The Little Cats' Rescue, Inc. — Local services in Elfers

OKAY first, don't listen to anything this woman (or whoever runs the Google account) says when they reply to reviews. You can see the sass...

This review has been years in the making—mostly because I was so embarrassed and furious, I needed time to cool off before writing it. Spoiler alert: I’m still mad.

Let me start with the one positive—the cats are cared for. She clearly loves them, even though there are way too many for one house. But as for the human interaction? Buckle up.

I volunteered here a few years ago thinking, “A cat rescue! How wholesome!” Yeah... no. She was sweet on day one, even said she wished I could stay longer because I did such a great job. I was feeling good! Until day two.

Suddenly I was dealing with a completely different person. Every request was barked out like I was a lazy employee instead of a VOLUNTEER giving my free time. By day three, she was straight-up arguing with me for “talking back” when I was just trying to clarify her confusing instructions. I gave her two more strikes, and guess what? She burned through them in one afternoon the next day...

I HAVE NEVER been treated like that—not even in paying jobs with actual managers to boss me around... NEVER... And here I was, just trying to help, dealing with mess, and still being met with constant hostility. I cried on my way home. A grown woman, crying, because of how humiliated I felt.

Even another new volunteer I was training saw how badly I was being treated and tried to explain our delay. Of course things took longer—I was training her! But logic doesn't live here, apparently.

And now, watch her respond to this review with some snippy comeback, because she cannot take criticism without turning it into an argument. If you’re thinking of volunteering here, think twice—unless you enjoy being yelled...

I adopted from this rescue, and I feel that I need to share my cats stories. This rescue has a lot of love for their charges, and does the absolute best that can be done under the circumstances. But they are overwhelmed, and not able to fully take care of the cats in their care. In my opinion, and my personal experience with my cats who we adopted from them, this overwhelming situation creates an environment where the health of all the cats is potentially at risk due to contagious conditions that get out of hand and could potentially infect all of the cats in this rescue's care/custody. My cats in the first four months with us were sick and treated for URIs, ringworm, fleas, coccidia, and tapeworm. We had multiple trips to the vet, and we spent a lot of money for the treatments they needed to recover and get healthy. I am posting this to provide the perspective of an adopter and the experiences that my cats went through after coming home with us. We had no cats in our home at the time of the adoption, and the diagnosis was given for the above conditions on the first vet visit. Thankfully our cats recovered well and are content and healthy. Only one will have to deal with their condition for the rest of their life, but it is manageable with proper medications. The rescue is as clean as it can be, and the cats are well cared for and loved, however that does not mitigate the underlying health conditions that are caused by these extremely contagious issues that mine dealt with, and can lead to bigger health issues if not addressed promptly with a vet. Again this rescue cares, and I am grateful for my cats, however I worry about the other cats in their care because of the rescue being so overwhelmed and...

Update…I’m reading a whole lot of bullcrap reviews of this rescue. These cats are loved and well-cared for. Is it understaffed? Absolutely. As every single other rescue is. But the cats are taken care of.

As to rudeness…the only time I’ve heard the manager ever be short with anyone is when they got nasty with her. And I have been stunned at how many times I’ve heard people on the phone get rude with her when she had to tell them that she just didn’t have room for the stray cat(s) in their back yard. People behave as if a rescue is supposed to have endless space. They also behave as if someone is supposed to bow down to them because they’re being so noble as to call the rescue. Calling the rescue is a kind gesture. But most of them don’t have room most of the time. That’s no reason to be obnoxious when they have to tell you that.

I just started volunteering at The Little Cats Rescue. The work has been harder than I expected, but so very rewarding. The cats are exceedingly well cared for, and clearly loved by RaeAnna. She knows their personalities and their quirks. She wants the right home for each and every one of them. How she finds the energy to deal with everything she does, I do not know, but she’s nothing short of miraculous in managing all the details of all the little lives under her roof. She does an amazing job. If I was in the right circumstances to add another feline to my family, I wouldn’t hesitate to try to find the...