TinyKittens Society explained

TinyKittens Society
Formation:[1]
Founder:Shelly Roche
Type:Charity
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Status:Active
Purpose:Protecting feral cats
Location:Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Membership:Tinykittens VIP
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TinyKittens Society is a Canadian charity in Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada, supporting feral cats. The organisation was established as a non-profit in 2015 by Shelly Roche.[1] [2] [3] It is associated with Langley Animal Protection Society, and often works with Mountain View Veterinary Hospital.[1] [2] [4] [5]

The society's volunteers trap, neuter and return (TNR) cats from the large colonies of feral cats in the area.[1] [2] [5] [6] Where possible, kittens and older cats are made available for adoption.[1] [2] [4] [7]

TinyKittens runs a livestream showing 24-hour footage of the kittens and cats being cared for by the society.[1] [4] [8] [9] There is an associated chat space.[2] [4] The group received news coverage for rescuing Cassidy, a disabled cat found as a feral kitten without his back legs, and Mason, an older feral cat with kidney disease who enjoyed the company of kittens.[5] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

In 2017 the charity supported kittens rescued from wildfires in Quesnel, and in 2021 rescued feral cats and lost pet cats during floods in the Fraser Valley.[16] [17]

In 2020, Roche said TinyKittens supports one to two hundred cats and kittens a year.[3] In 2020, she said that the group spays and neuters about 200 cats a year.[18] She noted that the charity does not have enough resources.[18]

Social media is important to the charity.[3] In 2019, the YouTube channel run by the organisation had 135,000 subscribers.[15] In 2020, the number of views of the channel averaged three million a month.[3] There were sixty volunteers working as moderators.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Schaefer . Glen . Langley group plans feral cat fix-a-thon . February 9, 2019 . Vancouver Sun . October 6, 2016.
  2. News: Colpitts . Heather . Langley group rounding up feral cats for sterilization . February 9, 2019 . Langley Advance . October 13, 2016.
  3. News: Sommersby . Yaunna . Rescue Cat Reality TV . 29 October 2022. 2020 . moderncat.
  4. Book: Joshua Paul Dale. Joyce Goggin. Julia Leyda. The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness. February 9, 2019. December 8, 2016. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-317-33131-5. 120–.
  5. News: Tamminga . Monique . Langley fix-a-thon puts a dent in future feral cat population (with video) . February 9, 2019 . BC Local News . October 18, 2016.
  6. News: Feral cats in Aldergrove given some TLC . February 9, 2019 . CBC . October 16, 2016.
  7. News: Claxton . Matthew . 'Jungle kittens' strike a chord in Langley . February 9, 2019 . Surrey Now-Leader . January 15, 2015.
  8. News: Hiscock . Michael . 24/7 kitty cam will make you want to adopt a cat right now . February 9, 2019 . The Loop.
  9. News: Terminally ill grandpa cat needs a litter of kittens to love . February 9, 2019 . The World News . March 7, 2018.
  10. News: Cawis . Jereal . Cat From British Columbia Set To Become 'Blade Runner Of Cats' With High-Tech Prosthetic Legs . February 9, 2019 . Tech Times . March 28, 2016.
  11. News: Burgmann . Tamsyn . 'Cutting-edge' prosthetics for feral B.C. kitten showcase future of pet medicine . February 9, 2019 . The Globe and Mail . March 23, 2016.
  12. News: Tamminga . Monique . Langley's 'miracle kitten' paws-itively awe inspiring . February 9, 2019 . Aldergrove Star . November 4, 2015.
  13. News: Daflos . Penny . Teens build wheelchair for amputee kitten with 3D printer . 29 October 2022 . CTV Vancouver . 14 September 2015.
  14. News: Daro . Ishmael . A Kitten Used His Tiny Wheelchair For The First Time And It Was Beautiful . 29 October 2022 . Buzzfeed . 1 October 2015.
  15. News: Claxton . Matthew . TinyKittens YouTube success fuels more cat rescue efforts . 29 October 2022 . The Abbotsford News . 29 July 2019.
  16. News: Tamminga . Monique . VIDEO: Homeless kittens rescued from evacuated B.C. wildfire regions . 29 October 2022 . Vernon Morning Star . 3 August 2017.
  17. News: Claxton . Matthew . Langley’s TinyKittens heads into flood waters to rescue farm and feral cats . 29 October 2022 . Aldergrove Star . 9 December 2021.
  18. News: Grewal . Joti . Upwards of 30,000 feral cats in Langley an ‘invisible’ problem, Tiny Kittens founder says . 29 October 2022 . Langley Advance Times. 16 October 2020.

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