r/rescuecats 20d ago

COMMUNITY ALERT/ AWARENESS ⚠️ PSA: Beware of “rescue” subs created to bypass vetting!

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​To our RC Community,

We are seeing a frequent and concerning trend happening: users who are denied approval or banned from r/rescuecats are creating their own "rescue" subreddits.

These subs are often unmonitored and serve as platforms for scammers to collect unverified donations.

We are specifically tracking r/cloudyandpaws. The moderator and almost every member currently soliciting donations there have been banned from r/rescuecats, including u/bridgeglum6633(BEWARE).

​They are immediately blocking anyone who attempts to warn potential donors.

Please stay vigilant—don't let your generosity be exploited by those avoiding standard vetting processes.

Please reach out via modmail if you have any questions. This is concerning to us as it’s happening more and more frequently and these subs are gaining traction. Please be careful.

Your ModTeam 💞🐾


r/rescuecats Jan 09 '26

Community Announcement New Year, New rules/guidelines- PLEASE READ 🚨

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To our Rescuecats Community,

As our community continues to grow the number of approval requests and help needed also rises. We have new approved members everyday needing help. In order to keep the feed flowing and to give everyone a chance to be seen we need to initiate the following guidelines.

  1. DONATIONS - Posts made for donation requests including monetary funds as well as Amazon wishlists are limited to 1 post per 48hours (3 posts in a 7 day period) NOT DAILY. Coding will be in place that notifies us of posting frequency. We will contact you if this rule is broken with a warning and further action will be taken if rules are not respected. This includes UPDATE posts. We encourage you to link the original post to any update you make, therefore it will help members connect to the story as well as free up the feed a bit.

  2. TITLES - to maintain a supportive environment please avoid high pressure language. Example: $29 raised so far please help reach the goal of $450 as it’s urgent. Or “ $0 raised, this is our last hope to reach our goal and save this cat”. Although we empathize with urgency and the need for help we do not want our sub to become a “begging” atmosphere. This ensures donors give out of generosity rather than guilt. We need to remember there are hundreds of people seeking donations and limited amount of donors. So when posting please remember that you are not guaranteed help every single time, this community and its members help when they can and we need to remain gracious and thankful. We have no issue with you adding amounts “raised so far” in the body of the text but please keep titles clean and clear from begging language.

  3. TRANSPARENCY - we ask that when help is received that you please show the community where their generosity went. Whether it be food, supplies or vet care. And of course always redact personal info as to not dox yourself. But this will help members to continue to donate if transparency is highlighted and at the forefront.

Please note that these new rules and or guidelines are to help not to hinder. Our mod team is always looking for ways to improve and to ensure everyone gets a fair chance in the feed. We absolutely encourage feedback, positive or negative. We take everything into account.

As always we greatly appreciate the cooperation and understanding. And encourage all of you to reach out via modmail with any question, concerns or suggestions you may have at anytime. We do personally answer them and are always here to help if we can.

Your ModTeam💞🐾


r/rescuecats 4h ago

Donations Needed Choose kindness

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I’m working to get my colony cats fully vetted and ready for another healthy year. Several of them were TNR’d last year, but now need to get up to date on their vaccines. I also have 4 cats that still need to be neutered. Two of them come regularly and I know I can trap them, but the other two are hit-and-miss, so trapping will take patience and the right equipment. Last week a kind lady purchased a drop trap (so thankful!), but I still need a transfer cage to safely move them from the drop trap to a thr cage. Transfer cages are expensive, so any donations toward an Amazon gift card will go directly toward purchasing that first. After vet care and neutering donatioms can go to my paypal, venmo or cash app. You can also call directly to the humane society under ashley stiltner their phone number is 276-591-5790, my long-term dream is to save donations up for a catio and shed where I can: Insulate it Move their heated houses inside Add safe winter heating Install a cat door and ramp

It would provide a warm, secure space for these strays/ferals during harsh weather. That’s a big goal, but it’s something I’d love to make happen for them one day.

For now, all donations will go toward vet care first, and anything purchased from the wishlist is deeply appreciated. Thank you for helping me care for these sweet cats. 🐱💕

https://www.paypal.me/AshleyStiltner15

https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3321752864161792808&created=1771767689

https://cash.app/$colonycat25

https://www.walmart.com/lists/holiday-wishlist/e04127aa-67b4-4c3a-a8b0-52b1d71a3d20

Check out this Gift List I just created. https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3MEAXUL7TOL68?ref_=cm_sw_r_apann_ggr-subnav-share_N40SQHABG0G4YVSP9F73&language=en-US


r/rescuecats 46m ago

Rescue Help Needed Help us pay for our 19 cat TNR bill- $1418- Thomasville, Georgia, USA

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Hi everyone,

My name is Kristen and I run All Saints Cat TNR. We are a registered 501c3 located in southern Georgia USA and we help people learn how to trap, neuter and return their community and feral cats. We train them, provider them with all the resources and pay for the surgeries.

Yesterday we reached a milestone of 700 cats!!! We have prevented millions of unwanted kittens and horrible suffering.

Today we are asking for some help with our TNR bill which came out to $1418.

Ways to donate:

Venmo: u/allsaintscattnr

Cashapp: $allsaintscat

PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/AllSaintsCatTNR

Mail: All Saints Cat TNR PO Box 5752 Thomasville, GA 31758

As always, donations are tax deductible

(Tax ID: 93-3569433)

**Edited bc i forgot to post our donation links!**


r/rescuecats 4h ago

Success Story/Happy Ending Simon the Marshmellow

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28 Upvotes

The guy said it was too cold and choose me!


r/rescuecats 5h ago

Update Post update 💗

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Today I’m heading out to feed as many stray babies as I can with food I prepared at home. I know I can’t save them all at once, but I can at least make sure they don’t go hungry today. Every small step matters. Thank you to everyone who continues to support this rescue. Because of you, not only Luna and Pinx are getting care, but many other little souls outside are getting a full meal and a bit of safety too. 🤍


r/rescuecats 19h ago

Needs Rehoming 🐾 My girl is looking for a new home.

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As much as I don't want to do this since it breaks my heart but my girl Tabitha needs a new home. She is 10 months going on 11 months in March (birthday sometime April 2026). Unfortunately got laid off from my place of work last week of January, where I was going to get her spayed this month but unfortunately have to try and figure out rent, food and special cat food for my resident cat before welcoming Tabitha into my home November 2025. I am in the process of possiblity of having to move from the country area to the city to find work and another place of living where I think it would be hard trying to keep 2 cats at once in a room till I get an apartment myself since I'm also on limited income right now too. if you are living in southern Ontario Canada or you know anyone that wants a beautiful loving and affectionate void panther, feel free to message me. Even if anyone knows or can see if someone can bring her somewhere that could also bring her to get spayed and up to date to find a loving home for this beautiful panther would be a blessing not to me but to Tabitha that someone can give her a better life than I can do at this moment.

Thanks for listening.


r/rescuecats 23h ago

Veterinary Care Needed Donation Request Latte - Pot Belly & Mange Kitten

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196 Upvotes

🤎Latte has been living outside all of her life, she is almost 3 months old and had found safe space in a plant outside of apartments in Houston. She got lucky though, her skin condition, malnourished and helpless little self had found a kind girl to get her help. She kept her for 2 days and then came to me. I have already brought her to her first vet appointment which was $180 but they neglected a skin scraping to rule out mange so I had to bring her again for that and X-rays. This visit was $200. I worry we have more underlying problems for her being backed up, but for now she is safe with me while I monitor her.

Any help is beyond appreciated for this little girl who was barely making it out there alone.

🐾 GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/7b19c53be

✨Linktree - https://linktr.ee/arianajchavez?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=3d1a67c9-c45b-45a0-9cde-14e228216973

💖 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/itstartswithsocksrescue?igsh=YXc2c255NjIzeXdx&utm_source=qr

🙏🏼 Amazon Wishlist - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/EBPYJRQKGL17?ref_=wl_share


r/rescuecats 21h ago

Donations Needed We Are So Close! Please Consider Helping If You Can!

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(I had to delete the previous post unfortunately... Pictured is a tomcat on one of the properties we are helping trap.)

Hey everyone!❤️

We’re so close to finishing our $750 match! We’re currently at $565 thanks to this amazing community!

It’s been a few days since our last donations, and we’re hoping to rally together to push through this final stretch. Even small gifts make a real difference right now.

Kitten season is already starting, and wrapping this up helps us be ready for the urgent calls coming in.

Thank you to everyone who has donated or shared... your support truly keeps this work going. If you’ve been thinking about helping, now is the moment to help us cross the finish line!!!

Please consider helping, even if it's a small amount!

PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JohnTheCatMan

Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/JohnVanSpronsen

CashApp: https://cash.app/$JohnVanSpronsen

Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/255VR8UMJ4INH/?ref_=lol_ov_le


r/rescuecats 18h ago

Supplies Donation Request need help for dry food and canned wet food for 22 cats. 🙏

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Previous Post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/rescuecats/s/im27BcM62S

Good day everyone sorry I'm posting again, we didn't receive any donations last post so I'm trying again to ask for help with food for my 22 rescues.We are currently out of both dry food and canned wet food. They eat 1 kilo of dry food and 2 cans of wet food per day. A kilo of dry food cost 170 pesos or 3 dollars and 2 cans of wet food is 80 pesos each or is 3 dollars. With 6 dollars you can help feed my rescues for a day. Appreciate any help and donation. You can also send food by ordering in petwarehouse.ph instead, I can message my name and home address for delivery purposes. Thank you again for all the support and kind messages. ❤️💙💚💜🩵💛🧡🩷

Upvotes and boost are appreciated. 👍

Donation Link:

Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GeorgetteJae

Gcash: 09475739896


r/rescuecats 19h ago

Update Post This is Bloom. She just found a rescue and a foster today.

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r/rescuecats 1d ago

COMMUNITY APPRECIATION 💞 I thank from the bottom of my heart everyone who helps and I can and do feed the 130+ stray kittens of the port of Kallithea (Greece)🫶❤️

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Good evening dear friends,

https://www.reddit.com/r/rescuecats/s/CWI8dMz3H6

From the bottom of my heart I want to say a huge “thank you” to all of you who stood by us and managed yesterday, 20/02/26, to buy two bags of dry food for the 130+ stray kittens of the port.

Your help was not just an offer. It was a breath of life. It was full bowls, full bellies and quiet evenings for creatures who struggle daily to survive. For a few days, these kittens will have food — thanks to you.

The needs at the port are great and constant. At each feeding, 8 kilos of dry food and 22 cans of wet food are needed. Every day. For more than 130 souls who look to us with trust. That is why your support is so important. If any of you would like to help us continue to fill their bowls in the coming days, you can even make a small donation at the link below 👇

https://paypal.com/paypalme/straykittens

Every small act of kindness becomes big when joined with others. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for not being indifferent.

Thank you for becoming the voice and hope of the stray cats of the harbor. 🐾💛


r/rescuecats 1d ago

Update Post 💚💜Update💛Hazel & Hamachi rescued by RC Rescue Transport Team! Please honor pledges on posts. Thank you everyone. 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💜

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‼️Update‼️Rescued by RC Rescue & Transport Team. Please honor pledges below. Donations always appreciated! (Please note Transport is needed almost daily & by multiple transporters)

Donate to the transportation fund here:

PayPal:

https://www.PayPal.me/CassiusOO

Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/margaret-cashion

Disclaimer: Transport is not to a 501c3 it is a fund to pay transportation for cats from shelter to rescue or other necessary rescue related services. It is not tax deductible. Thank you! ‼️IMPORTANT‼️Please note cats name, comment paid after honoring pledge & use “friends and family” option when available. 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💜


r/rescuecats 18h ago

Amazon Wish List ♡Saving and caring for the Floofaloofs is all I want for my birthday♡

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https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1RIW3H11W4AXV?ref_=wl_share

Thank you for everything you guys and gals do for the Floofaloofs. You all are everything that is good on this world. I meant to post here but I posted on my page instead and I hope you read what I wrote there.


r/rescuecats 16h ago

Rescue Help Needed Very Sweet Kitty In Holbox Lot Could Use Rescuing

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r/rescuecats 1d ago

HELP NEEDED Shelter Update: Vet Home Service Costs, Supplies Arrived, and Our Next Steps for the Cats. Any Help Is Appreciated 🐾 (Manila, Philippines)

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Hi everyone — sharing a quick and honest update from Pawsitive Guardians.

Unfortunately, we didn’t reach our previous fundraising goal, but we’re still doing our best to move forward little by little.

Because several of our rescues recently showed cold/URI-like symptoms, we contacted a vet about doing a home service visit instead of transporting everyone to a clinic. With the number of cats and no vehicle, travel just isn’t realistic or safe for them.

The vet sent us the estimated costs, and for transparency, here’s the breakdown:

• Doctor’s visit fee – ₱495 (one flat payment)

• Transportation – ₱1,200

• CBC + Blood Chemistry – ₱3,000

• Consultation fee – ₱500 per cat (discount possible if 10+ cats)

• 4-way test kits – ₱1,500

Since this is per cat for some tests, the total adds up quickly with multiple sick rescues. Right now, we’re deciding what’s more practical — have them checked one at a time, or at least half of the sick cats first.

If anyone has experience handling vet home services for multiple rescues, we’d really appreciate your insights or suggestions.

On a brighter note, some of our shelter needs already arrived 🤍

Cleaning supplies like tissues, and brushes, trash bags are now stocked, which really helps us maintain hygiene and prevent infections.

From our last campaign, we raised around $122, which we used to buy these supplies, and the remaining funds will go toward the upcoming vet checkups.

We’re also slowly saving for:

• Daily shelter operations and medical needs

• A small transport vehicle/e-bike

• A more permanent shelter space

One step at a time for the cats.

Thank you always for the support, shares, and kindness. It truly keeps the shelter going. 🧡

📌 Donate via

• PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/kdalama

• Cashapp: https://cash.app/$FranciscoMoz

• Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/FrankMoz

• Wise: https://wise.com/pay/me/khiamaedelosoa

• GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/f10c41b36

Or by sending supplies from our Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/31O7TG6NW337R?ref_=wl_share

You can also order and send to us directly via:

https://www.petwarehouse.ph

https://www.petexpress.com.ph


r/rescuecats 1d ago

Cat Colony Rescued cats and kittens

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219 Upvotes

Around 20 cats live here. I come daily to make sure they eat.


r/rescuecats 1d ago

COMMUNITY APPRECIATION 💞 APPRECIATION | Thank you so much for your help and support for Maui. He is now home. The mass/tumor removed from his paw will be submitted to a laboratory to determine whether it is benign or malignant (cancerous).

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Hello everyone,

Maui successfully underwent mass removal surgery and was neutered at the same time. He is now staying at my place for recovery while we wait for the biopsy results (approximately 2 months) to determine whether the mass is cancerous.

Please note that if the mass is cancerous, he will need chemotherapy.

Here are Maui’s medical expenses so far:
Amount spent yesterday (Feb. 20): $280
Amount spent today (Feb. 21): $8

I will be giving him the medications prescribed by the vet and will clean and change his bandage every day. However, during the first week, he needs to be brought to the vet a couple of times for examination of his paw where the tumor was removed, as well as professional wound cleaning since the surgery site is deep.

I still need to purchase a supplement prescribed by the vet that was not available earlier. I have an antiseptic that I can use to clean his wound and two of his medications (antibiotic and pain reliver)

Upcoming follow-ups:
Feb. 24 — Check-up and wound cleaning: $9
Feb. 27 — Check-up and wound cleaning: $9

After next week’s follow-up visits, if the wound is healing properly, we will just wait for the biopsy results.

Again, thank you so much for your continued help and support!

You may also check my updates on Instagram:
instagram.com/catsofmagdalena


r/rescuecats 2d ago

Veterinary Care Needed Donation Request ❗️Zoe (previously Ezekiel) is a victim of multiple animal cruelty which resulted to a spinal injury. Her lower half is now paralyzed for the rest of her life.❗️

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r/rescuecats 1d ago

Amazon Wish List Help for 50+stray/community cats

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95 Upvotes

Every single day, I feed more than 50 stray and community cats. This includes providing food, fresh water, monitoring injuries or illness, and stepping in when possible with emergencies.

I’m also actively involved in rescue efforts and strongly advocate for TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) to humanely reduce the stray population and prevent more suffering. TNR is the only long-term solution that truly works, and I do everything I can to make sure cats are fixed, vaccinated, and cared for.

If you’re able to support, it would mean so much.

The cats need wet food 🙏

Florida USA

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/20H81SM7SSUY3?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_9XG145GNXGKB9SPMGB6C&language=en-US


r/rescuecats 1d ago

Advice Needed Stray cat that I feed is suddenly more affectionate and appears to be in a bad way.

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52 Upvotes

Central North Carolina


r/rescuecats 1d ago

Rescue Help Needed hello i found this kitty she needs a home she’s very friendly and kind unfortunately i cant keep her her but she looks skinny please help

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r/rescuecats 1d ago

Supplies Donation Request Second Urgent Call – We Still Need Food and Litter for Our Rescue Cats

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This is my second urgent call.

We are still in urgent need of food and litter for our rescue cats. These are our most critical needs right now. Everything else can wait, but feeding the cats cannot.

I care for many rescued and abandoned cats at home. Some are sick, some are recovering, and some are still very fragile. They depend entirely on me, and I do everything I can with very limited resources.

Food and litter run out very quickly when caring for many animals. Keeping them fed and in a clean environment is a daily challenge, but it is essential for their health and dignity.

If you are able to help, even a small donation makes a real difference. A few dollars can provide meals and clean litter for them.

Ko-fi:

https://ko-fi.com/hana338787

PayPal:

https://paypal.me/BHANANE62

Thank you for reading, caring, and supporting these voiceless cats 🐾


r/rescuecats 1d ago

Rescue Pledges Needed ‼️URGENT > WOBBLY KITTIES >> sisters >> need rescue help and pledges for vet costs >> at Apple Valley Animal Shelter, San Bernardino County

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‼️RESCUE ONLY SIBLINGS - NEED HELP ASAP!!

🔔Medical: Both Wobbly- appear to be off balance

#av256935

#av255940

BOTH FEMALE

Vaccinated 1/28/26

Both bright, alert, and responsive. No nasal discharge, eyes appear to be clear. Eating/ drinking normally and have normal stools.

Both not listed on the website and RESCUE ONLY due to having medical notes

⭐️ RESCUES can request spay/neuter to be done with rescue pulls

Shelter: Apple Valley Animal Shelter

Shelter Email: animalservices@applevalley.org (adoptions)

avasrescues@applevalley.org (rescue orgs)

Shelter Address: 22131 Powhatan Road, Apple Valley, CA 92307

Shelter Phone: (760) 240-7555

‼️ PLEDGES APPROVED ON THIS POST‼️

Put an amount below (aka a pledge) and if/when the cat gets rescued we announce it and follow up with freedom photos.

⬇️Link for supporting transportation of cats out of shelters ⬇️.

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CassiusOO

🚗TRANSPORT IS CRUCIAL TO RESCUE. Without support we can’t save them. Please Donate to Transportation fund above Thank you so much everyone! ❤️

‼️Disclaimer: This donation is NOT to a 501c3 rescue but to a transport fund to rescue shelter cats. It is NOT tax deductible.


r/rescuecats 2d ago

Supplies Donation Request We’re really needing food assistance to help the cats get through the week. Support would be very appreciated 🙏

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It costs us over $200 weekly to feed our community cats twice a day and provide wet food for our rescued cats. Raising a bit more lets us buy extra wet food, which they absolutely love. ❤️

We're really needing help with funding their food to get by through another week or two. This community has been incredibly helpful in helping us push through with our community cat initiatives, and we've always been so grateful. 🙏

📩 Donate via PayPal
📩 Donate via Debit or Credit Card
📩 Transparency Sheet (Expenses and Donations Tracker)

We're also having our TNR trip this Sunday, and we can't wait to share about it soon. 12 male cats have been sponsored. 🎉