Books

Learn about the origins of ResQcats, and experience the stories that changed Jeffyne Telson’s life,
and every cat and kitten thereafter.

RESQCATS founder, Jeffyne Telson, launches her first book: Cat Tails: Heart-Warming Stories about the Cats and Kittens of RESQCATS

In 1997, Jeffyne Telson founded RESQCATS, Inc, as a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, care and adoption of stray and abandoned cats and kittens.

In the ensuing 20 years, with the help of a small group of dedicated volunteers, Jeffyne has grown RESQCATS well beyond her dreams, into a highly respected rescue organization that has placed more than 3400 cats and kittens with qualified families and individuals.

And now, she has written a book about her journey of creating a cat rescue, the challenges and opportunities she has faced, and most important of all, the valuable life lessons the cats and kittens have taught her.

RESQCATS founder, Jeffyne Telson launches her second book: "More Cat Tails: My Journey from RESQCATS to God's Little People in Syros, Greece”. 

In 1997, Jeffyne founded RESQCATS, a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue care and adoption of stray and abandoned cats and kittens. Since then, she and a handful of dedicated volunteers have placed almost 3500 cats and kittens into qualified homes.

At the end of 2018, Jeffyne had the honor of being selected from over 35,000 applicants to go to the tiny Greek island of Syros in the middle of the Aegean Sea to help care for over 60 cats at God's Little People Cat Rescue. She also worked side-by-side with the founder on a project helping a semi-feral colony that lived at the top of a mountain next to a Greek Orthodox Church.  

Jeffyne spent four months on Syros and it was a life-changing experience that she will never forget. Experiencing and then writing "More Cat Tails" has been a true flight of love for her.

The book is a heart-warming read about the cats Jeffyne met, fostered, grew very close to and came to love. You'll find a lot of humor throughout the book as she shares her experiences in a foreign country; how to parallel park, which stop signs to ignore and the delightful people she met during her time on this incredible island. You'll chuckle when you get to the part about her attempts at cooking and how she survived on a vegan diet. Of course, you’ll also learn about the lives of the cats in Greece, the challenges she faced and the life’s lessons she learned from this experience.  

"More Cat Tails: My Journey from RESQCATS to God's Little People in Syros, Greece," is more than just another book of cat stories, it’s also a book about pursuing your dreams and making a difference. If you have a heart or a funny bone, you’ll really enjoy the book.