Ella's Feline Rescue Mission

11/15/2025

This sweet and beautiful black female cat was abandoned and found some caring neighbors to feed her. A week later, she brought them a kitten. We are looking for someone to foster them together. The baby has an eye infection so a foster parent must be comfortable applying eye ointment twice daily. The baby is sweet and friendly but a bit undersocialized so will need a lot of daily playtime and cuddling. No experience necessary; we will provide as much training and support as needed. Foster time will likely be no more than a couple of weeks. Call/text 413-351-6450 or email [email protected] if interested.

11/12/2025

These two cuties were abandoned in the basement of an apartment building and a caring couple rescued them. They are about 4 months old, both female and in good health. They are available for adoption and we also need a temporary foster home for them. They must stay together. Please call/text 413-351-6450 or email [email protected] if you are interested in adopting or fostering these sweet babies.

11/10/2025

Ella's Feline Rescue Mission holds a unique fundraiser during the holidays that allows community members to help humans and animals on many levels. We are holding a low-income toy sale to help parents who are struggling to buy gifts for their children this holiday season. People in the community can donate new, unwrapped toys for children of any age and we will hold a sale during the first weekend of December where parents can purchase toys for a fraction of the retail cost. This allows parents the dignity of being able to provide for their children at Christmas and choosing gifts their children will like. All proceeds from the sale then go to support homeless cats and kittens through Ella's Feline Rescue Mission.
We are holding open hours to drop off donated toys at our rescue headquarters (549 Main St. in Springfield) on the following dates:
Saturday, 11/21: 2 PM-4 PM
Sunday, 11/22: 11 AM- 2 PM
Saturday, 11/28: 12 PM- 3 PM
Wednesday, 12/3: 5 PM- 7 PM
We will have cookies and cocoa on those days, as well as some of our adoptable cats, so come in to donate a toy, enjoy some treats, meet some cats, and learn more about what we do. Toys can also be dropped off anytime at 33 Marengo Park in Springfield. The toy sale will be held 12/5- 12/7: more info to come. Call/text 413-351-6450 or email [email protected] for more info.

11/08/2025

Save homeless cats while enjoying chocolate- it doesn't get much better than that! We are doing a fundraiser through Sees Candies, which make great holiday gifts or treats for your home. We get a substantial portion of each sale, so each purchase really does make a difference. Click the link to access our storefront.
https://www.yumraising.com/store/winter-2025-ellas-feline-rescue-mission-39a5/SheWil8713

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10/31/2025

We can't believe these little orange babies are still looking for a home. They are both male and are about 9 weeks old. Their foster family says they are super cuddly and friendly. They are looking for a home together. Please call 413-351-6450 or email [email protected] for more info, or complete an application online at www.ellasfelinerescuemission.com/adopt

10/29/2025

Happy National Cat Day! Today is the day to celebrate all things about these wonderful, funny, intelligent, and mysterious creatures that take over our homes and hearts. Here are some interesting cat facts:
1. Every cat has a unique pattern of ridges and lines on their nose, much like a human fingerprint.
2. In Ancient Egypt, known for worshipping cats, the punishment for killing a cat was death.
3. Also in Ancient Egypt, family members mourned by shaving their eyebrows when a household cat died.
4. Cats share 95.6% of their DNA with tigers.
5. If they fall from a great height, cats' bodies become aerodynamic, much like a flying squirrel.
6. Cats almost always land on their feet because they use their tails to right themselves.
7. A wealthy man once paid $28,000 for a wedding for his pet cats (a parrot officiated).
8. A group of cats is called a Clowder.
9. A group of kittens is called a Kindle.
10. Famous cat lovers include Ernest Hemingway, Taylor Swift, Mark Twain, Katy Perry, Florence Nightingale, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Abraham Lincoln, and James Dean. (We are in good company!)
Celebrate your little tiger today with extra cuddles and treats, or consider adopting one (or two!) of the wonderful cats pictured below.

10/27/2025

Happy International Black Cat Day! This is our boy, Harry Potter, and our girl, Eden. Black cats are the best! They are by nature friendly, extremely affectionate, and playful into old age. Black cats wait for you by the door when you come home, love to cuddle, sense emotions really well, and love to be near their people. If you have a black cat, give them extra treats and cuddles today and if you don't have one, consider adopting- it will change your life for the better, pretty much guaranteed.

10/23/2025

GROSSNESS WARNING!: Diarrhea has been a huge problem in our rescue this whole year. So many of the cats and kittens we've gotten in have had ongoing issues with their p**p. We test for intestinal parasites and treat where needed but so many cats have persistent diarrhea for no clear reason. I think there are just too many cats out there competing for too few resources and they have to eat whatever is available to them- rotten food out of dumpsters, pieces of hot dogs that people toss to them- and this has just wreaked havoc on so many cats' digestive systems. Probiotics have been a life-saver, quite literally; in addition to the discomfort, diarrhea can be life-threatening, especially in young kittens. Diets for sensitive digestion have been really helpful too. All of this gets expensive and we could really use help. Our website has links to our Chewy and Amazon wishlists, which include Proviable Probiotics and Sensitive Skin and Stomach foods as high priority. We've also discovered a fantastic probiotic through Animal Biome that helps when other probiotics don't cut it, but at $105 for 30 capsules, it is not something we can afford for every cat. We can use help with funds to help cover these heavy-duty probiotics when needed, as well as the cost of stool testing (at $68 per cat, those expenses really add up). Check out our website for donation options: www.ellasfelinerescuemission.com/donate

10/19/2025

We have several bonded pairs where one cat is friendly and the other is shy. We want to keep them together because they love each other and the friendly cats help the shy cats feel safe. We are hoping that there are compassionate heroes who would like to adopt a pair of these sweet cats.
Elphaba and Fiyero are about two years old and were left together in a carrier on someone's lawn. They have understandably had trouble learning to trust people, though Elphaba has come around. Fiyero remains shy but sweet and gentle. Elphaba earned her name from her vivid green eyes and glossy black coat. Fiyero was an obvious choice for her male counterpart.
Happy and Sneezy are approximately 9 months old and are playful and sweet. Happy is very friendly and her name suits her well, whereas Sneezy is a bit shy but also very sweet.
Betty and Judy are sisters who have spent their whole lives outdoors and were trapped at different stages of pregnancy. They gave birth exactly 3 weeks apart and helped each other through the births and raised the kittens together. They are best friends and very protective of one another. Judy is a bit shy and Betty is friendly and affectionate. They are around a year old.

10/15/2025

TAG SALE this Friday and Saturday, October 17th-18th at 11 Acushnet Ave. in Springfield. Friday 12-5, Saturday 10-3, rain or shine (indoors if raining). We have furniture, kitchen and household items, toys, games, DVDs and CDs, artwork, Halloween costumes, holiday decorations, and much more! We are a small rescue and don't qualify for large grants and have no corporate sponsors or other large donors. We provide excellent care to cats with donations from community members and fundraisers such as tag sales. Help save cats' lives and find great items for yourself or to give as gifts!

10/11/2025

We have a lot of sad cats today. Not one person showed up for our adoption event today and they are all still waiting for someone to love them forever. It really broke my heart- some of the cats have been extra loving and affectionate over the past few days and I had said that they seem to know that they may get adopted this weekend and were excited to go to new families. But nobody's wish came true.

10/10/2025

October 16th- one week from today- is National Feral Cat Day. We have recently started a Trap, Neuter, Return program (commonly called TNR) to help reduce the feral cat population. Over the next week, we are trying to raise funds to spay/neuter and vaccinate 3 cats. Spaying or neutering a single feral cat can prevent literally thousands of kittens being born to a difficult life on the streets. Please help us meet our goal by donating to our GoFundMe. Any amount helps, no matter how small.

Your donation can make all the difference in a cat or kitten's l… Brei Roberts needs your support for Ella's Feline Rescue Mission: TNR Efforts for Feral Cats