So, until I can get the help and get this support, I can't expand.

“I can't pay for everything for everybody and I can't physically do it all. But I can't help them until I get help,” Grady said. However, she is still struggling with the financial aspects of running the nonprofit. Grady said within the last six months, she has been more public about her outreach and taken on some help, especially with social media. “But that's just basic food and medical and some shelter supplies.” On top of giving her time, Grady has given multiple paychecks to her passion, spending upwards of $24,000 on the cats.

To take care of the cats, she has created makeshift cat houses by using thrown-out materials or wood materials from her day job. She has a name for every single cat she visits and tries to give them an equal amount of attention, leading to her spending long hours after work helping the cats. She said her goal for her nonprofit is to pick up where TNR leaves off, which means to trap-neuter-return. Grady said she never takes a break and spends every afternoon and evening checking in on the 10 colonies of cats she has discovered. The people don't see the cats.” Grady's routine And the health department was on their back and now they don't have to worry about it. “They used to have cats all over the place, kittens everywhere sick and injured, people throwing food out. “Once the business owners saw the improvement and my dedication, they have given me permission because I have solved their problem for them,” Grady said.

Now, she said, she has complete authorization from the businesses near the colonies she helps.

When Grady first started, she said she had to lay low with helping the cats, saying it was considered taboo. “I started making them comfortable on-site, providing them shelter, food and water, feeding them consistently, getting them fixed if they're sick or injured, I get them to the vet.” “There's not enough homes for all these cats,” Grady said. Here's how leaders plan to improve the city this year More: Panama City has high hopes for 2022. Panama City: A Panama City boat operator is salty over St.

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