I have tried looking for cat meet up groups in my town of West Babylon, NY or a town next to it, Basically i'm looking for a group of your average people who come together and want to help out the strays and ferals in their town, and who try to get as many fixed as possible and who work together to find them homes or foster them. People who live a few minutes away from me so it's easy to visit them or have them visit me if they/me need help or assistance in cat care,trapping,fostering, etc... and some people (not all) who have alot of time,money, and space which is needed to help strays and ferals and basically want to help just for the sake of helping and dont expect anything in return.
I dont know anybody by me who does this, and i've searched many sites and asked people in my hometown who know about meet up groups.
I know cat owners, but nobody who wants to put time helping strays and ferals.
What should I do? I was thinking about starting my own group but I think it's dumb since I have no money and how would I actually find people other than going door to door which I would feel uncomfortable doing? I'm only 21, and planning something like a group who most likely people the age of my parents/grandparents would consider joining also makes me feel uncomfortable being so young compared to them. I know alot of people by me my age and not many are so kind as me or even like cats (or me for that matter) so it would be hard talking to people I graduated with asking if they wanted to help me out, which is why I said if there would be a group it would most likely be people my parents age or older who have time and money and who actually care.
I know someone on here (prettyboy) who is helping me, but even with her help I dont know if we could even put together a group or I think she would have started one already.
The more people I find who want to help the possibility I could actually help all the cats in my yard instead of just one or two.
It's been 3 years and the numbers are increasing where I wished they would have decreased.
I just need even more help I want to help these cats!
Short story how it all started.
I saw a very skinny black and white cat in my yard coming around each day, so I started feeding it not knowing if it was male or female. I immedietly started calling shelters/rescues asking if any would take this cat in, or any places who foster cats, even places with people looking to adopt cats. I found out help here is like finding water in a desert..... So I was stuck with this one skinny cat after trying to do the right thing and find it a home. Then I found it it was female and was pregnant, still I searched for any rescues or help, nothing. I couldnt believe nobody could help me, you think with my positive attitude and saving my money to buy food for this cat when I dont even have a job, you think people would feel bad and try to help, but the little help here and little room in shelters limits how many and what types of cats they take.
So I started thinking mabye i should just stop feeding her mabye shell leave. I tried it for 4 days and she didnt leave but came around even more, because she knew she had babies inside. So I gave in and continued feeding her hoping help would come. She gave birth and now 2 more were added making 3. If I had just found someone to take her in she wouldnt have given birth and I wouldnt have any more cats to care for. Well 3 became 6, then 2 cats were dumped and that made 8, now 3 more were born and that makes 11. 1 got adopted so that made 10, and 2 have dissapeared so that now makes 8.
I've gotten some help and i know what has to be done, but with almost no money and not enough help my kind heart has led me to alot of stress and worry and more cats.
I dont know anybody by me who does this, and i've searched many sites and asked people in my hometown who know about meet up groups.
I know cat owners, but nobody who wants to put time helping strays and ferals.
What should I do? I was thinking about starting my own group but I think it's dumb since I have no money and how would I actually find people other than going door to door which I would feel uncomfortable doing? I'm only 21, and planning something like a group who most likely people the age of my parents/grandparents would consider joining also makes me feel uncomfortable being so young compared to them. I know alot of people by me my age and not many are so kind as me or even like cats (or me for that matter) so it would be hard talking to people I graduated with asking if they wanted to help me out, which is why I said if there would be a group it would most likely be people my parents age or older who have time and money and who actually care.
I know someone on here (prettyboy) who is helping me, but even with her help I dont know if we could even put together a group or I think she would have started one already.
The more people I find who want to help the possibility I could actually help all the cats in my yard instead of just one or two.
It's been 3 years and the numbers are increasing where I wished they would have decreased.
I just need even more help I want to help these cats!
Short story how it all started.
I saw a very skinny black and white cat in my yard coming around each day, so I started feeding it not knowing if it was male or female. I immedietly started calling shelters/rescues asking if any would take this cat in, or any places who foster cats, even places with people looking to adopt cats. I found out help here is like finding water in a desert..... So I was stuck with this one skinny cat after trying to do the right thing and find it a home. Then I found it it was female and was pregnant, still I searched for any rescues or help, nothing. I couldnt believe nobody could help me, you think with my positive attitude and saving my money to buy food for this cat when I dont even have a job, you think people would feel bad and try to help, but the little help here and little room in shelters limits how many and what types of cats they take.
So I started thinking mabye i should just stop feeding her mabye shell leave. I tried it for 4 days and she didnt leave but came around even more, because she knew she had babies inside. So I gave in and continued feeding her hoping help would come. She gave birth and now 2 more were added making 3. If I had just found someone to take her in she wouldnt have given birth and I wouldnt have any more cats to care for. Well 3 became 6, then 2 cats were dumped and that made 8, now 3 more were born and that makes 11. 1 got adopted so that made 10, and 2 have dissapeared so that now makes 8.
I've gotten some help and i know what has to be done, but with almost no money and not enough help my kind heart has led me to alot of stress and worry and more cats.