Ways to Help Today
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Catwise currently cares for over 50 cats in the Kansas City metro area. We impact many more by supporting local colony caretakers. Supplies are always needed.
Donate a Trap
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Support our TNR efforts--
Donate a trap today!
Trap-Neuter-Return is the only proven, humane method of controlling and maintaining healthy feral cat populations.
Quality traps are always needed!
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Devoted Monthly Donors
are crucial to our survival and success!
Become a part of the Catwise family--
Subscribe to our monthly donor program.
Your supports matters!
About Us
Our Mission
Catwise promotes the welfare of feral, free-roaming, homeless, displaced or otherwise distressed domestic-breed cats. The organization is dedicated to improving the lives of feral cats, in particular, as these cats have been historically underserved and neglected. We live our mission daily through our work, including:
- rescue, TNR, and feral cat colony management
- devotion to life-long caretaking
- community education and assistance
- safe, responsible re-homing
Who We Are
Catwise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in April 2018, incorporated in Missouri, and governed by its Board of Directors.
In 2008, when Catwise founder Stefanie Rosedaughter began assisting homeless cats in her neighborhood, she wasn't thinking of starting a nonprofit. Her only goal was to alleviate the suffering that she had witnessed. She felt compelled to take responsibility for these animals and to improve the quality of their lives. This meant spaying and neutering, medical treatments, and daily quality caretaking.
Stefanie and her spouse Robert Inouye soon learned that what they were doing had a name, as well as decades of research behind it. Developed over a half century ago, TNR (“trap-neuter-return”) has evolved as a method for humanely controlling feral cat populations. Today, Catwise promotes and practices TNR, which includes daily maintenance of local colonies. We are also dedicated to life-long caretaking as well as providing community assistance and outreach.
Catwise was born out of a decade of hands-on experience, and we move forward with fervent dedication to our mission and with profound love and respect for these amazing animals. Let's make their lives better. Will you join us?
YOU can make a crucial difference in an animal's life!
We invite you to become a part of the Catwise family by making a contribution of any amount.
Monetary donations are critical to our survival and success. Will you help us today?
Catwise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation; donations are tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.
