THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!!Your generous contributions totaling more than $5000 plus an additional $5000 in matching funds from our benefactor have made new lives possible for forty-eight (48) cats and kittens. Your generosity funded their spays, neuters, triple vaccinations, FIV/FeLV tests, microchips, deworming, flea treatment, food, and vet bills while awaiting adoption. All these babies […]
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MJ (Miss Jason) Memorial Contribution
“No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever.” — Francois Mauriac I am continually humbled and honored by the generosity of cat-lovers who contribute to support the work of The Duncan Home For Wayward Cats. Today, our kitties are especially honored by a generous contribution […]
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Can A Mother Cat’s Milk Kill a Kitten?
Yes. A percentage of kittens are born with a different blood type than their mother and because of that may be doomed to die when they take their first meal of mother’s milk. Feline blood types are important for nursing because kittens can develop neonatal isoerythrolysis (NI) if they nurse from a queen with a […]
Kittens Are Dying in Shelters. Here’s Why (and How to Help!)
Texas kills more animals in shelters every year than any other state in the country. Would you like to know how many animals your county animal shelter(s) kill? Click here
No-Kill Shelter Perspectives
Previous Next Thanks to the Henderson Animal Center and its partnership with Rusk County Pets Alive, every effort is made by staff and RCPA to find a home or safe living situation for every animal that is taken in. This policy necessarily means there are limits on how many animals can be taken under care at […]
Cat Overpopulation Is A People Problem
IT IS A FACT THAT THE CAT OVERPOPULATION ISSUE IN TEXAS IS A PEOPLE PROBLEM Says who? Says the Texas Department of Health And Safety. https://txcat.org/texas-has-a-public-that-allows-random-pet-breeding-and-irresponsible-pet-ownership/ I assume most readers following along are responsible pet owners who are NOT part of the problem, otherwise you would not hang around to be told that you are […]
Single Kitten Syndrome Is A Real Thing And You Are The Cause
When you decide to get “A Kitten,” you may be unwittingly dooming that kitten to a lifetime of bad behaviors that make it undesirable as a pet. Then comes the rehoming, abandonment, dumping surrendering to kill shelters or even worse. All because YOU wanted ONE kitten. A kitten is not a toy, it is an […]
Playful FeLV+ Seeking Same To Live Spoiled Rotten Life Together
A cat lover in Henderson, Texas who is a strong supporter of Rusk County Pets Alive and the Henderson Animal Center’s no-kill initiative finds herself foster failing a sweet, playful young (3-month old) kitten that has tested FeLV+. Yes, she knows to test again later and to confirm, but she is assuming this poor baby […]