Paws On Your Heart is a non-profit sanctuary for feral and stray cats with special needs, part of the larger Hillview Acres Animal & Nature Preserve. The sanctuary’s brand new facilities are located on a spacious property owned by our family in beautiful rural Saskatchewan, and for decades we have been providing food, shelter and love to homeless cats. We love every one of our residents, and are committed to promoting cat welfare around the world. 100% of the donations we receive at Paws On Your Heart will go directly to the cats.

We also strive to help cats in our community and around the world through community outreach, education, and promoting cat welfare. For more information, see our About Us page.


Famous Friday: The Black Cat

by Paws on Your Heart on October 4, 2013

halloween pumpkin and black catIt’s October, and you know what that means… Halloween is just around the corner. To do something fun for this upcoming holiday, we decided to do a whole month of Famous Fridays with the theme of spooky cats in mind.

For the first post, we thought we’d commemorate the ever famous black cat. There are many superstitions surrounding the black cat, so we wanted to feature the origins and misconceptions surrounding black cats, in hopes to clear up their “spooky” reputation. Read More…

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Famous Friday: Meowth

by Paws on Your Heart on September 27, 2013

Meowth is a cat-like Pokemon character in the TV series Pokemon. In the series and the related video games, Pokemon are animal-like creatures that can be pets, wild animals, or trained for battling. Meowth is a companion of the villains Team Rocket and usually plays an important part in their blundering schemes. Despite being a villain, Meowth is very popular among the series’ viewers because of his comical nature and, of course, because he’s a cute cat. Read More…

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Famous Friday: Tom Cat

by Paws on Your Heart on September 20, 2013

Tom Cat is the famous grey and white domestic shorthair cat in the comedic cartoon cat and mouse duo Tom and Jerry. Tom rarely says a word, and he spends his days attempting to pull pranks on and torment his rival, Jerry Mouse in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon series Tom and Jerry. Read More…

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Famous Friday: Luna and Artemis

by Paws on Your Heart on September 13, 2013

Luna and Artemis are talking cat characters in the anime (Japanese cartoon) series Sailor Moon. Luna appears first as she helps Sailor Moon, the main character, discover her magical powers. She serves as a guide and voice of reason to Sailor Moon, though her logical and blunt advice isn’t always appreciated. Artemis appears similarly to Sailor Venus, a friend and teammate of Sailor Moon. He too serves as an advisor and friend, and helps Sailor Moon, Sailor Venus, and their teammates along their path as they fight evil doers.  Read More…

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Famous Friday: Noodle

by Paws on Your Heart on September 6, 2013

DSC00698(1)For today’s Famous Friday blog post we wanted to introduce you to our sanctuary’s spokes-cat Noodle. We chose Noodle to be the face of Paws On Your Heart because of his incredible story. Read More…

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Cat Behaviour: Does Your Cat Wink At You?

by Paws on Your Heart on September 3, 2013

one_eyed_wonder by lisasolonynkoDid you know that a cat winking… heck, even a cat blinking is a sign that a cat is content and happy with you?

It’s true. In fact, cats rarely blink around strangers that they are meeting for the first time. They often just give that stranger an unblinking stare. This is because cats are wary of people that they do not know, and they do not trust them. Read More…

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