Rescue Stories

This is Annie. She is a sweet little girl who was living outdoors alone. She kept trying to find food across the road where people were feeding an outdoor colony. The cats in the colony would not allow her to eat with them. About ten months ago, a good Samaritan eventually brought Annie to Animals […]

Poor Pepper was put outside in a box during the bitter cold of winter by her owner who refused to take her to the vet to learn why she had been urinating blood for weeks. The man barely fed her, leaving this poor kitty to eat whatever she could find to survive. Our vet said […]

Roger was rescued and brought to Animals In Distress in July 2024. Looking for help, he crawled up onto a woman’s porch. The kind woman brought him to the shelter. At the time, Roger weighed only 4 pounds. He was bloody both from a hole in his right cheek that went completely through into his […]

Little Mouse was found outside in June 2024. She was a beautiful kitten who was about six months old at the time. She was very sick with upper respiratory issues, causing serious difficulties in her breathing. Sadly she tested positive for Feline Leukemia (FeLV) with her lymph nodes already being very large. Everything possible was […]

Eeny, Meeney, Miney and Moe were rescued in May 2025 at an age of 6 weeks old. Someone just left them in a pet carrier where they were found in the middle of a very cold night. They had no food or water. Thankfully, they must not have been there for very long, because they […]

Maggie was brought to us by a very emotionally upset woman who was being placed in a nursing home. She volunteered that her husband was abusing the cat. Maggie was terrified and very aggressive when she first came in. She had many G.I. issues, and was afraid of being touched. This photo is of Maggie […]