Kat

‼️We are offering $100 for proof of Kat’s whereabouts today. Have you seen her? If you fostered or adopted her, or if you know something, please reach out.‼️ Please share this post!

Kat was “rescued” by Humane Society of the Dunes in October 2023. She was originally at IACS Shelter Rescue Team (formerly called IACS Rescue) and Indianapolis Animal Care Services (IACS) before HSotD pulled her. The founder of the rescue is Jane Hullsiek and the rescue is based out of Chesterton in Northwest Indiana (NWI).

Kat was “rescue only” at the Indy shelter because she had ataxia in her back legs, caused by an old injury, as well as chronic back pain. Due to this, she might never be able to walk normally again and the shelter stated she may be a hospice case depending on quality of life, which could be better determined out of the shelter. She also needed some grooming. Kat was described as nervous but very affectionate once she knows you. She’d been surrendered to the shelter after her owner of 10 years passed away.

Humane Society of the Dunes never posted any updates about Kat. Through public records requests we’ve determined that at least 55 cats went to Humane Society of the Dunes from Indianapolis Animal Care Services. We might never know the true number because frankly, the records provided by IACS had a number of discrepancies with the public IACS Shelter Rescue Team posts. Of those 55+ cats that Humane Society of the Dunes pulled, they only ever posted 3 of them (Asher, Bucky, and Littles, a single post each, and one comment on an IACS post about Asher).

52 of the 55 cats that we know of went to Humane Society of the Dunes and were never posted about ever again. People involved with rescue, does that seem unusual to you? Most rescues post updates from fosters, updates about vet care, posts marketing the animals for adoption, adoption events, etc. Humane Society of the Dunes had pretty much none of those things before she recently deleted the rescue’s Facebook page.

Once again, we will pay $100 for proof of Kat’s whereabouts. She would be about 12 years old now, possibly still ataxic in her hind end, and she has a very distinctive face. If you fostered her, adopter her, or have any information about her current whereabouts, please reach out.