🎄 Happy Holidays from all of us at VOKRA! As we wrap up the year, we’re celebrating the incredible impact you’ve made. Your compassion and generosity have given cats warmth, safety, and love—and we couldn’t be more grateful. ❤️
🎉 Because of You, 96 Cats Are Safe This Holiday Season!!! ✨
❤️A Heartfelt Thank You!🙏🎄
You made Giving Tuesday unforgettable! 🙌 When we set our goal to save 20 cats, we never imagined the incredible response from our community of cat lovers. Thanks to your generosity, we raised enough to cover the intake 96 cats—that’s 96 lives transformed! 🐱✨
Each intake costs $375, covering deworming, defleaing, vaccines, and a spay or neuter. Your support means these cats now have warmth, care, and a second chance. 💕
Nami’s Story – From the Streets to Safety
Meet Nami, a 10-year-old Siamese cat who survived the scorching heat ☀️ and bitter cold ❄️ on the streets of New York. Mostly blind, with one empty eye socket, Nami lived among other cats—likely her own offspring.
Her life changed when a Canadian student studying in New York fell in love with her. When it was time to return to Canada, the student couldn’t leave Nami behind. During a vet visit for travel vaccines, they discovered Nami was pregnant! 🐾
That’s when VOKRA’s Last Litter Program stepped in. Nami moved into a foster home and gave birth just a week later – right in her foster mom's bed! 🛏️ She delivered five big, healthy kittens and proved to be an incredible mother, fiercely protective and determined to choose her own nesting spot.
fiercely protective and determined to choose her own nesting spot.
When her kittens were weaned at eight weeks, Nami was spayed by Dr. Gill at Tynehead Animal Hospital, one of our amazing partner vets. During surgery, her eye socket was cleaned and sewn shut, ending months of discomfort.
Today, Nami is back with her loving guardian—and one of her kittens—living the life she deserves. 🏡💖
Our first since 2018, on January 3rd we are holding an event for our volunteers and staff to meet in person, socialize and feel appreciated. We’ve been absolutely blown away—not only by your generosity in donating to make this celebration possible—but also by the heartfelt messages of appreciation you sent along with your gifts. 💌 Your words mean the world to our volunteers and staff who dedicate countless hours to saving lives.
If you’d like to contribute to this special event and help us show our volunteers and staff how much they’re valued, we’d be so appreciative. 🙏
We love hearing how our adopted cats are thriving! Here are a few heartwarming updates:
“Pancakes and Toast, in short, they are the most wonderful cats in the entire world. They are very silly boys and make me laugh every day. I’m so eternally grateful to have them in my life.” — Diane
“We love Artemis very much! He gets poophoria more than any other cat I've had. It's quite funny. I can always tell when he's pooped by all the galloping around and meowing. ” 😂🤣😆
— Sally & Norman
“Mochi Eloïse is absolutely thriving! She’s grown into such a playful, affectionate, confident cat. :) ” — Jen
“We adopted Gary on November 3, 2022. He has become a happy and relaxed cat, different from the Gary we met 3 years ago.
I hope Gary's story inspires others to adopt a senior cat and/or one who's had some behaviour problems. I was determined not to be a human that failed Gary.” — Carol
“Having them as part our family has increased our happiness exponentially. Well, it is really, really, really hard to stop at four. My husband will divorce me if I get any more cats!” — Laura
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From our VOKRA family to yours, thank you for making this season brighter for cats in need.
Wishing you joy, peace, and purrs in the New Year!
❄️☃️🕯️🌟🐾
- The VOKRA Team
P.S. Can’t donate right now? That’s okay—there’s another easy way to support VOKRA! If you’re planning to shop on Amazon, consider clicking one of our Amazon Affiliate links first. Anything you add to your cart within 24 hours of clicking gives VOKRA a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s a simple way to help us rescue and care for more cats just by doing what you already do.
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Donate Your Old MacBooks to Support Our Operations Centre Do you have an unused MacBook sitting at home? Consider donating it to our Operations Centre! Your contribution will help our team work more efficiently and stay connected. Tax receipts are available for all donations, and your generosity will be greatly appreciated by our staff.
For more details or to arrange a donation, please contact our finance manager Jennifer Harris.