How to start a cat rescue/sanctuary: Q&A

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  • Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
  • FFCS founder & owner talks about how she started her sanctuary

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  • @Texaspatriot7
    @Texaspatriot7 Рік тому +35

    I admire y’all for what you are doing. I love all of your cats. I live in Texas and if I lived closer I would help

  • @tmmeow88
    @tmmeow88 11 місяців тому +16

    You are new to me, but I see you are very practical. I rescued for years for the ASPCA in San Diego and worked with all the rotating fosters, not to mention vets. It is hard! I can no longer as I'm getting older, and I crushed my ankle so no more climbing freeway fences at 3:00 a.m. Anyway, I feel your pain and your joys. You do your best, know your limits, and hold tight to your love for animals. I have signed on as a $3 a month, the best I can do for now, but I do know it adds up. Hang in there and wish I was closer to help care firsthand, but my love to you all. I kept my last 3 rescues, and I love them soooo. Bye for now. Toni😻

  • @Jo_angel74
    @Jo_angel74 Рік тому +37

    Thank u for taking care of the cats. U guys are Awesome!!

  • @RowanBlake
    @RowanBlake Рік тому +25

    Would you consider writing an ebook or creating an online class to teach what you know about running a cat sanctuary? It could be a good income stream for you and vry helpful to us.

  • @novakark1355
    @novakark1355 Рік тому +25

    Love watching your sanctuary videos. The interaction and obvious respect and love for the animals and humans is beautiful to see.

  • @jo-anne5050
    @jo-anne5050 Рік тому +19

    Poor Beckett. I hope he is ok. Love the train sound!!! Julie and Janis are both so awesome!!!

    • @briandelaney9710
      @briandelaney9710 2 місяці тому

      Beckett is now in a beautiful forever home

  • @janelle7686
    @janelle7686 Рік тому +11

    How dare people
    say they don’t get attention! They are warm and fed and taken care of and not outside to fend for themselves!

  • @Avengeddeath856
    @Avengeddeath856 5 місяців тому +10

    I’m 30 year old man who is a recovering addict (7 years clean) and recently (November last year) I was suffering depression really bad on the verge of giving up on life. My baby girl Violet found me at work she was starving and alone. Maybe 9 days old. That kitten saved my life. I’d do anything for her. Now yes my wife does the very best she can, but animals do things humans cannot. Man she’s my world. I say that to say this. Me and my wife want to start an animal sanctuary soon but we are in a bad spot ourselves. So no way we could do non profit. Eventually yes. But I owe my life to cats. I genuinely do. I wish I could help them all. I mean there’s been a few nights recently I made sure my wife and cat had food before myself. I’d starve before either one of them go hungry

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 5 місяців тому +2

      Welcome to the best, most rewarding addiction of em all...
      cats! I fostered 4 kittens just after losing my Mom, and it cured my sadness. I just had to keep the runt Romeow.

  • @cheryllyons3738
    @cheryllyons3738 Рік тому +14

    Much love to you all. Great People. ❤

  • @tomidavidson3902
    @tomidavidson3902 Рік тому +15

    Hi
    Thank you for taking care of the kitty cats. You are all cat angels 😇

  • @garyssimo
    @garyssimo 2 місяці тому +1

    I !OVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
    these two so much I cant stand it.
    God bless them forever for their unselfish animal love.
    Tony and Brett are very lucky men.

  • @MarthaDecker1
    @MarthaDecker1 Рік тому +9

    Great video, ladies! Got one ad on the replay!

  • @daveb6214
    @daveb6214 8 місяців тому +6

    I'm from the 🇬🇧 in my book you are All Amazing people, for caring about all the gorgeous moggies there ❤️. Wish there were more places like Furball .
    Have a Great New Year All of you ,and the moggies too .

  • @amyschoen6483
    @amyschoen6483 Рік тому +14

    You guys are amazing

  • @user-lo4os2gj3l
    @user-lo4os2gj3l Рік тому +15

    Watching replay🐾🐾

  • @OLDMANTEA
    @OLDMANTEA 11 місяців тому +5

    Bob was a legend. Can’t believe he’s gone.
    All those cats loafing in the background lol. Thank you for doing this.

  • @sharonp6468
    @sharonp6468 Рік тому +13

    I adore y'all, you are my heroes.

  • @jim81143
    @jim81143 Рік тому +13

    You guys do a great job taking care of the cats. I was wondering, being a nonprofit, would you still be able to have an advertising deal with like a cat food brand or something on your youtube videos? Something to look into in the future maybe.

  • @melissascott3623
    @melissascott3623 Рік тому +12

    FFCS is amazing

  • @RachelSafora-kg8iz
    @RachelSafora-kg8iz Рік тому +12

    U guys r awesome Thank u for all u do for the sweet kitties the love and care u give to them thank u it's good to know there's other people that love cats as much as I do !!!! 🩷🩷♥️♥️🥰🤣🩷🩷♥️ u do a great job taking care of sweet babies !!!

  • @maryellenbowersock5099
    @maryellenbowersock5099 Рік тому +9

    On replay, enjoying very much 😊
    I've watched before when you have talked about this subject, it's great information. 😻 even for us who are furparents! I've handled my babies since the minute they were born, but they are adults now and think I should hold them all day 😅😅😅
    Love what you do, many blessings and successful days ahead!🎉
    Oh I forgot to mention, many ads during this video.
    Also I have a blind cat and he's amazing, but I wouldn't want him in a big busy place like the sanctuary, and I'm going to be cremated, so why would I not cremate a passed cat? 😻😻😻

  • @zafiro1100
    @zafiro1100 5 місяців тому +2

    I just find your channel OMG you nice ladies are ANGELS 😇😇😇😇😘🥰😍 Furball farm is amazing ‼️ God bless you 🙏❤❤❤❤😻😻😻😻😻

  • @barbarahamilton3561
    @barbarahamilton3561 3 місяці тому

    Such a great gift 💝 to be able to care for the cats 🐈.
    Thank you 🙏 for your kindness .

  • @christineJR
    @christineJR Місяць тому

    Seeing this video for first time since I just found yall. Bless you all for the selfless acts of generous love and care❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-lo4os2gj3l
    @user-lo4os2gj3l Рік тому +12

    I had a cat (Gatsby) who LOVED Doritos!

  • @leighmccoy5949
    @leighmccoy5949 Рік тому +10

    Y’all are cat angels! ❤

  • @carolynmccullough16
    @carolynmccullough16 Рік тому +4

    Thanks!

  • @user-fz7rd3sz8w
    @user-fz7rd3sz8w Рік тому +7

    Watching on replay! Your incredible

  • @HisHiddenTreasure777
    @HisHiddenTreasure777 21 день тому

    You are truly doing the Lords work Amen! Blessings from London x

  • @boiseau7811
    @boiseau7811 Рік тому +5

    This was such a great Q&A live, thank you Julie and Janis, you are my heroes ! 🙏🍀💙💜🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱😻

  • @thebadluckboys
    @thebadluckboys 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for what you do. I wish I had the resources to help cats more but I don't. And I couldn't do what I do without people like you.

  • @melindashavis2886
    @melindashavis2886 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you, Julie, for your service and saving this precious kittens ❤❤❤

  • @srob2613
    @srob2613 Місяць тому

    We thank you all for all you do

  • @gloriajohnson4065
    @gloriajohnson4065 7 місяців тому +1

    Good advice about starting a rescue.

  • @ruchaghag449
    @ruchaghag449 4 місяці тому

    I love to see cats.... Great people's
    Much love to you all... ❤❤❤❤

  • @KathyRichard-wx8ko
    @KathyRichard-wx8ko Рік тому +4

    I would love to live closer so I could volunteer!!! I love love love cats❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱. This is how it should be!!!!!!

  • @emsies8116
    @emsies8116 8 місяців тому +4

    I have been fostering for just shy of 3 years and have been seriously considering starting a small sanctuary with no idea where to start, this was super helpful.

  • @heatherschiele1892
    @heatherschiele1892 Рік тому +6

    You are all amazing ❤

  • @dwainfontenot8063
    @dwainfontenot8063 11 місяців тому +6

    I really enjoyed hearing you guys whole story!

  • @ahap30
    @ahap30 2 місяці тому

    So happy I found yall. This video provides great insight into your organization.

  • @mumzy996
    @mumzy996 9 місяців тому +2

    Controversy to rescues from pounds n such seem to be common for silly reasons.
    Thank you for all you do!!

  • @SKinSKorea
    @SKinSKorea 9 місяців тому +3

    Great information! I’ll have to retire in 10 years and this is something I’ve thought of doing. Maybe I’ll volunteer first. I work in the animal (mostly cats, but I taxi dogs) community here in Korea. At 3 (10 year old) cats, I am maxed out, so I focus on TNR, education, winter shelters and encouraging others. My 3rd “bonus cat” was a neighborhood TNR who got sick one winter and pleaded with me to take him. Now he has 4 teeth, has had surgery for massive bladder stones, but will celebrate or 6th Cattiversary together at the end of the month! I know 3 cats pushed my limits, but Valjean is my sweetheart and my current landlord is OK with 3 cats!

  • @RobinRentka
    @RobinRentka Рік тому +6

    Yes I hear you!

  • @mickytrickster6368
    @mickytrickster6368 4 місяці тому

    Only just watching this, I found Furball Farm two months ago & it’s on all the time.
    I’ve learnt so much from you guys, my boys 🐈🐈‍⬛ watch too.
    Thank you for all you do, it’s so funny your husband didn’t know how many cats you had 😂 that made me laugh so much.
    God bless with love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 UK 🇬🇧

  • @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw
    @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw 5 місяців тому

    Yesssss please don’t think bad about what you guys are doing. You guys are doing the best.

  • @fergy771
    @fergy771 2 місяці тому

    Not sure how I missed this but, i think i love you both even more - great information shared. Love love what you all do!

  • @kcd7437
    @kcd7437 11 місяців тому +3

    Those rescues who dont like you are jealous of your commitment and loyalty to these furballs.

  • @lisaallran3029
    @lisaallran3029 11 місяців тому +3

    Thank you guys! The cats all look so healthy and happy! I would love to volunteer there!!!

  • @crystalcollins8452
    @crystalcollins8452 Рік тому +5

    I hear you.

  • @mikababy777
    @mikababy777 11 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for all you guys do!!! I always have dreams of like 12 cats or so wanting to come into my house! Of course I let them! Lol ❤❤❤ thank you again for caring for these precious babies!

  • @lisab_24
    @lisab_24 Рік тому +6

    We need to tag Dolly Parton to go visit and serenade Jolene lol

  • @GSDgramma
    @GSDgramma 10 місяців тому +3

    Pay no attention to the haters! Unfortunately they’re everywhere but we can choose to ignore them. What you guys are doing is awesome!!! Thank you so much for saving these precious sweet souls 😻🥰🩷 also, thank you for making this video because my son wants to do something similar in the future.. I shared this with him and his gf 💕

  • @nicolepancoast123
    @nicolepancoast123 8 місяців тому +1

    This was really interesting. I’m just seeing it but I was curious how it all started too. All I knew was at home then a garage. Love what you’re doing so much. Can’t wait to visit one day when I can travel

  • @marsukarhu9477
    @marsukarhu9477 10 місяців тому +3

    You're doing excellent work! Good luck for the future of the Furball Farm and all the kitties!

  • @Roxanne-pq1mw
    @Roxanne-pq1mw 4 місяці тому

    You know watching you, I just thought of an idea of how to do it. I love your place where your cats are.

  • @donttrudd2310
    @donttrudd2310 6 місяців тому

    Thank you! Very interesting to hear how the Sanctuary started, how passionate all the volunteers are about the welfare of each cat, and how fun all the hard work is!

  • @JMmitchell633
    @JMmitchell633 18 днів тому

    This is my dream! Thank you for doing what you do ❤

  • @IanJidas
    @IanJidas 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for saving the cats!

  • @jewell92
    @jewell92 Рік тому +4

    Ashley loves Pizza flavored Pringles! God job, girls.

  • @cosmeticsandpurseswithevelyn
    @cosmeticsandpurseswithevelyn 4 місяці тому

    Congratulationes for your successes hope 'Fur Ball Farm' becomes famous! 🐈 🐈‍⬛ Love you guys ♥️ your story is a true inspiratión to all, may Gods blessings always be with you and the fur babies 🙏

  • @crystalhartung8487
    @crystalhartung8487 Рік тому +3

    Yes

  • @daniellevaldez4368
    @daniellevaldez4368 4 місяці тому

    I admire what you guys are doing. I wanna do this in my area. The cat population is a huge problem here and they need a sanctuary bad😢 it’s over whelming taking care of the ones i do. I really want to start a sanctuary here.

  • @hcutter
    @hcutter 4 місяці тому

    Julie and Janis, you both are a God send for so many kitties that would never have a chance for a quality of life. Seeing what the Furball Farm has accomplished is just short of amazing. Please, please keep doing what you're doing. It's God's work for such beautiful and innocent creatures that give all of us joy. God Bless! 🙏😺🐈🐈‍⬛

  • @dottiemathews6853
    @dottiemathews6853 11 місяців тому +2

    how adorable! you two are twins! your cats are beautiful! i take care of cats myself.

  • @judyluu3424
    @judyluu3424 7 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for creating this amazing sanctuary. This is the idea I luv to create in Bay Area;)

  • @Texaspatriot7
    @Texaspatriot7 Рік тому +4

    Yes can hear you

  • @sharonp6468
    @sharonp6468 Рік тому +8

    Have either of you or any volunteers had a case of cat scratch fever? I did, for real. The fatigue was awful.

    • @richardcline1337
      @richardcline1337 11 місяців тому +2

      I've never had that but I have spent a week in the hospital because a cat I was working with when I used to do volunteer work decided to rip my thumb open and it got infected. The cat was later adopted and became one very sweet lap kitty.

  • @BethParker-z9j
    @BethParker-z9j Рік тому +13

    If you have to be acknowledged because of a donation, then you gave for the wrong reason.

    • @richardcline1337
      @richardcline1337 11 місяців тому +2

      Some people do it for the tax write off which is the wrong reason to give. It's all about the cats, not about the humans!

  • @-CT
    @-CT Рік тому +4

    #justiceforcedric

  • @deannarounds134
    @deannarounds134 10 місяців тому +1

    Great information!! Thank you for posting this video.

  • @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw
    @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw 5 місяців тому

    I’m crying watching

  • @pif8309
    @pif8309 Рік тому +7

    Do you have merchandise to sell?

  • @CatBehaviorAlliance
    @CatBehaviorAlliance 9 місяців тому

    We love you guys!

  • @stormchasingal
    @stormchasingal Рік тому +3

    HEY GUYS watching now…..

  • @Jerry-nt6pq
    @Jerry-nt6pq 4 місяці тому

    Awesome…thank you❤️😻

  • @Loretta-o4c
    @Loretta-o4c 21 день тому

    Zwei reizende Damen!!❤❤❤🌹🌹

  • @sharonp6468
    @sharonp6468 Рік тому +5

    Bililight on jaundiced cats? I know they use it on newborn jaundiced human babies.

  • @Roxanne-pq1mw
    @Roxanne-pq1mw 4 місяці тому

    I love cats

  • @Roxanne-pq1mw
    @Roxanne-pq1mw 4 місяці тому

    I love cats, and would love to start my own furball farm. I just need to have my own place.😊

  • @allstarsusa
    @allstarsusa 7 місяців тому

    SPAYING MY QUEEN STOPPED SEIZURE

  • @catherinethompson2525
    @catherinethompson2525 Рік тому

    I am just watching this now I was luck too be on the Price is Right and win it was a ways back... But Bob was so Nice and a lucent man and he loved all animals!!
    He and Betty White are hopefully in heaven and helping all the animals!!!
    2 legends for everyone and Bob and Drew now always say have your pets spayed or neutered
    He was so nice I was a contestant!!
    RIP Bob Barker❤❤🌈😇😻🐾💖

  • @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw
    @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw 5 місяців тому

    Omgggg we love yalllll ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @richardcline1337
    @richardcline1337 11 місяців тому +2

    Several years ago we had a thriving cat rescue community but over time, little by little, many were either forced to shut down or even move out of state all because of one organization called the "Humane Society". Their gripe was that all of the rescues were taking away money they needed for salaries and overhead. They weren't about the animals, it was all about them! In addition they claimed to be a No Kill rescue but it later came out they were lying through their teeth! They would take cats, and dogs, that hadn't been adopted by a certain time out to our country's high kill facility and the county would do the killing so that, technically, they were still a No Kill facility. I wasn't aware of this hypocrisy until it happened to me. They had a cat I wanted to adopt and on the day I went top get her, she was gone! The woman there told me she was at another facility but a volunteer followed me outside and told me that my cat had been taken to the county and they KNEW I was coming that afternoon to adopt the poor cat! To this day it takes all I can do to not attack somebody just because they mentioned that organization's name in my presence! Being so politically connected it is virtually impossible to do anything about them. At one time I had ten cats living indoors with me with one feral outside. A neighbor killed my feral and four of my seniors passed over the Rainbow Bridge last year due to age issues. I now have just six cats living indoors with me, the oldest being a huge black longhair that is nine years old. The thing most people don't understand is that I am allergic to cats but I have learned to cope with it just to have the cats.

  • @Katmama66
    @Katmama66 8 днів тому

    ❤🐱

  • @talithacumi1639
    @talithacumi1639 10 місяців тому +1

    Have you ever thought about using wood pellets instead of kitty litter. It's extremely cheaper. $36 of wood pellets to last me a whole year and I have six litter boxes and four cats

  • @dunxy
    @dunxy 3 місяці тому

    So Panny is patient zero! 🙀😻🐱🐈🐈‍⬛

  • @Da90sbaby
    @Da90sbaby 4 місяці тому

    Omg I live that you guys are twins 😂❤

  • @raycosman824
    @raycosman824 11 місяців тому

    Wish I could do that. I love all cats.

  • @donaldcoleman7260
    @donaldcoleman7260 11 місяців тому

    Adopted a 16 yr old 2 yrs ago. Only i can you her. She can teach a Bob cat a thing or two. But i love her and she is mine

  • @FloppityFlopFlop777
    @FloppityFlopFlop777 10 місяців тому

    Thank you and God bless you for rescuing these cats! You're doing the Lord's work. I'd like to donate supplies, but the wish list links don't seem to work. Can you tell me how to reroute them to send them directly to the sanctuary?

  • @sharonp6468
    @sharonp6468 Рік тому +3

    You do not allow pregnant visitors to handle cat litter? I know you ladies are aware of toxoplasmosis.

  • @kcd7437
    @kcd7437 11 місяців тому +2

    Who is the long haired tabby behind you both at 16:35 min? Gorgeous

  • @stevennelsonschlaff8428
    @stevennelsonschlaff8428 8 місяців тому

    😊

  • @allstarsusa
    @allstarsusa 7 місяців тому

    THE GOV POWER THAT BE NEED FUND
    RESCUES AND CARE OF ANIMAL CATS!

  • @hollywood5703
    @hollywood5703 5 місяців тому

    Sorry about the dirty government. They’re such an obstruction. I’ve donated before and want to order some stuff. I’d love to help but I’m on the left coast. You guys are twins!

  • @ncbeauty85
    @ncbeauty85 Рік тому +2

    Y'all should name a cat after Bob Barker

    • @OLDMANTEA
      @OLDMANTEA 11 місяців тому +2

      Feeding time: “come on down!”

  • @melissascott3623
    @melissascott3623 Рік тому +3

    Reply 🐾💙🐾😻

  • @bohditony
    @bohditony Рік тому +4

    RIP Bob Barker - remember to always spay your animals❤

  • @joannasarcamedes8191
    @joannasarcamedes8191 Місяць тому

    I need help starting a cat rescue or sanctuary on the edge of my town. Many people dont like them because they have dogs. Most havw no compassion for the homeless kitties. Please help me. Please pray. I have no idea how to get enough money to buy a facility with enough room. I work so im not sure how it will be staffed full time , maybe volunteers. How do you handle the really ferral ones?

  • @garyssimo
    @garyssimo 5 місяців тому

    My cousin tries to run a small in home rescue for all the abandonded trailer park cats in her park. Shes in poor health and poor, but....she refuses to give up, cause she loves them so much. Do you two have a third single sister like you two?
    Im single...and would like to um
    adopt her! . Wish I lived closer!

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 5 місяців тому

      OMG! BLAIR looks just like my Martin! the talkingest cat ever borne.

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 5 місяців тому

      Not to brag but....in 3 hours I live trapped 8 ferals and had them in every type of cage including boxes in my Bolt EV. boy were they hungry! went back 4 times for 13 more. whew...a labor of love. I sleep with 3 . im such a happy warm um....failure