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Community rebuffs New Jersey borough’s plan to trap and kill feral cats

NEWS AND OPINION: This is another interesting story about how communities deal with feral cats. It is an issue which constantly challenges the administrators of jurisdiction such as counties and cities and indeed states in America. In this instance a plan by Matawan, which on my research, is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, …

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Trap-Neuter-Return TNR 2022

The process of trap-neuter-return (TNR) is well known in the cat world. It is also called: Trap-Test-Vaccinate-Alter-Release (TTVAR) – “alter” means to neuter (male) or spay (female) Trap-Test-Vaccinate-Alter-Return (TTVAR) Trap-Neuter-Release I will adopt the classic trap-neuter-return or TNR in this article. Note: this page has been upgraded and added to and then republished on September …

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Feral Cats of North Hills, Ca – big debate: humane v. inhumane treatment

by B Introduction This page kicks off with a short post by visitor to the site in about 2008 (the date reads 2012 – the date the site was moved). Yes, a long time ago. She wanted to remain anonymous (for good reasons) and therefore called herself “B”. Her post gathered lots of comments which …

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Skyler & Alli give a lesson in TNR: They’re part of the next generation of feral cat caregiving

These two adorable young people are Skyler, age 10 and Alli, age 7. They live in Colorado and their work in trap-neuter-return (TNR) is ushering in the next generation of feral cat caregiving. I ran across their video and just had to share it with all of you. Mainly because the sight of a feral …

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‘Disposal’ of community cats reflects a growing problem involving businesses

A letter written to the editor of The Maui News concerning the disposal of community cats at a condo reflects a growing problem that involve businesses either taking cats off and dumping them or possibly even killing them. Mary J. Linke of Centennial, Colorado tells the heartwarming story that began twenty years ago when she …

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New data proves that TNR is successful and growing in popularity and professionalism

Alley Cat Rescue in conjunction with ANIMALS 24-7 have provided some interesting data about TNR programs and their success. Some of the information surprises me and a lot of it delights me. It seems that Walt Disney established a large TNR1 feral cat colony at Disneyland in Anaheim, California in 1955. Was this the first …

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Feral cats starve because of ban on feeding them as part of TNR program as it attracts coyotes

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 …

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Humane Society of Greenwood is working to identify and help feral cats in their community

The Humane Society of Greenwood, South Carolina is working to identify and help feral and community cats in the Greenwood County area. This may not sound like big news to some, but with so many communities against TNR, it’s good to see anyone out there helping animals. On November 2, the team at Humane Society …

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Will feeding feral cats in Niagara Falls soon become a crime?

The Niagara Falls, New York community is the focus this month of a heated debate between feral cat caregivers and those who say the cats are causing more harm than good. Niagara Falls City Council member Kristen Grandinetti is at the forefront of this issue, as she has introduced tabled legislation that would tighten regulations …

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