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The Natural Cat by Anitra Frazier
new edition includes chapter on feral cat care
November 28, 2009
Looking for a great gift for a cat-loving person in your life? Recently updated, The Natural Cat by holistic pioneer Anitra Frazier can now be purchased at Amazon.com and select bookstores. Anitra is an old friend of Neighborhood Cats, having been there and guided us from the beginning. In addition to all the great information on the best foods and natural health care for the felines in your home, the new edition contains a chapter for feral cat caretakers on how to keep the wild ones and orphaned kittens healthy, too. More info, including where to find the best prices for the book, are at www.thenaturalcat.net.
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TNR webinars by Neighborhood Cats!
Recorded sessions of PetSmart Charities series now online
November 21, 2009
The first four webinars in a five part series on feral cats and TNR, instructed by Bryan Kortis of Neighborhood Cats and presented by PetSmart Charities, are now available for viewing at your convenience. The recorded sessions include Feral Cats, TNR & the Law, Feral Cats & Academia: the Latest Research on TNR, Building a Community TNR Program 101 and Building a Community TNR Program - Advanced. In the near future, the fifth session will be available in recorded form as well - Fundraising for TNR Programs.
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TNR Policy Video Wins Award
Available as part of CD/DVD set from HSUS
August 30, 2009
Trap-Neuter-Return: Fixing Feral Cat Overpopulation, a video directed by Neighborhood Cats' Bryan Kortis and produced by The Humane Society of the United States, was awarded a Muse Medallion for being Best in Category (Video, DVD or Television Production) in the Cat Writers Association's 2008 annual contest. The 16 minute film, intended for presentation to policymakers, examines the causes of feral cat overpopulation, evaluates traditional methods for reducing the cats' numbers and makes the case for Trap-Neuter-Return.
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Tracking Your TNR Program's Results
New online database relies on remote data entry by caretakers
March 25, 2009
Too often, success for a TNR program is measured only by adding up the number of cats spay/neutered. While this is important information, for real success, all those spay/neuters need to translate into fewer cats roaming the neighborhood. Tracking reductions in colony size has always been a challenge, but now the online feral cat database offers a valuable tool for doing just that.
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