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Yeti
There are several rescue organizations with whom we have strong ties, and occasional transfers of cats when the numbers get too much for them to manage, or when cats are determinedly fearful and fostering is...Read More
Teddy Swims has a Fan Club!
Many of the cats that come to us from other shelters do so because of available space – our cage space may not be much more than some of the others, but because of our...Read More
A Happy Newcomer
Long-term Sanctuary lovers know that we have a tradition around naming cats. If they come to us with a name, it doesn’t get changed unless there’s another cat it might get confused with. If they...Read More
Two Beloved FIV Boys
There’s a steady trickle of FIV+ cats who arrive to our care from rescues all over the province. Where there are people doing TNR (Trap-Neuter-Release), you can be pretty sure that some of the cats...Read More
Nugget and Fernando
Back in May I blogged an overview of some of the many black cats in the Front Courtyard, with a mental note to myself that I needed to do something similar in the back. There...Read More
Tigger Two
Tigger arrived with us early this year, and was placed in the SingleWide trailer; his cage bore a warning that this was a reactive boy, and that volunteers and staff needed to be careful around...Read More
Captain Jack
In the spring of 2023 we took in a group of cats from Foster Critters in Duncan who were all FIV+. We thought it was likely that they were, in fact, all related: one-eyed mama-cat Marble,...Read More
A Trio of Tuxies
The covered courtyard known as the Old Rabbit Area (ORA) has typically been dim and quiet, a refuge for scared ferals, with draped shelves and many hiding places. Two recent factors have brightened it up...Read More
Cats from Westeros
About a year and a half ago, we took in three young cats from Boundary Helping Hands Rescue in the Kootenays. Somebody at that rescue is obviously an ardent fan of Game of Thrones, because...Read More
Fostering with RAPS
Visitors who arrive at the weekend for an hour with the cats are frequently blown away with the concept of 400 felines in one place – though they also have to come to terms with...Read More