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October 16, 2011

National Feral Cat Day

It's National Feral Cat Day! Now in its 11th year, National Feral Cat Day was launched in 2001 by Alley Cat Allies, the national advocate for feral and stray cats and a recognized authority on Trap-Neuter-Return (T-N-R) — the program wherein cats who live outdoors are humanely trapped and brought to a veterinarian to be evaluated, spayed or neutered and vaccinated.

Friendly cats and kittens are put up for adoption. Feral cats that have undergone the procedure are released back into the areas from which they came, with volunteer caregivers providing a managed food source and monitoring the colony to aid sick or injured cats. And because they are spayed and neutered, the feral cats don't have to deal with stuff like mating and pregnancy, and no new kittens are born.


If you'd like to learn more about National Feral Cat Day, Alley Cat Allies, and/or how you can help feral cats, please click HERE.
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31 comments:

  1. JunoOctober 15, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    Paws up for National Feral Cat Day!! We were not aware of it and thank you for posting this!

    Momo & Pinot xoxo

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  2. Karen JoOctober 16, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    You wrote a great post for National Feral Cats Day.

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  3. SparkleOctober 16, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    I am doing a commenthon for one of my local feral and stray groups for National Feral Cat Day!

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  4. dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet MoonfurOctober 16, 2011 at 2:04 AM

    An excellent post and an excellent cause.

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  5. Cheyenne -MillieOctober 16, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    We think this is an important cause! I was semi feral! Being free and very scared of all humans. I am still fearful of humans... except my mom and the human grandma! That was most likely why I was left behind when my former mom, (the neighbor) moved. It took mom several days to catch me!

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  6. Angel MoMo and CharlotteOctober 16, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    Yay and paws up for all those involved in the good work of helping ferals and strays!

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  7. Hannah and LucyOctober 16, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Paws up for your National Feral Cat Day.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  8. The Island CatsOctober 16, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Happy National Feral Cat Day!

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  9. HilaryOctober 16, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    TNR is such a great program.....

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  10. UnknownOctober 16, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Paws Up for National Feral Day - our local cat sanctuary runs a TNR programme... so simple and yet so effective! =^..^=

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  11. CatOctober 16, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Thank goodness for caring volunteers that participate in TNR!!!

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  12. JudiOctober 16, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Great post! Thanks for participating in Weekend Cat Blogging.

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  13. The Chair SpeaksOctober 16, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Yay for this National Feral Cat Day and lots of purrs for volunteer caregivers!

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  14. GRAÇAOctober 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    We were on vacation so it's not the vieemos visit, but now we come home and want a good week
    Turrinhas girlfriend
    Kika

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  15. Brian's Home BlogOctober 16, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    The adorable ferals deserve every bit of help we all can provide for them!

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  16. Katnip LoungeOctober 16, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    We are all formerly feral here at The Lounge. Humans need to get us spayed and neutered!

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  17. MargOctober 16, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    Thanks for writing this post. We need to get the word out to as many people that we can, that ferals are not horrible cats. They can be very very nice. At least all of mine are nice. Have a great week end.

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  18. Oui OuiOctober 16, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Some of our cats were ferals, all have been rescues. It breaks the mom's heart to think of all the suffering homelessness causes. Once they had a home, none of our ferals have ever looked to go outside again.

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  19. GigiOctober 16, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    I can't see your pictures yet (soon, I hope) but I am so happy you are coming over. It's been an AWFUL couple of dayopefully things will get fixed soon!

    XOXO, Spitty

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  20. GigiOctober 16, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Um, make that:

    ...days, but hopefully...

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  21. havetailwillwagOctober 17, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    Awesome!! Love you guys!! Happy National Feral Kitty Day! I'll tell my ferals that today is their special day :) Maybe give them a tasty treat with their kibble.

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  22. Ellen WhyteOctober 17, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    Hooray for National Feral Cat Day! We should all have one of those.

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  23. Milo and Alfie MarshallOctober 17, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    Thank you for helping raise awareness about ferals (mom forget which is norty). xx

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  24. Kjelle Bus aka Charlie RascalOctober 17, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Me too lift´s my paws up for National Feral Cat Day !

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  25. catsynthOctober 17, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    It sounds like a great program.

    Interestingly, I saw a large feral cat colony in the industrial sections of SF on Saturday while I was wandering around to art studios. They were in a vacant lot near a studio building, but seemed well cared for, with food and water provided.

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  26. TamagoOctober 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    I got to know the T-N-R program through blogging and am more aware of it. Every kitty deserves a good life and I admire these caring people. Thank you for raising the awareness.

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  27. White Dog BlogOctober 17, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    This is a wonderful program with a proven record of success! Thanks for sharing the word...if only the programs were better funded...

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  28. Angel Gracie=^o.o^=October 17, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Great post. I started out outside but now have my furever home and never ever want to go back out there again.

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  29. GattinaOctober 18, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    That's the best I have heard of and I think all countries should do that. In Belgium there is T N R service but maybe not enough.

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  30. Cindy AdkinsOctober 18, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    This sounds like a wonderful program. Going to click on the link now to learn more. Thanks!
    Cindy

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  31. BethOctober 18, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    Thanks for your post in honor of the feral cats. We've dealt with quite a few over the years but the colony is not much of a colony anymore...two of the original cats remain, and other kitties visit for food every day.

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