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Hope House Foundation “Angel,” Feral Affairs Network, Grants Man with Disabilities Dream of Kitten Ownership
By Missy Schmidt - FAN Volunteer — One man’s dream of owning his very own kitten came true in early 2022, thanks to the efforts of two Hampton Roads, Va., nonprofits: Hope House Foundation (HHF) and Feral Affairs Network (FAN). Enjoy these great...
All-Hands-On-Deck for Massive TNR Project of 200+ Cats
By Vaida Moore - FAN President and Co-Founder — It takes a village. This project has been —and will continue to be for quite some time— very costly. The caregiver is unable to cover any of the veterinary cost. Food, foster homes for kittens, more spay/neuter...
How can I help this pregnant, feral cat?
By Michelle Keith, FAN Volunteer — Q. I found a pregnant cat. I can’t touch her. How can I help this pregnant, feral cat? A. Unfortunately, we do not foster feral mothers. Why? Containing feral moms —until they have kittens— rarely yields the results we hope for as...
Three black cats burned during suspected animal cruelty in Norfolk
By Ellen Ice - WTKR - NORFOLK, Va - Three black cats were found with severe burns on 41st street in Highland Park in Norfolk. A local rescue organization, Feral Affairs Network, found the cats and helped get them medical attention. The cats are part of a feral colony...
Recount from outside the trap: Melody’s Story
By Anonymous FAN Volunteer - In rescue work, sometimes a cat speaks to your soul, and their eyes tell a story you'd never wish to hear or want to believe. Melody is one of those kitties....
Cat Rescue – Behind The Scenes
By Kelly Flanagan, FAN Volunteer — Prepare to be bored. Like, really bored. Spreadsheet bored.Behind our Instagram feeds and Facebook posts, there are some surprising - but perhaps less than thrilling - gears turning to get community kitties into traps and loving...
Newport Avenue – Full Circle TNR
By Anita Bradley, FAN Volunteer - Some trap-neuter-return (TNR) projects go on for many months, and the Newport Avenue project was one of them. Interruptions may occur, but FAN’s dedicated trappers do NOT like to leave cats behind! In July of 2020, a Norfolk community...
Kitten Season 2021
Video: These babes were rescued by FAN and are in the expert care of our bottle-feeding foster Mom.
December 2020 Brought Some Sweet Adoptions
By Anita Bradley, FAN Volunteer — Alvin's adoption was a collaborative effort between FAN and other rescues. FAN volunteer, Kimberly, drove over 200 miles to Bowling Green, VA and back to get this sweet kitty to us so he wouldn’t be euthanized just for having FIV....
Suffolk Trailer Park Project
By Kelly Flanagan, Fan Volunteer — Saving A Feral Colony From Demolition... It all started with three cats. Three unaltered cats had been abandoned in a trailer home when their guardians moved away. Left on their own, the cats had many litters of kittens that were...
Xena Michelle, Warrior Kitten
By Anita Bradley, FAN Volunteer — Tiny Xena Michelle was a mess when she was rushed to our Foster Mom Genevieve in May. Xena was rescued from a water-filled ditch in Franklin, VA by an extraordinary 10-year-old girl named Jakaylah. Weighing only 200 grams, Xena...
Simon’s Rescue Story
By Anita Bradley, FAN Volunteer — Three abandoned newborn kittens cried out from under a parked car... It was late April when a friend, KJ, called FAN volunteer, MK, and asked for help with a mama cat and three kittens she had seen in her neighborhood. The new-born,...
