by Shannon

You don’t meet people like Jonny every day. He’s a man who has dedicated the past 12 years of his life to the cat community in the small, jungle town of Minca, Colombia. Currently he has 46 feline friends living in his small apartment whom he cares for with dedication and love. Each has a name and a story of survival. Each is special. His commitment to their wellbeing is especially unusual in a place where cats are mostly overlooked, left to fend for themselves, and often mistreated.

We felt drawn to spend time with Jonny and his cats the moment we met them. Beyond our obsession with these furry, 4-legged creatures of grace and intelligence, we could immediately feel Jonny’s good heart, his sincerity, his dedication. In addition to spending hours cleaning and caring, we decided to start a Gofundme campaign and offer a stage for Jonny’s dream of creating a safe, forested sanctuary for his clowder of cats.  Because of more than a dozen generous donations, we were able to raise over a $1000! Jonny is currently transforming a beautiful piece of land he owns in the surrounding hills into a refuge for his friends, more of whom keep being abandoned on his doorstep. We feel such gratitude for Jonny and for the cat lovers who offered support to this project.