Several years ago, we started the Campus Cat Coalition at the College of Charleston campus in Charleston, SC. We practice TNR - which is Trap, Neuter, Return. We feed them daily, provide fresh water, and give them flea preventatives. We provide vet care periodically, as needed. We find homes for kittens, when needed (rare these days). The various feeders have good relationships with the cats. We trap when new cats come into the territory. Because of our organized and cooperative activities, we keep the cat population low at the college and the cats healthy. This is a far superior and more humane method than calling animal control and having cats hauled away to a certain death. Not practicing TNR means frequent litters of kittens and frightened, half-starved cats. Removing cats simply means that new cats take their places (the well-known "vacuum effect"). We like the round shapes and the friendly personalities of our College of Charleston campus cats. The TNR method works! - Cathy Evans
Feline friends
Several years ago, we started the Campus Cat Coalition at the College of Charleston campus in Charleston, SC. We practice TNR - which is Trap, Neuter, Return. We feed them daily, provide fresh water, and give them flea preventatives. We provide vet care periodically, as needed. We find homes for kittens, when needed (rare these days). The various feeders have good relationships with the cats. We trap when new cats come into the territory. Because of our organized and cooperative activities, we keep the cat population low at the college and the cats healthy. This is a far superior and more humane method than calling animal control and having cats hauled away to a certain death. Not practicing TNR means frequent litters of kittens and frightened, half-starved cats. Removing cats simply means that new cats take their places (the well-known "vacuum effect"). We like the round shapes and the friendly personalities of our College of Charleston campus cats. The TNR method works! - Cathy Evans
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