![]() ![]() The residents not only give us access to trap cats but also help identify “hot spots” in which we may find cat colonies. ![]() As we spend time block-walking each neighborhood we serve, we develop positive relationships with the residents who have been waiting so long for this kind of help. Friends For Life traps, neuters and returns free-roaming cats in targeted sections of Houston. TNR is the only proven effective method for reducing the free-roaming cat population. Together, we bring free spay/neuter surgeries and vaccinations to dogs and cats in underserved sections of Houston. We teamed up with the City of Houston – creating the first-ever public/private partnership of its kind. ![]() What started in 2013 with a generous grant from a longtime TNR advocate Carolyn Levy, has quickly become a trailblazer. That prevented more than 110,000 cat births. Through April 19, 2019, we have completed more than 5,500 cat spay/neuter surgeries. We talked to residents and offered free services-including transport and trapping. House by house, surgery by surgery, colony by colony, and zip code by zip code. We tracked the results to measure our impact. Our approach: We went into the most underserved neighborhoods and walked door to door. In addition, the lack of coordinated, focused effort made it difficult to stabilize an area and measure results. Language, finances, trust in the system prevent a community-wide impact. The issue: There are clinics offering low-cost surgeries, but many communities can’t access them. Most of the animals killed at shelters are cats. To have an impact on city-wide intake and kill rates, we must reduce the free-roaming cat population.ĭid you know? 92% of all kittens born in the U.S. Cats are the least reclaimed animals at shelters. ![]()
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