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Operation Git-Meow provides veterinary care to manage free roaming cat populations in Guantanamo Bay. area.

Operation Git-Meow’s focus is on military members and their pets. Operation Git-Meow is a Virginia non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to helping the cat populations of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and the greater Washington, D.C. We encourage education on responsible pet ownership, and assist in providing micro-chips and other veterinary medications and care to community cats. Kittens and cats who can be soci

alized and adopted will be available for adoption both at Guantanamo Bay, and in the United States through our website. Operation Git-Meow works closely with partner organizations to assist with our mission of better education and care for community cats.

12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday we wanted to highlight some big medical cases we had this year.

Wasabi and her brother Sushi were little kittens living outside with a caretaker. Wasabi appeared one day with a broken leg. We’ve gotten extensive x-rays and exams from specialists as she’s grown and those costs add up. Thankfully, we determined she doesn’t need an amputation! She has full mobility and use of her leg, she climbs, jumps, and runs normally, you’d never know she ever had an injury!

Smokey is our teddy bear cat, all he wants is to be in your lap snuggled up. He was a stray boy desperate for an indoor home, he wants to be a couch potato! During his exams the vet found Smokey had a condition called Stomatitis. He needed an extensive dental operation to remain a healthy and happy boy. He’s recovered very well and is happier than ever.

Po***ck was the orange boy with the big wound on his side. He was adopted by one of the technicians at the vet clinic where he had his extended stay. Her 8 year old daughter is now his best friend. He gets held like a baby and is the best audience for her to practice her reading skills! His transformation has been an incredible joy to watch!

All 3 of these cats had no other options outside and they’re all the best pets you could ask for. We’re so grateful we have the support for all our work. We hope we can be back at GTMO one day but until then we’re still dedicated to doing all the spay/neuter and rescue work we can. We’re having some issues with Facebook donations so we included the QR codes for PayPal and Venmo as well.

10/26/2025

Our hearts go out to everyone on base and all of the animals. Many are staying as not all pet can get off in time and Cuba is a high rabies risk country so dogs have to work with stricter CDC rules. All paperwork for pets has to be done by the 1 base veterinarian. The Jamaican workers are worried about their families and trying to prepare as current immigration policies affect them and the Filipino workers ability to be evacuated.

It’s so heartbreaking all around and we’re hoping it doesn’t get as bad as predicted. There’s some dedicated folks running the pet shelter or refusing to leave their pets if they can’t get them off island in time.

09/25/2025

Sashimi and her adopted mom Mavis are looking for a home together! Sashimi was rescued as a small baby from under a trailer in St. Kitts. Mavis was living at a colony but yearned for the indoor life. We got them both on the Wings of Rescue flight and when we put them in the same foster home something adorable happened. Mavis took Sashimi and the other kittens under her paw and became the best mom! She grooms them, cuddles with them, watches over them and protectively stands in front of them if there’s a scary noise.

They have absolutely bonded and need to be adopted together. They’re both incredibly affectionate, confidant, and loving little ladies. They want to be on the bed, they want you to give them tons of attention, and Mavis is a big talker which is so cute! They both love other cats but Mavis is not a big fan of dogs, though she is currently living with a calm older dog who respects her space.

Mavis is about 2 years old, Sashimi is about 4 months old. Mavis has had all of her vet work, Sashimi gets spayed next week. If you’re interested in adopting please send us an email or a pm!

08/19/2025

The plane landed at 10pm and everyone was unloaded pretty quickly. They still have to take the drive down to Virginia to finish their big journey. There was an unexpected delay so it’s been a long day for everyone but so worth it to make sure all of these animals got rescued. Over 150 cats and dogs from both islands were on the flight!

08/18/2025

Everyone has been loaded in their crates and going onto the plane now. They’ll stop in Puerto Rico to load more animals and then off to Morristown, NJ. You can track the plane on the Flight Aware app, tail number N235SW! We’re helping 17 animals, most of them are foster cats we’ve rescued, and a few dogs we’d transporting to a partner shelter.

08/16/2025

Our flight is delayed until Monday due to the hurricane. Sashimi is happy she can curl up in her basket all weekend and avoid the wet mess outside. We hope everyone stays safe with the weather this weekend!

08/15/2025

Sushi is ready to fly tomorrow! If you want to follow along use the FlightAware app, the tail number of the plane is N235SW

08/11/2025

We’re doing another Wings of Rescue flight this Saturday! We’ve kept up with our rescue work and this time Wings is doing a BIG flight from St. Kitts and Puerto Rico! They’ve been so helpful to us and we want to help them fill the plane by taking in 10 rescue cats and transporting a bunch of dogs to shelter partners.

Over 70 cats and dogs will be flying just from St. Kitts, plus all the Puerto Rican pets, so well over 100 animals! One of our kittens is going to need a leg amputation and we’ll be doing a fundraiser for her soon. We’ll make sure to post the tail number so everyone can follow along again!

Address

P. O. Box 523373
Springfield, VA
22152

Telephone

+16092809853

Website

http://www.operationgitmeow.com/

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Operation Git-Meow’s focus is on military members and their pets. Operation Git-Meow is a Virginia non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to trying get permission to work with the Navy to help manage the cat population at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. At the present time, we operate in the greater Washington, D.C. area and provide trap/neuter/vaccinate/return services to the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) as well as monthly cat visits to the residents at AFRH since most of our group consists of current or former military members. We encourage education on responsible pet ownership, and assist in providing micro-chips and other veterinary medications and care to community cats. Kittens and cats who can be socialized and adopted will be available for adoption through our website and Petfinder. Operation Git-Meow works closely with partner organizations to assist with our mission of better education and care for community cats.