What affects us affects cats
This is a live, online 45 minute training session conducted by Alley Cat Allies in the form of a webinar which is an online seminar. A webinar is when people sit at their computers at home and they login to the person providing the webinar who could be thousands of miles away and in …
An aspect of looking after feral cats is to try and keep their location secret! That might sound ridiculous but it is actually important. I am sure Dee – a regular and wise cat guardian visitor to PoC – will agree with me. Volunteers who manage feral cat colonies try and keep the colony’s …
Japan has decided that trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs to reduce stray and feral cat populations is far superior to simply killing them. This is especially important in the run up to hosting the Olympic Games in 2020. Good news. Good to see TNR getting the backing of the authorities. When China hosted the games in …
The management of local businesses (confirmed by the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, which operates the plant) in the neighborhood of Astoria, New York City, USA have decided to ban the feeding of feral cats as part of a longstanding trap-neuter-return program because the food attracts coyotes. They say that the ban on feeding …
The UK seems to be following some city councils in the USA. The councillors (the lawmakers) of Nottingham have decided to ban the feeding of a colony of feral cats in a place called Woodlane Gardens “with immediate effect”. If the cat lovers refuse to comply they’ll be fined. The people who feed the …
The Humane Society Of Tampa Bay are releasing neutered and spayed feral cats the next day under TNR programs. I am told that the usual period for female spayed cats is 7 to 10 days in a cone to prevent them from getting at their incision (I have since learnt that this is unnecessarily …
This is a trap-neuter-return (TNR) success story. The reason why this is a success story is because a network of committed people work together to make it a success. When TNR is carried out properly it works extremely effectively and above all humanely. The location is Long Beach Island (LBI). A key element in …
This is a nice infographic on free-living cats who have been ear-tipped (or notched) under a TNR program. I like it and it is the first time I have seen one of these. All cat lovers know what ear-tipping and TNR are but not everyone knows about these things. A nicely prepared infographic sums …
