My Nonprofit Reviews

Stray Cat Alliance reached out to the Ian Somerhalder Foundation for support of one of 101 cats rescued in a felony hoarding rescue case they took on called #OperationKern100 that began in February 2016.

One of the wonderful cats who needed support was Lisa. She and her brother, Lopes, were some of the youngest cats at the "feral sanctuary" in the Mojave that was busted. All cats taken were into evidence at the Kern County Animal Shelter. Once Stray Cat Alliance realized no nonprofits had the capacity to help this large of a number of cats, they rallied support to begin to get help from them and prevent the Shelter from euthanizing them due to space.

SCA brought groups of cats 10-20 at a time down to Los Angeles to have them all vet checked to determine how to find fosters or adopters for the cats.

Both Lisa and Lopes needed eye removals due to genetic health issues. Stray Cat Alliance sent a proposal for support to the Ian Somerhalder Foundation who helped fund a majority of Lisa's surgery.

Lisa and Lopes had to to back and forth to their foster's home due to loss of his apartment and break up. But not too long afterwards, Colin, said he could not live without them. They now have a safe and loving home and even their own Instagram page, "Winking_Kitties", going under their new names, Winx (Lisa) and Jax (Lopes).

It was due to the generosity and compassionate support from the Ian Somerhalder Foundation that Lisa, now Winx, was able to be relieved from pain and live a happy, normal life with her new family.

The staff at the ISF is amazing and very caring in each of our dealings with them. They truly care about the animals. Thank you Ian Somerhalder and your wonderful Foundation for saving so many lives!!!