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Cynthia:  Happy Feral Cat Day!

Marcy:  Didn’t we just do this last year?

Cynthia:  Yes. Every year on October 16th we recognize feral cats and society’s efforts to help them.

Marcy:  Why would you help cats that can’t help themselves?

Cynthia:  That’s precisely why we do help them, Marcy. It’s not their fault they are living on the streets. In fact, you would have been a feral cat if someone didn’t help you and your two brothers.

Marcy:  Gasp.

Cynthia:  This year’s theme focuses on TNR which stands for Trap/Neuter/Return. Cats are humanely trapped, sterilized/vaccinated, and then returned to the area where they live.

TNR is the best, most effective, and humane way to reduce the stray cat problem. Once the cats stop reproducing, the colony gradually reduces through natural attrition until there are no more.

Marcy:  I thought if one cat dies then another stray cat comes in to take its place.

Cynthia:  Sometimes this happens but most often it does not. Two colonies I TNR’d and am able to monitor have not had this happen. One colony of nine cats is now down to two over a six year period and another colony of five cats is down to four over a two year period.

Marcy:  You’re seeing other cats behind my back?

Cynthia:  The resources out there for helping these cats are growing and growing. So if you see stray cats and kittens in your neighborhood and want to help them, simply do a Google search of cat rescues or TNR in your area. I bet you’ll find several groups that can help solve the problem.

Marcy raises her Friskies can. Cynthia raises her martini glass.

Marcy and Cynthia:  Happy National Feral Cat Day!

Marcy:  And big slurpy kitty kisses to all those compassionate people helping to alleviate the suffering of society’s neglected and abandoned feline friends.

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