Feral Paws Rescue

 

 
 

 

Thomasina lived at Avenal State Prison

at the age of three years old Thomasina

was still totally feral. Inmates and staff

began to work with him to try and tame

him. It only took a few months and staff

and inmates were able to touch him and

hold him. As time went on Thomasina

became the talk of the front enterence area to

the prison. That staff would enter the

prison at shift change. Thomasina would

lay at the front enterence gate window and

let staff make over him as they walked into

the prison. Warden Kathy Mendoza-Power

was in charge of the prison and got wind that

Thomasina was greeting staff during shift

change and ordered that Thomasina be

removed from the prison grounds. Her

reason was that Thomasina was feral and

mean. That he was unhealthy and could give

staff something in touching him. Warden

Kathy Mendoza-Powers wanted him put down.

Of course we stepped in and took Thomasina

off grounds. He was seen by Kings Canyon

Veterinary Hospital and given a perfect clean

bill of health.

There was nothing wrong with him as Warden

Kathy Mendoza-Powers stated to staff touching

him. While entering the prison. He was placed into

a foster care home. Until he could be placed into a

loving home. But like most of our foster care homes

They fell in love with him. Thomasina never left his

foster care home. We get so many updates on Thomasina

he now lives on a ranch and is a inside/outside cat. He comes

inside at night. He has been mircochiped, nutered, right ear tipped.

During the day he goes next door to the house that has several

childern and plays with the childern at night he comes home 

like clock work to come inside. The neighbors next door tell

the foster care family that Thomasina has given them so much joy

when he comes over to play with the kids.