Dan Spehar and Peter Wolf publish, The Impact of Return-to-Field and Targeted Trap-Neuter-Return on Feline Intake and Euthanasia at a Municipal Animal Shelter in Je fferson County, Kentucky

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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 …

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Nominations open for the 2020 Toby Franks Community Cat Champion Award!

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Do you know of someone who has done an extraordinary job of working (e.g., trapping, caretaking, spay-neuter services, veterinary care, shelter-based programs, leadership, education, research) on behalf of Ohio’s community cats? Please let us know by nominating him or her for the 2020 Toby Franks Community Cat Champion Award (sponsored by the Rascal Unit Charities).

2019 3rd Quarter Network Member Profile: Ohio Barn Cat Placement

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Network Member Profile (3rd quarter):OHIO BARN CAT PLACEMENT The mission of Ohio Barn Cat Placement is to secure safe havens for unadoptable cats. Many of the cats they place are pulled from shelters with high euthanasia rates or are rescued from unsafe conditions outdoors. The group solicits barns, nurseries, shops, and businesses in need of Read More …

2019 Community Cat Champion – Laura Evans

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2019 Contact: Dan Spehar, communitycatsohio@gmail.com, 440-212-1485 The Together Initiative for Ohio’s Community Cats Announces Jackson Township Resident Laura Evans as the Winner of its 2019 Community Cat Champion Award Cleveland, Ohio—The Together Initiative for Ohio’s Community Cats is pleased to announce that Laura Evans of Jackson Township is the recipient Read More …

2nd Quarter Network Member Profile: Humane Ohio

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Humane Ohio is a 501c3 organization whose mission is to end dog and cat overpopulation in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan by offering high-quality, affordable spay/neuter services and promoting responsible pet care. The organization began by operating a monthly MASH (mobile animal sterilization hospital) style spay/neuter program for cats only in July 2002. In 2006, a stationary Read More …

Dan Spehar and Peter Wolf publish Integrated Return-To-Field and Targeted Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate- Return Programs Result in Reductions of Feline Intake and Euthanasia at Six Municipal Animal Shelters

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  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.