The Sad Side of Street Cats

The cruel reality we sometimes face in our TNR program. Community cats can sometimes be seen as a nuisance to some, but no animal deserves this. A community cat came across our surgical table for a neuter and we sadly found 2 BB bullets lodged into it's skin. They'd clearly been there a long time to have no clear entry wound and all the skin around it had healed over. Our Doctor took them out and sutured up the area, hopefully relieving any pain these had caused the poor cat.

Most people are not fans of large feral cat colonies, but at the end of the day it's our fault as humans for domesticating cats and not utilizing spay/neuter services.

A 10 year long study out of the University of Florida found the most effective, humane, and economical way to manage large cat colonies is a Trap-Neuter-Return program. With consistent TNR at known colonies, no new cats are being born after just a few years!

Staying on top of TNR cat colonies also helps slow down disease, minimizes injuries due to fighting, and eventually decreases environmental damage brought forth by the domestic cat population.

Next time you hear someone complaining about the community cats in their neighborhood, ask them what they are doing to help. They can come rent traps from our clinic and start TNR'ing themselves, they can volunteer to go out to rural areas and assist those that might not be able to trap/transport alone, or they can donate towards our Feral Fund which allows us to offer our Feral Package at such an affordable rate.