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The Cat Collaborative serves to create best-practice initiatives, support and amplify the work of partner rescues and shelters, coordinate and enhance neighborhood relationships and build an effective volunteer network to help cats in our area. TCC - Trappers Team
https://www.facebook.com/groups/249039907235994

TCC - Transport Team
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TCC - Rescue Partner's Page
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10/02/2025

It’s almost that time of year!

It’s time for us to start sourcing our materials for our shelter building workshop 🔨

We made 195 shelters last year and we’d love to surpass that this year!

We really need supplies to start planning! The more supplies we have, the more shelters we can build!

Please consider sending an item or two off of our wishlist link below or making a monetary donation so we can buy applies - every donation helps keep the homeless cats & kittens warm during the coldest time of year ❄️

https://www.walmart.com/lists/wishlist/eec59d22-6a56-4043-9e17-739cc66a8c7a

10/01/2025

📣 October Spotlight Cat of the Month 📣

In our line of work, we sometimes find ourselves trying to place cats that are a bit difficult behaviorally but have nowhere safe to return to. We are going to start featuring a cat each month that’s been waiting a while for somewhere soft to land!

Our first cat of the month is 🧡 Julia 🧡

Her story is heartbreaking and we understand why she behaves the way she does but it does make it challenging to find a safe place for her to go.

Julia is seeking placement with a rescue or sanctuary that can accommodate her needs OR she could be adopted or fostered by someone experienced with behavioral issues.

If you know of any organizations or individuals that could help Julia - please email [email protected] for more information!

09/25/2025

Before the month of September ends, we wanted to thank our rescue partners who stepped up for our cats in the month of August! 🧡

140 cats found rescue placement or indoor homes and did not have to return to the streets!

Thank you to our below partners!

cradle

09/21/2025

On Tuesday we held our monthly event in our community space generously donated by PetSmart Charities

This month, we had community members join us after clinic to eat freeze pops & learn more about the low cost services offered by our partner organization The Bridge Clinic

There is such an extensive need in Philadelphia for access to quality & affordable veterinary care and our friends at The Bridge Clinic are able to offer that in both Philly AND Bensalem!

We’d also like to give a shout out to cat “North Star” for being our cheek of the week last week! Because of our partnership with TBC, he was able to be neutered at our pet clinic last week at no cost to his owner and his big cheeked testosterone filled days are coming to an end! 🧡er or

09/05/2025

Calling all cat lovers local to Philly!

The Cat Collaborative has had a lot of exciting new growth in recent months, and we are looking to expand on these successes with new volunteers.

Do you love cats? Are you willing to dedicate at least two hours each month to giving some local cats love and attention? Let us know! Send us a DM or email [email protected] to make a positive impact today.

P.S. Big Kahuna says thank you, and he hopes to meet you soon!

08/11/2025

Last week, we held our monthly community event in our community space donated by ❤️

This month, we had community members from our clinic join us for an educational video on services that our partners at can offer to them and their beloved pets!

They learned about access to quality care at an affordable price while enjoying some popsicles before taking their kitties home after clinic!

08/01/2025

We have a heart warming story to share this

Last week, there was a beautiful young siamese mix wandering the streets of Philly. She was posted on local pages and through connections made her way into TCC! She had no chip and no identifiers so after a few days we moved along with transferring to rescue.

She was tagged by our one of our “resident” rescues House Of The Cat and was hanging at our arsenal facility awaiting proper vetting before she could be listed for adoption when we were alerted there was a pawboost post with a cat with *identical* markings and an owner desperately searching for that cat.

After multiple messages back and forth, we learned she had gotten out while her owner was on vacation and the owner was not made aware until she returned. We were able to set up to have her picked up by her owner.

In the interim, we were able to get her spayed, fully vaccinated, & the owner let us microchip her so that should she ever find herself lost again, she can easily make her way home.

Her mom came to pick her up this week and was so grateful that they were able to be reunited and that we could help her get her cat properly vetted! Cleo who’s real name is Khione, was very excited to see her mom and was more vocal as soon as she saw her than she had been her entire stay with us.

We’re so happy she is home safe, and her mom let us know that Khione has not left her side since being reunited ❤️

We find “owned” cats all of the time, many of which are microchipped, and we rarely have owners come and claim their pets back. More often than not, it was intentional that the cat was outside, usually dumped. So when we have owners excited and relieved to know their cats are safe, it really makes us happy 😊

This photo is Khione & her mom heading back home together, all smiles 🧡

07/31/2025

We can’t let the month of July end without thanking our rescue partners who helped us place cats in the month of June! 🧡

Thanks to our amazing partners, 139 cats never have to struggle on the streets again!

Huge thank you to:

cradle

07/29/2025

Benny was one of the first cats to temporarily occupy our Arsenal facility when we got our space. We are hoping for a miracle for Benny as he was loving having his own home. If anyone would be interested in fostering or adopting please reach out to Philadelphia Urgent Rescue & Relief, Inc - PURR ASAP!

07/22/2025

The end of June marked the end of our first half of the year and we are so proud to say in that first half we responded collectively to 2716 cats!

Out of those 2716, only 467 were feral and released!

We are excited to see what the second half of the year brings for us and for the cats we are able to help 🧡

06/27/2025

It’s and this time around we’re featuring Scrappy 💙

Scrappy came to us about 2 weeks ago from one of our amazing trappers after she spotted him looking like a sad & beat up old soul struggling outside.

While clearly feral, it was obvious Scrappy needed some serious dental work & TLC.

He was brought to our arsenal facility and given an XL crate with a feral den inside so he could hide as he pleased. The first few days were focused on ensuring he was nourished enough to go under anesthesia and getting him dewormed (which was easily done through his wet food).

He went for his much needed dental and is feeling so much better (and very bossy & demanding!)

We were really hoping Scrappy would turn out to not be feral once he felt better so we could find him a retirement home, but he’s actually gotten more fractious as his strength builds back up. The sad old soul who hid in the back of his feels den & barely had the energy to give us a hiss a few weeks ago now stands at the front of his crate growling and hissing for food and swiping at us the second we get close with his bowls 😂

Scrappy is a prime example of why every cat matters. He looked like the type of cat most people would walk right by, many would have probably found unpleasant to look at, and some may have even tried to shoo him away but our team prioritizes cats like him who quite literally have no one else to be their voice or help them.

Scrappy is eating (inhaling) and wet food since his dental, and once we’re sure he’s able to eat dry food, he’ll be all set for release to the area he calls home!

When you see a cat like scrappy, don’t look the other way when you could change their lives for the better - just look at the difference in his overall demeanor in 12 days 🧡

06/26/2025

On Tuesday, after our weekly pet clinic that’s possible through our partnership with , we hosted our monthly event in our community space donated by 💙

We sat down with each cat owner and discussed the importance of wellness care & preventatives as well as different diagnostics that The Bridge Clinic can offer at a low cost! Being that both us & TBC are nonprofits, our primary goals are always aligned to ensure every pet and pet owner have access to affordable care.

One of our resident cats, Earl Gray, joined the party and helped us hand out TBC flyers, meow mix for the cats, & popsicles for the owners so that everyone had something hydrating in this heatwave 🔥🥵

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Philadelphia, PA

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+12674521080

Website

http://www.thecatcollaborative.org/

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