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Adam, Eve and Sponsor-A-Stray members, thank you for all that you do. Please update your mailing address – we don’t want to lose you. Let us know your summer/winter address. If you know of anyone who is interested in joining our programs, Adam Eve and Sponsor-A-Stray, to help the strays, please give them our literature. It is very important to have more people join. Please visit our website. We are always updating the pictures of animals that we have helped. The website addre

Hi. July is here again. It is unbelievable how quickly time passes. As I am writing this, we are already experiencing temperatures in the 80’s and 90’s. I hope that this summer won’t be a scorcher. The weather was pretty good this past month, despite a few thunderstorms here and there. So far, the strays are doing as well as can be expected, but please try to remember to carry pet food, and water with you. It is difficult for them to find these necessities for themselves, and

This is Penny Isn’t she cute? Penny is a miracle cat! She was found, totally by accident, while I was searching for another cat that was missing from the colony. I came across Penny at a car dealership. I left her some food, and I realized that she was pregnant. Totally unexpected. I trapped her, and I brought her home, hoping and praying that she was friendly and not wild. I had decided to let her have the babies, because she was very pregnant. At first, she was eating and

STEDE’S STORY One of our rescue partners is actively engaged in the care, and sanctuary of special needs cats. Stede is an 11-year-old neutered boy, who had been adopted out by us, but returned when his family fell on hard times, and due to economic stress and a change in residences, we made the hard decision to send him where he could get the medical care he needed. Stede has a Hemangioma in his mouth - a very vascular growth (a blood-filled mass, fed heavily by local blo

Hello again. I would like to start off by wishing all of our friends, and their families a safe, and Happy Fourth of July. Please be aware of the strays in your area, as well as your own pets, as the noise from the fireworks frightens them. On another note, I would like to tell you about some of the rescues that I have been involved in lately. LANA – At one of my colonies, I noticed that one of my cats was having trouble eating. I had been noticing that for a while. I realize

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Dear Friends and Members: This is a special July. It is 250 years that our country is in existence. We have come a long way in Animal Rights, but not nearly enough. We still have a long way to go. There are articles that we have written that bear repeating, and last July’s Waggin’ Tails is one of them. So, here are some excerpts from July 2025. Once a year, we take an important issue and repeat an article that we think is important to repeat. 1. Be a responsible pet owner. Kn

ROBBIN’S NEST Hello again. June is here, and I would like to start off this month, by wishing all fathers, both human and animal, a HAPPY FATHER’S DAY. Now that the warmer weather is finally here, it is more important than ever to be aware of the strays out there. In the summer it is just as hard for them to find food, and especially water as it doesn’t rain as much this time of year. Food that is thrown out, and put in the garbage is not always an option, since the he

FLORIDA RESCUE RANGER Meet Buddy!! This is a story about a cat that was left behind to take care of himself, after his owner was placed in a nursing home. He was left out in the backyard with no food or water, and lucky for him, one of my friends lived two houses down and heard about the situation. She called me right away, and told me that this cat was in trouble and asked if could I help. This is a reminder to be a responsible pet owner, and to have a plan

SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE BECK AND COMMUNITY CATS Save Our Strays helps to support numerous feral colonies through our rescue partners, feeders and suppliers in three States: New York, Florida and also in South Carolina. We were contacted by a property owner, who found out about us through word of mouth and recommendation. A very mature, war-torn, brown Tabby boy limped out of the woods, and took refuge under a back porch. He chose the right home. These property owners hav

WAGGIN TAILS JUNE 2026 FLAG DAY HAPPY FATHER’S DAY ADOPT A SHELTER CAT MONTH To All our Friends and Members: Welcome to June. Memories of June for all of us growing up, was the end of the school year and the start of summer vacation – Block Parties, and Coney Island, for us in the 5 Boroughs. A simple time. As we grew up, we learned about the world and its hardships for people, and especially animals. This past ye

SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE SUCCESS STORY Sometimes, it seems that no matter how hard you work, how much time and effort you spend in making things better for the unwanted, dumped and ignored companion animals, it just isn’t enough, has never been enough and may never be enough. We take our bright moments, and hold them tightly, and stuff the bad ones deep in our pockets. This week, had both of those moments. Save Our Strays helps to support numerous feral colonies through o

FLORIDA RESCUE RANGER Meet Julie! Julie was rescued from a dump truck parking lot, very pregnant. I didn’t have the heart to abort the babies, because she was so close to delivery. Being that she did not have the nutrition during her pregnancy to have healthy babies, I was taking a big chance. Sure enough, once she gave birth, every single baby all six of them looked exactly like her. It was so adorable, until my heart was broken watching the babies die one by one. I c

WAGGIN TAILS MAY 2026 BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK – 5/3/26 TO 5/9/26 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY MEMORIAL DAY Dear Friends and Members: May – a beautiful time of year. Kitten season babies are growing up. Please be on the lookout, and help where you can. Unfortunately, if an animal is not spayed or neutered, it is kitten season all the time. This is the 1st year anniversary of the passing of Chris Arsanault, Founder of Happy Cat Sanctuary. The

FLORIDA RESCUE RANGER From Forgotten Backyard to a Future Full of Love: Meet Our Newest Resident Buddy!! It’s hard to imagine what was going through this sweet boy's mind as the weeks turned into months. He was once a beloved companion, but when his owner was moved into a nursing home, he was unintentionally left behind. For months, he survived alone in the backyard of an empty house, waiting for a door to open that never did. He was eventually

SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE Cherry B’s Story One of our rescue partners, is actively engaged in the care and feeding of a feral colony in South Carolina. It is an established, trap/neuter/recover and release, ear-tipped colony and the feeders know exactly who their residents are. The property owner is fully on board, and assisted with the construction of several straw filled shelters on the property. He also ensured access to one of the garages on the pr

ROBBIN’S NEST Hello Again, April is here, and, spring is upon us. It has been a hard winter. I am glad that it is behind us, and I am sure that the strays agree. We can finally enjoy better weather. I would like to wish all our friends, and members a HAPPY EASTER, and a HAPPY PASSOVER. Also, a reminder that this month is Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Month. So, as I have said before, if you see an animal that looks as though it has been mistreated, do

WAGGIN TAILS APRIL 2026 HAPPY PASSOVER HAPPY EASTER PREVENTION OF ANIMAL CRUELTY MONTH Dear Friends and Members: HAPPY PASSOVER, and HAPPY EASTER. The holidays are back to back this year. It is a time to reflect on what has happened in our lives this past year. Have we achieved our “New Year’s” goal? Or do we regroup our goals. A goal for Save Our Strays is to be here for the strays, and help as many as we can, as long as we can.

SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE Mona Update! Ms. Mona has exciting news! As you know, from her previous story, Mona was a fairly neglected community cat, resigned to delivering litter after litter, then watching her babies fall victim to a cruel world…until our foster mom tossed on her super hero cape. Mona’s story appears below for reference, and was published in our October Newsletter. She turned out not to be a feral girl, just a reserved one. Through extensive interviewi

WAGGIN' TAILS MARCH 2026 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS – 3/8/26 HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY HAPPY PURIM Dear Friends & Members: Let’s start off with some good news. A judge, Jeffrey Harris in Winnipeg Canada, sentenced a pair of animal abusers to 12 years in prison for torturing, and killing animals. The sad part is that it involved over 90 animals. I can’t understand how twisted so many people are. At least it is a start to put these sub-humans away, whe