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Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day!
17/08/2026

Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day!

🎉🐾 **HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELANIE!** 🐾🎉Today we celebrate the very purr that stands behind Scratched Up Cat Rescue — the foun...
15/08/2026

🎉🐾 **HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELANIE!** 🐾🎉

Today we celebrate the very purr that stands behind Scratched Up Cat Rescue — the founder of the Scratched Up Feline Special Needs Sanctuary, and the incredible woman who has dedicated so much of herself to giving the most vulnerable cats a second chance. 💜🐾

Melanie, you are strong, fiercely independent, compassionate, and always willing to go the extra mile — whether it’s helping a friend, standing up for someone who needs a voice, or giving a special-needs cat the love, patience and care they so desperately need. 🐱❤️

Through Scratched Up, you don’t simply rescue cats — you change lives. You give the overlooked, forgotten, abandoned and vulnerable a safe place, a voice, and the opportunity to know what love feels like. And that says everything about the beautiful person you are. 🐾

Your dedication, your determination and your enormous heart inspire everyone around you. You are truly the voice for the voiceless and the heart behind every second chance. ❤️

So today, we celebrate YOU — the woman behind the rescue, the crazy cat lady with the biggest heart, the friend who is always there, and the incredible human who makes the world a little kinder, one cat at a time. 🥰🐾

May your birthday be filled with love, laughter, happiness, and plenty of purrs — because after everything you give to others, you deserve a day that is all about you! 🎂🥂💜

*Happy Birthday, Melanie!* 🎉🐱
Keep being wonderfully funky, fiercely you, and the amazing human that so many people — and countless cats — are incredibly lucky to have in their corner. ❤️🐾

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🌸🐾 Happy Women’s Day! 🐾🌸Today we celebrate the incredible women who nurture, protect, rescue, and give second chances — ...
09/08/2026

🌸🐾 Happy Women’s Day! 🐾🌸

Today we celebrate the incredible women who nurture, protect, rescue, and give second chances — to people, to animals, and to every life that needs a little more love. ❤️

A very special Thank You to Melanie Snyman 🙏🏻, Founder of Scratched Up Cat Rescue, whose compassion, dedication and unwavering commitment have given countless cats a chance at a better life. 🐾❤️

Your work is a reminder that one woman, one heart, and one act of kindness can change a life.

Here’s to the women who make the world a kinder place.

Because compassion changes lives. 🌸🐾✨

🐾 Big Hearts Deserve Big Thanks! ❤️A heartfelt THANK YOU to Ilze - a formel feral feeder who assisted Christel - Her in...
03/08/2026

🐾 Big Hearts Deserve Big Thanks! ❤️

A heartfelt THANK YOU to Ilze - a formel feral feeder who assisted Christel - Her incredible love for stray animals continues to make a difference. We received your generous donation to Scratched Up Cat Rescue. 🐱💕

They blessed our sanctuary with a brand-new scratching post, scratching pads, food, cat litter and toys — practical necessities that bring comfort, enrichment and happiness to our special-needs cats.

We are so incredibly grateful for people with hearts like yours. Every donation, big or small, helps us provide a better life for the cats in our care. 🐾❤️

Thank you for helping us make our sanctuary a safer, happier and more comfortable home — one paw at a time. 🐾✨

✨ **A HEARTFELT THANK YOU** ✨Our hearts are incredibly full. ❤️🐾The **Scratched Up Cat Rescue Kitten Room** received a t...
01/08/2026

✨ **A HEARTFELT THANK YOU** ✨

Our hearts are incredibly full. ❤️🐾

The **Scratched Up Cat Rescue Kitten Room** received a truly **massive and incredibly generous donation** from **Kirsten and the entire team at Klinger Mzansi** this Nelson Mandela Day.

This thank-you is **long overdue**, but please know just how deeply grateful we are. 🥹❤️

We were completely overwhelmed by your generosity and absolutely blown away when we saw just how much of our **wish list** you managed to fulfil. From essential supplies to food, bedding, carriers and so much more — your donation will make a **real and lasting difference**.

Your kindness means more than words can express. It helps us provide the love, care, safety and second chances that every little life coming through our doors deserves. 🐱❤️

**Thank you, Kirsten and the entire Klinger Mzansi team, for believing in what we do and choosing to support our little rescue.**

Your generosity gives us hope — and helps us give hope to so many cats and kittens. 🐾

From the bottom of our hearts, **THANK YOU.**
We are beyond grateful. ❤️🥹

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Raffle Time! - Whisker Warriors is running a raffle for one of our amazing special needs girls named Buttercup. She had ...
01/08/2026

Raffle Time! - Whisker Warriors is running a raffle for one of our amazing special needs girls named Buttercup. She had recently had a stroke which has impaired her sense of direction but she is a fighter and recovering well. Please consider buying 1 ticket

💛 DONATIONS DON’T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE MONETARY 🐾Sometimes, the most meaningful gifts are the things that can be used, touc...
28/07/2026

💛 DONATIONS DON’T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE MONETARY 🐾

Sometimes, the most meaningful gifts are the things that can be used, touched and put to work immediately.

Our recent donation from Christel & Jacques du Preez is a beautiful example. They generously donated astro-turf, washing powder and other much-needed necessities to help us improve and maintain our sanctuary. 🐱🌿

The astro-turf will help us revamp our garden sanctuary, creating a cleaner, safer and more comfortable environment for the special-needs cats in our care. And every bag of washing powder and practical necessity helps us keep the sanctuary running.

We are truly grateful for every donation, whether it is financial, food, cleaning supplies, building materials, bedding, equipment or something as simple as a bag of necessities.

If you have something useful that you no longer need, please don’t assume it has no value to us. It might be exactly what our cats need. ❤️

Thank you, Christel & Jacques, for seeing a need and helping us fill it. Your generosity is helping us build a better sanctuary — one paw at a time. 🐾

Scratched Up Cat Rescue
Feline Special Needs Sanctuary
Rescue. Care. Love. ❤️

🌿🐾 A Heartfelt Thank You! 🐾🌿Our sanctuary garden has grown a little greener, brighter, and more beautiful thanks to the ...
21/07/2026

🌿🐾 A Heartfelt Thank You! 🐾🌿

Our sanctuary garden has grown a little greener, brighter, and more beautiful thanks to the incredible generosity of everyone who donated plants for Mandela Day. 💚

Every plant represents kindness, hope, and a better environment for our special needs cats to explore, relax, and enjoy. Your support means more than words can express.

From all of us at Scratched Up Cat Rescue, and especially our precious feline family... thank you for helping us grow hope. 🌱❤️

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🐾 **A Heartfelt Thank You to Dewald Snyman!** 🎶❤️On behalf of everyone at Scratched Up Cat Rescue – Feline Special Needs...
19/07/2026

🐾 **A Heartfelt Thank You to Dewald Snyman!** 🎶❤️

On behalf of everyone at Scratched Up Cat Rescue – Feline Special Needs Sanctuary, Thank you, Dewald, for turning your music into hope. Your Mandela Day initiative raised funds that will directly help the special needs cats in our care, and we are incredibly grateful.

Want to support Dewald's journey?
Stream his music and follow his amazing work:

🎵YouTube Music: Dewald Snyman on YouTube Music - https://music.youtube.com/search?q=Dewald+Snyman&utm_source=chatgpt.com

🎧 Spotify: Dewald Snyman on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/search/Dewald%20Snyman?utm_source=chatgpt.com

📸 Instagram:

Together, we're proving that music can change lives. 🇿🇦🐾💙

🐾 Mandela Day 2026 | Together We Made a Difference 🇿🇦This Mandela Day, kindness became action.A heartfelt thank you to T...
19/07/2026

🐾 Mandela Day 2026 | Together We Made a Difference 🇿🇦

This Mandela Day, kindness became action.

A heartfelt thank you to Tristan for his incredibly generous donation of a large kennel, providing the foundation for a safe and secure shelter for our feral colony. ❤️

A huge thank you to Roof Direct for generously donating the paint that gave the kennel a fresh new look and helped create a warm, weatherproof home. 🎨🏠

And a very special thank you to Melanie from Scratched Up Cat Rescue, whose passion, hard work and dedication brought this project to life. Your commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable cats is truly inspiring. 🐱💙

Because of your generosity, our feral colony now has a warm, dry and cosy place to call home.

Together, we're proving that every act of kindness makes a lasting difference. 🧡

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