We are comprised of concerned individuals located primarily on Saint Simons Island, Georgia. We are not a shelter, but a network of caring volunteers. We want to help keep homeless cats off the streets and out of the pounds. You can join in the efforts by encouraging everyone you know to have your pets spayed and neutered. You can also help by spreading the word about how easy Trap-Neuter-Release truly is, and encourage others to help if they can.

     How We Started: 

        We began our efforts, unknowingly at the time, in 2003; an idea that started with one little kitten named Buggy. Kathleen Driscoll always held animals close to her heart. She found them to be compassionate friends, and she could never turn down the opportunity to help a stray dog or cat. Her neighborhood on Saint Simons Island was faced with a problem that many across the country can sympathize with -- feral cat colonies. Kathleen and her family initially took to feeding the cats, but soon found themselves worrying more for their safety than just their appetites. 

     One day in March of 2003, two mother cats -- who had within the week prior given birth to two litters of kittens -- were resting on the back porch of Kathleen's residence. Something was not right however, as the kittens were nowhere to be found, and the mother cats looked frantic. Kathleen and her family searched the neighborhood and found a total of eight kittens deep inside a four foot high outdoor vase. Surely the mother cats would not leave the kittens in such a location. Thoughts of neighbors who had their own ideas on how to "handle" the feral problem arose. Kathleen was horrified, but as directed by veterinarians, she tried to return the kittens to the mothers. The mothers would not see to them.

     Worried now for the precious lives that had been left in her lap, Kathleen took to mothering the kittens herself. Not but three days old, the kittens knew nothing of the horrors they had no doubt experienced. One of the kittens stood out from the rest. Her name, although unknown at the time, is Buggy. Buggy was suffering from a horrible chalmydia or upper respitory infection. Her eyes had not opened yet, and the pus that had been gathering made her eyes appear as if they were bulging out of her face. Buggy was rushed to the veterinarian's, where she was given a grim prognosis. Nonetheless, Kathleen attentively cared for her as well as her siblings around the clock, administering topical eye ointments to Buggy as necessary. Sadly, one of the kittens did not overcome the upper respitory infection within the first two weeks. His name was Buddy, and we remember him fondly.

     However, all of the other kittens grew up healthy and strong in a loving, home enviroment. One kitten named Gwen was adopted by a close friend of Kathleen's. Two of the kittens remained with Kathleen, Buggy and Barkley. Today, Buggy is almost four years old, and the joy and inspiration in Kathleen's life as a cat rescuer.

     Kathleen, her family, and her friends realized that these feral cats needed to be spayed or neutered. They could live their lives out happily in the neighborhood, without reproducing. Kathleen continued to work almost exclusively in her neighborhood for nearly three years. Thoughts of better ways to help lingered in her mind.

     Thus, the idea began. Compassionate residents who share the vision of a better world for our feline friends. Inspired not only by the unique cats in our lives, but the tragedies that often befall stray and homeless cats, this group of cat lovers took their ideas to a whole new level.