I think that Charlie and all the other cats will love their new home. What a wonderful place to be relocated to. It's beautiful and quiet, no cars to worry about. Charlie, you will love this place... no more hiding, come out and enjoy life! Take care little buddy.

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To Shelly, Larry and everyone else involved,
Thank you for being such wonderful people!!

Thank you for giving those precious souls the love and life that they deserve!

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Larry's farm is a TRUE shelter.......it is a place where the cats will be loved, happy and allowed to LIVE.

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How terrible. There is nothing organic or green or environmentally friendly about cats killing native wildlife (chipmunks included) and defecating near grain or produce.

http://www.tnrrealitycheck.com/barn_cats.asp

And the title of this piece? That is just in poor taste (no pun intended), especially since I had the 'honor' of watching a caught by cat hummingbird die. What a waste of a life.

These cats do not even seem that feral if they want attention. They should have been enclosed or given a permanent indoor home.

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Hi Alex,

Kindly refrain from making character remarks.

Actually, I am pretty well-informed and have done about five years worth of homework regarding TNR. If you took a look at the link to the barn cat page, which provides a link to a study and other links as well, you would understand my point of view. You may not agree, but you would understand.

You are not correct in saying that 'this is nature' because the domestic cat is not a natural part of the environment. The cat does have an instinct to hunt, but she has no place in any North American ecosystem.

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This is a wonderful, successful TNR story - and the tie-in to organic farming couldn't be more apt. As to the nay-saying below, I would answer this way: there's nothing 'natural' to the North American ecosystem, about the presence most of the PEOPLE who live here now, who came from other continents; and yet nobody in their right mind would suggest euthanizing those non-indigenous humans just because they came from elsewhere. All species that are here on the continent must learn to live together now - that is the reality. This wonderful example of TNR collaboration is an example of an evolving change - based upon compassion, creativity, and "elbow grease!" :D WELL DONE ALL!! :)

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kittychump, you seem to be confusing species and ethnicity. In fact, your comments may be offensive as they imply that we humans are not all the same species. But, of course, we are - homosapiens. While we may be invasive, we are all native to the planet - the domestic cat is not.

Invasive, non-natives can wreak havoc on the ecosystem - whether we are talking about the Asian long-horned beetle or the Brazilian Pepper Plant or zebra mussels or nutria or domestic cats.

The out-of-control population of the domestic cat is vastly larger than ALL native predators put together.

That is cause for concern and a good reason to remain truly green and not let cats run loose.

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TNRdnw, I may make whatever character judgements I wish - thanks though.

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"All [domestic] cats are related to one another, and they all come from the same place, and that's the Near East" Driscoll said. Today's domestic cats probably all descend from the wild cat native to the area, Felis s. lybica.

http://www.forbes.com/health/feeds/hscout/2007/06/28/hscout606011.html

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The "domestic cat" or house cat or whatever you want to call it, was previously believed to have been domesticated in ancient Egypt. However, they actually came from as few as five self-domesticating African Wildcats at about 8000 BC.

While our cool companions, house cats, domesticated themselves.. they still retain those "wild" components of their ancestors.

But isn't that what makes them so versatile and easily adaptable? YES! They can be purring, tame, house pets... or they can be feral, amazing "wild" creatures.

Great story! Great job, Lezlee!

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The last two cats have been taken to Larry's wonderful place today. They will love it. Way to go Amanda!

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What a wonderful outcome for these kitties..I am sure they are going to love their new home! They are all beautiful.

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That's m'aam to you. :)

No, not Mars - from us. We created this animal. We domesticated felis s lybica - a true wild cat - the ancestor of the domestic cat.

My facts are just fine, thanks. TNR has not been proven to reduce the number of homeless cats through natural attrition.

And yes, man has destroyed a lot. And we continue to affect our land/our habitat by allowing cats to roam, dumping them, and returning them through TNR.

They aren't putting themselves back.

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So, tnrdoesnotwork, humans are indigenous to the planet, but cats aren't?? Then where praytell did they come from? Mars? Please.

Man is THE most invasive, destructive being on the planet. Everywhere man goes, he invades and destroys native habitats and their inhabitants.

And all the invasive animals? Guess who put them there? MAN.

Humankind is destroying this planet, not some cats, who because of uncaring, selfish MAN, are where they shouldn't be, breeding out of control until TNR, which DOES work, is implemented.

Get YOUR facts straight sir.

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Yeah, this is great news. We helped built an enclosure over the 4th of July weekend to relocate a colony in our area. It's so rewarding to help these kitties that seem out of luck one moment, but then get rescued the next by all of us stepping in to help.
Andrea

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To the posting below: TNR does work - you are simply uninformed. There is EVERYTHING green about cats catching rodents - it's nature and as long as these cats are fed and cared for, they will certainly not hurt the population of chipmunks by any means. Do your homework first and then post - although judging by the name you chose, it seems to me that you logged on specifically to comment on this posting - I wonder why you would do that...vindictive maybe?

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Not really. Look at Rat Patrol and the Terms and Conditions.

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