Feral-to-Barn-Cat Program

Steampunk runs a closed-intake pipeline for feral cats already on euthanasia timelines at municipal shelters in San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, and Orange counties. Regional feline-advocacy groups identify candidates, verify they're actual ferals, and coordinate medical clearance at the source shelter. Cats arrive in groups of three to ten per transport, quarantine and observe under Krystal Lynn's eye, and are placed in groups — typically six, never fewer than four to date — at vetted properties across the Julian backcountry.

The program started because rodents were chewing on the pigs at night. We eschew poison; live traps weren't doing the job; Krystal built the Cattersville cat-house complex (named for the NOFX song "Mattersville") above the pig dens, and the cats' presence solved the problem. The same logic extended to the feed and hay shed. We have never framed this as animals doing work — it is a way to save cats while protecting the pigs and stewarding donor dollars.

This campaign funds feed for cats in our care, the round-trip transports that bring them home from shelters, and the care packages every placement leaves with. Sponsors get a tax receipt, a thank-you, and recognition on the Storytellers' Sanctuary Patron Wall. Honor and memorial dedications welcome.