Sentences with phrase «volunteer caretakers»

These colonies can be managed through a nonlethal method called Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR), in which cats are humanely (and painlessly) trapped, spayed or neutered, and returned to their colony site where volunteer caretakers provide them with food, water and shelter for the duration of their lives.

TNRM begins and ends with volunteer caretakers, the dedicated individuals who take the first action to help hungry cats living outdoors.

The cats are humanely managed by volunteer caretakers for the entirety of their lives with ongoing support from Tree House as mandated by Cook County's «Managed Care of Feral Cats Ordinance».

The way the residents tell it, the landscape has survived nearly a century of volunteer caretaker - gardeners with different and often opposing views of how the space should be used.

But, TNR is a hands - on project requiring commitment from one or more volunteer caretakers.

On Saturday, November 22, 2008, in the visitors» parking lot at Rikers Island, Queens, the New York City Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI) distributed nearly 35,000 pounds of Meow Mix cat food, donated by parent company Del Monte Foods, to volunteer caretakers feeding managed feral cat colonies throughout New York City.

While volunteer caretakers are working hard to keep colonies warm and safe, your contribution to the New York City Feral Cat Initiative's Emergency Food Fund this month will help them keep their food bowls full all winter long!

A nonlethal approach to controlling cat populations, known as trap — neuter - release (TNR), involves trapping and sterilizing cats and returning them to unconfined «colonies,» where they are fed daily by volunteer caretakers.

This does not include the cost of the land, donations of materials, volunteer builders, volunteer caretakers, or the cost of food and litter.