Help us build the best tool for independent rescuers

You're already doing the hardest part — pulling cats from shelters and finding them help. Tell us how OnlyCats can make the coordination easier.

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What we're building for you

Here's what OnlyCats already has and what we're planning for your role. See the full project overview →

Built

✓Cat profiles with full medical history, personality, and status tracking
✓Help requests — broadcast when a cat needs fostering, medical care, or supplies
✓AI-generated social media posts to get urgent cats seen fast
✓Regional community pages showing cats, orgs, and people in your area and what they do in rescue
✓Organization profiles with Google Places integration and verified info
✓Direct-to-cat donations via Stripe Connect — donors fund specific cats
✓Shelter data import to pull cat records directly from shelter systems

Planned

○Regional foster availability map — see who has open space near you
○Automated shelter intake alerts for at-risk cats matching your criteria
○Foster matching algorithm based on experience, space, and preferences
○Transport relay coordination for moving cats between cities
○Rescue network dashboard — see activity across your partner orgs
○Intake-to-outcome tracking with automated reporting

1.How do you pull cats?

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2.How many cats do you rescue per month on average?

3.How is your rescue structured?

4.What types of cats do you focus on?

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5.What's the biggest bottleneck in your rescues right now?*

6.How do you currently find foster homes?

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7.How often do you need emergency placements?

8.How often do you have to turn down a cat because you can't find a foster?

9.How do you currently fund your rescues?

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10.How would you describe your relationship with local shelters?

11.Do you currently use any apps or tools to manage your pulls? Which ones?

12.How much time per week do you spend creating social media posts for your cats?

13.What's the hardest part of coordinating between fosters, vets, and adopters?

14.How useful would a regional map of available fosters be?

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15.How useful would AI-generated social media posts for urgent cats be?

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16.How useful would automated alerts when at-risk cats matching your criteria appear in shelters?

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17.How useful would it be to receive donations directly tied to specific cats' care?

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18.How useful would intake-to-outcome tracking with stats on your rescue impact?

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19.How useful would a network to share resources (fosters, transports, supplies) with nearby rescuers?

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20.Would you pay for a tool that made rescue coordination significantly easier?

21.Based on what you've seen, would you use OnlyCats to coordinate your rescues?

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22.What do existing tools (Facebook groups, spreadsheets, Shelterluv, etc.) fail to do that you desperately need?*

23.What feature would make OnlyCats the one tool you can't rescue without?*

24.If you could wave a magic wand, what one feature would most improve your rescue workflow?

25.Would you want early access to help shape the product?

26.What's your first reaction to the name "OnlyCats"?

27.Does the name "OnlyCats" make it clear what the platform is for?

28.Any thoughts on the name or branding? Suggestions for alternatives?

29.Anything else you want us to know about your rescue work?

30.Know anyone who might want to help build or grow OnlyCats? (developers, designers, marketers, community builders, rescue influencers, etc.) Drop their name and how to reach them.

31.What skills would they bring?

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32.Do you have any skills you'd want to contribute to OnlyCats yourself? Tell us what you're good at and how you'd like to help.