Some cats have been out in the wild so long (or born in the wild into feral colonies) that they cannot accommodate themselves to people. Yet, these cats can lead useful rewarding lives helping their human guardians by doing what they do naturally: hunting. Sunshine's Friends vets and places appropriate cats on to farms and other locations where they can live out their lives in barns catching vermin.

Obi-Wan (M) - our sanctuary mascot!
This 4-eared handsome boy is as sweet and lovable as he is unique. He's been neutered and has all his shots. We already have a Yoda so we named him Obi-Wan.  He's socialized now and has become a lap cat.

I got my first glimpse of Sunshine at the edge of our yard about a year after we moved to our new home in Jessup. I had never seen such a sad animal. He was so thin and looked so hungry and sick. I approached him with some of my cat’s food as gently as I could. I watched him wander back into the woods and he must have watched me put the food down. That was the beginning of our relationship - one that was as rewarding for me as it was for Sunshine. One morning about a week after the first encounter, I saw him on the deck licking grease that had dripped from our barbecue grill. I started putting food there for him twice a day. Soon every day when the sun came up my new friend was there to greet me - he was my Sunshine.