For the Love of Cats goes above and beyond to help every cat and kitten they hear about. I've had the pleasure of running into them at a handful of their fundraiser events at the Marco Island Winn-Dixie. Even when they're having fun and interacting with the public, they're running into members of the community with their own cat stories. Often, these community members are welcomed into an array of support that they may not have realized was available all along! Between their TNR Program, Emergency Veterinary Care Program, Pet Food Pantry Program, the FGCU Scholarship Program and more--I highly recommend looking into this life-saving organization!
On 9/4/2019 a friend found a two week old kitten. I took the baby in and he was doing great until Sept 6th, 2019. He wasn't pooping. I tried all I knew and began you tubing and calling cat rescues. The last one I called Sunday evening was For the love of cats that came up on a search engine. Jim and his wife talked to me, gave me wonderful input and encouragement. Day four and the baby still isn't defecating and text For the love of cats and asked if they could take in the baby as I couldn't afford the vet bill. Jim from For the love of cats reached out to me and offered their organization will pay for the vet visit. I was so over joyed and called Dr. Van Rochel in Fort Myers Florida and took him right in. All went good and the baby kitten is doing much better. With out the emotional and financial support this baby was in serious trouble but the For the love of cats came through and we are so thankful for the kindness and caring. This is the type of rescues that deserve your donations. Other " rescues" didn't even want to talk to me or offer any type of help or information but For the love of cats was right there and both Jim and his wife gave me excellent advise. I've been doing rescue, rehab and re homing for 51 years but they taught me a few things. Thank you so much for your kindness, caring and wisdom. The baby is healthy, doing great and sleeping right now. His little belly feels a lot better thanks to the caring staff at Dr. Van Rochels.
They changed the lives of thousands of cats on several Florida Islands, after done with that, they went inland to continue their work. They use common sense animal care. I went to their agency years ago and they had people in rocking chairs holding/feeding newborn and/or recovering cats, an isolation area where workers held the animals in full gowns and gloves, other areas where cats could play and learn social skills.
This is a great agency that is making a huge difference in the lives of cats.
Sumatrad 07/22/2018
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are so grateful for your support and kind words!
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Visited and saw people in rocking chairs bottle feeding kittens, socializing areas with people playing with the animals, very clean and loving environment.
Their work with the cat community has been angelic as well as research based.
Top notch, spotlessly clean, fantastic rescue group! A model for others to follow. Superb people, cats couldn't be in better hands! Highly recommend !!
For the Love of Cats is the gold standard of pet rescues. They have spent many years doing their best to reduce the feral and free roaming cats on Marco Island and elsewhere with TNR and their efforts have had a very positive effect there. They also help other local cat rescue groups in different areas of Collier County, too.
They have not only worked successfully with other local rescue groups, but with local govt animal control and made some big changes there, all the better for the cats. They have also helped move local legislation through to make TNR legal in Collier County.
Their adoptions every week at PetSmart really move those kittens and Adult Cats out of cages and into lifelong loving homes, and they are scrupulous about adopting into good homes only, not just any home. They have also rescued and fostered so, so many cats and kittens, nursing them back to health and eventual adoption.
They are meticulous in their care of cats and kittens, supportive of other local groups, and are just a pleasure to work with in any capacity. They are the very best in this field--and they are all volunteers!
Jim and Jan Rich did what no one else was willing or able to do--they worked tirelessly with great volunteers to clean up the feral cat population in our community via a TNR program that has been amazingly successful. Their volunteers feed an ever-smaller number of outdoor cats as the population shrinks. Now their focus is on finding homes for kittens and cats that come farther afield. Their facilities are clean and nice and their volunteers are too :-D I know many of them as friends and clients and love their devotion and the joy they receive from helping out.
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I have known Jan & JIm for many years now. My husband and I own at the Eagles Nest Timeshare in Marco where a colony of cats are being fed by For The Love of Cats. Joyce West is the volunteer who feeds this site. I met her one time on a visit to our timeshare. As it turns out, I knew many of Joyce's coworkers at the Marriott from Atlanta where I also do cat rescue. Joyce and I began talking about the cats and she told me about Jan & Jim. I made a visit to their shelter and was very impressed by how clean and professional it is. I visit them two times a year whenever I go back to Marco Island. I have been so impressed with them that I even take one of my grand daughters who loves cats as much as I do. I know the island's cats could not survive without this organization! I am now even happier that Jan & Jim have been taking in more adult cats as they need help just as the kittens do :) Fabulous teamwork!!
Sumatrad 06/07/2022
Thank you so much! Hugs and Purrs!