Feeding Our Ferals KZN NPC 2022/873200/08 (2025)

23/12/2024

As we begin a new day and a new week, we are heartbroken💔 to share the devastating news that Margie Rae, a beloved rescuer from Mazarat Animal Rescue passed away on Sunday evening.

The world has lost not only a compassionate soul but a tireless advocate for the voiceless.

Margie, your unwavering dedication to rescuing and caring for animals in need touched countless lives—both human and animal. Your work was a true testament to selfless love, offering safety, hope, and second chances to so many. Your legacy will live on in the lives you saved and in the hearts of those fortunate enough to know you.

While words cannot truly ease the pain of this loss, your spirit will continue to inspire all of us who are committed to helping animals. We are certain the team at Mazarat Animal Rescue will honor your memory by continuing the incredible work you so passionately championed.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Margie’s family, friends, and the Mazarat Animal Rescue at community during this difficult time. Rest in peace🕊, dear Margie—you will be deeply missed but never forgotten. You have earned your angel wings🪽

In honour of Margie we ask that food or financial support be extended to her one passion Mazarat Animal Rescue NPO 162-698. Or even better adopt from their dogs and cats in their care.🐕‍🦺🐈🐕🐈‍⬛

22/12/2024

A heartfelt shoutout to three incredible people who have made a huge difference in my life and the lives of my beloved rescues:

First, to Thulani and his amazing team, Jabulani and Bongani—you never let me down, no matter how wild my ideas are. When I called with yet another "bee in my bonnet" about a new project, you all worked tirelessly to turn my dream of the Cat Shack enclosure into reality in just two days! My freeloaders (aka my spoiled rescues) now have natural grass to enjoy, alongside their spacious catio, aviary, and cozy sleeping quarters. You’ve brought my vision to life, and I couldn’t be more grateful. 🙏 (please if you are looking at building a catio Thulani is your guy)

Second, to Kate, my rescue partner, for generously donating a roll of weld mesh that made the Cat Shack enclosure possible. Your kindness and support always mean the world to me, you support my cause, walk side by side with me on my path, and share the same passion for our rescues, you truly are one of a kind. Seeing the kitties having an absolute ball outside is the best gift ever, and I know you know this feeling too well!🥰

And finally, to my amazing hubby, who, for my Christmas present, financed the labor costs for Thulani & team to build my Cat Shack enclosure. Your unwavering support and belief in my mission to give these cats the best life is something I cherish more than words can express. Although it is trying at times, you still support my cause for this I am so grateful 🙏

The Cat Shack is a work in progress—I’ll catify it over time, add lighting, and make it even more magical. Seeing the joy and contentment in my fur-babies’ makes every effort worth it.

To those that know the feeling of making your rescues happy, especially Kate—you get it. We do advocate for indoor cats for their safety and wellbeing, but providing them with a safe, enriched outdoor experience with their catios is truly priceless.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you. You’ve made another dream project a reality and my cats’ lives so much more enriched. ❤️🐾

PS The Skywalk bridge is still to be completed this space😁

15/12/2024

A Plea for Awareness: Protect Your Cats Through Education and Vaccination 🐾💔

After hearing devastating news from a dear friend whose newly adopted kitty tested positive for Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV), and knowing another friend whose home and cats have been ravaged by this cruel disease, I feel compelled to write this post.

This is not just a personal plea—it’s a call to action for all cat owners, rescuers, and potential adopters. Please educate yourself about feline diseases and the measures you can take to prevent them.

While there may be ongoing studies and evolving scientific evidence about the spread of Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), one undeniable fact remains: education is key to responsible cat ownership.

Some cats may seemingly "dodge the bullet" while others tragically fall victim to these diseases. While the reasons behind this can be complex and multifactorial, we are not here to debate the nuances. Instead, let’s focus on what science and research have already proven about how these diseases spread and how you, as a cat owner, can take action.

The Reality of FeLV and FIV
FeLV and FIV are two of the most common and serious diseases affecting cats. These viruses weaken the immune system, making cats more susceptible to infections, illnesses, and, tragically, early death.

Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV): FeLV is preventable with vaccination, yet many owners are unaware of this option. It spreads through saliva, nasal secretions, and shared items like food bowls, biting wounds, mating and possible grooming. A simple vaccine can save lives.
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV): FIV is spread primarily through bite wounds and fights, particularly among unneutered males. While there is no vaccine for FIV, testing and responsible care are critical to managing it.

Why Vaccinations Matter
Vaccinations are a proven way to protect your cats from several life-threatening diseases. It’s essential to follow your veterinarian’s recommended vaccination schedule, which includes:

Core vaccines for diseases like Feline Panleukopenia, Herpesvirus, Calicivirus, and Rabies.

FeLV vaccinations, which are not part of the standard core vaccines. This vaccination is vital for cats at risk of exposure, such as those who roam outdoors or live with FeLV-positive cats.
Unfortunately, some veterinarians may not automatically offer the FeLV vaccine, so it’s up to cat owners to ask and ensure their cats are fully protected. Please be aware that there are two vaccinations. Veterinarians, please advise your cat owners too who are oblivious to this vaccination.

Testing: A Must for Every Adopted Cat
When adopting a cat or kitten, testing for FeLV and FIV is critical. Many rescues and shelters operate on limited budgets and may not test every cat, but they should educate adopters about the importance of testing. Knowing a cat’s status allows you to provide the care they need and helps prevent the spread of these diseases to other cats. Either insist in your new kitty being tested and you cover the cost of the test in the adoption fee, or have the kitty tested twice throughout a 6-12 month period. It is not necessarily a death sentence for +kitties but knowing their status will allow you to prepare for their wellbeing and keeping them healthy and indoors. Vaccinate all other cats in your household well before taking in a new kitty.

Prevention and Indoor Living
Keeping cats indoors significantly reduces their exposure to FeLV, FIV, and other dangers.
Neutering and spaying not only prevents unwanted litters but also reduces behaviors like fighting, which can spread FIV.
If any of your cats test positive for FeLV or FIV, it is crucial to take responsible steps to ensure both their well-being and the safety of other cats in the community.
Cats diagnosed with these diseases should no longer be allowed to roam freely outdoors.
Here’s why:

Preventing Spread: FeLV and FIV are transmitted through close contact, such as grooming, fighting, or mating. Keeping an infected cat indoors stops the spread to healthy cats.
Protecting Their Health: Cats with FeLV or FIV have compromised immune systems, making them more vulnerable to secondary infections and injuries. A controlled, safe environment minimizes these risks.

Education Saves Lives
Please share this message far and wide. Whether you’re a seasoned cat owner or a first-time adopter, understanding the risks and prevention of feline diseases is essential.

Responsible Pet Ownership
By vaccinating your cats, testing for FeLV and FIV, and understanding the risks associated with outdoor cats, you’re contributing to their well-being and protecting the larger feline population. Prevention is always better than treatment, and staying informed is the first step in being a responsible cat parent.

Let’s work together to create a healthier future for all cats. 🐾💉

13/12/2024

A huge thank you to Paw Prints Rescue and Rehoming - NPC 2018/554039/08 PBO 930076636 for their generous donation of dog beds and Purina Pro Plan! 🐾❤️

While our feline friends may not realize the luxury of those dog beds, we know they’ll be perfect for our sanctuary cats who love a good nap in anything soft and cozy. The Pro Plan Cat Food is an incredible help in ensuring all the cats under our care are well-fed and happy.

Your support makes such a difference, and we are so grateful for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Thank you for helping us provide the best for our furries! 🐱💖

10/12/2024

🌍 International Animal Rights Day: A Call for Compassion and Justice 🐾

Every year on December 10th, we come together to honor and advocate for the rights of all animals. This day serves as a powerful reminder that animals, like humans, deserve to live free from cruelty, suffering, and exploitation.

Why Animal Rights Matter:
Animals are sentient beings capable of experiencing pain, fear, joy, and love. Yet, millions endure unimaginable suffering in industries such as factory farming, testing, entertainment, and illegal wildlife trade. International Animal Rights Day calls for a global commitment to treating all animals with kindness, respect, and dignity.

What We Can Do to Support Animal Rights:

Educate Ourselves: Learn about the challenges animals face and how our choices impact their lives.
Advocate: Speak up against cruelty and support policies that protect animal welfare.
Adopt, Don’t Shop: Choose adoption over buying pets to give homeless animals a loving home.
Support Ethical Brands: Opt for cruelty-free and sustainable products.
Practice Compassion: Treat all animals, domestic and wild, with care and understanding.
This day is not just about awareness—it's about action. Together, we can build a world where animals are seen as beings with intrinsic value, not as commodities or tools for human use.

Let’s make a promise to be their voice, not just today, but every day. 🐾❤️

04/12/2024

As the year draws to a close and the pace of trapping slows while other activities pick up, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the incredible veterinarians who have supported our rescue efforts throughout the year. Your expertise, compassion, and unwavering dedication have made a world of difference to our ferals and sanctuary cats and kittens.

From emergency care to routine check-ups, sterilizations, and vaccinations, to dentals and repairing broken bones, to helping peacefully cross over the rainbow bridge to treating the many cat ailments we have with multicat rescues, your contributions have ensured better lives for so many of our felines. Your partnership in this journey has been invaluable, and we couldn’t do this without your kindness, understanding, love for our cats and of course your amazing skills.

No words can express the gratitude for always going above and beyond for our cats and for being a vital part of our mission. Wishing you a joyful and restful holiday season—you’ve truly earned it!

Please spare a thought for the innocent and voiceless.
And make a difference!!!***

01/12/2024

We are always eager to assist with trapping and TNR efforts when someone takes the initiative to manage and control a feral cat colony, along with feeding them. Well done to Zara for her dedication—despite challenging times, she is covering the cost of each sterilization and vaccination herself. The colony consists of approximately four young cats, but the process will need to be staggered as she works to raise funds for each procedure. Her commitment is truly admirable!

If you’d like to support this initiative by sponsoring a sterilization, you are welcome to make a payment directly into our vet’s account using the reference: 2611 Kloof Kitties. Your generosity will make a meaningful difference in controlling this feral colony and ensuring their well-being. Thank you for your kindness and support!

Braveheart has been TNRd 3 kitties to go 😉

***While we are always honoured to serve these kitties, we are always grateful to the public for food donations and contributing to vet bills.

Please spare a thought for the innocent and voiceless.
And make a difference!!!***

30/11/2024

My goodness is this the year of dentals for me or what!!!!😢😱
My 6th dental coming up.....no man....when will it end!!!
My Fudgi needs a dental, so I am going to try squeeze her into Vet On Main with Megan before everyone gets into the Christmas mode😣
Just watching her suffer and having PTSD when trying to give her wet food is heartbreaking.💔
But I cannot allow her to suffer anymore, she has been on course after course of antibiotics and its just not coming right.
So those teefies gotta go😰

Please send healing vibes her way🙏😿

27/11/2024

A heartfelt thank you to Santa Cause for Paws for their incredible Christmas 2024 initiative, and including Feeding Our Ferals KZN on that list 🎅🎄

Thank you to Jenny for delivering our goodies to our kits.

Our rescues had an absolute blast with the toys 🐾and Christmas came early, the cleaning supplies and water fountain are lifesavers, and the cozy blankets, cat beds, food bowls are always in high demand—there’s no such thing as too many! 🛏️🐱

Your generosity brings joy, comfort, and full tummies to so many deserving cats. Thank you for making this festive season so special for them! ❤️

A very special thank you to our Sponsors:

Cindy Lee Pennicott-Human
Bron Mc Du Plessis
Michelle Pienaar
Dianne Drake
Kamal Sewpal
Jaclyn Munday
Neelam
Damian Bond
Anrie Venter
Debbie Catlett
Anonymous

31/10/2024

We’re thrilled to share that today we received a generous food donation from Paw Prints Rescue and Rehoming and Purina Pro Plan - for the generous gift 🐾cat food for our feral and sanctuary cats.

Between Kate and myself we have 120+ little tummies to feed everyday.
On behalf of Mc Kitty Cat Rescue and Feeding Our Ferals KZN, we’d like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your kindness and thoughtfulness.🙏 Food donations like this are invaluable in our mission to keep our feral colonies well-fed and healthy, allowing them to sleep with full bellies from a nutritious meal and happy hearts. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping us care for these precious lives!

***While we are always honoured to serve these kitties, we are always grateful to the public for donations and contributing to vet bills.

Please spare a thought for the innocent and voiceless.

24/10/2024

Please share so some of these furbabies will get a sponsor 🙏🏻

21/10/2024

🐾🎉 Happy 2nd Birthday to the three most beautiful kittens I had the honor of rescuing!
While I love each and every one of my rescues, these three will always hold a special place in my heart. 💕 Their parents were ferals, dad was a marble, and mom was a tabby, and together, they created the most stunning babies. 😻

I’m so grateful they’ve found incredible homes. 🏡 And were saved the life of a feral.

Tristana, the blonde marble with blue eyes, stole my son's heart and became his soul therapy cat. 💙
Harley, who captured my heart from the very first moment, and Bicardi, a beautiful marble floof, were adopted together. 🐾 🐾They’ve joined a loving home filled with other cats and dogs, where Bicardi has found a devoted "slave" in Oscar the dog, who answers his every whim. 🐶 Harley, meanwhile, fell head over paws for Zoe, their new family’s daughter, and only has eyes for her. 🐱💕

These special kitties have brought so much love to their new families, and I couldn’t be more proud of how their stories turned out! 😻🥰

19/10/2024

Braedy and Sonic have truly captured my heart ❤during their time with me and being boarded at my cattery.

Over the months, they’ve been slowly introduced to each other and have become a special part of our cattery family. Despite making room for incoming guests, we’ve done everything we can to accommodate them because they are so deserving of love, patience, and attention.❤❤

These two beautiful souls have so much love to give, and if you met them, you’d know that they are absolutely worth every bit of time and effort. They deserve their own home, where they can be the center of someone’s world, cherished and adored as they should be. Yet, despite their sweet personalities and playful characters, they’ve had no serious inquiries. It's heartbreaking💔😢, especially for Ingrid, their wonderful sponsor, who provides food, toys, litter, and all their needs each month, but is equally saddened that they haven’t found their forever home.

I’m not giving up on finding Braedy and Sonic the loving family they deserve. Please help me spread the word far and wide so these special kitties can finally find a place to call their own. They are so close to my heart, and I know there’s someone out there who will love them just as much.

Let’s make their dream of a forever home come true.🙏

17/10/2024

Once again we are sharing for homes for these beautiful 6 month old kittens.
They are still very much kittens and have all the characteristics of young babies, they are just more grown into their personalities. They need time and patience due to their past. They so deserve a chance at a loving family. All these kits have been tested and vaccinated. And in the process of being sterilised if not already. Please contact Take Me Home Kitten Adoptions - Durban for meet and greet and enquiries. We are desperate to find them their forever purfect homes.

17/10/2024

I apologize for being a day late, as I was under the weather, but October 16th was National Feral Cat Day—a day that holds deep significance for all of us who care about the well-being of these often misunderstood creatures. At Feeding Our Ferals KZN, feral cats hold a special place in our hearts, and we dedicate ourselves to their care and survival.

This day is a reminder of what we stand for—compassion, action, and advocacy for those who don’t have a voice. Whether it’s through TNR (trap-neuter-return) programs, feeding initiatives, we believe every cat deserves a chance at life, no matter how wild or untamed they may be.

National Feral Cat Day highlights the importance of caring for the forgotten, the abandoned, and those living on the fringes. Feral cats face immense challenges, from finding food to surviving harsh environments. It’s our responsibility to step up and ensure they get the care they deserve.

Thank you to everyone who helps support these efforts, whether through donations, volunteering, or simply spreading awareness. Together, we make a difference in the lives of these cats, one small act of kindness at a time. 💛🐾

Pics only on a few of our ferals

11/10/2024

I want to send out a special thank you to my own hubby for buying two wooden huts for me.🛖🛖
One is for my sanctuary cats for their new sleeping quarters, and the other is for Catopia Cat Boarding for my expansion.

I have been working hard on making it ready for my cats. And they are loving it. I still need to run power to them and put in a light and plug point and light switch. I will be enclosing the area around their hut and they will have more garden (small but something).

So excuse the bridge, I have just used old spare mesh and netting I had lying around and made a temporary connecting bridge. But I am pretty proud of my DIY skills and the cats are not judgmental.

What is the saying...Happy wife, happy life!!!
Happy Cats🐈🐾, happy me!!!😁😁😁🥳

11/10/2024

Our thoughts and heartfelt prayers go out to all those affected by Hurricane Milton. In the wake of this devastating storm, we stand in solidarity with the communities impacted, hoping for strength, resilience, and safety as they navigate this challenging time. To the families displaced, those who have lost loved ones, and the brave responders on the front lines—our hearts are with you. 💔May recovery come swiftly, and may you find support and comfort in the days ahead. Stay strong, and know you are not alone in this journey.

A special prayer goes out to all the animals affected by Hurricane Milton—farm animals, beloved pets, ferals, and especially those abandoned as people evacuated, leaving them behind. 😭😭😭It is heartbreaking to think of the fear and confusion these innocent creatures must be feeling. How can anyone not see them as family and ensure their safety in times of crisis? Our hope is that these animals find shelter, protection, and compassionate hands to care for them during this difficult time. Let us pray for their safety and for a world where no animal is ever left behind.

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