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FLORIDA RESCUE RANGER Meet Cooper! Isn’t he beautiful? He is 10 weeks old, and thanks to Save Our Strays, he was neutered and his kitten shots were done, and he is waiting for his forever home. As we start the New Year, you may consider adopting a kitten or cat to join your family. Cooper came from a pregnant, friendly, sweet cat that was left behind at an apartment complex. This happens a lot when people move out of an apartment. Sometimes they just leave their pet beh

ROBBIN’S NEST Hello again. January – a new year. As you get older, time flies faster. I would like to start off this month by wishing all of our friends, and members a Happy , and Healthy New Year . Winter is now in full swing, and I hope that everyone has their shelters up, and working for the strays, to keep them protected from the elements. Please remember to stock them with dry food, and water. On another note, I would like to tell yo

WAGGIN TAILS JANUARY 2026 HAPPY NEW YEAR Dear Friends & Members: HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Life Moves on, and at a very fast pace. For the younger people, they are happy about the pace. For us older people, time is getting shorter for us. We need the young to join the Humane movement. On Facebook, I see that many countries around the world are ahead of us in the quest to help stray animals. They have built warming stations wher

FLORIDA RESCUE RANGER ‘tis the season to be Holly Meet Holly! This beautiful white cat was found abandoned in the easement section of an apartment building. I was told that she had been there for a while, and decided to go and help to rescue her. She had no microchip, so we put flyers up and contacted rescues, but no one claimed her. How is it that this unusual, and beautiful creature was left behind. With one green eye, and one blue ey

ROBBIN’S NEST Hello again. The Holidays are here, and I would like to begin by wishing all of our readers a Joyous Holiday Season. May you, and your families have joy, and happiness. The cold weather is upon us, and I hope that you all have your shelters ready to protect the strays from the elements. As always, we are their guardians. I can’t say this often enough. Now, I would like to tell you about some of the rescues that I have been involved in late

WAGGIN TAILS DECEMBER 2025 MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY CHANUKAH HAPPY KWANZAA Dear Friends and Members: A Holiday story. I will tell you a story about how far Save Our Strays will go to save animals, one at a time. Once upon a time, approximately 14 years ago, a litter of kittens was born – 5 to be exact – under the Boardwalk in Coney Island. To their good fortune, a Rescuer named Suzanne found them. They were feral, and she had no place to b

SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE MAMA’S STORY Happy Holidays from Little Feet Haven, a small, but mighty 501(c)(3) cat rescue in South Carolina. We partner fairly often with Save Our Strays, offering additional feet on the ground, local resources to contact and utilize locally and, sometimes, a sanctuary for a tiny soul in need of a safe haven. Save Our Strays contacted our organization about a cat in New York, a related senior to two little ladies we accepted 2 years ago, from l

WAGGIN TAILS NOVEMBER 2025 ELECTION DAY VETERAN’S DAY HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS 11/2/25 Dear Friends and Members: We have come to the month that we give thanks, for everything that is good in our lives – Thanksgiving. We here at Save Our Strays, and the strays, wish you and your families all the good in this world. We want to thank you for keeping us here 57 years, and still counting. You are all very appreciated.

FLORIDA RESCUE RANGER - November - 2025 Meet Glory! The late afternoon sun beat down on the shimmering asphalt of a Home Depot parking lot. A tiny, terrified three month old calico kitten was huddled up against a stack of mulch behind the building. This was Glory terrified. With a coat of color that was faint, like a sunset, matching the mulch and the concrete, she was difficult to see. I heard her small meows, as I was out feeding a colony of feral cats. Glory was dri

ROBBIN’S NEST Hello again. I would like to begin by wishing all of our readers a HAPPY THANKSGIVING . November is here, and the cooler weather has started. If you haven’t set up your shelters for the strays, to prepare for the cooler months ahead, now is the time. We must always remember that “we are their guardians.” On another note, I would like to tell you about more of the rescues that we have been involved in lately. VANESSA – One day, whi

SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE - November - 2025 HELEN’S STORY Imagine being a tiny baby, and trying to survive out there on your own - no mom, no food, no fresh water, no warm bed with your siblings. Imagine your eyes being infected so badly that they crust completely over, rupture and your world slowly gets smaller and smaller as your sight fades. Survival now becomes impossible, from difficult. Helen was found hiding under someone’s shed - thin, hungry and dehydrated. Both e

SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE - October - 2025 Mona and the Munchkins You might remember our story recently about 2 young kittens we call Smudge and Scorch. They were featured in our August Newsletter. Well, the plot thickens. Foster Mom, determined that the girls were delivered by a neighborhood cat that apparently was being fed, but never altered. She was having 2 to 3 litters a year, with very few surviving. Foster mo

FLORIDA RESCUE RANGER - October - 2025 Dear friends, As the holidays approach, our thoughts turn to the warmth of family and the comfort of home. For one little cat, this year's holiday season will be the first she's ever known in a loving home, thanks to the kindness of people like you. Just a few months ago, this sweet feline was living a perilous life in a dump truck parking lot. We can only imagine the dangers she faced, scrounging for food and seeking sh

ROBBIN’S NEST October - 2025 Hello again. I would like to begin by wishing all of our friends, and members a HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY , and a easy fast. It’s the month of October, and the cooler weather will be here before long. I know that I have said this before, but please remember that now is also the time to start setting up your shelters for the strays, and prepare for the cooler months ahead. We are also celebrating Halloween this month, so please remember to keep an

CHICO'S STORY may 2022 5/10/2022 0 Comments ​From the desk of Chico Junior: I am on vacation, and from wherever I may be, I will send a story every now and then, about my daddy Chico, Sr.

(HOLIDAY NEWSLETTER) ADOPT A SHELTER MONTH YOM KIPPUR COLUMBUS DAY HAPPY HALLOWEEN Dear Friends and Members: We are again in the Holiday Season. Please consider this our Holiday newsletter . I try to mail this out before everyone else. There is such a great need for funds. So, we are getting our appeal out now. It is Christmas, and Hanukkah in the stores, so I hope that you are getting in the gift mode, and we hope

WAGGIN TAILS SEPTEMBER 2025 LABOR DAY Dear Friends, and Members: It has been an extremely hot, and wet summer in many parts of the country. This type of weather affects all of us, Human and Animal, especially the strays. I can only hope that the winter months will not mirror what we have gone through this past summer. We have to be more alert to the weather conditions, and the strays. We are the only ones that can alleviate their suffering. P