Cat Rescue Zim

06/11/2025

A reminder that our 2026 Calendar is available to purchase!! You can get your paws on them at the following locations for just $10 each!

This year the cover is of a very special cat. She represents the partnership between CRZ and . In 2024 we joined VAWZ for the very first time on their sterilisation campaign to Kariba when this female was spayed. This year we returned to check on her when her owner then surrendered her to us. We brought her into Harare and have since rehomed her to a wonderful family. She signifies everything CRZ and VAWZ are trying to achieve together.

Our calendars are the biggest fundraiser every year and helps us continue our work helping community cats and those owned by low income families. We also love sharing photos of our beautiful rescue kittens with you. Thank you for your support as always! 😻

05/11/2025

If you read our weekly round up on Sunday you would’ve seen that we were trying to trap a snared cat for the past few days. Thankfully on Sunday Katie did just that!

We are so grateful to Dr Chan Jack of for treating this boy on her day off. He was sedated, the snare was carefully removed and the wound cleaned and partially sutured to allow healing with central drainage. He was also castrated, ear tipped and rabies vaccinated at the same time to lessen the stress to him in the long term. He was given a two week long acting antibiotic, pain killers and anti inflammatories to aid his recovery. He will stay in hospital until Dr Chan Jack is happy with his healing.

We are very glad the property owner contacted us to help this poor feral boy. If you see or suspect snares in or around your property please do sweeps and removals. This is the horrifying consequence of snaring. Thank you

04/11/2025

October Round Up!

Wow what a hectic start to kitten season! The calls for mums and kittens sky rocketed last month but we thank all those people who called us for allowing us to TNR! We are very grateful that you trusted us.

In October we TNR’d cats from Pomona, Borrowdale Brooke, Emerald Hill, Highlands, Lincoln Green, Ballantyne Park, Hillside, Mount Pleasant, Mandara, Quinnington, Belvedere, Chisipite, Eastlea, Avondale, and out by the airport! We spayed 12 lactating mums.

We also assisted 9 owners sterilise their cats, as well as uplifting a tame mumma cat who we spayed and manage to rehome. We are so thankful to the kind family for welcoming her into your family

We don’t usually tell you how many kittens came into our system every month, but we will this month. A total of 15… all rescued, sick, orphaned and abandoned. We were overwhelmed and ran out of space to take incoming kittens. We hate to turn away kittens in need but if we do not have the right foster home to care for them properly we have nowhere for them to go. It is also the hard job of trying to rehome them too! We are the smallest organisation for cats and we do the best we can with what we have. If you’d like to help foster or adopt please contact us on 0779 993 157

Oh and in case you missed it WE HIT 3000 CATS STERILISED THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMES SINCE 2020!

We are continually grateful for everyone’s help and support of the work we do. We really hope we are making a difference with you alongside us cheering us on. Thank you!

Total cats sterilised at the end of October : 3,021

02/11/2025

This weeks’ TNR & Sterilisations :

It may look as though we only sterilised 6 cats this week, but it’s impact isn’t small at all.

Katie trapped a male kitten on Monday who was visibly suffering from cat flu. He was treated with antibiotics to make sure he was healthy for castration.

We got a message about a cat with wire around its neck in Sentosa, unfortunately Katie hasn’t managed to trap that one yet but she did get another cat. We are still trying to get the snared cat who is proving to be very clever.

Lorna trapped 2 lactating females out of town at a property on Seke Road. One had 5 healthy kittens approximately 7 weeks old. There is no need to uplift or rescue these kittens - they are healthy for one and they have their mother. Lorna also trapped a male from Highlands.

A previous client messaged about a tiny kitten in her outhouse cupboard. Instead of panicking and uplifting it she messaged us to ask for advice. She was told to leave the kitten be, whilst Katie went to set a trap for the mother. The mum came later in the evening and it was discovered the next day that she was indeed tame!! We have no qualms about spaying and returning a potentially owned cat… if you cannot be responsible and do it yourself and she has kittens in someone else’s property…. then sorry but we are not really sorry!

Total sterilised to date : 3,022

01/11/2025

Meet Ash! 😻 She may be small, but her love is endless! A curious, confident girl who loves to love.

Warning: adopting this kitten may cause excessive snuggling and spontaneous smiles 😻😻

WhatsApp us on 0779 993 157 if you’d like to welcome Ash into your family. Adoption policies apply

29/10/2025

What is the objective of animal welfare organisations when it comes to adoptions?

Firstly, organisations ask questions in their adoption applications and for a good reason.

The safety of every animal is the primary concern. The initial question we ask ourselves is, “Will this rescue animal be safe in its new home environment? Will it have the opportunity to grow old and receive proper care from its owners for all its years?”.

Every organisation aims to find forever homes for their animals. We look at each application with this goal in mind.

Who can blame any animal welfare organisation for being fussy about where their animals go?

We love them, provide veterinary care, nurture them, bottle-feed them around the clock, watch their every p**p, and socialise them. Our hearts break when each one departs, but with each adoption a space opens up to help more that need it.

Not every rescue animal is suitable for every home or family, just as not every home is suitable for every rescue animal

The adoptions people of reputable organisations have experience in matching the right pet with the right family and home. Trust their input, guidance, and advice.

Ultimately, we don’t want any of our precious kitties to be unhappy in their new homes, just as much as we don’t want a family to be unhappy with their new family member.

Adopting a new family member is a process that takes time. Don’t rush it, and only adopt if you are prepared and able to provide that rescue with a lifetime of care.

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28/10/2025

Kitten Season is HERE!! We are asking for any donations of wet food or kitten milk to help our foster parents care for the kittens we have in our system. Most came in sick last week and are needing round the clock care so we can get them back to health ready for adoption!

If you’d like to donate please see drop off points on the post or you can WhatsApp or call us on 0779 993 157 so we can arrange collection. Thank you so much 😸😻

26/10/2025

This weeks’ TNR & Sterilisations :

Another busy week for the girls trapping as well as kittens kittens kittens!!!

Lorna TNR’d a male in Highlands and a male in Chisipite. Lorna and Katie helped each other with a colony from Eastlea. Trapping 2 females and a male as well as a teenager. Katie also TNR’d cats from a colony in Avondale - 2 females (one of which was pregnant but was successfully spayed) and a male.

Lorna assisted an owner sterilise his female, another owner sterilise his 2 males and a lady neuter a male who also had a big umbilical hernia which was also repaired during his surgery.

Lorna rescued an emaciated kitten from a property in Umwinsidale as well as uplifting her tame mother who was not wanted on the property. The mum has been spayed and will be available for adoption soon. Katie rescued 2 sick kittens from a property in Emerald Hill (we had TNR’d the mother last month) and a kitten from Avondale found alone near a rubbish dump. A member of the public rescued a female kitten who had such infected eyes they were swollen and glued shut with puss. She is only 5 weeks old but the weight of a 2 week old! All these kittens need intense round the clock care. If you’d like to donate supplies - kitten milk, kitten wet food to us for our foster mums please WhatsApp us on 0779 993 157.

Kitten season is in full swing and we are not the only ones intaking multiple kittens. Please spay and neuter your cats and stop this!!! We are full, and Zimbabwe’s shelters are overflowing too. Please opt to adopt and save lives. Thank you

Total sterilisations to date : 3,016

25/10/2025

Villea is 4 months old and a soft soul with a gentle heart. She’s looking for a quiet home where she can bloom into the loving companion she’s meant to be. 💕💕

If you’d like to adopt this sweetheart please WhatsApp us on 0779 993 157 adoption policies applies

23/10/2025