The Yass House

10/12/2025

I love it.

Bryan Reisberg spends one day a week taking shelter dogs out of their kennels, slipping them in a “adopt me” backpack and carrying them around New York.

His goal is to help people see shelter dogs the way he does: curious, sweet and full of potential. https://wapo.st/4iPToS0

07/12/2025

Last year I posted about the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity regarding a charter flight booked to fly all my rescued cats from Morocco to the U.S. so they could be adopted due to the lack of reliable adopters locally.

A nonprofit expressed their interest to help move all the cats. Two of their members came to Morocco and spent a week with me to assess my situation and the stray crisis here.

A few weeks later, they came back to me with the “great news”, stating a charter was booked for Jan 29, 2025 and shared how excited they were to return. My vet asked if it was certain. Their answer: “100% confirmed.”, and for the first time in years I felt light at the end of the tunnel, that’s when I posted about it.

They asked me to rush any cat with illness into treatment so they could be eligible to travel. My vet and I worked nonstop getting cats medically ready. They also said they would cover everything from that moment until departure day (about 3 months).

And then… about one month before the departure date, they canceled the project. The reason given was that I had a cat with FIP and they didn’t want to “risk other cats” once in the U.S. From everything I’ve learned from vet, FIP isn’t considered directly contagious cat to cat. A year later, thank God, none of the cats living closely with the FIP cat became FIP positive. Just a silly excuse to pull out…

They didn’t even pay for the treatments they promised to cover. They left me with roughly $20,000 more in vet debt (on top of $36,000 at that same clinic). They wired the vet around $3,000 and disappeared.

The emotional toll was brutal. I couldn’t even bring myself to tell my family right away and kept it to myself for over a month…

I didn’t share this sooner publicly because I was in a gray place and didn’t want to speak from pain or disappoint you. But hundreds of you kept asking for months, and you deserve the truth.

We are still here. We’re still fighting. The only difference is I don’t take promises for granted anymore until it’s done because I got used to plenty of promises being broken again and again…

Thank you for your love and understanding. You are the reason these cats are alive today 🙏

18/11/2025

Poko shouldn’t be fighting for his life in a cage… but right now, it’s the only place he’s safe.

He was found dehydrated in the street with a badly injured tail, an open chin wound exposing the bone, severe mange, coronavirus, and now renal failure on top of it all. He’ll need at least a month at the clinic, with daily treatments, meds, and constant monitoring.

I can see how bad he wants to live. I promised I wouldn’t give up on him even though I’m already out of space and still paying off old vet bills and loans from other rescues. Saying “no” to him would’ve been signing his death sentence.

If you’re reading this, please be part of Poko’s miracle.
🩺 Help cover his vet bills
🔁 Share this reel so more people see him
🕊️ Travel to adopt him when he’s fully healed

Every dollar, every share, every prayer counts for Poco right now 🙏

09/11/2025

Cats exploring their cat wall for the first time.

26/10/2025

24/10/2025

📸 Met this beauty outside work today. I’m checking on her almost daily. Once we rent the new apartment to gather all the cats, I’ll bring her in so we could find her an adopter.

28/09/2025

18/08/2025

Last Friday changed everything for my sweet Mia, and I'm still getting goosebumps thinking about how perfectly everything aligned.

It started completely unplanned. Razia and her boyfriend Andrew were enjoying their holiday in Marrakech when one of The Yass House rescue videos popped up on her Instagram. She remembered seeing one of the rescue stories years ago, and suddenly she was messaging me, heartbroken about Morocco's overwhelming stray cat situation, asking about adoption.

I didn't think much of it. Literally more than 99% of people who contact me never follow through.

But three days before their flight back to Seattle, Razia asked for a video call to see my cats. During that call, everything changed. I could see their genuine love for their three cats back home and something I rarely see…real determination to make this work.

They confirmed they'd take the train to Casablanca on Friday to adopt. Then the obstacles hit. The government office told me that because of their 15-hour layover in Turkey, their chosen cat would need to stay in the airport's international area. No hotel, no comfort. I messaged Razia with the bad news, thinking this would end it.

Her response? "We're still interested."

That's when I knew this was different.

Friday arrives. They're in Casablanca. We meet by almost noon, government office closes at 2pm. Anyone who knows international adoptions knows this timeline is nearly impossible. We visited two apartments so they could meet and play with the cats. Razia and Andrew were torn, but Mia chose them with her outgoing personality that won everyone over instantly.

What happened next was pure magic mixed with pure panic. We rushed to the vet who stopped everything to help us. No taxi available, had to drive and pray for parking. Every traffic light turned green except the last one. Found parking in one minute. Arrived at government office at exactly 1:47pm.

For the first time ever, all paperwork was perfect. Mia was approved to travel.

When they reached Turkey, they ended up not needing to stay in the airport after all. The government office had wrong information. But this incredible couple had already proven they'd face any obstacle for Mia.

My very first unplanned adoption, completed in record time…2 hours from meeting to having all paperwork done.

After an 18-hour flight in total, Mia is now safe in Seattle with her three new siblings. Just hours ago, Razia sent updates, Mia is settling in beautifully.
International adoptions matter because finding reliable adopters in Morocco can take months, while international adopters often show incredible commitment. For those willing to make the journey, it becomes an adventure.

No matter how impossible something looks, if it's meant to happen, the dots will align. I met Mia just because I forgot something in my car so she kept following me in the street until I took her in. Sometimes the most beautiful stories start with the smallest moments. Ready to write your own rescue story? Particularly at this crucial moment where Morocco's “cleaning up” the streets massively and with the new draft law 19.25 fining anyone who feeds, shelters or treats a cat, which is not humane at all.

If you're serious about giving a Moroccan rescue cat a forever home and willing to travel, DM me.

Every cat deserves a Razia and Andrew in their life ❤️

11/08/2025

I’m thrilled to share Celeste’s latest blood work results after completing her 84-day FIP treatment, and the results are positive.

Her A/G ratio has increased from 0.5 (before treatment) to 0.83. For those who may not be familiar, the A/G ratio is a crucial indicator for FIP, readings below 0.6 typically indicate the presence of FIP, so seeing Celeste’s numbers jump to 0.83 is exactly what I hoped and prayed for throughout this long journey.

This incredible progress wouldn’t have been possible without each and every one of you!

FIP treatment is expensive and demanding. 84 days of daily injections and constant monitoring. But your donations and unwavering support made it possible for Celeste to receive the life-saving treatment she needed.

To every single person who contributed, THANK YOU. You literally helped save her life. Your kindness and generosity turned what felt like an impossible situation into this moment of pure joy and relief.

Celeste still has a bright future ahead of her, God willing, and it’s all thanks to each one of you. I’m so grateful to have supporters like you who understand that every life matters 🙏

Now time to get her adopted. She’s eligible to travel to either Canada or the US.

15/07/2025

Rest in Peace Ginger 💔

I watched him grow since 2022 into a strong, independent cat with quite the personality. Ginger was challenging. He became increasingly difficult to handle as he grew older, turning aggressive whenever anyone came too close. Vet visits became nearly impossible to the point that I couldn’t take him for check-ups, he would fight and jump around, making even routine care like deworming impossible.

Over the past few weeks, I had been noticing that he was losing weight slightly. Being at the vet clinic almost daily with other rescues, I attempted many times to bring him along for a check-up. But Ginger would always run away the moment he sensed what was happening. I could never catch him, and whenever I got close, he would panic so severely that he’d start having trouble breathing.

To respect his boundaries and avoid causing him this extreme stress, I learned to give him space, hoping the weight loss was just seasonal. But this past Sunday evening during my visit, I found him different, weak, pale, and unable to eat. His lack of energy allowed me to rush him to the vet clinic.

Despite IV fluids, careful feeding, Ginger couldn’t fight whatever was affecting him. He was supposed to have bloodwork done today to find answers, but he passed this evening before we could learn more.

Ginger taught me that love sometimes means accepting our pets exactly as they are, even when they’re difficult, even when they push us away. He was fiercely independent until his final days, and I’m grateful I could be there for him when he needed me most.

Until we meet again my stubborn orange boy. You were loved more than you ever let me show you ❤️