Sentences with phrase «as community cats who»

Sponsoring innovative programs to help cats in traditional shelters in our county, as well as community cats who live outdoors

Not exact matches

Thank you from the Community Cats TNR Board of Directors — As the Community Cats TNR program begins its sixth year, we wish to thank all who have made donations, helped with and contributed to fundraisers, dropped loose change and bills in to canisters and the participating businesses that welcomed the canisters, to Shop N Save and all who have dropped off canned and dry cat food in the container, and individuals who have donated building materials and built winter cat shelters.

As a cat owner, Amy Novotny never thought much about heartworms.But a few weeks ago Novotny, a 31 - year - old magazine editor who lives in south Orange County, was devastated to learn that her cat, Buster, has the dreaded parasites.A cat with heartworms?Until this year the veterinary community thought cats rarely contracted heartworms, which have long been a serious problem for dogs.Emerging evidence, however, has convinced veterinarians that cats also are susceptible to heartworms.

Alley Cat Allies, the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the humane treatment of cats, launched National Feral Cat Day 2001 as a call to action to raise awareness about community cats, promote TNR as the only effective method of stabilizing cat populations, and empower and mobilize the millions of compassionate Americans who care about cats everywheCat Allies, the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the humane treatment of cats, launched National Feral Cat Day 2001 as a call to action to raise awareness about community cats, promote TNR as the only effective method of stabilizing cat populations, and empower and mobilize the millions of compassionate Americans who care about cats everywheCat Day 2001 as a call to action to raise awareness about community cats, promote TNR as the only effective method of stabilizing cat populations, and empower and mobilize the millions of compassionate Americans who care about cats everywhecat populations, and empower and mobilize the millions of compassionate Americans who care about cats everywhere.

About the NYC Feral Cat Initiative The NYC Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI), a program of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, supports the efforts of organizations and individuals who work to help stray and feral cats — collectively known as «community cats» — and perform Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR) in New York City.

People who feed or see community cats should try to locate a local animal shelter or humane society, rescue or TNR group, spay / neuter clinic, or a private veterinarian to sterilize as close to 100 % of the cats as soon as possible to prevent continued reproduction.

Furthermore, good samaritans who are caring for community cats might be unfairly treated as owners and be cited or bullied into stopping care.

Some definitions are so broad that they can be interpreted as including community cat caregivers — who we know, of course, do not own community cats.

Why they harm cats: mandatory spay and neuter laws ignore community cats, who represent the vast majority of intact cats — only three percent of these cats are neutered, as opposed to 82 percent of all pet cats.

It's important to be familiar with the history of cat domestication, as those who oppose TNR often think community cats are homeless and don't belong outdoors.

Learn about the Austin's progressive program that returns community cats who enter the city shelter as strays back to their environment after spay / neuter.

«It's tremendously helpful to get these services done for rescuers such as myself, thanks to the Alliance and its NYC Feral Cat Initiative,» said Beth, a community cat caretaker, who brought two cats to the clinic on March Cat Initiative,» said Beth, a community cat caretaker, who brought two cats to the clinic on March cat caretaker, who brought two cats to the clinic on March 27.

Many are animal lovers who prefer humane solutions, and champion TNR as an effective alternative for addressing community cat population problems.

Project MEOW is always looking for fosters for cats as well as community caretakers who will take care of the community cats of Philadelphia — during both good and bad weather.

No one understands a community better than the people who live and work there — as an advocate, you can understand the local landscape and reality for cats better than we ever could.

«This bill... defines a sponsor of a cat colony as a person who actively traps cats in a colony for the purpose of sterilizing, vaccinating, and ear - tipping before returning the cat to its original location; exempts community cats from the three - day mandatory hold requirement; and allows a shelter that receives a feral cat to release it to a sponsor that operates a cat program.»

In addition to the kitten nurseries, Best Friends also works to introduce trap, neuter, and return (TNR) programs to communities with feral or free - roaming cats who would not survive in a shelter situation, as they are not adoptable.

Simultaneously, activity was building organically online by pet lovers who began to support laws around America (and Canada) to ban pet stores from selling dogs or cats (and in some communities» rabbits as well).

The NYC Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI), a program of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, supports the efforts of organizations and individuals who work to help stray and feral cats — collectively known as «community cats» — and perform Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR) in New York City.

Feral *, stray, and community cats, as well as owned cats who live outdoors, qualify for the free services which include surgery, vaccinations, pain medications, and e-collars (for post-surgical recovery).

It is estimated that as much as three - quarters of cats who enter shelters, most of which are community cats (stray and free - roaming), never make it out alive.

Stocked daily by volunteers, the cafés serve as food - and - water stations for colonies of community cats who have been trapped, neutered and returned.

Ruth S., New Jersey: «I came to lobby day as an animal rescuer and left as an animal advocate who later convinced my town to implement a trap - neuter - return program in lieu of killing community cats (and that was just the beginning).»

Some semi-community cats are actually stray cats who don't exhibit quite the same shy behavior as the majority of community cats.

Who qualifies as a community cat?

Alley Cat Allies launched National Feral Cat Day in 2001 to raise awareness about feral cats (also known as community cats), promote Trap - Neuter - Return (or TNR, the humane approach to stabilizing feral cat populations), and empower and mobilize the millions of people who care for caCat Allies launched National Feral Cat Day in 2001 to raise awareness about feral cats (also known as community cats), promote Trap - Neuter - Return (or TNR, the humane approach to stabilizing feral cat populations), and empower and mobilize the millions of people who care for caCat Day in 2001 to raise awareness about feral cats (also known as community cats), promote Trap - Neuter - Return (or TNR, the humane approach to stabilizing feral cat populations), and empower and mobilize the millions of people who care for cacat populations), and empower and mobilize the millions of people who care for cats.

With major input from the wonderful and supportive community at the Feline Diabetes Message Board, as well as many others who have sent me information on cat foods, I compiled several useful documents.»

If you're looking for help relocating community cats near you, please note that relocating cats — especially as a colony — is an enormous undertaking that can be very stressful for the animals, as well as the people who care for them.

Our outdoor community cat spay / neuter voucher program is designed for community (feral and free - roaming) cats only and is not intended for pet cats or cats who will be placed into homes as pets.

The millions of cats who make their homes outdoors are called community cats, also known as feral cats.

Sometimes feral cats are also referred to as free - roaming cats or community cats, though those terms are a bit broader, including tame cats who have become stray, cats who are «owned» but are allowed to roam, and others who spend time outdoors but are not truly feral.

Inf act, many ordinances go as far as fining those generous caregivers who know all too well that community cats aren't socialized to humans and would be considered unadoptable in a shelter.

Our work is made possible through the generous support of Operation Catnip sponsors who care as much as we do about saving community cats.

«Although the AuSable Valley Animal Shelter serves Crawford County, the award was given to include broader efforts to care for animals in the community such as the Leaning Oaks Cat Haven, a cat shelter in Beaver Creek Township, Crawford County Animal Control Officer Gail Foguth, individuals who rescue homeless animals and people who make donations to the shelter.&raqCat Haven, a cat shelter in Beaver Creek Township, Crawford County Animal Control Officer Gail Foguth, individuals who rescue homeless animals and people who make donations to the shelter.&raqcat shelter in Beaver Creek Township, Crawford County Animal Control Officer Gail Foguth, individuals who rescue homeless animals and people who make donations to the shelter.»

The ASPCA strongly supports «no kill» community coalitions (as opposed to a single organization within a community) that are committed to reducing the number of cats and dogs in that community who are at risk of becoming lost, abandoned or relinquished to shelters.

And we offer incentives to encourage more adoptions such as waiving fees for seniors when they adopt dogs or cats who are 6 years of age or older, reduced - fee adoptions for veterans / military, frequent adoption specials, fee - free cat adoption days, and satellite adoption centers around the community.

Toby is an incredibly sweet cat who was TNRed (trap - neuter - return) as part of Tree House's Community Cats program when he was approximately a year old.

Harry comments, «As someone who works on both dog and cat population management projects, I am pleased that there is a shift in cat welfare towards a more comprehensive approach including education, community engagement, responsible ownership and lobbying for legislation and enforcement.

The HSUS supports strategic, non-lethal management of community cats who already exist outdoors through sterilization and vaccination efforts, such as trap - neuter - return.

FACE defines Community Cats as unowned stray and feral (unsocialized) cats who live outdoors in our neighborhoods without a particular home or owCats as unowned stray and feral (unsocialized) cats who live outdoors in our neighborhoods without a particular home or owcats who live outdoors in our neighborhoods without a particular home or owner.

Unlike other major animal welfare organisations, we have a network of volunteers who assist the community in trapping and rescuing abandoned companion animals as part of our Cat Compassion Community Circle incommunity in trapping and rescuing abandoned companion animals as part of our Cat Compassion Community Circle inCommunity Circle initiative.

Because community cats are not suited to life as an indoor pet cat, the only outcome for these cats who are brought to the shelter is euthanasia.

But by framing the resolution in this way, they can claim they are No Kill despite killing healthy community cats because they do not define healthy community cats who are not social with humans as being «adoptable.»

Community cats who are not social with humans do not enter the shelter where they all are killed after being classified as «unadoptable.»

As I have long argued, for community cats who are not social with humans («feral»), TNR is the functional equivalent of adoption.

Just as those we now provide services to pets benefit from the generosity of donors who came before us, we hope that you too will consider helping our community's cats and dogs in the future.

Hyman, who now is employed as the group's director of community engagement, said even as recently as 2007, 63 percent of the animals that came through the doors — thousands of dogs, cats and other animals — were euthanized.

The fact that to perhaps the majority of those who acquire and study a copy of (for example) a Finance Act it constitutes what might be described as a tool of their trades or professions or avocations in no way lessens the benefit to the community that results if accurate versions of that Finance Act are published and not kept like a cat in a bag to be let out haphazard.