Amelia Duncan, Founder

My journey into cat rescuing started with one scared little stray cat that I saw at a fast food restaurant. I would stop there to get food frequently on my way to work. I would see her there almost every time I would stop. I decided to trap her one night and once she was trapped I took her home.

What began as helping one cat quickly turned into helping many more. I started noticing how many homeless cats were living outside, especially kittens born in unsafe conditions. I learned about the overwhelming number of animals in shelters and how easily cats can be overlooked. The more I learned, the harder it became to turn away.

Cat rescuing has taught me patience, compassion, and resilience. Many of the cats I’ve worked with arrived scared, sick, injured, or completely unsocialized. Some had never experienced kindness from humans before. Watching them slowly learn to trust again is one of the most rewarding experiences imaginable. There is nothing quite like seeing a frightened cat transform into a confident, loving companion once they realize they are safe.

Over time, my passion for rescue grew into something much bigger than I ever expected. Rescue work is not always easy. It can be emotionally exhausting, heartbreaking, and financially challenging. There are moments of loss and situations you never forget. But there are also incredible victories — the successful adoptions, the sick kittens who survive, and the families who discover the joy of giving a rescue cat a second chance.

That passion ultimately inspired the creation of Fuzz Butts, a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing cats and helping them find safe, loving homes. Through rescue efforts, fostering, community support, and education, the mission has always remained the same: to give vulnerable cats the care, dignity, and love they deserve.

For me, cat rescuing is more than a hobby or volunteer effort. It is a lifelong commitment and a true calling. Every cat has a story, and every rescue reminds me why this work matters. Even the smallest act of kindness can completely change an animal’s life. In return, these cats have changed mine in ways I never could have imagined.

Jason Ellis, Chief Technology Officer

There's a particular kind of magic in loving cats. It lives in the moment a purring body finds its way into your lap uninvited, as if you were always just a warm place waiting to be chosen. Cats don't love easily, and that's exactly what makes it mean so much when they do.

A cat's slow blink is a whole language. A headbutt against your shin, a tiny offering. The way they curl into impossible circles and sleep like the world is perfectly safe, because you're in it.

To love cats is to appreciate the small things: the ridiculous chirp at a bird through the window, the theatrical flop onto the floor demanding attention, the 3am zoom across the apartment for reasons only they understand.

They are soft chaos wrapped in fur, and somehow they make everywhere feel like home. That love runs so deep that it inspired more than just admiration from afar. It inspired action. I built this website to support Fuzz Butts and its founder, Amelia, because cats deserve a space made with the same care and devotion they quietly inspire in us every single day.