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 2024 Toby Franks Community Cat Champion Award (sponsored by the Rascal Unit Charities).
The Together Initiative recently released an updated Ohio Community Cat Resources Guide.
Submissions are open for the 2023 Photo Contest. To enter, email up to three photos to: communitycatsohio@gmail.com Contest Rules: The deadline to enter is March 3, 2023. Limit of three (3) submitted original photos per entrant. Ensuring the absence of copyright and/or trademark infringements is the responsibility of the photo contest entrant. Photos must be Read More …
“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 …
Ohio Community Cat Summit – October 9, 2021, 12:30 to 4:30 pm Thanks to everyone who attended the 2021 Ohio Community Cat Summit! Below is a link to a recording of the event. 2021 Ohio Community Cat Summit Recording Hosted by Ohio Animal Advocates and the Together Initiative for Ohio’s Community Cats Presenters: Sterling 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 …
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 2023 Toby Franks Community Cat Champion Award (sponsored by the Rascal Charities).