Hi everyone,
Today’s Guest post comes on the topic of cats that don’t always have the luxury of having a sheltered home! And a very important message from our friends over at Street Cat Communique by beth frank:
I am a Community Cat advocate!
This all really started for me after I read a book called “Community Cats” by Anne Beall. It is a great story but I was especially moved by the statistics it in.
Five percent of the people in the United Sates know what Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is. That means 95% don’t have a clue about it or its importance in saving companion animals’ lives, including dogs. The book also has another stunning statistic: only two percent of Community Cats in the US are spayed or neutered. Despite all the efforts of great people, throughout the world, it is making only a dent in the whole problem.
Community Cats are not just wild or feral cats. They may also be cats whose owners have abandoned them or cats that have become lost. Almost all of the problem can be attributed to one source: humans.
At that point, I then decided that there was a clear need to educate more people to increase the scale and willingness of TNR. When TNR occurs, it will reduce the killing in our animal “shelters”.
How does this happen? When a Community Cat is brought into a “shelter” where there is a TNR program in place, the cat is spayed/neutered and returned to where it was found. The cat will no longer reproduce and add to even more Community Cats. By not holding these cats in cages, it opens up more room for dogs. The bottom line is fewer animals are killed and more find homes.
Street Cat Communique by beth frank blog was created. The main focus of the blog is to increase education on this to prevent the needless killing that we all detest.
I am also president of Community Cats United, Inc. (Trap-Neuter-Return Community). We have over 6,500 members and over 840 groups from all over the world to advocate for Community Cats, including 77 countries and all 50 US states.
How can you become part of the Community Cat Movement? Like us and share our pages and posts. Together we need to spread the word about Community Cats and the importance of TNR programs.
I am a Community Cat advocate! How about you?Here are the links for Community Cat Movement.
http://shoutout.wix.com/so/2afa04a5-a0ff-4dac-bbe7-91d3b18888cd#/main
https://www.facebook.com/Community-Cat-Movement-1646598385609085/?fref=nf
https://twitter.com/CommCatMovement
http://www.communitycatmovement.org/
Here are the other links for our groups:
Street Cat Communique by beth frank
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=866666176780915&fref=ts
Twitter: StCatCommunique
Community Cats United, Inc. (Trap-Neuter-Return Community)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1479283405672836
Twitter: CMTYCatsUnite
Community Cats by Anne Beall
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=348936148607673&fref=ts
We hope you enjoyed this guest post with a very important message. And please do sign up to our Newsletter! 🙂
Thanks,
Marc
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing this post. In fact, I just met a little cat on my walk home today with the ear-tip and was wondering what happened to his ear. Now I know!
You are welcome 🙂
Reblogged this on MoéGrrL.
Thank you ^^
I am one too!
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I am a registered Community Cats Caregiver with the Humane Society 🙂
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Great to hear you are a disco cat
Please refrain from posting the same not related link twice. It was funny the first time around but WordPress is starting to put your comments into the auto junk now if that link appears again…
Hi. This is happening in India too. Lots of local NGOs are following the TNR routine. I was wondering if the tip of the ear removal is safe and has no harmful effects on the cat?
Some remove just the tip. Some just snip a tiny piece off the edge of the ear. It has no ill effects on the cats. We had a cat community behind my mother’s house, and all had a little snip, or the tip removed. Sadly most were left by students and married students who would leave the cats behind after finishing college. Many of them were friendly but had no home any longer. 🙁
That’s so sad 🙁 I wish people would stop getting pets just to dump them eventually… They have feelings just like us and people seem to forget that :/
Charities in the UK do the ear tip bit as well and as far as I know there is no harmful effect for the cat
Thanks Marc 🙂
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Some years ago here in Northern Italy there was a cats birth control campaign supported by the local town halls. The program consisted to FREE spray/neuter feral cats by some listed vets (who received money back for operations/hospitalizations from the local municipalities) 🙂
Now some vets neuter cats for only € 25 (about 19-20 UK pounds) 😀
That’s a good help!
Ciao
Sid
Cat birth control unfortunately is something we should have all over Europe. We went to Spain not too long ago and a whole island was over run by cats. Not so cute anymore at that point ;(
The point is/was that all those cats over-running the island are/were not well and safe: not enough food, no vet’s care, no treatments, nothing!
I think that’s not the right way to love pets.
Ciao
Sid
Yeah that’s the big problem… :/
Excellent article. I’m a member of Alley Cat Allies here in states. TNR! MEOW! <3
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Excellent article. I’m a member of Alley Cat Allies here in states. TNR! MEOW! <3
http://news.alleycat.org/?gclid=CLmti57V7coCFQFkhgodqMwAGw
Thanks for the link ^^
Reblogged this on rattiesforeverworldpresscom.
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Reblogged this on ravenhawks' magazine and commented:
This is an awesome post
Thank you ^^
I do know about TNR,due to my years of working with cats (and dogs and other animals). A former landlord of mine is deeply involved in the local feral/homeless cat population. I have the deepest respect and gratitude for people who do this. It’s truly shocking how many cats are out there, not fixed, making more babies who will likely live short lives with violent ends.
Thank you so very much for sharing this information. My hat is off to you.
Parker
You are welcome. 🙂 and I know exactly what you mean! 🙁
Two weeks ago a friend and I found a young, stray cat. Skin and bones, and so sick with a rhino virus it walked as if it was drunk. Sadly she was too far gone, and had to be humanely put down. I hated it very much, but at least in her final hours she knew a gentle touch, warmth, and didn’t suffer in the cold.
:”( so sorry to hear
I barely knew this cat, but not ashamed to admit I shed some tears for her that night, and sent up a prayer for her. Hopefully she is running free and happy on the Rainbow Bridge.
<3 I would have been the same.
Great post! Definitely joining the community.
😀 thanks
So SAD, but so true. That is why we do not HIDE out “heads in the sand”. Frankly, I don’t know if they are cold, hungry and miserable, but they sure are better off homeless then on DEATH ROW for being a CAT without a family. At least they have each other. So, no, the photo is not cute; I feel it is necessary. Kudos to you Marc and your Blog Team for working so hard to put out the TRUTH. Everyone need to read this and then consider ADOPTING another cat this weekend. You know you want to do so. Don’t you have room for just one sweet ball of fur. That CAT will pay you back with LOVE and CAT ANTICS which are, as we all know, just PRICELESS!
<3 thank you
Mark- excellent article! Alarming stats – im making a documentary on community cats and caregivers- what do you think is strongest lead to follow in usa? Im in massachusetts, but any usa leads would be helpful
Ive started with mrfrs and mayors council on community cats New York city.
Tonia @ purrview.com
All of this was produced by my friend Beth and she is probably the best point of contact for the project 🙂
http://www.cattrapping.co.za (Cat Trapping and Sterilization Network) does work like this in Cape Town, South Africa.
Glad to hear you’ve got people taking care of that too. 🙂
Great info thanks for sharing!
You are welcome 😀
Dear Sir, Iam good w/this information. Am for it. Made couple of shelters for local cats. Here’s where I am angry ….. These folks took my cat (I found later) & did their inspection ect…then clipped her ear. She was spayed! Just because I didn’t have a collar on her, they assumed. Not happy. :+( But still a supporter. Linda Anders
Oh! 🙁
Don’t forget to protest against those with less humane responses. Petitions against Australia’s planned cull of 2 million feral cats: http://www.veggieboards.com/forum/15-action-alerts/192457-petition-against-australian-plans-kill-2-million-feral-cats.html#post3910017
Oh yes I’ve read about that and signed it a while ago 🙁