My Nonprofit Reviews

Pawsative Alliance helped us avoid a near cat-astrophe. When my daughter and I moved into our house in Ellensburg we saw cats in the yard but assumed they belonged to our neighbors. Although I’m allergic to cats, we enjoyed watching them frolic from our big living room window. My neighbor welcomed us to the neighborhood one day by bringing a giant bag of cat food. I was surprised, but found out the cats were community cats that the previous home owner had helped feed. I found out several of my neighbors knew about the cats and cared about them as well. I had never heard of community cats before, but started feeding them once in a while because we didn’t want the poor kitties to starve. Soon a new litter showed up at our door. Long story short- in about a year we realized there were too many to care for. I am disabled with multiple sclerosis and on a small fixed budget. Not only was the cat food getting pricey but one morning we counted 12 cats begging at our door. I knew two of them were pregnant. I started calling local Humane Societies for help only to be told they were completely full for rehoming and the TNR slots were full as well. Now panic was setting in. I didn’t want to be labeled “a cat lady” with 50+ cats one day. Someone suggested I contact Pawsative Alliance for advice. Hurray!! Jenny Fraley was kind, understanding, and clearly wanted the best for those sweet kitties. Amazingly, she was able to work with the Yakima Humane Society to arrange an Extra spay and neuter clinic that wasn’t previously on their schedule. There were now 12 spots available for the TNR program and Pawsative Alliance would pay the bill! She suggested calling Animal Control to borrow some traps. We did and were surprised they would do this. Soon the traps were set as instructed and 8 cats were caught. An amazing volunteer drove all cats an hour away to the Yakima Humane Society. Luckily, four of the youngest were selected for rehoming at the Ellensburg Humane Society when previously we were told they had no space and four were returned to us spayed, neutered, and free to enjoy the rest of their lives without fear of getting pregnant or danger of so many territorial cat fights. Pawsative Alliance also provided us with a great quantity and diversity of cat food and kitty treats, saving us a ton in expensive cat food and providing the cats with a fun variety of treats. The remaining male cats have proven to be a little harder to catch, but we hope to help them out in the future as well. We still have community cats and will still keep an eye on them and help feed them, but at least now we know the populations won’t become unmanageable again thanks to the amazing care and work of Pawsative Alliance!! They went above and beyond to help us and were incredibly insightful, helpful, and understanding of our situation. We don’t foresee anymore cat catastrophes due to their great assistance, and we are incredibly grateful.