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Alley Cat Allies Feral Cat Workshops in Baltimore, MD
March 27, 2008, 6:48PM MT
By Joy Moffat
Alley Cat Allies offers free workshops: How to Help Community Cats
Alley Cat Allies offers free workshops: How to Help Community Cats
Media Contact:
FRANCIE ISRAELI, fisraeli@johnadams.com or 202-737-8400
JESSICA FROHMAN, jfrohman@alleycat.org or 240-482-1988
BALTIMORE— Alley Cat Allies, in an effort to help reduce the population of stray and feral cats in Baltimore and end the needless killing of cats in the City of Baltimore, will host twice monthly free informational workshops at two local shelters.
The workshops will provide information on Trap-Neuter-Return – the only humane and effective method of managing the population of outdoor cats. With no more kittens, the colony does not grow, and neutering ends behaviors associated with cats, such as yowling and fighting. The cats are vaccinated and fed on a regular schedule – creating a safety net for both the cats and the community.
Held at the Maryland SPCA and the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS), these workshops are an opportunity for residents to learn more about how they can help their community’s cats through the area’s low-cost spay/neuter programs. These workshops are also an opportunity for caregivers of feral cats to meet one another and network to create a safety net for the cats.
Feral cats are outdoor cats that are otherwise healthy but are unsocialized to humans and therefore unadoptable. Feral cat colonies exist in virtually every community in the U.S., and millions of people across the country feed and take care of these cats.
For more information and a full schedule of events, see www.alleycat.org/baltimore.
DATES & LOCATIONS:
The Maryland SPCA
3300 Falls Road - Baltimore
Wednesday, April 2, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday June 4, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 2, 7:00 p.m.
Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS)
301 Stockholm Street – Baltimore
Thursday, April 17, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 15, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 19, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 17, 7:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION OR FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.alleycat.org/baltimore.
email alleycat@alleycat.org
240-482-1980
(Reservatons are appreciated, but not required.)
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About Alley Cat Allies
The mission of Alley Cat Allies is to protect the lives and promote the wellbeing of stray and feral cats. Their web site is www.alleycat.org.
Posted by Joy Moffat, Best Friends Staff
Photo of Harley, a cat available for adoption from Cat Tail Rescue, a Maryland rescue group that works mainly with ferals and strays.