ABC Animal Hospital Hosts Free Feral Cat Spay/Neuters for Spay Day USA - Winter 2007 - Out of the Cage!, the E-Newsletter of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals

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ABC Animal Hospital Hosts Free Feral Cat Spay/Neuters for Spay Day USA

Veterinarians willing to spay and neuter feral cats can play a big part in helping to humanely reduce NYC's feral cat population. (Photo by Meredith Weiss)

Veterinarians willing to spay and neuter feral cats can play a big part in helping to humanely reduce NYC's feral cat population.

(Photo by Meredith Weiss)

In observance of Spay Day USA (February 27), ABC Animal Hospital, located on Manhattan's Lower East Side, provided free spay and neuter surgeries for feral cats for some local residents. The program was sponsored by the NYC Feral Cat Initiative, a project of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals.

The surgeries was offered to TNR-certified feral cat caretakers who have attended the Neighborhood Cats TNR Workshop. Appointments were made through the NYC Feral Cat Initiative, and the surgeries were performed, free-of-charge, by Dr. Daniel Tufaro, DVM, of the ABC Animal Hospital. All the cats were left ear-tipped.

The Mayor's Alliance is extremely grateful to Dr. Tufaro for his generous contribution of time and talent to benefit the cats. We invite other veterinarians to follow Dr. Tufaro's lead and get involved in the solution to NYC's feral cat problem. Interested veterinarians can contact us at info@AnimalAllianceNYC.org.

To learn more about TNR certification or to register for a TNR workshop, visit the NYC Feral Cat Council web site.