Helping Outside Animals

10/06/2025

🚨 UPDATE ON FRANCINE 🚨

Francine, the beloved Lowe’s cat from Richmond, was spotted this week at the Lowe’s distribution center in Garysburg, North Carolina.

A team of local employees and volunteers quickly mobilized — bringing her favorite food, familiar voices, and the comfort she knows best. The mission is still ongoing, but hope is alive: Francine is out there, and she’s fighting her way back to the people who love her.

This little cat has captured thousands of hearts, proving once again how a single furry friend can unite entire communities. Everyone is rooting for her safe return. 🐾💙

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📸 Credit: Task Force Francine / Reddit r/rva

10/05/2025

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 We are unable to contact our donors directly, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who has purchased food for the strays and those in foster care. We are deeply thankful, as are the kitties. Your contributions are crucial to our efforts.

Thank you for your continued support. 💜 🐾 🐈

10/05/2025

Please 🙏 read and share. No hay, no fabrics for outdoor cat shelters. Straw ONLY.

❌ Blankets ❌ ✅ Straw ✅

We see it so much. Wonderful, well-meaning and compassionate people putting out totes to offer some shelter from the elements to outdoor cats. They will line their totes with a warm and cozy blanket or cat bed, thinking they are helping. This post cannot be shared enough.

10/05/2025

Waterbury, CT. We can definitely use more supplies for outdoor shelters, especially straw. Please message us if you can help with supplies or building shelters for strays in need. 🙏🙏🙏

https://form.jotform.com/250216971157154

The requests for help with outdoor cats are coming in at a rate of 10 or more A DAY.

The reason rescues are saying no, is there is just no more room, without more hands raised to say I will open up a spare bedroom and help a cat in need.

It’s getting difficult to even squeeze in the most vulnerable, kittens, pregnant moms, injured ones.

So for the completely healthy strays, the best we can offer right now is a shelter. The weather is going to be beautiful for a few more days, and then we’re going to start getting nights in the 30s next week.

If you get these beautiful, thick, heavy duty, Styrofoam boxes from places like Omaha steaks, Nutrisystem, or if you work in a vet or doctor office that receives vaccines in them, we need them!

Please only bring the ones that are the large size, like a decent size tote bin. (Please do not bring ones that are size of paper box, we just can’t make a suitable shelter in those.)

🟢If you have a couple of these hanging around, feel free to send us a message and we will let you know where they can be dropped off! 🟢

Each year, pretty much no matter how many we make, they all go out to the community. ❤️ 🐱

10/05/2025

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Wi******er Fire Dept. offering reward after Herman Clark, the beloved station cat, goes missing >> https://www.wkyt.com/2025/10/03/ky-fire-dept-offering-reward-after-herman-clark-beloved-station-cat-goes-missing/

10/05/2025

Sweet little Benny still hasn’t been scooped up!

Tag 25-93

Male, 10 lbs.

Estimated to be about 5 years old.

Benny has a little cherry eye, but that won’t stop this boy from showering you with love and affection. Super sweet!

Please consider adopting this sweet little guy! He won’t take up much room in your home, but he will in your heart!

Walk-In Hours:
Waterbury Animal Control accepts walk-ins Monday-Friday, 10 AM-4 PM.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please bring the following:
• Adoption fee: $50 (unless otherwise stated), cash only, exact change
• Valid photo ID
• Homeowners: Proof of ownership (tax bill or mortgage statement)
Renters:
• A letter from your landlord stating you're allowed to have a dog (must specify the breed/type)
OR a signed lease with that language included
❣️You cannot meet a dog until all paperwork is complete.❣️

200 Municipal Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06708

Interested in fostering or adopting through a rescue?
Message our page (Waterbury Woof Pack) and we'll help you apply through a partnering rescue!

10/05/2025

Hello, my name is Riggs. 😢 I was all ready. I practiced my best butt-wiggle and super big pitty smile. I was soooo excited that I didn’t even eat my breakfast that morning. I sat by the door listening carefully for the sound of a car 🚘 . . .

I waited ..

And waited ..

I walked over to the window a couple times to check. No car. 🤷🏻‍♀️

And then, I got the worst news: my new mom wasn’t coming.

I never ate my breakfast that day 🍳 because stayed by the door 🚪 I thought, maybe if i wait longer another family will show up to take me home.

Nobody came. 😔

I love humans and I’m dog-friendly. But I’m one of the longest residents in BARC’S care. 😢 Everyone says I’m a very good boy 😇 and they can’t understand how nobody’s scooped me up. Turns out, my approved adopter unfortunately had an accident and can no longer adopt me.

Can you adopt me?

Riggs is a 4 year old low-rider pitty boy who LOVES everyone! He’s great with dogs!! He’s NEUTERED, Vaccinated, microchipped and healthy, ready to be adopted and go home! He waiting so long in the shelter and BARC CT rescued him. Everyone was so excited at the time and now that he’s ready to be adopted, nobody cares 😢 He continues to sit and wait for someone to choose him.!

He’s under 50 lbs and crate trained, housetrained

Fave activity: Walks, naps, belly rubs, getting treats, zoomies and chasing my squeak ball, car rides, beaches and sunshine ☀️

Fave toy: Squeak balls and stuffies

Please use the link in the comments to apply for adorable Riggs.

Location:📍CT

10/04/2025

Update: These cats are now in a temporary foster home. Long term fosters needed. The girl doesn’t seem to care for the boys, she can go to a different foster home.
*****Only $175 in pledges. It costs $250 to get each cat fully vetted.

Police have been notified and we do have a case number.

Waterbury, CT. Courtesy Post. Three cats got left behind when someone moved out 2 WEEKS AGO. They are malnourished and living in f***s and urine. Rescue/foster/pledges needed today. The cats will be out on the street tonight, as the landlord is going to bomb the apartment for cockroaches, etc.

You can pledge here: https://form.jotform.com/250728024720046

Pledge ID: The 3 cats in a vacant apartment