09/28/2026
Goodness it sure is a Monday! I'm not sure why people keep thinking it's okay to be disrespectful..
A lady from the Jackson Mobile Home Park has been missing a cat for about a month- the cat is a fixed dilute tortie with an orange stripe and a purple collar. She found out we do TNR in the area and naturally wanted to call us and ask if we maybe had her cat. Except she wouldn't accept no as an answer.
The only TNR we have done in that park the last month was a small black cat we named Zoot- who was an unfixed male from the back of the park. He is now fixed and has been returned to be with his feral mom, who we also fixed and returned earlier this year.
Most of our TNR cases in that park took place during the summer months, and we returned all of the adults minus a white/tabby male that needed to be humanely euthanized. We took a few litters of kittens that needed socialization before transfer, and they were caught underneath abandoned and unoccupied trailers.
While we aren't completely done with TNR in the Jackson Mobile Home Park, trapping has been very slow because we have already fixed around 40+ cats there and there are only two roads. As of lately we have mostly been doing rescue work in Sherman Oaks, Sun Valley, and we are planning to move over to the Arbor Village area to help with the feral population over there.
She explained that the cat didn't have an ear tip so we wouldn't have known if she was fixed - but we then told her that the vet we work with tells us if any of the cats we bring in are fixed already.
If a cat is already fixed without an ear tip, it indicates ownership and we will either put the cat back where it was found like we do with regular TNRs or we will look for the owners. It depends on the temperament of the kitty and if we have space to hold it while we look for owners. Which most times we don't.
This year we have focused on wildlife and kittens because a litter can turn into an entire colony if left unchecked and we are also one of the only rescues permitted to take wildlife in the area.
I also explained that we return TNR adults unless they are found to be friendly and we have direct permission from the consistent caretaker of said cat.
We don't intake cats with collars unless they are in bad shape, and majority of the cats we catch for TNR would put you in the hospital if you touched them. Feral cats are very spicy and do not like humans, it's not super difficult distinguishing a loved cat VS a feral.
I told her several times we don't have a cat matching the description she gave us, and that the only cat we have taken from the park in the timeframe she provided, was Zoot. *Pictured below*
This lady then asked for my SUPERVISOR, and said if we have her cat she will be pressing charges. I wished her luck on finding her kitty and ended the call so I could continue rescue chores and feeding everyone their lunch.
If you are missing a kitty, please post it in the local lost and found groups immediately so people can be on the lookout- and be sure to check the county shelter regularly because they don't always have the time to post every found animal.
Microchipping is also super important because then finders have contact information and confirmation of ownership and can contact you immediately if they come across your kitty. We have returned several kitties to their owners through microchip information, and we love reuniting lost pets with their loved ones!
If you think we may have come across your kitty, you are always welcome to reach out and ask- but please understand if we haven't. There are thousands of cats in the city, and we are currently a very small rescue just doing our best.
