My article on Homeless Cat Management Team (HCMT) clinics was recently published in Pittsburgh Pet Connections Magazine, outlining what TNR is about for each community, and what actually happens at the HCMT clinics. Visit Trap-Neuter-Return and the Homeless Cat Management Team in Pittsburgh and read all about the clinics, along
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Turnabout is fair play. If the figure of 420,000 kittens potentially being born to one unspayed female cat—and her kittens, and her kittens’ kittens, etc., etc.—is constantly tossed about by both people who think cats should be spayed and by those who think they should be eradicated as noxious pests,
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Cats in carriers and traps await spay/neuter surgery. Below, cats in carriers and cages recover from surgery. Not much difference in the look of the two photos, except that each cat’s life has been forever changed for the better, all 108 of them spayed and neutered at the Homeless Cat
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On Mondays I usually feature cats who need homes, whether they are rescues, in shelters, or an individual needs to rehome a cat or two. But though we had fun with yesterday’s spay/neuter clinic it brings the point home that there are still too many homeless cats—and something very easy
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“Don’t try to give yourself a bath just yet.” The second-largest tomcat of the day awakes after surgery. He is part of a stray/feral colony and not sure if he actually had a name, but likes his pets, through the cage at least, and now there won’t be any more
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The spay/neuter Sunday, January 6 at the facility in Tarentum is $30 for feral cats, slightly more for rescues (see charges below), followed on January 27 by a free clinic for ferals only. If you are caring for cats outdoors who will remain outdoors in a managed colony, they will
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Even if you can’t take one more animal companion into your home, there are still many things you can do this holiday season to help pets in shelters and on the streets. You can make a cash donation to the shelter or rescue of your choice, you can check their
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I saw the kitty above when I was on one of my local trails this past weekend. Judging by where I was when I saw him and the state of his fur I would guess this kitty did not have a home to he thankful for this Thanksgiving. As he
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This lovely lynx-point-looking kitty showed up on the doorstep of a person in the Pittsburgh are who has already rescued eight cats in difficult financial and family circumstances. Kathleen, the kitty’s rescuer, says: I love cats! Attached is a photo of a kitten or cat (guessing about 1-2 yrs old)
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Get your traps and call to register—this Sunday’s clinic at the new facility in Tarentum is free for feral cats. If you are caring for cats outdoors who will remain outdoors in a managed colony, they will receive spay/neuter, rabies vaccination, penicillin shot, analgesic, treatment for fleas, ticks and ear
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