Tucson Feral and Stray Project - TNR/Rescue

📌 Did you know that the instant a kitten loses its’ mom, their survival plummets to around 30%. Many in rescue try our best to give every kitten the best survival chance, but nature is cruel. Newborns NEED the antibodies from their mothers to survive. Kittens need a chance to nurse, those antibodies only remain in their bodies up to 14 days.

📌 When I foster kittens, I try to determine this timeline to determine that 14 day marker and take appropriate measures to ensure protection as their immune system depletes at that point. Orphans often succumb to infections as they have no immune system, dehydration, parasites, birth defects from inbreeding, flea anemia, maggots, predatory injuries, sickness, extreme heat or cold, the list goes on and on as to what causes kitten deaths.

📌 As a trapper, I see kittens who have literally been just born eaten alive by maggots. Just barely opening their eyes, starting to walk and torn to shreds by dogs or predators, abused by cruel people, and, exposed to the elements and therefore fighting for their lives. And the small group of kittens, I do find have a long road to recovery without their mom.

📌 Trappers like myself can only do our best, and we constantly think if there were more kittens we didn’t find. Suffering from no fault of their but just to be born.

📌 After mom gives birth, the last statistic I saw said, kittens born have an 80% mortality rate. 80% of kittens born will die! That is a horrifying reality. So why not spay mom and prevent the majority of kittens from that suffering and pain… right?!

📌 Something to remember here, sadly every kitten allowed to be born takes away a potential home from an already born kitten waiting in a shelter. Every kitten allowed to be born is a slap in the face to every trapper out there who donate their time, money, effort, to perform TNR to prevent kittens.

📌 Even a team of trappers could be working an area and all it takes is 1 harbored pregnant mom and suddenly you are dealing with a new litters. Cats do not discriminate between mating with littermates, parents, etc. And all of a sudden a controlled colony explodes with more kittens!

NEW LOGO for the TNR and rescue project.

At Tucson Feral & Stray Project, my mission is to provide safe and humane animal services for our community. Since COVID-19 there has been a growing number of many abandoned and stray cats in regular feral or cat communities. The solution is to work with TNR groups who can help manage the issues, problems, and over population without haste and violent outcomes of these stray cats. All other friendly cats can and do get TNR’d but also can be rescued, fostered, and eventually adopted out to a loving and responsible home.

There has been a growing number of abandoned and stray cats in regular feral or cat communities. Taking these cats out of the colony or streets helps reduce the over population of cats in a area. With so many on the streets, this has not only become a stressful situation for TNR people but for rescues as well.

For those who chose in thinking that a domestic cat being dumped or abandoned will be just fine outdoors in a strange place they have never known and where they have no protections or survival skills like true ferals, is just cruel and actually is illegal in the State of Arizona.

In short, both strays and ferals are considered Community Cats that is everyone’s problem to help fix, and should not be ignored...so please have a heart when you see these outdoor cat colonies, help them, feed them, and reach out to get them TNR’d when you see them😸

If you like to help support a cause and are interested or needing TNR, please contact me! Thank you😻

My FB page for TNR, please give it a LIKE too. TY😸

https://www.facebook.com/Tucson-Feral-and-Stray-Project-TNRRescue-106181771564850/

Ways to DONATE:

WEBSITE:

https://tucsonferalandstrayproject.com/

Tucson Feral & Stray Project, LLC

AMAZON:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2MCCQ5S515KNB?ref_=wl_share

PAYPAL: [email protected]

VENMO: [email protected]

Shout out to the people who quietly leave food and water for stray cats, check on them during storms, and worry about them long after walking away.

The world needs more of you🐾