FREWSBURG — Twelve-year-old Finn Laska has at all times had an curiosity in serving to cats, and this curiosity spanned into beginning his personal cat rescue in 2022.
“I started this rescue because I love cats and think all cats deserve a chance,” Laska stated. “My aunt is a vet technician, and she has always let me help her foster kittens since I was younger. I learned a lot from her and wanted to start my own rescue. I want to be a voice for all the cats that need help.”
Laska’s rescue, often called Finn’s Furever Feline Rescue, focuses on serving to feral, stray and group cats. Laska makes use of humane traps to entice the cats after which takes them to the vet to be mounted and vaccinated, following the Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return system.
“Some feral cats who cannot be socialized for adoption get returned to the location where they were trapped,” Laska stated. “All cats that get tnvr’d will have their left ear tipped. If you see a cat with an ear tip, it is a universal sign that the cat has been fixed. If we find feral kittens while trapping, we will take them to the vet, socialize them, and they will be available for adoption.”
The rescue, which turned a nonprofit in August 2023, additionally has the objective of teaching the group. Laska stated it is very important him to show folks why it is very important repair all cats and never simply those that dwell of their houses.
“If people feed outside cats, it is very important that the cats be fixed and vaccinated,” Laska stated. “This will help the cat stay healthy and also prevent them from having kittens. If people just focus on rescuing kittens, they aren’t fixing the real problem. My rescue also rescues cats that are homeless or in emergency need.”
Another primary objective for Laska and his rescue is to assist feral, stray and group cats have a greater life. If the cat is pleasant they work to search out them their without end houses, and within the winter Laska makes shelters for outdoor cats to assist them keep heat.
As a foster-based rescue, Finn’s Furever Feline Rescue has the cats that they rescue keep in home-like environments whereas they wait to be adopted. Adoptable cats will be discovered on Finn’s Furever Feline Rescue’s web site, finnsfureverfelinerescue.org, or on Petfinder.com.
For Laska, operating the rescue permits him to each assist and educate.
“I am helping cats and making a difference in their lives,” Laska stated. “I like teaching people about TNVR. I also want to encourage more kids like me to be a voice for the voiceless.”
Most importantly, Laska emphasised the significance of spaying and neutering cats.
“It is extremely important to spay and neuter all cats,” Laska stated. “If people feed outside cats, they need to be fixed and vaccinated to help give them better lives. Outside cats also need shelters in the winter and I make them for people that need them.”
If concerned with donating or serving to Finn’s Furever Feline Rescue go to their web site or discover them on Facebook.