Friday, October 17, 2008

National Feral Cat Day - October 16

Happy Howl-O-Ween!

Coalition: HUMAnE will recognize National Feral Cat Day by partnering with the Humane Society to spay and neuter up to 100 cats free-of-charge to their caretakers on October 30. More information can be found at www.coalitionhumane.org.

Clients may come from any county; there are no residency requirements. If your organization knows of traps available for loan, please let us know at info@coalitionhumane.org. We anticipate a need!

National Feral Cat Day was launched in 2001 by Alley Cat Allies, a national advocacy group for feral and stray cats. Alley Cat Allies is the foremost authority on a program called Trap-Neuter-Return, a humane method of care that improves the lives of outdoor cats. With Trap-Neuter-Return, outdoor cats are humanely trapped and brought to a veterinarian to be evaluated, spayed or neutered, and vaccinated. Cats that have undergone the procedure are ear tipped – a small portion of the ear is painlessly removed for identification.