The timing was perfect—almost.
Not 10 minutes after I published yesterday’s post, I noticed a link posted by my friends at Stray Cat Alliance on the organization’s Facebook page. Beside the link was this not-so-subtle endorsement:
“THIS IS A MUST READ!!!!!”
As I say, not so subtle. On the other hand, I couldn’t agree more.
Browsing the archives for the Sheltering category
22 Jan 13
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Posted in Sheltering
Tagged community cats, Julie Levy, Kate Hurley, Maddie's Fund, Stray Cat Alliance, Trap-Neuter-Return
Tagged community cats, Julie Levy, Kate Hurley, Maddie's Fund, Stray Cat Alliance, Trap-Neuter-Return
21 Jan 13
It’s taken a very long time, but there is now an unmistakable momentum. At long last, shelters across the country are beginning to reconsider their long-standing policies about stray, abandoned, and feral cats.
Among the pioneers were, of course, Jacksonville, FL, and San Jose, CA, with their “Feral Freedom” programs. Late last year, Sutter County, CA, [...]
1 Sep 12
Complaining of the impacts of free-roaming cats on wildlife and the environment, along with a range of public health threats, dozens of veterinarians in Hillsborough County, Florida, have banded together to fight TNR. Evidence suggests, however, that their real concern has nothing to do with the community, native wildlife, or, indeed, with cats. What the [...]
6 Aug 12
Because “feral” cats lack the social skills that would make them suitable adoption candidates, explains Nathan Winograd, director of the No Kill Advocacy Center, “there is no other animal entering a shelter whose prospects are so grim and outcome so certain.” [1] Sadly, even the best adoption candidates often don’t make it out alive, as [...]
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Posted in In the News, Sheltering
Tagged Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge, feral cats, YesBiscuit!
Tagged Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge, feral cats, YesBiscuit!
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