I have a new cat visiting my yard! It’s been awhile. The current line-up of my James’ Gang Colony was established when I TNR’d Honey Bouncy Bear in May 2011. So far the cats have been pretty accepting of this new visitor. He’s been coming the last few weeks, starting late night, and moving on… Read more »
Spring has sprung! To me this means the feral cats start going crazy and really enjoying themselves outside. We even named two of the cats in my yard Springy and Sprungy when we trapped them one April because we had no idea they existed. They just showed up late one night in our yard. Since… Read more »
Many pro-TNR advocates came to today’s hearing at the Commissioner’s office. The numbers in this article speak for themselves: TNR works. There are less free-roaming cats outside ever since the Managed Care of Feral Cats Ordinance was passed in 2007. I’m obsessed with the Cat Math of TNR. I want to highlight and quote here the most… Read more »
Covered feral cat feeding station? Check. Insulated feral cat shelter filled with straw? Check. Outdoor heated water bowl? Check. Ear tipped and TNR’d feral cats bonding over their love of wet cat food? Check.
Ted Williams of the National Audubon Society published an editorial in the Orlando Sentinel saying that people should put Tylenol in cat food and leave it outdoors to poison the outdoor cats. If you are against this, sign Alley Cat Allies’ petition. The Audubon Society responded to the public outcry and edited William’s story. They… Read more »
There is a public hearing to review the 2007 Managed Care of Feral Cats Ordinance scheduled for Tuesday, March 19th, 11:30am, at the Cook County building, 118 N. Clark St., room 569. The ordinance is to be reviewed because anti-cat groups such as the Chicago Audubon Society got the attention of Cook County Commissioner Larry… Read more »
Cook County’s 2007 Managed Care of Feral Cats Ordinance is under fire from the Chicago Audubon Society and other anti-cat groups. Send a letter voicing your support of TNR to Cook County Commissioners with this online form from Alley Cat Allies. We have to stick together and stand up for the feral cats! There is… Read more »
Such is the case of the Stealers Wheel Colony stuck in the hoarder home in my neighborhood that I wrote about in December. When I was there I counted up to 16 cats, 2 birds and a chihuahua. My original plan was to help this house get all of the cats fixed, and ultimately adopted… Read more »
I was so engrossed checking out cat paw prints around the neighborhood that I forgot to take a look at the path the James’ Gang Colony use for access to my own yard. This path is the gangway next to my garage. There are stepping stones along the path but I did not get a… Read more »
Freckles the feral cat was TNR’d during the Fourth of July holiday in 2007 by Trudy, another dedicated colony caretaker and Cats in My Yard fan. Trudy provides Freckles with daily food, water and shelter, but he still won’t let her touch him. Freckles is a great example of how feral cats can live long,… Read more »