Yesterday was -11 degrees Fahrenheit in Chiberia. Dice enjoyed drinking water from his heated water bowl, next to his heated water dish, behind his heated cat house.
The Rockstar Colony story has come full circle. At least for one of the cats. I finished TNR for this cat colony two years ago. Then last fall they lost their home to new construction and I had no idea where their feeder moved to. I thought they would have nowhere to go. Instead, a… Read more »
If the cat colony is hungry enough, they can be trapped any time of year. When I first started doing TNR: Trap-Neuter-Return, I was trapping year-round because kittens were being born year-round. I also was trying to get an injured cat. Now that the colony numbers are stabilized I can be more selective with the… Read more »
TNR means caring for the outdoor feral cat colonies by providing food, water, shelter and medical care as needed after their spay/neuter surgeries and vaccinations. TNR means reporting on and monitoring the outdoor cat colony numbers. TNR means fostering and adopting out stray cats. TNR means finding and helping animals in alleys and streets, including… Read more »
Big Brother IS everywhere. Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute installed night cameras to take photos of wildlife throughout our city. I’ve been talking about wildlife this past year because of the raccoons and opossum visiting my yard more than ever. I think they’re more prevalent in my area because they are losing their habitat to all of… Read more »
The opossum came back last night for a holiday treat. Even the colony cats have a dysfunctional family for the holidays! He stayed for a photo shoot, and did not mind the flash. He is only interested in the dry cat food. I left it out late last night since I was having dinner at… Read more »
My neighbor just spotted the Anti-Cruelty Society van again outside the hoarder/drug house of the indoor Stealers Wheel Colony. It sounds like they may be closer to getting all of the animals out of there. I will share the news if that happens. It’s been over a year since I was told about this house… Read more »
PAWS Chicago is offering free cat spay/neuter surgeries and other discounted services for specific zip codes on Chicago’s south side. Please help spread the word! I’m teaming up with Chicago TNR again next week in Englewood to help trap some cats and bring them to PAWS’ clinic for their TNR spay/neuter packages. Here is part of… Read more »