Celebrate National Feral Cat Day

September 27, 2:37 PMCleveland Cats ExaminerLinda Bloom

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Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) improves cats' lives.

The ninth annual National Feral Cat Day (NFCD) is fast approaching. Please mark your calendars–October 16 is your opportunity to help protect and improve the lives of cats around the country! We know how much you care about cats. Now you can celebrate NFCD by reaching out to others with the message that feral cats are healthy and happy outdoors and that Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) improves cats' lives. Get involved and show your support for stray and feral cats by distributing educational materials or hosting local events like workshops or special neuter clinic days.

Whether you host a workshop, hold a fundraiser, or sponsor a special neuter clinic day for feral cats, your efforts help us achieve our goals of protecting and improving the lives of cats. Invite your friends and family and others who care about cats, and be sure to tell us and others in your community by registering your event. Be sure to take pictures! Select stories will be featured online and in our newsletter. Read our event ideas.

You can also celebrate NFCD by taking simple steps to reach out to and educate others—an important first step in protecting cats. Help people understand that feral cats are healthy and happy outdoors and that Trap-Neuter-Return improves cats’ lives. Read our ideas for how to educate others.
Plan a Trap-Neuter-Return effort—in your backyard or throughout your community. If you’ve ever thought of doing Trap-Neuter-Return, NFCD is an excellent opportunity to try. Read our TNR guide.
Organize a special spay and neuter clinic for feral cats.
 

Make this first event a kick-off to promote what will become a monthly clinic. Learn more about running a clinic. Host a workshop in your community.Educate others about outdoor cats, Trap-Neuter-Return, and other services available at the local level, and network with other volunteers, caregivers and feeders, and those who care about cats. Learn more about how to host a workshop. Screen our educational videos during the workshop.Have a bake sale.

Make cat-shaped baked goods for humans and catnip treats for cats and donate the profits to Alley Cat Allies. Contact donate@alleycat.org. Take part in local events and hand out educational materials.Use truth cards and brochures from our marketplace to educate others at public events, like fairs, or in public places, like shopping malls. Or, set up an informational table. Let's celebrate these beautiul animals!
 For more information: www.alleycat.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx