SOUTH CAROLINA - JUNE - 2026

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 have rescued, and assisted numerous other strays over the years, but current economics have put severe restrictions on what they are able to do.  They reached out for help, and promised to work hand in hand with us to trap, transport for vet care and take him inside for recovery and foster.  These are our people!

This boy was shy, and reserved, but allowed them to touch him and talk him into coming into an enclosed porch and then into an unused mudroom for care. Once inside, he settled into a routine of feeding in a propped open carrier.  He had an extremely swollen right foreleg, and had difficulty walking.  So much so, that he didn’t even try to get up on furniture or window sills.

Then, the carrier was closed, and off to the vet he went.  We were hopeful that the leg was abscessed, and fixable with drain and antibiotics.  Hoping it was not broken, but were prepared for either, including corrective surgery.  The reality was so much worse.

He was in so much pain, and stressed, that he had to be sedated before he could be examined.  All four of his poor legs had been bitten, deep bites into the joints. Some were old wounds, wounds so deep and untreated that his joints were degrading and unmovable.  He had to be in so much pain.  Worse, this was not fixable, there was no hope that he would ever be out of pain.  With the property owner’s participation, and agreement, the decision was made to release him from the torment.

Beck’s life mattered.  Colony, and Community cats matter.  They didn’t deserve to be born into those circumstances.  This is a people failure, and we are trying so hard to make it better with trap, neuter, vaccinate, recovery, return and manage. On a positive note, we are assisting the property owners to alter and vaccinate any others on the property, and they will continue to feed and monitor.  We lost Beck, but we gained rescue partners.  Our colony management partners, are very aware of their “regulars,” who is missing, who is acting ill, and who is new and in need.

Your donations make it possible for us to continue to be available for, not only the cats and dogs we are able to pull into our pipeline for care, sanctuary or adoption, but also those who live in managed colonies.  Thank you for your support!