Janalee began feeding the cats and looking for adoptive homes to take them in and care for them. She was appalled by the lack of compassion for homeless animals by the local government and tried to get help from officials, but was unsuccessful. This inspired Janalee to create a web site to try and gain international support for the cause. In the meantime, the Hedge Cats were being killed off one by one. Whether they were being run over by cars or being beaten to death is uncertain.
Missy is the oldest of the group and also the mother of two of the other survivors.
In the U.S., two concerned animal lovers, Aleta and Susie, stepped in to help Janalee with their own web sites and network of people. Enough money was raised to fly all four cats to homes in the U.S. and Canada. Many wonderful, caring people donated time and money to this effort. The next hurdle was finding good homes willing to adopt the four cats. At this time PetRescue.