for you to reach out to us to be showcased. You can reach out at [email protected] for more information. Our cats can be pretty tough, but they definitely know talent when they see and hear it! You can find Talan and hear his other songs on all major platforms at @talanmcguiremusic. Please support him, as he is most definitely a rising star! truerescue.org/donate

A new intake arrived yesterday that was pulled out of the horrible rain we've been having here! She is a gorgeous Siamese and we have named her Bonnie Blue. The finder was not able to locate an owner thus far, but we do have her on a stray hold at our shelter in Mt Juliet, TN, so please help us by sharing this video in case her owner is still out there. Of course, sadly, we have been getting dozens and dozens of intakes of dumped cats/kittens that have been left behind, so it is not unusual to have that happen.  This, of course, is when we wish they could talk to us. She is very sweet, just scared and unsure of what has happened to her. She is eating well for us and is a tad underweight, so we are working on making her feel safe and loved. Thank you for your support, and we welcome Bonnie Blue to True Rescue with open arms!

It's Sunday FunDay at True Rescue! We are open every day, even on Sundays, from 11-3, so come on out and see us! Festivus will be waiting! 12110 Lebanon Rd Mt Juliet, TN. #truerescue