“Identifying Ohio’s Community Cat Resources: A State of the State Report, 2023” is now available. The report, which is the result of research funded by Ohio Animal Advocates (OAA), provides a directory of community cat spay-neuter and trap-neuter-return (TNR) services by county and an assessment of the current community cat resource landscape in Ohio. The Read More …

Thank you to all who attended the Ohio Community Cat Summit on November 5th! It was another successful event. One of the most important pieces of business from the summit was the announcement of the 2022 Community Cat Champion. We are pleased to restate that the winner is Dr. Megan Kramer of Ohio Alleycat Resource Read More …

Congratulations to the 2021 Together Initiative/Toby Franks Community Cat Champion honored at the Ohio Community Cat Summit: DON BURRIER of North Canton! Before retiring, Don was the director of the Elyria Public Library. He is a former board member of the Friendship APL (1980s) in Lorain County. Don has managed and cared for countless outdoor Read More …

Dan Spehar and Peter Wolf recently published The Impact of Return-to-Field and Targeted Trap-Neuter-Return on Feline Intake and Euthanasia at a Municipal Animal Shelter in Jefferson County, Kentucky in the journal, Animals, to examine changes in feline euthanasia and intake, as well as additional shelter metrics, at a municipal animal shelter after an RTF program Read More …

Over 60 photos were received in this year’s photo contest! Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo. The winners, along with all of the entries, are included below. Thanks for helping create such a strong community of advocates! Winner: Sarah Isenhart of Waterloo Cat project, Cleveland First Runner-up: Angela Dyer of Toledo Second Runner-up: Read More …

  Dan Spehar and Peter Wolf recently published a new report in the Frontiers of Veterinary Science journal: Integrated Return-To-Field and Targeted Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return Programs Result in Reductions of Feline Intake and Euthanasia at Six Municipal Animal Shelters You can read the article Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

      Jennifer Brazalovics of Cleveland Heights is the photo contest winner!  Her picture will be the cover image for the Together Initiative Facebook Page. April Reed of New Concord is the first runner up. Jenner Brazalovics of Cleveland Heights also received the third runner up. Thank you to everyone who participated this year!  We’re Read More …

Photo Highlights from NE Ohio Feral Cat Summit IV held on October 20, 2018, in Parma, Ohio

Toby Franks wins inaugural Together Initiative Community Cat Champion Award A practitioner of TNR for over 13 years Has personally trapped and returned (after sterilization and vaccination) over 1,200 cats Current clinic manager at Alter Clinic Animal Care in Canton Past clinic manager at One of a Kind Pet in Akron Past recipient of the Read More …