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TinyKittens Society
FormationAugust 2013; 11 years ago (2013-08)[1]
FounderShelly Roche[1]
TypeCharity
Legal statusActive
PurposeProtecting feral cats
Location
Membership
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Websitetinykittens.com

TinyKittens Society is a Canadian charity in Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada, supporting feral cats. The organisation was established as a non-profit in 2015 by Shelly Roche.[1][2][3] It is associated with Langley Animal Protection Society, and often works with Mountain View Veterinary Hospital.[1][2][4][5]

The society's volunteers trap, neuter and return (TNR) cats from the large colonies of feral cats in the area.[1][2][5][6] Where possible, kittens and older cats are made available for adoption.[1][2][4][7][8]

TinyKittens runs a livestream showing 24-hour footage of the kittens and cats being cared for by the society.[1][4][7][9] There is an associated chat space.[2][4] The group received news coverage for rescuing Cassidy, a disabled cat found as a feral kitten without his back legs, and Mason, an older feral cat with kidney disease who enjoyed the company of kittens.[5][10][11][12][13][14][15]

In 2017 the charity supported kittens rescued from wildfires in Quesnel, and in 2021 rescued feral cats and lost pet cats during floods in the Fraser Valley.[16][17]

In 2020, Roche said TinyKittens supports one to two hundred cats and kittens a year.[3] In 2020, she said that the group spays and neuters about 200 cats a year.[18] She noted that the charity does not have enough resources.[18]

Social media is important to the charity.[3] In 2019, the YouTube channel run by the organisation had 135,000 subscribers.[15] In 2020, the number of views of the channel averaged three million a month.[3] There were sixty volunteers working as moderators.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Schaefer, Glen (October 6, 2016). "Langley group plans feral cat fix-a-thon". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Colpitts, Heather (October 13, 2016). "Langley group rounding up feral cats for sterilization". Langley Advance. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Sommersby, Yaunna (2020). "Rescue Cat Reality TV". moderncat. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Joshua Paul Dale; Joyce Goggin; Julia Leyda (December 8, 2016). The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness. Taylor & Francis. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-1-317-33131-5. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Tamminga, Monique (October 18, 2016). "Langley fix-a-thon puts a dent in future feral cat population (with video)". BC Local News. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "Feral cats in Aldergrove given some TLC". CBC. October 16, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Hiscock, Michael. "24/7 kitty cam will make you want to adopt a cat right now". The Loop. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Claxton, Matthew (January 15, 2015). "'Jungle kittens' strike a chord in Langley". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Terminally ill grandpa cat needs a litter of kittens to love". The World News. March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  10. ^ Cawis, Jereal (March 28, 2016). "Cat From British Columbia Set To Become 'Blade Runner Of Cats' With High-Tech Prosthetic Legs". Tech Times. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  11. ^ Burgmann, Tamsyn (March 23, 2016). "'Cutting-edge' prosthetics for feral B.C. kitten showcase future of pet medicine". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  12. ^ Tamminga, Monique (November 4, 2015). "Langley's 'miracle kitten' paws-itively awe inspiring". Aldergrove Star. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  13. ^ Daflos, Penny (September 14, 2015). "Teens build wheelchair for amputee kitten with 3D printer". CTV Vancouver. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  14. ^ Daro, Ishmael (October 1, 2015). "A Kitten Used His Tiny Wheelchair For The First Time And It Was Beautiful". Buzzfeed. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Claxton, Matthew (July 29, 2019). "TinyKittens YouTube success fuels more cat rescue efforts". The Abbotsford News. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  16. ^ Tamminga, Monique (August 3, 2017). "VIDEO: Homeless kittens rescued from evacuated B.C. wildfire regions". Vernon Morning Star. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  17. ^ Claxton, Matthew (December 9, 2021). "Langley's TinyKittens heads into flood waters to rescue farm and feral cats". Aldergrove Star. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  18. ^ a b Grewal, Joti (October 16, 2020). "Upwards of 30,000 feral cats in Langley an 'invisible' problem, Tiny Kittens founder says". Langley Advance Times. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

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