Since 2007 I TNR’d 183 cats from 20 colony sites within one square mile around me. Today there are only 51 cats from that total left outside. That is a 72% reduction rate in nine years. I am very happy with these numbers and track them carefully. I visit these colony sites and their feeders all the time… Read more »
We are included again (!!!) in the Hyde Park Cats calendar for 2016. This highlighted link includes instructions on how to order this calendar from hydeparkcats.org Every cat in a trap here has a story that deserves to be shared and celebrated, which is pretty much why I started this blog in the first place…. Read more »
Some new cats were visiting my yard and the weather was mild so I decided to set out traps overnight. I call this stealth trapping, because sometimes this way you end up getting cats you didn’t even know existed. I set out traps in my secret, secure locations that I sleuthed out over the… Read more »
Clover was adopted off the street by a neighbor last fall. We crossed our fingers that she would want to stay permanently. Casey, her caregiver, just sent this photo. Thank you, Casey! The adoption is a success! Clover is from the now “retired” Eleanor Rigby Colony. She was the one cat from that colony that did everything… Read more »
Ben M. surprised me this week with another generous donation. This time it was a holiday gift for his friend Jason T. who asked Ben to make a donation in his name to his favorite charity. I’m floored. Thank you again. Then we also figured out that we lived close to each other…. Read more »
Patches was adopted indoors this week by another neighbor! Patches was part of the Eleanor Rigby Colony that I started TNR’ing in 2008. Her feline friend, Clover, was just adopted indoors last month. Now a neighbor on that same block just took Patches inside. This means that since 2008, 18 cats and kittens have been spayed/neutered,… Read more »
Last week brought incredible news: Clover was adopted off the street. Clover was part of the Eleanor Rigby Colony. I started TNR there in December of 2008 for an overwhelmed, disabled, elderly feeder named Rosemary. This is part of what the colony looked like then. Clover is all the way in the back on the… Read more »
I’ve had traps set outside in hidden locations non-stop since Monday night. I call this “stealth trapping.” This is when you set out traps 24-hours a day and see if you get any “surprises.” My TNR friend Bruno calls this “fishing for cats.” With stealth trapping you leave the traps unattended, but they are… Read more »
If the cat colony is hungry enough, they can be trapped any time of year. When I first started doing TNR: Trap-Neuter-Return, I was trapping year-round because kittens were being born year-round. I also was trying to get an injured cat. Now that the colony numbers are stabilized I can be more selective with the… Read more »
A feral cat colony caregiver surprised me this week by signing up for scheduled monthly donations for the cats through Paypal. THANK YOU! If you are interested in donating, there is a Paypal link on the right hand side of this page. All donations are used to trap-neuter-return and continue to care for the colony… Read more »