Playing For Purrs

Definitely not new to the pack, Mama O has been around for quite awhile (since before 2018) and arrived with her cream tabby sibling Rascal.
Cool fact for those who have orange cats -As orange cats get older, many of them develop tiny black spots on their noses, lips, or gums. These aren’t injuries or dirt. They’re called lentigo, and they’re perfectly normal.
Think of them as freckles. They’re especially common in cats with orange or cream-colored fur. They don’t hurt and usually don’t need treatment. They’re just another thing that makes orange cats feel a little more human somehow. 😻

Pigpen, Pig, Mr. Perfect, Mr. P. - Foster Fail #2 of 2.

Rare occasion his eyes are actually fully open (he usually looks stoned 🤣).

I rarely see his blue anymore, but you can see it peeking out in this photo.

PS. He takes human size poops. Just though everyone would want to know
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Newest FIV addition!

I was contacted by my friend Stephanie about an FIV cat that came in through animal control on the anniversary of the release of Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden, so of course logically, the new kitty’s name is Cornell ❤️

SUPER SWEET baby who has apparently had a rough life. Several scars and healing wounds covering his head and neck 😢😢
He meows like he’s angry with life 🤣🤣, but just look at this love bug.

Thank you to Libby at Regional Center for Animal Care & Protection and Judy with Barn Cat Buddies for helping Cornell arriving at his Happily Ever After. ❤️

Welcome to your furever home Cornell.

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People say community cats are "miserable outside" because it enables killing them. That’s the lie that continues to hurt cats. The truth, the documented and peer-reviewed truth, is that cats born outdoors do not suffer by default. They live the only lives they’ve ever known. When people help them through TNR, those lives become healthy, stable, and long.

Feral cats in managed colonies have health profiles that are almost the same as indoor pets.
Alley Cat Allies, 2016:https://www.alleycat.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Feral-cat-health-analysis-2016.pdf

After TNR, their survival rates are comparable to those of owned cats.
Nutter et al., 2004:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Stoskopf/publication/8175636_Reproductive-capacity-of-free-roaming_domestic_cats_and_kitten_survival_rate/links/0046352689075b33af000000/Reproductive-capacity-of-free-roaming-domestic-cats-and-kitten-survival-rate.pdf

Sterilized cats roam less, fight less, experience less stress, keep better body condition, and live longer.
Winograd summary + primary studies: https://www.nathanwinograd.com/the-life-of-a-wild-cat/

Cities that adopted TNR saw euthanasia rates drop by over 80%.
San José: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6437086/
Baltimore: https://faunalytics.org/three-years-six-shelters-72970-cats-the-tnvr-impact/
Jacksonville: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5946139/

This isn’t a debate. It’s backed by evidence.

The panic about wildlife? It’s built on computer models, worst-case scenarios, and double counting. Real scientists have dismantled it in peer-reviewed journals.
Fenimore et al., 2020: https://www.felineresearch.org/post/issue-brief-wildlife-impacts-of-outdoor-cats
Wolf & Schaffner, 2020: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2018.00341/full

Outdoor ecosystems near people have already adjusted to cats. They have been part of the environment for centuries. Remove them, and you upset the balance. TNR helps maintain that balance.

So let’s be honest: the cruelty isn’t about letting outdoor cats live outdoors. The cruelty is in killing them because it’s easier than facing the truth.

This painting captures it simply: ERASE CAT KILLERS.
Not with violence; but with facts, compassion, TNR, and a refusal to let lies justify killing. We need laws everywhere that PROTECT community cats, and their caretakers.

Every cat spayed or neutered prevents suffering.
Every stabilized colony removes cruelty.
Every kitten rehabilitated and adopted out is a lifetime of love.
Every stray returned to life with a family is a happy ending.
Every supporter plays a role in keeping these cats alive.

If you want to see fewer cats suffering, fewer kittens born into hardship, fewer animals dying in shelters, and fewer excuses for killing: you should support TNR.

Additional peer-reviewed TNR research:
Levy et al. 2003: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12523478/
Spehar & Wolf 2017: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29088106/
Spehar & Wolf 2018: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/aw_comp_globalcats_managementtnr/1/
Spehar & Wolf 2019: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31597301/
Kreisler et al. 2019: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/aw_comp_globalcats_managementtnr/16/
AVMA TNR Resource: https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/243/4/javma.243.4.502.xml
HSUS Outdoor Cats FAQ: https://www.humaneworld.org/en/resources/outdoor-cats-faq
ASPCA Community Cats: https://www.aspca.org/helping-shelters-people-pets/closer-look-community-cats

They can do this - they need to find a cure for stomatitis!

Japanese scientist Dr. Toru Miyazaki has developed a groundbreaking injectable treatment that could nearly double the average cat’s lifespan — from around 15 years to almost 30 years.

The therapy targets chronic kidney disease, the leading cause of death in cats, by delivering an activated form of a protein called AIM directly to the kidneys. This restores their natural waste-clearing function that cats are genetically unable to activate on their own.

Trials have shown remarkable results, with cats suffering from advanced kidney disease recovering after treatment. It works both as prevention and therapy.

Commercialization is expected to begin in Japan in 2025, with wider global availability by 2027. Researchers also believe this discovery could have important implications for human medicine.

Follow for more breakthroughs changing lives for animals and humans! 🐱❤️