A Lamu Island street cat’s cry for help
If our veterinary team cannot return to Lamu Island in time, a tiny street cat named Casandra will become pregnant. And she is still just a kitten herself. This is the harsh reality for Casandra and hundreds of other street cats across Kenya’s Lamu Archipelago. From the moment they are born, kittens like Casandra face […]
Tourists leave Kefalonia, but hungry cats stay
It’s the middle of winter in Greece on the island of Kefalonia, cat colonies exist everywhere – beaches, villages and remote corners where life is hard and help is scarce. Their survival depends entirely on human compassion, yet here, kindness is seasonal. Abandoned when the tourists leave after the summer, Kefalonia’s cats are left to […]
Just $5 (£3.75) will feed a rescue cat for a month this festive season
This festive season, more than 500 rescued cats at the Nairobi Feline Sanctuary (NFS) in Kenya are waiting with hopeful little hearts for a kind soul like you to give them the simple gift of a meal. Earlier this year, compassionate supporters like you helped NFS survive a sudden eviction. Your donations made it possible […]
Deadly cat flu threatens Kenya’s suffering street cats
A deadly cat flu outbreak is sweeping through Lamu, Kenya, and the cats we have worked tirelessly to protect over the past four years are in immediate danger. We must immediately sterilize and vaccinate as many cats as possible before it’s too late! An estimated 10,000 street cats live across Kenya’s Lamu Archipelago. We know […]
Street cat crisis in historic Lamu in Kenya
The Lamu Archipelago, just off the coast of Kenya, is a paradise for tourists, but a nightmare for around 10,000 sick and suffering street cats. Every day, the cats of Lamu are locked into a desperate fight for survival. Cats with faces disfigured by cancerous growths. Kittens with swollen, pus-filled eyes sealed shut from rampant […]
Stray cats are trapped in a cycle of suffering on this Greek island
The Greek island of Ithaca is famous as the home of the legendary Greek hero Odysseus, but on Ithaca today there are very few heroes for the thousands of homeless cats who have been left to breed unchecked, creating a street cat crisis. There is no vet or veterinary clinic on the entire island, so […]
3 out of 4 kittens born on New York’s streets don’t survive
The streets of New York City are incredibly dangerous for vulnerable newborn kittens. Of those born to unsterilized stray cats, as few as 1 in 4 survive their first six months. The cats that live go on to have kittens of their own, repeating the tragic cycle – unless they are sterilized by organizations like […]
The war isn’t over for animals in the Middle East
After 12 terrifying days of conflict between Israel and Iran, a fragile ceasefire is in place. But for the animals, the nightmare is far from over. As bombs fell and civilians fled, countless pets were left behind – abandoned in shattered homes, or dropped at overwhelmed shelters by desperate families with nowhere else to turn. […]
An abandoned Italian farmhouse hides a heartbreaking reality for 18 forgotten cats
At Network for Animals, we believe every single animal should live a life free from suffering. We work all over the world to make that belief a reality – and today, we’re asking for your help in Italy, where 18 abandoned, forgotten cats are struggling to survive. NFA team member Leslie Busby lives in the […]
Children are killing cats for sport in New Zealand
Right now, in the rural New Zealand farming community of North Canterbury, cats are being slaughtered for sport in a brutal hunting competition. The hunters call this ‘conservation;’ we call it barbaric, government-sanctioned cruelty. Children of all ages are encouraged to catch and shoot cats, with cash prizes for the most felines killed. Introduced to […]