Protecting Community Cats Stories

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Cushy retirement for a working cat

Sassy the cat went from life as a mascot and working cat at a feed store to cushy retirement with cat lover Armando Resendez.
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South Texas shelter reaches no-kill with community cat program

The community cat program at Palm Valley Animal Society, started just last July, has already blown past expectations by raising the cat save rate to 90%.
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Solving a big hairy cat problem in Kentucky

How Bowling Green, Kentucky came around for cats with a pilot program for trap-neuter-return
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Delivering pet food in the New Orleans area to those in need

With trap-neuter-return efforts for community cats temporarily on hold, a van normally used to transport dozens of cats becomes a mobile pet food bank.
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Saving cats at Palm Valley Animal Society in Texas

This shelter completely turned around the way it handles stray cats, and thousands of lives have been saved because of it
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It’s simple math: Helping cats skyrockets save rate at Georgia shelter

With the help of Best Friends, Hall County Animal Shelter in Georgia is saving more cats via TNR, spay/neuter, and other strategies.
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Jackpot! More than 14,000 stray cats get fixed in Vegas, feline save rates skyrocket

Partnership between Best Friends and The Animal Foundation results in thousands of cats staying out of shelters due to return-to-field program.
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Idaho Falls Animal Shelter was saving less than half of the animals in its care, but today its save rate is at 97%

Idaho Falls Animal Shelter has made great progress saving more dogs and cats, from less than 50% to 97%. Read how they did it.
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Veteran changes his mind about community cats (and TNR) thanks to one ear-tipped cat

Unsure about return-to-field feral and stray cat programs, Jefferson Parish man changes his mind after employing effective cat deterrent suggestions.
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People come together to help cats on a flooded island

Best Friends helps Jefferson Parish (Louisiana) Animal Shelter round up cats on the flooded Grand Isle for TNR (trap-neuter-return).
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Here's how to help cats who call the streets home

Via return-to-field and trap-neuter-return programs, street cats are spayed or neutered and vaccinated so they can live their best lives.
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Elementary school teacher gets kids in his class to help save pets' lives

Valle Del Sol students and teacher support Best Friends' Coachella Valley Community Cat Program that provides TNR for stray and feral cats.
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Here’s how we're saving thousands of cats in Florida

Best Friends partners with Osceola County Animal Services (OCAS) in Florida on trap-neuter-return (TNR) program to save stray and feral cats.
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Six months and thousands of cats saved in Texas

The shelter save rate for cats in Harris County, Texas, climbs dramatically with implementation of community cat, kitten foster and other strategies.
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Helping kittens with FeLV beat the odds

Two formerly stray kittens with FeLV beat the odds and celebrate their first birthday. Learn about feline leukemia in kittens.
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