Regina Cat Rescue is holding a volunteer and donor appreciation event on February 28, 2016. They rescue hundreds of stray cats each year, providing veterinary care, fostering, and finding them homes. They also care for feral cat colonies, sterilizing and vaccinating cats while providing food and medical care. In 2015 they lost some long-time feral cats but continue their work with the support of volunteers, donors, foster homes, and community partners.
2. • Regina Cat Rescue is a
charitable organization that
has been promoting animal
welfare in Regina since 1982.
3. • Recognizing the abundance of homeless
and stray pets on Regina streets left to fend
for themselves, the organization dedicated
itself to pet rescue.
• Over time, our focus has shifted to cat
rescue, leading to a name change in 2014
from People for Animals to Regina Cat
Rescue.
4. • We rescue hundreds of tame
stray cats each year. We foster
them, provide veterinary care and
find them forever homes.
5. • We also provide food and
veterinary care, including
vaccinations and sterilization, to
Regina’s feral cat colonies.
6. • All cats are sterilized and
vaccinated, but some require a
higher level of care than others.
7. • Further treatment is decided by RCR’s
Board of Directors based on information
provided by the foster home and the
attending veterinarian.
• In spite of our best efforts, we sometimes
have to say goodbye to cats in our care. It’s
always heartbreaking, and doesn’t get
easier for volunteers. In 2015, we lost a few
very special feral friends.
8. • Tripod crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Easter
Sunday. He called one of RCR’s feeding stations
home for over 15 years.
9. • Dewey lived to 15 years of age, spending his entire
life at an RCR colony with his two littermates. He
always kept his distance from humans, but usually
managed to get first dibs on soft food left by feral
feeders.
10. • We said goodbye to Burt (left) last January, around
nine years of age. He was timid, but would come to
feral feeders for treats. He even allowed a quick pet
on the head on more than one occasion. Now Burt
is over the Rainbow Bridge with his brother Dash
(right), who
passed in
April 2014.
11. WHO IS ?
• Regina Cat Rescue is a group of volunteers
dedicated to rescuing and caring for Regina’s
abandoned and homeless cats. The majority of our
work is done on weekdays after 5 p.m. and on
weekends.
• RCR has five members on the Board of Directors:
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and
Communications Director. The board provides the
overall direction for organization and manages day-
to-day governance.
12. WHO IS ?
• RCR has subcommittees that manage the day-to-
day operations.
● Feral Feeding team: provides food and water daily to
30 RCR cat colonies around Regina, monitors health
and well-being of feral cats, traps feral cats to have
them sterilized, maintains feral cat shelters.
13. WHO IS ?
• RCR has subcommittees that manage the day-to-
day operations.
● Pet Rescue team: places rescued cats into foster care,
provides vaccinations, manages adoption packages and
paperwork for each rescued cat, provides support to
foster homes, finds permanent homes for foster cats.
14. WHO IS ?
• RCR has subcommittees that manage the day-to-
day operations.
● Fundraising and Membership committee: determines
fundraising goals to support RCR’s initiatives,
investigates and creates fundraising opportunities,
promotes the benefits of RCR memberships.
● Communications committee: promotes RCR and its
programs using traditional communication channels,
develops key messages, manages RCR brand.
15. WHO IS
RCR was in the news 13 times last year. We even
made the CBC’s best six animal stories of 2015!
16. WHO IS
• The most notable media mention was for The
Politicats, four tabby kittens named after the federal
party leaders.
• Justin, Elizabeth,
Stephen and
Thomas were
all adopted into
their forever
homes.
17. WHO IS ?
• RCR has terrific partners in the community!
● We work with a number of vets in the city and just
outside of city limits to stretch donor dollars are far as
possible for vet care.
● Businesses throughout Regina host fundraisers and act
as collection points for donations.
● Caring citizens step up to host feral colonies on their
property.
● Some retail outlets donate cat food and supplies.
● Volunteers donate their evenings and weekends to carry
out regular duties to keep RCR operational.
25. WHY DOES EXIST?
• RCR volunteers like YOU work tirelessly and
provide financial support to ensure the health and
well-being of Regina’s homeless and abandoned
cats.
• The reward is in knowing that Regina’s street cats
have food in their tummies and a shelter over their
heads 365 days a year. It’s also satisfying to
complete families with a furry friend or two.
26. Margaret is one happy cat since choosing Ellen and
Regan as her
forever family in
February!
Button, as she was
known prior to her
adoption, was trying
to survive winter by
living under
someone’s deck.
27. Winston, a two-year-old Persian, was adopted and
then returned to RCR after his adopter recognized
Winston would do better
in a quieter home.
Taylor and Cody quickly
scooped up this fluffy
furball in November and
they lived happily
ever after.
28. Suzi came into RCR’s care in January 2014. This
beautiful girl was finally whisked away into her forever
home in November.
Suzi went from being
a timid cat in foster care
to a confident kitty
who rules her roost.
She’s proof that the
right match between
cats and humans can
make a world of
difference!
29.
30. REGINA CAT RESCUE IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS FOR FERAL FEEDING,
FUNDRAISING AND FOSTERING. CONTACT
REGINACATRESCUE@GMAIL.COM IF YOU CAN HELP!
