It's great you've been able to rehome some and bring some in as your own.

@RavenCT Not only is it a good thing to do, but it also makes our lives better for their being with us.

@Ray13 Thanks!

@Ray13 Every cat I've ever brought home came from a rescue.

And I once had to trap some feral kittens in my yard. It was heartbreaking. (The mother kitty too). A local rescue helped with traps etc. and a helpful Vet.
They helped with education and then with everything after the trapping - placing the mother cat in a feral colony - and found homes for the kittens that survived. (Some were very ill). It was a kindness to get them to the vet.

I fed them til I had them all trapped btw.

People who drop pets off are heartless. I don't understand the mentality. There are shelters you can surrender to. Always.

My avatar cat Heath? He was dumped in a box with his kitten siblings in a package store dumpster in January. A store employee found them after a good exposure to New England cold. They all survived.

I'll push TNR and spay/neuter on anyone who'll listen. (As you can tell).

Good for you helping out at a sanctuary. I know I'd have way too many cats if I attempted that. Maybe someday I'll have the willpower?

@Ray13 happy endings to bad beginnings seems to be the motto of every shelter I've been to.
Thankfully most of the cats don't hold long grudges.

Though I do have one that hates to be picked up - I think he associates it with pilling etc.. Otherwise he became a cuddly bugger about 1 1/2 years after adoption. He just needed consistency.

@Ray13 Yes exactly! The story is unclear. One petition though is asking for help. Apparently Animal Welfare won't help and neither will any TNR programs probably all hogtied by the city's approach. (It would be illegal to help possibly).

I saw a photo of her living room in one of the petitions it looked perfectly clean. I suspect she has outside kitties she's feeding - the neighbors (and city officials) are upset - and there's no one willing to step in and help. (That's my best guess). I'd like to hear a clear telling of this story.

@Ray13 We are allowed to put out food for birds...however...if your feeder attracts bears, then you can be cited to stop since it could be baiting or encouraging predatory wildlife...many of the laws are made due to a few odd things that happen and everyone is subjected to the idiocy.....

@Ray13 Here in the Astoria-Warrenton area it is illegal to feed any of the wildlife. I see boxes of apples for deer, but other than that many comply. What was happening was people would give wildlife stuff that was bad for them and there was no other way to deal with the problem. However, it seems that if one is caught feeding the bird's bird food, nothing will be done.

@dalefvictor I know they don't want to make animals dependent on humans or to become a nuisance...it is a fine line since we humans take up their natural resources and mess with their food and water sources...we have neighbors that put out 20 bird feeders and then rip out the underbrush in the woods where they nest...I know they mean well, but they truly are ignorant of nature and the harm they are inadvertently doing...fine line...

Asinine.

@Ray13 Animals deserve to eat too, & if they are being helped to get their food, then so what?

@Ray13 Exactly.