TNR Workshop
Last year just zipped by and we did not host a TNR Workshop! Everything is starting so early because of the weather; we will host a TNR Workshop kind of early as well.
Sunday, March 24th, 1 – 3pm at our building, 330 Eisenhower Ln N, Lombard.
We will have the various traps and equipment options, brief demonstration, and answer questions. The more educated caretakers are in trapping, the more likely we are to get those cats trapped and prevent more!
As Many As Possible As Soon As Possible
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| One feral and carrier ready to transport the friendly | We had an opportunity to nab 6 cats who have good shelter - the 4 females could have had a big impact! |
Good Deeds Day!
Want to feel good? On Sunday, 4/14/24 11am – 3pm, bring donations from our wish list to our building at 330 Eisenhower Ln N, Lombard!
Good Deeds Day is an international event that promotes acts of kindness and generosity. Each year, hundreds of thousands put into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.
For Feral Fixers, supplying us with items from our wish list can make a huge difference! With the huge numbers of cats that we hope to trap and neuter, we will need lots of newspaper! We do go thru many towels – ferals destroy towels on their traps all the time – please don’t buy new towels, we prefer used! Collect from neighbors, family and co-workers. Check out our wish list for items that can be purchased. Be creative and hold an event yourself to benefit Feral Fixers. Promote our information thru social media, solicit items for our future events from businesses and contacts. There is no limit to the good you can do!
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| A cat arrived strapped into a milk crate that we then transferred into a trap. | ||
Shanghai, China Creates Cat Sanctuary
In response to the overwhelming number of stray and abandoned cats due to post Covid shutdown, a sanctuary for strays has been created in Shanghai, Cat Island. Thru the efforts of individuals, the cats are trapped, neutered and housed with the goal of finding adoptive homes as the attitude towards owning pets changes. They have an average of 400 cats at a time. China does not have the many animal protection laws that the United States has, so this is an innovative, grass-roots project.
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| We never know what we will encounter - super feral, fearful stray, dumped friendly, or what they will become in a very short time. |
Happy Leap Year!
Extra day, more surgeries, right?
2/23/24 – ADOPT – 10 ferals, 4 males, 6 females.
2/26/24 – DCAS – 2 feral males. One cat limping, the other took up residence in a garage. Garages can make trapping so much easier and then, also, the cats won’t LEAVE! The limping cat may have a fracture, he’s getting cage rest but will probably have to go into the vet, but usually they have to heal on their own, which takes time. Ferals do not do well with splints and he is very feral.
2/29/24 – DCAS – 2 feral females. One was limping but nothing significant was found. The other female had been producing kittens for a very long time and there was an opportunity to trap her. Beautiful long-hair brown tabby but definitely feral.
We also trapped a female cat that had an injured tail, huge cat, thought she might be pregnant, but found spay scar & tattoo and she is now chipped and had surgery on her tail – we treat many cats that do not go into our final surgery totals but receive the care they need.
Total: 33 for February, 45 for 2024, 14,925 since our beginning.