Can you help?

We Need Your Help!  Help us raise $3500!

Hyde Park Cats needs your help to pay for the costs of surgery for two kittens: 
Iris and May. 

Iris and May were tiny kitten sisters found by a community member in the gardening 
shed of a local park.  We trapped the kittens, as well as the mother cat, and have found
permanent, loving homes for all of them. (More information about Iris and May can
be found in the links to the right.)

Iris and May were both born with congenital eye defects; and, because of a raging eye 
infection she already had when we first found her, Iris only has one functioning eye.  
Both sisters have agenesis of the eyelids, meaning that their eyelids did not develop 
normally or completely. They both require surgery to repair their eyelids and Iris will 
need to have her non-functioning eye removed.  

The specialist we consulted gave us discount for the consultation and the surgery and
recommended that we plan the surgery for when Iris and May got a bit bigger.  
They are thriving and have gotten big enough for their procedures.

The total cost for their surgeries is around $4000.  We have a promise of $500 from the 
couple who wants to adopt them.  We need to collect $3500.

Any amount you can give is appreciated!  $5, $10, or more if you can.  
Little amounts DO add up!  

Please use the PayPal link to the right or send and email to 
hydeparkcats@gmail.com to inquire about mailing a check.

About Hyde Park Cats

Hyde Park Cats is a small, completely volunteer-run and donation-funded

cat-rescue group. We are a network of volunteers and fosterers caring

for and about feral and abandoned cats in Hyde Park, a racially and

economically diverse community on the South side of Chicago.

We began our work as a TNR (trap-neuter-return) group with a specific

mission to stop feline population growth in the economically depressed

slices of our neighborhood but through the years our mission has expanded 
to also include trapping, neutering, and adoption (TNA) of friendly cats from 
the area.  Find more information about us in the links to your right.

Our small group relies on donations to continue our work. Our limited

funding sources help us to continue our mission, but sometimes cats find

us that need much more expensive care.  The cost of surgeries for Iris and 
May is a huge amount for our small group to absorb.

Can you help us give Iris and May a new beginning 
and prevent further damage to their eyes ?

We thank you for this chance to make a difference in the lives of these

sweet kittens.