Cat rescue in La Pêche, QC

Foster | Adopt | TNR | Affordable sterilization

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Caring for cats in our community

Our mission is to empower residents and improve the lives of cats in La Pêche by providing affordable access to essential veterinary care (including sterilization, vaccination, and microchipping), promoting responsible pet ownership, and educating the public on the importance of sterilization.

  • TNR La Pêche is a small, 100% volunteer-run registered not-for-profit. We provide humane and essential services to residents of our municipality to manage the overpopulation of stray, abandoned, and feral cats in La Pêche.

    • You have a pet cat who needs to be sterilized

    • You have a stray or abandoned cat around your house

    • You have a colony of cats on your property

    • You would like to temporarily foster cats and kittens

    • You are looking to adopt a cat (or two)

  • Because cat rescue, especially TNR, is a hands-on, coordinated effort, we rely on the active participation of the person contacting us in order to follow the following services in La Pêche:

    • Trap, neuter, and return (TNR) for feral cats / colonies

    • Rescue for friendly stray and abandoned cats

    • Foster-based adoption program for rescued cats

    • Access to affordable sterilization (spay/neuter) for pet cats

    Please note that we are not shelter and you cannot surrender your cat to TNR La Pêche.

  • We believe every cat deserves to live without the threat of suffering caused by unchecked breeding, neglect, and abandonment, and where prevention—not euthanasia—is the standard response to feline overpopulation.

  • There are so many ways to get involved:

  • We offer affordable sterilization services for residents outside of La Pêche (e.g., Gatineau), including convenient pick-up and drop-off locations.

    We also have many foster families who live in nearby communities, including Ottawa.

    And many people adopt from us outside of La Pêche.

    However, as our name suggests, we are focused on serving cats in La Pêche. If you are not a resident of La Pêche and find a stray or abandoned cat, or are managing a cat colony, please contact an organization that services your region, such as the SPCA Outaouais or the Ottawa Humane Society.

    While we wish we could help everyone (and every cat), we have extremely limited resources. So we must prioritize the cats in our community.

Our Impact

In 2025, our first full year of operation

500 cats sterilized

209 cats adopted

More than $100,000 spent at the vet

Adoption fees overs around 40% of our bills

The rest was covered by fundraising

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Success stories

Ophélia

Found starving but friendly on the side of the road in Lac-des-Loups by one of our volunteers, Ophélia was skin and bones. After being sterilized and cared for in her foster home, Ophélia was adopted in October 2025. She now lives with sister Neige (also adopted through us) and a loving couple in Chelsea.

Caboose and Herbie

Caboose and Herbie were urgently rescued on one of the coldest nights of 2026, after TNR La Pêche learned that more than 20 cats had been cruelly abandoned on a dead-end road in Kazabazua. While outside of La Pêche, we had to help local residents who were organizing to save every last one of the cats. The lives of Caboose and Herbie have completely changed after being adopted by a local veterinarian.

Martini

Found in Duclos, Martini went through 3 foster homes before being adopted. Sadly, her adopter was unable to give her the care she deserved and returned her. But this changed everything. Her new foster family “foster failed” after just 3 days — our fastest foster fail ever! Martini is finally where she belongs: in a perfect home in Edelweiss.

100% recommend - over 130 reviews on Facebook

“Thank you TNR for helping us get all the cats in our area fixed and even adopted and fostered! Thank you also for fixing my three cats today. It was less then going to the vets for one pet! Thank you so much!!!”

“The response to my finding a stray out in the cold was amazing. Within a few days this little sweetie will have a foster. The work these volunteers do is so amazing. […] Quebec should be very happy that there is these volunteers that are willing to go beyond and above. Once again thank you all.”

“I’ve been fostering with TNR since September and have foster failed one cat. They have built an amazing community of people dedicated to making a difference in every cats life by getting them into loving homes and getting them the help they need to thrive.”

Sterilizing your cat prevents unwanted litters, homeless cats, and reduces the risk of diseases

When you sterilize (spay/neuter) your cat, you’re not only protecting your cat from cancers and reproductive diseases, but preventing unwanted litters of kittens. In Canada, there are an estimated 5.4 – 9.6 million free-roaming cats, with 1.5 – 4.1 million of these being feral or unowned. By sterilizing your cat or helping to trap, neuter and release feral cats, together we can end the suffering of cats in our region.