Who We Are Louise Hindle and Pearl
Based on Ottawa, Ontario, Cat Rescue Network (CRN) is a group of volunteers working together to rescue homeless and feral cats. We began as a small group who wanted to help cat rescuers do more than simply feed homeless cats. We do not have a facility; all of the cats we rescue live with volunteers in their homes (foster families) until they are adopted.
Louise Hindle, the founder of Cat Rescue Network (see right) had been involved in animal rescue for over 20 years and wanted to set up a network of people, each doing what they could to save stray cats and find them 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 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! |
Visit some of our adoptable cats at Global Pet Foods on Bank Street 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 go 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 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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How You Can Make a Difference...
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Visit our Cat Rescue Network Facebook page , Instagram, Google+ or join us on Twitter (click to the right) for more information about the work we're doing!
Interested in fostering cats and/or kittens or volunteering your time? Please email us a copy of a completed application (see below). We would love to hear from you! 
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Thank You to Our Supporters!
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Cat Rescue Network's preferred photographer of cats and kittens
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Franciscus van Boxtel - animal lover, artist and supporter of CRN.
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