Welcome!

My name is Jesse, and my wife Tammy and I both love cats. Cats were not always in my life, but when Tammy rescued one on our property, we took him in, and now he is family. And of course, one rescue turned into a few more!

One winter, I walked out my door to find an adult cat sitting under my van. It was extremely cold and windy. I felt sorry for the cat, and started to put out food and water. I wondered where it was going to survive the extreme climate, but it always came back for food, so it was surviving, but most likely suffering.

One morning I woke up and I had it in my mind that I was going to build a home for this cat. I had a garage filled with scrap lumber, and with that I spent the day building. I had no blueprint or plans. It evolved into a practical shelter, but it did have flaws. Nonetheless, it worked. The evidence was the paw prints leading to the shelter and the compressed straw where it had slept. I felt good about helping the cat. We had her spayed and she is still with us years later, but now enjoys the luxury of a heated shed.

In our area, there are many homeless, feral cats. I started to build simple shelters for my property and for friends. The demand for these was very high, so I tried to make them affordable so that I could get as many shelters out there as possible. The most popular are the simple tote shelters. They are well built, durable, insulated, and easy to maintain.

I enjoy making cat shelters because it helps cats. The houses provide them comfort, warmth, and security. That would not be possible if there were not people that care for them, so I thank all of those who do.