COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Saturday, March 23, Paws Humane Society in Columbus is dedicating the day in encouraging people to usher in group cats – all in effort of the organization’s mission to forestall shelter overflow.
Tomorrow, Paws Humane and volunteer veterinarians might be equipped for TNR Day, in any other case often known as, Trap-Neuter-Return. This is the method of humanely trapping group cats, having them fastened and vaccinated, adopted by safely releasing them again to the place they had been discovered. In doing so, Paws Humane can get as many cats fastened as potential earlier than the height of ‘kitten season’ – which tends to stretch from now till September.
Muscogee County residents can walk-in for no cost in serving to to forestall cats from repopulating, catching illnesses, and stopping them from euthanasia. Paws Humane Society Executive Director, Courtney Pierce, emphasised the significance of getting the group concerned – particularly those that have cats residing exterior close to their properties. TNR Day not solely advantages the animals, however one’s household, residing house, and the shelters.
“TNR is a humane way for us to control the population, make sure that they’re vaccinated, make sure that they can’t populate anymore, and keep kittens out of the shelter,” stated Courtney Pierce, Executive Director at Paws Humane Society. “They do typically have caretakers so it’s really people who feed them and love them, but may not be able to have the resources to get them fixed.”
Paws Humane might be accepting drop-offs Saturday morning from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with decide up scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Live traps could be rented at Paws Humane Society or bought at a close-by retailer.
If you will have a big colony of cats situated in Muscogee County that aren’t already fastened, contact Paws Humane’s Community Cat Program at 678-689-4323 through textual content.
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