Our Founder
Welcome to ResQcats!
"If they are too sick, too feral, too shy, too old...or just too anything, they stay!"
Jeffyne Telson is the founder and president of RESQCATS. After her graphic design career, she wanted to make a difference in the world and her love of felines led her to establishing RESQCATS, a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, care and adoption of stray and abandoned cats and kittens in 1997.
Jeffyne's philosophy is that every life is precious and worth saving. She provides any and all medical care to sick and injured cats in order to give them the quality of life they so deserve and then finds qualified homes for those that are adoptable.
RESQCATS has helped thousands of cats and kittens over the years through hard work, dedication and meeting the many challenges of rescue. Several cats have been considered un-adoptable so Jeffyne has created a sanctuary for them to live out their lives as resident cats. She has given a lifetime home to many that would otherwise be euthanized: leukemia positive, FIV positive, semi-feral, chronic illness, conditions such as hydrocephalus, missing limbs and older cats that would not be adopted.
RESQCATS is an all-volunteer organization so 100% of your donations go towards of cats and kittens in her care.