Cat Project in Crown Heights

I have recently completed a large "Trap-Neuter-Return" project around St. John's Park where 32 cats were trapped, spay/neutered and vaccinated per NYC requirements of free-roaming neighborhood animals and returned to their colonies. Because of this project, 32 cats from this area are now healthier than ever which is a huge benefit to not only the cats, but the people of this community as well. 

So what are the positive changes?:

-No more yowling

-No more spraying/territorial marking

-No more fighting

-No more excessive re-production and homeless kittens

-Much less roaming

-Healthy community cats

-Continued "mouser" services provided by the cats to keep your streets and buildings mouse/rat-free

How can I tell which cat was TNR-ed?

The universal symbol for a cat that has been spay/neutered & vaccinated is a slightly clipped left eartip.

I am reaching out to the community on behalf of myself and my volunteers who worked tirelessly for the last 2 weeks to make this project happen. If you or someone you know is able to donate towards the food, supplies, medical needs and vaccinations, please visit our donation page here: 

https://www.youcaring.com/chloe-rein-413988

Healthy cats are nice but how do you stop them from killing song birds for sport. Really, do we need these cats? I have seen them only watching the Rats run around.

Thank you creinart1, donation sent. Dawndew, what are you proposing, an execution squad for the cats?

As someone who took in one of these cats (the ear had been clipped), I'd recommend that, as opposed to doing God knows what you're proposing to do to them. Cats hunt birds, that's what they do. By that same logic we should get rid of birds for terrorizing worms.

Thank you machpo and mcpoet, support from the animal and neighborhood communities is what makes these projects strive

Dawndew, I understand your concern for the cat vs. bird situation. TNR is actually a very valuable service/practice for people like you with these concerns. Spaying/neutering cats will help to drastically reduce outdoor cat populations resulting in less bird hunting. Not only that, but there were a significant number of friendly cats from my project and more than half of them are being prepped for adoption (aka: off the streets). It's clear that many of them had been abandoned by humans, which is at no fault of the cats. Having an ongoing food source would also reduce hunting which is why it's important for the community to support their feeders who do it out of the kindness of their hearts, even when funds are limited. It's not about "needing" the cats, they have just as much right to be in your neighborhood as you do and removing them will not solve the issue because other new un-neutered cats will just move in.

Cats are not sacred to me and birds are. Stray cats need controls like stray dogs and, as up state, an over population of deer needs thinning. I'm not trying to be offensive just saying as I see it.

dawndew, as I explained above, trap neuter return does this.

Dawndew, I think that one thing everyone who participates in animal rescue knows is that the best solution to overpopulation is spay and neuter to prevent the next generation of animals from being born. Then it's finding those animals that can be homed with appropriate homes, and the last approach is to reduce the population (only when all other solutions have been tried). What's suggested here is the most humane approach and is best for the animals. The easiest thing for humans to do is kill. We should however, be more thoughtful in our approach.