TNVR is labor-intensive and it must be accompanied by outreach and education to be most effective. The ongoing management of a colony is challenging but also rewarding.
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In the US, 80% of kittens are born outdoors where they must contend with predators, parasites, cars, and poor nutrition. Most die by the age of six months. Many go on to have more kittens. TNVR stops this cycle, prevents litters of kittens, and prevents suffering. With fewer cats outdoors, more kittens will be born indoors 😻
Counting cats in a target area is a daunting but important task that requires time and multiple volunteers. Counting cats at a colony caretaker feeding station is a bit simpler. We aim to spay/neuter 80%-100% of a feeder’s cats and a trail cam helps us reach our goal. Even if […]
We met a lot of cats in April! Thanks to the @alleycatallies Feline Frenzy, our Sunday clinic at @vsas_ras, and the terrific vet staff at @lollypopfarm and @rochestercommunityanimalclinic we were able to spay/neuter over 50 community cats from the city streets.
A big week thanks to the @alleycatallies and @lollypopfarm Feline Frenzy! Two friendlies removed from the streets and 16 more on their way to a healthier, less stressful life.
Seventeen lucky felines got snipped, tipped, and vaccinated, and happy to report we had a few friendlies we can get off the streets!
This was a huge trapping month for us, with 49 cats spayed or neutered. We evaluate the cats as quickly as we can while they’re in the traps and this month 10 were found to be adoptable!
The first two weeks of March have been incredibly busy for us — 26 cats fixed! A huge thank you as well to everyone that joined us for a hands-on trap training event in Beechwood!
In February we trapped, spayed, and neutered 34 cats! Most were released back to their colonies and caretakers and 3 friendly felines were taken to Kellers Kats to begin their indoor life: Campy, Pumpkin, and Socks 😻
January update: 34 cats entered our traps. And sunday Feb 5th was a big day for us! After a year of legwork, 15 cats were fixed at our first monthly spay/neuter clinic for free-roaming felines in the city.Â