Please, be kinder to stray animals especially now, as cold weather sets in across many regions. They need care, attention, and fresh food more than ever.
During the cold season, dry food is the best option, provided the weather is dry and there’s no precipitation. You can leave out small portions and try to feed them regularly, at least once a day, perhaps on your way home. it takes no more than five minutes...
Cold weather is already settling in across a lot of places.
For stray animals this stretch gets rough fast. Regular food and water matter more than usual right now. A simple shelter built from whatever is lying around can make a real difference too.
We put together a short practical guide on how to do both without overcomplicating it. Worth a look if you’ve been meaning to start somewhere.
Just begin, cause even small, consistent things add up 🙏🙏🙏
Streets in France are full of noise, smoke and sudden movement right now, and that is exactly when cats and dogs get scared, lost or trapped. If you see an animal near the unrest, or one that looks injured or panicked, don’t walk past and pretend you didn’t notice.
The same goes for your own pets at home - keep them inside, secured and away from open windows while things stay unpredictable. A few extra minutes of attention is often the difference between an animal making it through the night or not 🙏
On Global Cat Day, spare a thought for the stray cats who need affection just as much as any pet at home. A few quiet minutes on your way back stopping to feed them can ease their fear of people, start the slow work of socialization, and keep open the hope that one day someone will choose to take them in 🙏❤️
Today is Global Cat Day and while a lot of people are posting photos of the cats they live with, it’s worth remembering how many others are still outside with no reliable place to eat. A lot of them ended up there because someone once decided a real animal was too much work or stopped being interesting, and now they spend their days wary of the very people who could help them.
Regular feeding in the same spot is one of the simplest things that slowly changes that, and The Open Heart exists so those spots can be marked and the care doesn’t have to stop when one person can’t come back.
Today is Global Cat Day and while a lot of people are posting photos of the cats they live with, it’s worth remembering how many others are still outside with no reliable place to eat. A lot of them ended up there because someone once decided a real animal was too much work or stopped being interesting, and now they spend their days wary of the very people who could help them.
Regular feeding in the same spot is one of the simplest things that slowly changes that, and The Open Heart exists so those spots can be marked and the care doesn’t have to stop when one person can’t come back.
There's something quietly unsettling about watching street cats get turned into collectible content while the reasons so many of them ended up outside in the first place keep getting ignored. These are living animals, not stickers or temporary entertainment, and a large number of them (or their parents) became homeless because someone once treated a real cat the same way as something cute to have until it stopped being convenient.
The difference worth paying attention to is whether a photo is treated as the end goal or simply as proof that food was actually left and that other people can see the spot and continue the care. That distinction is what The Open Heart is built around.
Photographing a street cat takes seconds. Returning with food the next day takes slightly more effort. The second part is what actually moves the needle for most strays. That's the gap we try to close...
Someone made an app that lets you collect real cats like ‘Pokémon GO’
You can snap a pic of any cat you spot, add it to your collection, and even use a map to discover cats people have found around the world
[via/ cat collector.app]
Street cats that get photographed a lot still stay hungry most days. One consistent bowl of food changes that faster than any filter or sticker ever will. Regular small actions build trust. That's what actually matters...
Un juego para coleccionar gatitos 🐈⬛
Se llama Cat Collector y es como un Pokémon GO, pero con gatos de verdad: le sacas una foto al michi que te cruzas, le pones nombre y lo sumas a tu colección.
La app guarda dónde lo encontraste en tu mapa personal y también podés coleccionar los gatitos que comparten otros usuarios de todo el mundo.
Está disponible para iPhone y Android. La descarga es gratis, con compras opcionales.









