Who We Are Louise Hindle and Pearl
Cat Rescue Network (CRN) is a non-profit, volunteer driven organization established in 1999 that is committed to rescuing abandoned and feral cats overlooked by the city’s animal welfare services. As we do not have a facility, all of the cats we rescue live with volunteers in thier homes (foster families) until they are adopted. Due to our lack of "overhead", we are able to put all donations towards the medical bills of our rescues.
Louise Hindle, the founder of Cat Rescue Network (see right) has been involved in animal rescue for over 20 years. Its primary goal was and is to give neglected animals a second chance at finding a loving home. Louise also wanted to bring animal rescues together to help one another by sharing resources - this precipitated the name Cat Rescue "Network". We often work with start-up animal rescues to promote ethical rescues and ensure they have the tools and information necessary to begin humanly helping the animal population. There are hundreds of homeless kittens and cats in our region. Human apathy and neglect have forced them to forage for survival. They congregate in parks, wooded areas, and alleyways; anywhere they can find food and shelter. Left to fend for themselves, their lives are a constant struggle against the cold, disease, accidents and predators. A common misunderstanding when someone sees a cat on the street is that they are wild and undomesticated. In fact, many of these cats are lost or abandoned - friendly domesticated animals who desperately need someone to stop and help them. Cat Rescue Network is trying to save these animals from a miserable and lonely existence. With your help, we can get these cats off the streets, out of dangerous environments, and into foster homes where they’ll receive the medical treatment and attention they need before being adopted into a loving forever home. Thank you for making a difference! If you are interested in making a one-time donation (where we can guarantee it will go towards medical care for our foster animals), please click on "Donate" to the right and visit our Donate page to learn how you are making a difference. |
Alex - a former CRN foster cat and one of our biggest donators. Click on Alex to learn more about becoming a Guardian Angel.
 Darrell Thomas Textiles, 153 Preston Street - an avid supporter of animal welfare and Cat Rescue Network. If you are interested in becoming a corporate sponsor or to view our current sponsors, please visit our corporate sponsors page.
If you are interested in becoming a Guardian Angel by sponsoring one of our rescued cats please visit our Guardian Angel Page.
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How We Make a Difference
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Cat Rescue Network's motto is to "until there is none, save one". We live out this motto by responding to emergency situations and taking in cats off the street. These cats do directly into foster care, volunteers' homes, where they begin to receive the love and medical attention they deserve. The best way to tell you how we make a difference is to sponsor one of our cats. Old Grey (on the right) is one of our many success stories.
As we are 100% volunteer-run, we rely on your help to continue saving the Old Grey's in the Ottawa area. There are many ways you can help us:
1. Foster homes are desperately needed 2. We need volunteers - drivers, fundraisers, etc. 3. We need donations - all donations go towards the vet bills for our cats in foster care 4. We need you to adopt cats and kittens looking for their forever homes |
 Big Grey had the battle scars to prove how cruel life on the street could be. A kind man allowed him to use a derelict car as a home until he could be taken indoors. His eyes were so seriously infected that he was almost blind, his bones ached with arthritis, yet this gentle big cat still loved people and other animals, especially kittens. He was so used to being treated cruelly that he would soil himself if picked up, yet he trusted people. Big Grey finally was taken indoors where he became a cherished pet and lived the rest of his days surrounded by love and attention. Visit our Happy Tails page and you will see why we rescue cats!
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Please print and post our monthly adoption poster...the more signs you post, the more cats and kittens can snuggle down in their forever homes!
See all of our beautiful foster cats that are available for adoption in our Monthly Adoption Poster (to the left )! Please print this out and post it everywhere and anywhere (you can download the file to the right). Thank you :) |
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Visit our Cat Rescue Network Facebook page or join us on Twitter (click to the right) for more information about the work we're doing!
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Thank you to our supporters...
This firm dedicates a share of its resources to community charities
 Critter Jungle, Hampton Park Plaza - supports Cat Rescue Network with regular donations and by showcasing cats and kittens in their storefront 
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Cat Rescue Network's preferred photographer of cats and kittens
Maitland Massage donated a share of its resources to help with emergency vet care of CRN cats and kittens
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 Pet Valu, Earl Grey Drive - provides Cat Rescue Network with much needed donations and the opportunity for cats and kittens to meet their forever familes in their store 
Franciscus van Boxtel - animal lover, artist and supporter of CRN.
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