Donations of food, litter and/or cleaning supplies is most appreciated as well, if you'd like to do that.

Thanks, JC Listers!

http://www.neighborhoodcats.org/article/HOME/159

Neighborhood Cats & Liberty Humane Society Team Up to Fix Ferals

250 cats to be TNR'd from high-intake zip code 07306

November 4, 2013

Things are looking up for feral cats in Jersey City's 07306 zip code. That's because the area, currently overrun with unowned cats, has been selected as the focus of a targeted Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) project, jointly administered by Neighborhood Cats and Liberty Humane Society. The project is funded by a grant from PetSmart Charities ?.

In the coming months a total of 250 cats in the target area will be trapped, spayed and neutered, given additional veterinary care as needed and returned to their original locations. Spay/neuter services are being provided by the People for Animals clinic in Hillside, NJ. The cats are also being vaccinated against rabies and eartipped, to permanently mark them as neutered members of managed colonies.

The city's 07306 zip code accounts for one of Liberty Humane Society's highest intake rates of feral and stray cats, with 143 kittens and adults turned in over the past year. TNR for this targeted project will be concentrated in the area's northeast section as far west as Tonnelle Avenue and with Lincoln Highway marking the southern border.

Residents in the target area can report the locations of unneutered colonies by contacting our Jersey City Feral Cat Hotline, (201) 351-7772 or by emailing info@neighborhoodcats.org. Community members can also receive training from Neighborhood Cats to become feral cat caretakers, ensuring colonies receive proper ongoing care; see our schedule of upcoming Neighborhood Cats TNR Workshops. Anyone interested in fostering a kitten or friendly cat removed from the streets during this project may inquire about Liberty Humane Society's foster care program. Visit the shelter at 235 Jersey City Blvd. or email volunteer@libertyhumane.org.

Want to know more? Click here for our list of FAQs.

Special thanks to PetSmart Charities for their generous support of this project.


*** Side note: We also need volunteers to help trap & car for the cats pre- & post surgery. The cats are housed onsite at Liberty Humane so you will not be asked to house any animals. We are also interested in capable fosters for the friendly kittens found during this process.