The CatWorks is a non-profit (501-C-3) organization established in order to enrich the lives of abandoned, feral, rescued, and orphaned cats and kittens that are without shelter, food, health care, and love, and to save the lives of homeless animals by providing temporary foster homes and ultimately, permanent homes.

All of our cats and kittens are tested for Feline Leukemia and Feline AIDS (FIV/FELV), treated for fleas, wormed, vaccinated and treated for any illnesses they may have.
 

We need your help to pay for needed surgeries!! Meet Kensington, a sweet little guy about 3 months old with a very sad past. Kensington was dropped off at the overnight drop box at the Animal Rescue League. The people there immediately knew something was wrong with poor Kensington when they discovered him in the morning. He couldn’t walk or stand properly. Although he was in obvious pain, little Kensington greeted everyone with purrs and meows and wanted to be loved and petted. Not sure what they could do, the Animal Rescue League staff reached out to the CatWorks to see if we might be able to get him the help he obviously needed. Although we already have approximately 65 cats in our care, there are some special cases that we feel we must take on. Kensington was evaluated by one of the veterinarians we work with. X-rays showed that he has a fractured pelvis and a badly broken leg. The vet is unsure how these injuries happened, other that to say it would not have been from a simple fall. It may have been from abuse, or he may have been struck by a car. Kensington is scheduled for surgery, however the break on the leg involves the growth plate, and the long term prognosis for this leg is uncertain. Regardless if he ends up with all four legs or with three, Kensington is a loving soul who deserves every chance we can give him after such a rough start in life. We’re asking for donations to help pay for Kensington's immediate and longer term care. Please consider making a tax deductible donation in his name. We can accept your tax deductible donations through PayPal (just click the "Donate" button at the top of this page) or you can send a check to: The CatWorks, Inc. P. O. Box 15171, Reading, PA 19612-5171 If you would like to follow Kensington's progress, friend us on Facebook. We will be posting frequent updates on his progress.

 

Important Announcement:  We Cannot Take Any Additional Cats at this Time

Catworks is a very small rescue organization. We keep every foster in our homes with us. They live with our families and our own cats and dogs. Because of these things, we have a limited number of cats and kittens that we can take in. We have been over our limit in the numbers we have already taken in this year. Adoptions have been extremely slow, which makes the situation much more difficult for us. We took in kittens and mom cats based on the premise that they would get adopted in a reasonable amount of time, which for the most part is not happening.

As great as the need is, and as deserving as every cat and kitten is, we absolutely cannot take in any other cat in the foreseeable future. Please do not call or e-mail with these requests. If each person who wrote or called found the solution for the animals they are concerned about, much more would be accomplished than just the work that our one organization can do.

Each person who is looking for a home for cats or kittens can do several things that have been proven to be quite helpful. You can list the animals on Petfinder. List each one separately, rather than as a group. Write a really great story that tells interested people why they are in need of a good home and why they are deserving of one. Grab the heartstrings of those who happen to look at the animals you have listed. Each listing can have three pictures. Take excellent photos. Make the one on the listing a shot that has the animal looking right into your eyes. These shots get people to stop looking down the list of cats and look at yours. You can include one video of each cat. Put one up. People like to look at them. Make fliers and put them up. Use the same pictures and story that you did for Petfinder. Send out an e-mail with this same information to the people on your e-mail list. Ask them to forward it on to their e-mail list. If you use Facebook, My Space, or Twitter, feature them in these networking sites also. This is what we do.

Someone else's animals live in our houses while we wait for someone to inquire about them. It is very difficult at times, but worth it when you find new homes. You can be patient and make it work if you want it to. At this time of year, there are no rescue groups who can take cats or kittens. You will have to be the one who makes the difference, instead of looking for someone else to do it for you.