West Hollywood Cat Rescue
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Together, we can FIX this! We are community VOLUNTEERS who ASSIST residents in #TNR through The City of West Hollywood Trap-Neuter-Return Program 😽 no cost spay/neuter for our community cats.
All we are saying is give Purrs a Chance -
Meow,
Renee & Mj
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It takes a village to herd a cat 😽 Contact US: WestHollywoodCommunityCats@gmail.com
All we are saying is give Purrs a Chance 
Wish list helps to care for our WeHo cats and kittens. Thank you.
PLEASE READ“NO KILL” isn’t just a slogan. It’s a standard we haven’t fully reached yet.
Every year, thousands of cats and kittens lose their lives in shelters. Not because they’re sick. Not because they’re dangerous. But because there simply isn’t enough space, resources, or systems in place to support them.
And when it comes to shelter euthanasia, cats are the most affected.
That’s the part most people don’t realize.
This isn’t about blame. It’s about systems that haven’t caught up with what we now know works. Because killing cats has never solved the problem. It just makes room for the next ones to come in.
There is a better way. And it already exists.
It’s called TNR (Trap–Neuter–Return).
Instead of removing cats from their environment, TNR:
Humanely traps community cats
Spays or neuters them
Returns them to where they were found
This stops the breeding cycle, stabilizes populations, reduces shelter intake, and actually saves taxpayer money over time.
Pair that with smarter shelter policies:
Supporting community cat programs instead of penalizing them
Expanding foster and adoption networks
Prioritizing resources for treatable animals
Moving away from outdated “intake at all costs” models
…and suddenly, the outcome changes.
Lives are saved.
But none of this works without people.
Every time someone spays or neuters their pet
Every time someone fosters instead of scrolling past
Every time someone speaks up for better local policies
…it moves the needle.
Because at the end of the day, this isn’t just about cats.
It’s about what kind of system we choose to support.
A reactive one…
or a humane one.
Change doesn’t happen all at once.
But it does start with awareness.
And sometimes… it starts with a post like this. 🐾
Kitten abandoned in carrier 😿 this morning we were alerted to a kitty left alone on a sidewalk in WeHo.
Story unfolding:
Update - Kitten is female about 6 months old, covered in fleas, very scared, safe.
Anyone recognize this cat spotted on Westbourne just North of Melrose?
Wondering if she has an owner or needs to be fixed. #weho #TNR
💬“𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙.”
💬“𝙢𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚.”
💬“𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢?”
💬“𝙞 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.”
💬“𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙞𝙩.”
💬“𝙞 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤.”
We hear these things every. single. day.
And truthfully?
That’s exactly where the problem starts.
Because everybody wants something done…until it requires THEM to do something.
Every single ear tipped cat you see?
⏰That took time.
💰 That took money.
💪🏼 That took effort.
That took someone getting up early, trapping in the heat or cold, coordinating appointments, transporting, recovering, educating, and showing compassion instead of just complaining.
Nobody has “extra” time.
People make time for the things they truly care about.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬:
𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞.
❌The source is NOT the shelter.
❌The source is NOT the rescue.
❗️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀.
You cannot breed your way out of this crisis.
You cannot dump your way out of this crisis.
You cannot remove your way out of this crisis.
SPAY. AND. NEUTER. is the ONLY solution.
People love to say:
“someone should do something.”
But community change starts when people stop passing the responsibility onto everybody else and finally decide:
“Maybe I should be part of the solution too.”
𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭.
#SpayNeuterSavesLives #StopPuttingItOnSomeoneElse #CarolinaStreetCats #MonroeNC #UnionCountyNC #StopTheCycle
