Outdoor Cat Cold Weather Tips

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Make sure to elevate the shelter off the ground to conserve warmth, and place it in a quiet location away from foot traffic.

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Last Minute Holiday Shopping? A Pet Could Be the Perfect Gift

… humanely trapped and taken to a local veterinarian to be neutered, vaccinated, eartipped –to show that they’ve been neutered and vaccinated–and then returned to the location where they were trapped. The reproduction cycle immediately stops, which means no new kittens. TNR effectively stabilizes and reduces the community cat population.
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The Mainstream Standard of Community Cat Care is Trap-Neuter-Return

… humanely trapped and taken to a local veterinarian to be neutered, vaccinated, eartipped — to show that they’ve been neutered and vaccinated — and then returned to the location where they were trapped. The reproduction cycle immediately stops, which means no new kittens. TNR effectively stabilizes and reduces the community cat population, and it’s supported …

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The Vacuum Effect

… when a space is emptied, nature will fill it. Once you understand this reality, you’ll know why killing cats (or otherwise removing them) from a given location is doomed to fail. The idea that removing cats will not lead to a decrease in cat populations across time may feel counter-intuitive, but it is …

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Alley Cat Allies Offers $5,000 Reward in Martinsville, Indiana Animal Cruelty Investigation

… cats.
“A lot of residents feed and care for the catswe help by getting the cats spayed or neutered and vaccinatedthen the cats are returned to the location where they were trapped,” says Alicia Fouty, TNR coordinator at Morgan County Humane Society. “Over 500 cats have gone through our TNR program so far.”
TNR is …

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Alley Cat Allies Offers $5,000 Reward in Martinsville, Indiana Animal Cruelty Investigation

… stray or outdoor cats.
“A lot of residents feed and care for the catswe help by getting the cats spayed or neutered and vaccinatedthen the cats are returned to the location where they were trapped,” says Alicia Fouty, TNR coordinator at Morgan County Humane Society. “Over 500 cats have gone through our TNR program so

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Veterinarians: Submit Your Comments on AVMA Outdoor Cat Policy

… stabilize populations, and trigger the vacuum effectremaining intact cats breed to capacity to take advantage of resources. Catch-and-kill policies also keep shelter “euthanasia” rates high.
Stop focusing on the containment or location of managed colonies. Trap-Neuter-Return is a response to, not the reason for, cats outdoors. Trap-Neuter-Return programs do

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