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Feral Cats Neutered in Far Rockaway Good Neighbor Program
December 15, 2002
The
Good Neighbor Program, a joint project of Neighborhood Cats and ASPCA
Cares, aims at resolving a community's entire feral cat problem at once.
One bungalow community in Far Rockaway served as a model example of
the program when, on December 15, 2003, 41 feral cats living in the
neighborhood were neutered. Before the trapping began, local
resident and caretaker Carol Chiffriller gathered neighbors together to
share information on the locations and number of cats. An empty shed
was converted into a holding space and regular feeding patterns
established. The community cooperated in withholding food and all
the cats (except one - there's always one!) were trapped within a matter
of days. Now, with the odor from spraying, the noise from fighting and the
litters of kittens either at an end or dramatically lessened, the cats
will be better able to live as good neighbors with their human
counterparts.
The
Good Neighbor Program, a joint project of Neighborhood Cats and ASPCA
Cares, aims at resolving a community's entire feral cat problem at once.
One bungalow community in Far Rockaway served as a model example of
the program when, on December 15, 2003, 41 feral cats living in the
neighborhood were neutered. Before the trapping began, local
resident and caretaker Carol Chiffriller gathered neighbors together to
share information on the locations and number of cats. An empty shed
was converted into a holding space and regular feeding patterns
established. The community cooperated in withholding food and all
the cats (except one - there's always one!) were trapped within a matter
of days. Now, with the odor from spraying, the noise from fighting and the
litters of kittens either at an end or dramatically lessened, the cats
will be better able to live as good neighbors with their human
counterparts.
