SASPARILLA
Meet Sasparilla, our fizzy little Calico with a wild side! At 4.5 years old, this beauty showed up at our Claiborne warehouse in New Orleans a few years back and decided to join the colony of strays who called it …
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ASHA
August 6th, 2025, New Kajun Kitty arrival. Her story? Sadly, not uncommon. This mama cat showed up at a woman’s house a while ago. She wasn’t “owned,” but the woman fed her. She stuck around. And then, like most un-spayed …
HATTIE
Hattie came to us in November 2023 as part of a larger rescue effort, along with Clementine. An elderly gentleman had been lovingly caring for a colony of outdoor cats at his home. As his health declined and his home …
MINERVA
Minerva’s story began in late 2016 or early 2017, when the husband of one of our longtime employees, Carol, discovered a feral black cat hiding in the warehouse where he worked. The cat couldn’t return to the warehouse after being …
OGRE
Ogre: A Grumpy Name for a Sweet Soul Don’t let the name fool you—Ogre is actually a big softie… once he’s settled in. He came to us from a woman who was sadly losing her eyesight and could no longer …
BB
BB: The Mysterious Stranger Who Moved In One day, BB just… showed up. No dramatic entrance, no fanfare—he simply appeared on our sanctuary property and decided this was his place now. He started sneaking in at night to dine with …
CLEMENTINE
When a kind-hearted gentleman found himself overwhelmed caring for a growing cat colony while his own health was declining, a Good Samaritan stepped in and asked us for help. Thanks to their compassion, we were able to step in and …
BUTTHEAD
Butthead and his brother Beavis came to us as stray kittens. Beavis did well and got adopted but Butthead just never warmed up to human strangers. He eventually built up a trusting relationship with the staff at VRC but had …
CECILIA
Cecilia came to us as the “mother of the year” Not only was she caught with her little of newborns but in tow were also her former litter of 6-month-old kittens; Luke and Bo Duke! Because of how shy she …