Who we are

Napoleon and his brothers and sisters lived in the home of an 86-year-old woman who did not have enough money for heat. Mrs. Lovell had been taking care of the city cats all her life, and she found homes for the kittens as best she could. But she had no way of caring for them if they were sick. And they were. And one was dying. She had already put aside her own needs to feed the cats. She felt helpless and alone.

One day, Mrs. Lovell found a flyer that changed everything — it advertised free spay/neuter for pet cats and stray cats being cared for by low-income people. In fact, it even said that cats would be picked up and transported.

When staff members and volunteers coordinating Operation CatNIP got to Mrs. Lovell's house, they knew they had to do more to help her than just spay and neuter her cats. Napoleon and his siblings were very ill with upper respiratory infection that frequently causes death in young kittens.

Things were touch and go with Napoleon and his siblings. One was very close to losing his eye and another did not make it through the first day. But, thanks to your donations, dedicated veterinarians and staff cared for the four remaining kittens for several days at the veterinary hospital. Working with local veterinarians, Castaway Critters insures that animals in our care are provided with aggressive and advanced care.

The spay/neuter coordinator also contacted human service agencies to help Mrs. Lovell. Her adult cats were spayed and neutered to relieve Mrs. Lovell of having to care and worry about kittens born several times a year and help end the cycle of overpopulation.

When the kittens were getting better, they returned to Castaway Critters where they were cared for by staff and volunteers until they were well enough to find new homes. Castaway Critters insures that animals are placed in loving forever homes where they will never be cold or hungry again.

Castaway Critters is a no-kill organization with the primary goal of helping sick and abandoned animals. With your help, Castaway Critters has assisted hundreds of animals within the past year through rescue, and adoption. Each year the demand for our help grows.

Castaway Critters promotes Spay/Neuter — the real solution to Pet Overpopulation. Castaway Critters promotes trap, alter, and return for feral cats and supports feral cat colonies. We rehabilitate and place feral kittens - often the unwitting victims of neglect — in that they may die of starvation or illness if not cared for.

Incorporated in 2001, Castaway Critters, the James A. Hueholt Memorial Foundation for Animals is a 501 (c) 3 non profit organization. All donations are tax deductible.