FERAL NO MORE! Rickey Went From Hissing To A Love Muffin In 24 Hours!😻

It is hard to believe a turnaround like this is even possible!

Rickey was hissing and growling just 24 hours ago and is now a straight-up love muffin who likes belly rubs and baby talk!

Here is a video of him we took just this morning...

What a SWEET boy!

He's going to be ready for his forever home sooner than we expected!

FERAL KITTEN INCOMING!!!! Ricky The Fuzzy Tuxedo Boy! (#672)

Lookit that nose!!!!!

Wow! It is extremely rare to see a kitten this young this late in the season.

Cats – and all other outdoor animals up north – usually shut down the mating process during winter as babies cannot survive such harsh conditions.

Well, This little man's mom didn't get the memo.

Ricky is only 10 weeks old and is what we call "a feral without a clue."

He was taught by his mama, who was rescued with him, to hiss at anything that moves.

The thing is, he wants nothing more than to be pet and have his belly rubbed!!!

So when you walk over to his cage, he looks like a fierce beast, but the second you stick your hand in the cage, he literally flops on his back and demands belly rubs.

It's hysterical.

Our job now is to socialize the little man so he loses the hiss, put a little weight on him, and spoil him rotten!

We will post a video of his antics in a day or two so keep a lookout!

Happy Holidays To EVERYONE!

FERAL KITTEN INCOMING!!!! Four New Winter Kittens! (#668-671)

Lynn, Lamar, Zero, and Pandora 😻

Hi All!

Just as soon as our last batch of beautiful kittens go up for adoption, we have taken in four new lovelies.

Last week, we were contacted through our Facebook page by trapper extraordinaire – and college student! – Jasmine Papik, who asked if we could help with some winter kittens she had caught.

We were totally up for it as it is always wonderful to meet new people who share the same passion for saving animals, and helping share the load is part of what makes the TNR and cat rescue community work.

After exchanging information and squaring away paperwork, Jasmine delivered the above beauties to us!

They are truly a special bunch of kittens with personalities as big as the world.

The two grey-striped kittens are Lynn and Lamar, and the two black kittens are Pandora and Zero.

We are all just getting used to each other at this point and plying them with lots of treats!

Updates to come!

And a big thank you to Jasmine for trusting us with your babies!

FUNDRAISING TOTALS! Betty's Boutique Black Friday Fundraiser Made Close To $10,000 For The Cats And Dogs Of The North Fork Animal Welfare League! ❤️

Hi All! We here at AFAR just wanted to send out a big thank you to EVERYONE who made the Betty's Boutique Black Friday fundraiser such a huge success!

We were able to make close to $10,000 for the cats and dogs of The North Fork Animal Welfare League!

Again, a big THANK YOU! to the donors, the volunteers, and the patrons! You are AMAZING!

CUTENESS OVERLOAD! Kittens Turn Up The Cuteness To ELEVEN! #KneadyKittens

A few weeks ago, we took in three mini, teeny, tiny kittens from a friend after a shelter had told her to put them back out into the woods, claiming a "lack of space."

We couldn't believe this was their advice to our friend after we saw just how small they were.

They wouldn't have made it.

Two weeks later, despite monstrous appetites, they are still a wee bunch of kitties!

One thing they do not lack thought is the CUTE!

They are nonstop balls of fury, stopping only to eat, sleep, and exude cuteness!

As I work the night shift, I was going in to feed the little ones their 3 am feeding when I came upon a sight so adorable I thought I was gonna plotz.

It was all three of them lined up in a row, making the breads, and suckling on their favorite bed.

It was too much!

I give to you CUTENESS OVERLOAD!

Although it is beyond cute, it is also sad as their actions definitively show they were separated from their mother way too soon.

That being said, they are feisty, snuggly, and intelligent and have seemed to have suffered no ill effects from being weened too early.

They are going to make someone the best additions to their family.

FERAL KITTEN INCOMING!!!! This Is Just Heartbreaking! (#665-667)

Hey Everyone,

Last week, we were contacted by an acquaintance who informed us that they had approached a local shelter – which shall remain unnamed – about three six-week-old babies they had found on their property.

They said the mother of the kittens had been taken in by a neighbor, but she had been left with the babies.

As she traveled for work, she could not take care of them and went to the shelter to give them these three little kittens who would have been adopted in an instant.

To her horror, the shelter refused to accept them and said they to go take them to the woods and...

 

"leave the kittens outside on their own."

 

Stunned, our friend called us, recounted the story, and asked if we could help.

We said, "No problem," and to bring them right over.

Not only are these kittens sweet and absolute mushes, but they are even smaller than we expected.

Despite being healthy, there is no chance these little ones would have made it through November without their mother!

We will be caring for these little people until they are old enough to be spayed and/or neutered, and when the time is right, we will work with our friends over at the North Fork Animal Welfare League to get them into their forever homes.

As for the unnamed shelter, we will be calling them this week – not to yell at them – but instead to try to begin a relationship with them so that if this ever happens again, they know they can call us, and we will help those they cannot care for.

Meanwhile, here are some more pictures of these sweet babies...

They's so tiny they fit in a water cup!!!!!!!