Category: Feral Cats & TNR

By Posted on Posted in Alliance Participating Organizations, Cats, Feral Cats & TNR, Maddie's Fund, Spay/Neuter

Evon Handras, Director of Administration and Liaison to the NYC Feral Cat Initiative, joined the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals in 2007. Her primary focus was to administer Maddie’s Spay/Neuter Project in NYC, which was a multi-year Maddie’s Fund grant aimed at making free and low-cost spay/neuter widely available to low-income families and individuals. The program increased steadily over the …

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Since the Fall of 2014, NYC Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI) volunteer Megan Wisdom has been sending participants in NYCFCI’s Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) certification workshops a follow-up survey. Megan compiles the information she receives and shares it with the rest of the NYCFCI team. “The main focus of the survey,” says Megan, “is to get Certified TNR Caretakers in communities to connect, …

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By Posted on Posted in Cats, Events & Campaigns, Feral Cats & TNR, Fundraising, Spay/Neuter

Thanks to your generosity last month we have raised $7,845 toward spay/neuter clinics for NYC’s feral and stray community cats. Your response to this crucial campaign was overwhelming, and, in just 11 days, we exceeded our initial goal to fund two clinics (and help 50 cats). As a result, we have hit the ground running. On March 27, the NYC …

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Mike Phillips, a long-time champion for pet and community cats, has been working with the NYC Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI), a program of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, since its inception in 2005. Mike’s current focus is on education and community outreach. He is an instructor for several NYCFCI workshops, including Taming Feral Kittens for Adoption, Building Shelters for …

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By Posted on Posted in Cats, Events & Campaigns, Feral Cats & TNR, Press Release, Spay/Neuter

Free Workshop Provides TNR Certification Wednesday, March 4, 2015 – Queens, NY – On Saturday, March 7, and Saturday, April 4, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Queens residents (18 years and older) are invited to attend a free TNR certification workshop where they will gain the knowledge and skills needed to help the feral and stray community cats in the neighborhood and …

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