Welcome to the group Mike!

Welcome to the group Silas!

Welcome to the group Naomi!

I’m excited to be part of this community! Looking forward to connecting with you all, learning new things, and sharing ideas. Thanks for having me here. Looking forward to growing together! 😊

My name is Christina, I've been in the rescue business for about 20 years. I'm disabled and I have a heart for the less fortunate, especially animals. How it began. My dad passed away in September of 2019. Later that year, I came across 2 kittens. A tortie with a 'tude and a little ginger tabby. I took them home. I live in the country just outside Springfield Missouri. Then along comes CV19. I took the cats to get them altered at about 6 months old. Nope, saving supplies for humans. I get that, but no one sent the social distancing memo to the cats. 😑 So we started having babies. The first year I kept up with the demand of the supply, meaning I was able to rehomed most of the babies. Then it overtook me. Almost 2 years later we went from 2 cats to 14. Many people don't understand that cats can have babies 3 to sometimes 4 times a year (rare, but not unheard of) and up to 8 or more babies each time. My experience is 4 to 6 mostly. More when younger females. I learned quickly that it's impossible to force a person to take a cat, most people lie and say they are allergic (so I offer to shave the cat), and many people that say they can't have a cat will reveal they have one or more already, caught lying... awkward!! Tell the truth. Don't want one, can't afford it, too soon after my dog or cat died, my dogs would hurt them. Then you don't have to remember you lied. It doesn't offend me to be told no. Anyway, I digress. Having my own clowder of around 40 cats, just found more kittens, I have decided to make a sanctuary for the cats I have. I'm currently in the pen building stage. When the pens are built, I would like to invite people that can't have cats but want to visit them out for visits. I am also planning cat cams so people can watch the cats and donate, food, toys, supplies or even money to help the cats. So I'm inviting you on this journey with me and the cats here at Judah's Paw.