Hegewisch, A Cry For Help

We received a call from a man who lives in Hegewisch about a month ago pleading for TNR help at his mom's house. His mom is in her 80's and they care for a group of 12 cats who reside in their yard. His pleads were so heartbreaking that of course we agreed to help them and came up with a plan, even though the Hegewisch area is so far from us. We drove out to the location to meet with them, assess the situation, and bring them all the supplies so we can pre-bait traps. The cats live in their yard which is beautiful. The cats are so well cared for at this location (as you can see in these pics). They are truly loved which made us even happier. We saw a total of 12 of them. They were solid greys, buff oranges, dilute calicos, long haired grey and whites, and torties.

The son and sister who are in their 50's constantly told us over and over again how grateful they were that we were helping them. They told us that they went to the Ally Cat Allies website and contacted every TNR group in the Chicagoland area that was on the TNR group help list and they consistently got the same answer "We don't do that area, it's too far". The sister, who has cancer, drove all the way in from Downtown Chicago so she can learn all about TNR and how to trap. We spent a good hour and half with them teaching them how to trap, what to do for recovery etc. They were so excited and we were so excited that we could help this family and the cats.

Well this past Friday, we brought in the first 4 cats from this colony for their TNR services at ACS. Please meet some of the members of the Hegewisch Manistee 130 Colony; Lucky, Pebbles, Snookie, and Tootsie.