Dear Fellow Cat Lovers,  

As we reflect on the year’s successes and challenges, we’re especially grateful for the community that fuels our work. Your kindness- whether you have donated, volunteered, partnered with us to TNR your colony, or adopted from us- has been a true gift of what can be done when we share compassion. 

Our mission has always been simple and urgent: to reduce suffering by humanely controlling the overpopulation of community cats. That work begins with spaying, neutering, and vaccinating cats who would otherwise never receive veterinary care.

But this year, we’ve seen a dramatic shift. More and more friendly, unvetted cats are being abandoned on the street—often because their families can no longer afford care, have been displaced, or are facing housing instability. The growing number of cats outdoors mirrors the challenges our society is experiencing, and it has made our work more complex than ever.

We were originally built to run large-scale TNR clinics for feral cats who could be returned to their territories quickly. Yet with shelters and rescues overwhelmed by unprecedented intake numbers, we knew we had to step up. In response, we created a full rescue and adoption program of our own.

This meant establishing a dedicated space for long-term fosters, assembling a team of daily caregivers, and training a special group of volunteers we call cuddlers—who provide affection, enrichment, and socialization while each cat waits for their forever family. Thanks to this collective effort, 142 cats have already found safe, loving homes.

We are proud to do all of this thoughtfully and efficiently on a lean budget. Our veterinary team is committed to providing low-cost care for unowned animals, and we are deeply grateful to vendors of the Essex County TNVR program, which reimburses a portion of each cat’s surgical costs. Still, the expenses of feeding, medicating, and caring for hundreds of cats add up quickly—and this is where your support truly matters.

A gift from our wishlist or a financial contribution helps sustain our core TNR work and ensures that every adoptable cat who enters our program has the best possible chance at a bright future.

Thank you for standing with us. Your generosity allows us to continue serving not only the cats we love, but also the people who care for them. We are profoundly grateful to be part of this community.

In Gratitude, 

Jennifer Chaky

Director of Wildflowers TNR