Rescue & recovery
Injured and abandoned street cats get a safe room, slow hands, and all the time they need to decide that people can be trusted again.
i am raven
Soft places for the cats nobody else takes.
One person · a house full of cats · since 2012
Introduction
A place where street cats feel right at home
Some came in cardboard boxes. One was paralyzed by a farmer's sickle. Raven — kicked in the face by a stranger — survived a wound nobody expected her to. She did. They all get the same thing here: food, medicine, and all the time in the world.
0+ years of showing up
0 resident cats
0 paralyzed cats cared for
0% of donations go to the cats
Why this house
Putting their comfort and recovery first
- No charity, no overhead — one person who keeps saying yes
- Special-needs cats welcome: paralyzed, toothless, wobbly, shy
- Fourteen years of trusted experience with Turkey's street cats
What happens here
Compassion and quality in every moment of care
Vet care & surgeries
X-rays, operations, dental work, monthly supplements — a vet on speed dial and fourteen years of knowing when to call.
Special-needs care
Paralyzed, toothless, wobbly — the cats nobody else takes. Twice-daily toilet help included, with love and without fuss.
Bottle feeding
Kittens left in cardboard boxes get fed around the clock, every few hours, until they're strong enough to boss the house around.
Colony feeding
A colony three streets over knows the sound of the boots on gravel. The bowls are always warm, winter or not.
Finding homes
The ones who are ready move on to families of their own. The ones who aren't — they simply stay. That's the deal.
The residents
Small souls, currently in the house
Each one came from somewhere different. Each one has a favourite blanket now.
resident Raven
the namesakeBorn on the streets of Antalya. Kicked in the face by a stranger when she was small. The infection took most of what was left. She is heavier than all the others now, and sleeps where the sun is warmest.
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the sweetestFound wobbling at a feeding pod. We thought it was a vitamin deficiency. It wasn't. She has a muscle-wasting condition, no teeth, and is somehow still the sweetest creature we've ever known.
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resident Yoshi
the gentle oneBottle-fed from three days old after he and his three siblings were left outside a restaurant. The siblings found homes. He stayed. He looks exactly like a cat we lost the year before — same colours, same gentle way of being in a room.
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resident Bachè
the climberFound on farmland after someone hit him across the back with a sickle. The nerve damage didn't heal. He still climbs everything, plays with everyone, and throws himself between fighting cats like a tiny security guard.
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How you can help
Straightforward ways to keep the bowls full
Fill a bowl
A bowl of food is about £1.20. Whatever you can spare goes straight to vet bills, food, and warm corners — no middlemen, no overhead.
Share the stories
Every share teaches someone how street animals really live — and how to treat them with kindness. It costs nothing and changes minds.
Read the book
"i am Raven" tells the whole story, for adults and children. 100% of the proceeds go back into the bowls.
From the diary
The everyday stuff
Apr 22, 2026 Luna finds her feet (and our curtains)
Three weeks in, the bottle is gone, the litter tray is mostly understood, and the curtains are now considered a personal climbing wall.
2 min read
Apr 12, 2026 The day Raven arrived
She was so small in the carrier. So small, and so quiet. I sat on the kitchen floor with her for a long time before I even opened the door.
4 min read
Mar 20, 2026 Why I finally wrote the book
I was never going to write a book. I am very much not a writer. But I kept being asked the same questions, over and over, and one day I sat down.
5 min read Gallery
Happy moments with the cats who brighten our days
FAQ
Support & guidance for curious humans
Sometimes! The four residents are home for good, but fosters pass through regularly — kittens who were bottle-fed here and are ready for a family. Send a message and tell us a little about your home.
Straight into vet bills, food, supplements, and warm corners. There is no organisation behind this, no overhead and no middlemen — just one person, the cats, and a vet on speed dial. £1.20 fills a bowl; £120 covers Honey's monthly neurological supplements.
Please don't — this is a private home, not a shelter, and it's always at capacity. If you've found a cat in need, get in touch instead and we'll try to point you to help in your area.
Most support comes from readers far away: a PayPal chip-in, a coffee, buying the book, or simply sharing the cats' stories so more people learn how street animals live in Turkey.
Instagram, TikTok and YouTube — @iamraven. Plus the diary right here, written in the evenings, cats permitting.
A bowl of food is about £1.20
Whatever you can spare goes straight to vet bills, food, and warm corners. No middlemen, no overhead. Thank you — really.