I'm looking for rescue/ forever home organizations in Central to North Texas

I've been helping the local population of feral cats here in the small town I live in for many years now. I've usually had luck getting my rehabbed kittens placed in forever homes through an organization in a nearby town, but I believe that this option has dried up. I don't think they can or are willing to help me anymore. The area of Texas I live in is...to be blunt: small, uncultured, very backward and extremely uncaring about the welfare of animals. The life of a feral cat here is short and brutal, and many of the cats are scarred both physically and mentally.

I have one beautiful male kitten, red tabby, DSH, unneutered, about 14-16 weeks (I have no idea how old exactly), he is litter trained, healthy, clear eyes and nose, very active (a little precocious. He was a quite feral in the beginning and it took me about 2 weeks of working with him outside before he'd even let me scruff him to take him inside. Everyday working with him and letting him be around my cats, handling him, loving him, and exposing him to normal life has brought him to the point of being much easier to handle. He is still skittish though and will hide when afraid. I know how hard it is to find forever home for these guys. There are so many babies out there in need of a home. Do you know of anyone, or a group or organization (Good People Only) who can help me place him, and other kittens? I'm trying like the dickens to move out of this part of Texas and I'm trying to save as many of these cats as I can before I leave.

I'm willing to drive pretty decent distances in order to get the kitten to a good, safe place and safe people.

Thank You,

Amber

Welcome to TCS. And thank you for the work you're doing with the kitties.

I'm not too familiar with what's available for you, but we do have members in Texas who might be able to give you some suggestions. I'll see if I can head any of them this way.

In the meantime, a little more information would be useful. Central/north Texas covers a lot of territory. Can you be more specific about where you're located or how far you're willing to drive to get the kitties to their new homes? (2 hours? 5 hours? 50 miles?)

Cat Matchers in north Dallas is very active andeffective. Barn Rescue provides very good homes to less tractable cats.

I'm in Lubbock, TX and the Humane Society of West Texas is a fabulous organization that works out of foster homes.  I'm guessing that might be a little far since you didn't say "Northwest Texas."

Sorry, I haven't been online in a while. I live in the area of San Angelo, TX. That's about 3.5 hours South of Dallas Fort Worth. If I can find a wonderful home for this kitten and possibly a grey female I am more than willing to drive up to that area......and/or in a radius of 240 miles. I would need to be able to avoid the expressways though....for my own sanity!

I am saddened and sickened by the homeless animal situation in the area where I live. No one cares. The "rescue orgs" are a sham, the county Humane society is is known for it's cruelty, the local animal control officer in the town I live in is very well known for her love of torturing animals....it goes on and on. I'm trying to get myself out if I can, and I'm anxious to give these babies a chance to have a wonderful forever home.

A.

Hi Amber. They are beautiful babies and I am sending you and them loads of vibes for them to find a good home. Thank you for your efforts in helping these little beauties.