Good Cat Network Rescue Stories

Follow Keala’s Journey

January 10, 2026

THE ADOPTION JOURNEY of BLACK BEAUTY (now known as KEALA) When Good Cat Network received a $100K grant through the J.R. Peterson Foundation for our Have A Nice Spay program – we knew that from a big picture standpoint, it would be life changing for our non-profit. We also had no idea what kind of beautiful little ripple effects could occur. We’re about to take you on a journey that isn’t about big grants or programs – it’s one about small, serendipitous connections that matter big – especially to a tiny, six-pound, shiny black kitty momma to nine. The journey

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE / Good Cat Network Awarded $50,000 from Neuhoff Family Fund for Operation Aloha Cat

January 10, 2026

GOOD CAT NETWORK TO EXPAND TRANSFER PROGRAM WITH $50,000 GRANT FROM THE NEUHOFF FAMILY FUND January, 2026— Makawao, Hawaiʻi – Founded in 2021, Good Cat Network’s transfer program Operation Aloha Cat has been flying adoptable cats to shelter partners in the continental U.S. To date, the program has successfully transferred 1200 cats to their new loving homes. With a $50,000 grant made by the Neuhoff Family Fund, Good Cat Network will be able to continue and expand Operation Aloha Cat in 2026. “As a nonprofit whose transfer program has been relied on by the community for years, this grant

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC / Have A Nice Spay

July 22, 2025

Pāʻia, Maui, Hawaii // June 21, 2025 GOOD CAT NETWORK IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE FELINE SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES Good Cat Network was awarded a $100,000 grant from the JR Peterson Foundation to operate Have A Nice Spay, a no-cost feline spay and neuter program to help address the cat overpopulation crisis affecting the island of Maui. Good Cat Network, founded in 2021 and best known for its transfer program, Operation Aloha Cat, whereby partnering with local cat rescue non-profits, over 1000 adoptable Maui cats have been flown off-island to transfer partners on the continent. Like Operation

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE / Have A Nice Spay / Petco Love Awarded Vaccines through Vaccinated and Loved Program

April 30, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Darlene Lesiak, Good Cat Network, darlene@goodcatnetwork.orgCrystal Bugary, Petco Love, media@petcolove.org Petco Love and Good Cat Network Aim to Stop the Spread of Deadly Preventable Diseases As Part of Petco Love’s Vaccinated and Loved Initiative to Provide an Additional One Million Free Pet Vaccines, Good Cat Network Gives Free Vaccines to Pet Families in Community Maui, HI (May, 2025) – Good Cat Network will provide free vaccinations for Maui-area cats as part of its free monthly “Have A Nice Spay” spay and neuter clinics. The no-cost vaccines are made possible through Petco Love’s national vaccination initiative Vaccinated

Have A Nice Spay // Mahalo to everyone who made this clinic a success

April 22, 2025

Have A Nice Spay BIG MAHALO POST from Darlene, Good Cat Network Executive Director // 📸 by Amber Caires of Amber Vision Photo: www.ambervisionphoto.com Just wanted to have a separate post with all of these gorgeous photos and detailed thank yous from me personally, so here it goes 💕 🤙HUGE MAHALO to Amber Caires for donating her time and taking beautiful, professional photos of our very first Have A Nice Spay clinic. Amber grew up on Maui and loves animals just as much as we all do. We’re so happy that we have these candid yet gorgeous photos to use on our

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE / Have A Nice Spay / NO COST Spay and Neuter with 100K Grant

April 17, 2025

Pāʻia, Maui, Hawaii / April 18, 2025 GOOD CAT NETWORK RECEIVES $100K GRANT AND LAUNCHES HAVE A NICE SPAY, A NO-COST SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM Good Cat Network was awarded a $100,000 grant from the JR Peterson Foundation to operate Have A Nice Spay, a no-cost feline spay and neuter program to help address the cat overpopulation crisis affecting the island of Maui. Good Cat Network, founded in 2021 and best known for its transfer program, Operation Aloha Cat, whereby partnering with local cat rescue non-profits, over 1000 adoptable Maui cats have been flown off-island to transfer partners on the