All my cats were rescues. I was doing TNR (trap-neuter-release) for cats, and out of the 7 I trapped, 3 have become part of the family. The other 2 cats in my avatar where also homeless, but I didn't trap them . . . they just wandered on over. I consider Lizette (not pictured in avatar) semi-family. When I released her she chose to stick around the house. Untouchable, but she knows we will feed her every day.