When people know you try to help cats, they like to tell you all about the cats that they see. My friends, The Cell Phones, grabbed my attention because they said all the magic words: cats, alley, vacant lot, junkyard, and their neighbor feeds them. Well, really, The Cell Phones FIRST grabbed my attention because… Read more »
18 cats were trapped in 3 days from the V Colony last week, all from 1 alley 2 blocks from my house. 12 cats were already TNR’ed and eartipped, so 10 were returned back outside, minus 2 that were friendly and admitted to Tree House. Which means the other 6 cats were TNR’ed. 2 of… Read more »
Pack ’em up, pack ’em in. Here’s three cats in the Mini being taken to the clinic for their feral cat spa packages. Nine cats left in the Catty Shack. We’re going to try trapping again tonight and then wrap this project up just in time for the weekend.
Since last night at the V Colony we trapped 16 cats. Six of those cats are getting their Feral Cat Complete Care Package at the Tree House Clinic. The other ten felines are already eartipped. One of those cats was still taken to the clinic because he is very friendly and they want to take… Read more »
Last year my friend and Master Trapper Meg from the Chicagoland Stray Cat Coalition TNR’ed a colony of cats just one alley over from my house and named the cats all “V” names after me: Vincennes, Varg, Voltaire, Vanna, Veum, Valiant, Vagabond, Vassily, and Velcro. I admire her creativity and commitment, and she moved on… Read more »
Back in January I got a call from Kari, the TNR Coordinator from Tree House Humane Society, because a woman called her about some friendly cats that she was seeing and occasionally feeding in my neighborhood. It turns out that this woman lives just a few doors down from a house where I TNR’ed about… Read more »
I have awesome friends that indulge me with all things related to felines. Check out the Photoshop skills of my friend, Chris. Look, the Crew Cats even have eartips! All the cool cats have them. Actually, now all seven cats of the Rockstar Colony have them: Mr. Friendly, Mama Cat, Fluffy, Cheezburger Cat, Pepe, and… Read more »
Monorail cats! They look like peacocks. I’ve been trying to gain permission to access this locked yard for two years now, to no avail. I got busy TNR’ing and fostering over two dozen other cats in three locations within two blocks from here, but these cats do not leave their yard. I was never able… Read more »
We’ve had a mild winter, but last night the temperatures dropped along with a bit of snow. For the past year there are three cats in my yard that have formed a feral cat colony, which I call the James’ Gang Colony. Feral cats grow winter coats to help them withstand cold temperatures, and then… Read more »
Community Appeal Letters are a great way to promote your cause in your neighborhood, and it’s even better if you can spread your message in your neighbor’s preferred language. I’ve been passing out about 50 flyers every time I go jogging now to help promote free spay/neuter surgeries from Tree House’s clinic, as funded by a PetSmart… Read more »