Ri's Reality

In my experience, one cat households can be boring, and if it’s a one kitten household, quite destructive. Kittens become bored without companionship and can begin to rip and shred items throughout one’s home. I have five cats and my roommate has sixteen. That's 21 cats in our house. Too many,... Sign in to see full entry.

Who hasn't fallen in love with a Persian sometime in their life? How could anyone resist that little flat face? Those big round eyes? All the gorgeous fur? We started our rescue as Persian specific because we were shocked that these babies needed rescue. How could anyone dump them at a shelter? On... Sign in to see full entry.

My friend has a mantra, "PEOPLE SUCK". I know- pretty harsh -eh? But when we work in the field of animal rescue and see the abuse they suffer, the neglect they receive, the horrific condition in which they come into rescue, it becomes hard to believe anything else. For years I have been the... Sign in to see full entry.

Cat feeding time is a trying time in our home. Every morning I am awakened at 7:00 am to the cacophony of 21- 40 cats (at one time we were up to 63!) meowing for the breakfast. Like I don't feed them on a regular basis, as if they are starving. Anyhow, up I get, to the kitchen I meander. Into the... Sign in to see full entry.

ENACTING and then ENFORCING more laws to prevent animal cruelty is the best way to stop cruelty to animals. So far, the laws in place are seldom enforced. Where I live in Texas it is against the law to leave a dog chained up without adequate food, water and shelter. That is the LAW. However, a few... Sign in to see full entry.

The best way to get a kitten in the US is through a rescue! Rescues work with you in order to find the best match of kitten and your household. Do you have an active, moderate or quiet home? Do you have other cats, animals? Do you have children less than five years of age? These are a few of the... Sign in to see full entry.

We can help the people who operate shelters and rescues. By adopting from a rescue, as opposed to buying from a breeder, then not only is one animal being saved, but two. As one goes to its forever home, another space opens for a rescue baby to enter into foster care. So by adopting one we are... Sign in to see full entry.