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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://network.bestfriends.org/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Cat</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/default.aspx</link><description>The mission of Best Friends&amp;#39; cat initiatives is to keep cats safe and out of shelters across the country. We partner with nonprofits and local governments to help achieve a day when there are No More Homeless Pets. We implement innovative trap/neuter/return (TNR) and educational programs to prevent ferals and strays &amp;mdash; community cats &amp;mdash; from entering shelters. The cat initiatives web community is a place for cat lovers to meet, share information, and provide support and advice for </description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)</generator><item><title>Re: Long Beach, CA port Pier A needs help with TNR</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/56400/197104.aspx#197104</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:48:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:197104</guid><dc:creator>catmominme</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I found these folks online that may be able to help...&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.adoptapet.com/adoption_rescue/73256.html"&gt;http://www.adoptapet.com/adoption_rescue/73256.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They say that they help with TNR efforts....&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Long Beach, CA port Pier A needs help with TNR </title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/56400/197103.aspx#197103</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:33:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:197103</guid><dc:creator>nestle18</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thery are many cats roming around the Long Beach, Ca ports. The&amp;nbsp; people who work&amp;nbsp;at the&amp;nbsp;docks would like to have a TNR program, They have 1 cat right now that they have in a trap. They need help ASAP. Please let me know who they should contact.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Northern NJ Cats in Need of Barn or Farm Homes</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/56384/197089.aspx#197089</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:57:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:197089</guid><dc:creator>miazia</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello and sorry to hear of your situation.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; People can be so cruel and inhumane!&amp;nbsp; I care for a cat colony myself.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These are 3 farms I have heard of but do not know if they are looking for barn cats - Suffolk County Farm and Education Center in Yaphank, NY, Turtleback Farm in Smithtown,NY and Long Island LIvestock Company in Yaphank, NY.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Good Luck and thank you for all you do for the kitties!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Northern NJ Cats in Need of Barn or Farm Homes</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/56384/197085.aspx#197085</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:09:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:197085</guid><dc:creator>cmwagner</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know of any barns or farms in the NJ, NY or PA area in need of cats.&amp;nbsp; I live in a TNR unfriendly town in NJ and have some feral cats I need to relocate or the town is going to trap and kill them.&amp;nbsp; Any leads or information on barn or farm homes would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Solutions to Cat Related Issues</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/media/p/197036.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:23:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:197036</guid><dc:creator>Joy</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Solutions to Cat Related Issues&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Early S/N poster </title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/media/p/197030.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:30:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:197030</guid><dc:creator>shellyk</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>Free Fix LA program overview</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/media/p/197029.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:47:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:197029</guid><dc:creator>shellyk</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>AZ County Shelter Needs Cat Rescue Resources</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/55873/196156.aspx#196156</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:58:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:196156</guid><dc:creator>Snowysmom</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Pinal County ( Casa Grande, AZ) open admission shelter is desperately seeking cat rescues to&amp;nbsp;work with the shelter&amp;nbsp;to pull/place/foster cats and kittens. There are currently very, very few resources available for the shelter&amp;#39;s cats (Very few&amp;nbsp;cat rescues in the area)&amp;nbsp;. Shelter is working toward No Kill, but needs help with this issue if&amp;nbsp;it is to be successful. Any info/resources will be &lt;strong&gt;very gratefully&lt;/strong&gt; received!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks to all!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: A mother and 6 kittens need homes.</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/55845/196143.aspx#196143</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:25:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:196143</guid><dc:creator>Troylea</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello, &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to share with you a link to our &lt;strong&gt;Online Resource Library&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href="http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/resourcelibrary/adoptionsindex.cfm"&gt;http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/resourcelibrary/adoptionsindex.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In particular check out &lt;strong&gt;How To Find Homes For Homelss Pets&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Be cautious advertising Free to a Good Home.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you for taking such good care of mom and kittens. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>A mother and 6 kittens need homes.</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/55845/196088.aspx#196088</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:32:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:196088</guid><dc:creator>Shadiela</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;We allowed the stray, Diamond, to give birth in our garage yesterday, and now I&amp;#39;d like to find people to take a kitten or two home with them. At the moment the white kitten may be kept, my stepfather really likes him along with the bold grey tabby. The others and the mother are free to go to good homes in 4-5 weeks when they are ready.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k364/Shadiela_107/Diamondandbabies.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m located in Palm Coast, Florida if anyone is interested.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Nashville area - Need help finding a place for strays</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/55834/196050.aspx#196050</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:50:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:196050</guid><dc:creator>LZeisloft</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I live near Nashville, TN and have a group of seven strays that I would like to find a home for. &amp;nbsp;Really feel they need a farm environment, but any place that I can find to place them would be great. &amp;nbsp;They have been abandoned in my neighborhood and they have formed a small community among themselves and hang out at my place to be fed and cared for. &amp;nbsp;They are not totally feral, and a few even let me pet them (I continue to try to socialize them). &amp;nbsp;However, I cannot continue to keep them outside as I may be moving soon. &amp;nbsp;I am looking for a good hearted person or persons to help me relocate them - someone who can keep them outdoors and keep working toward socializing them by caring and feeding them. &amp;nbsp;They are very sweet and harmless.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Lions Club in Waco, TX, banning volunteers from feeding TNR cats</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/55692/195797.aspx#195797</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:35:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:195797</guid><dc:creator>miazia</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This is so upsetting! I have sent an email, signed the petition and contacted the media link. &amp;nbsp;Hopefully with everyone making contact the decision will be reversed by Ms. Garland. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you for all you have done in helping these cats.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adriana&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Lions Club in Waco, TX, banning volunteers from feeding TNR cats</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/55692/195784.aspx#195784</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:40:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:195784</guid><dc:creator>DogTired</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="messageBody"&gt;The Lions Club has posted No Trespassing signs to scare away feeders, they will also give a citation to anyone who feeds, the cats have already gone 30 hours without food so PLEASE act quickly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lions Club in Waco, TX, banning volunteers from feeding TNR cats</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/55692/195783.aspx#195783</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:31:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:195783</guid><dc:creator>DogTired</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;There are 9 TNR cats that have lived for years at the Lions Club Park in Waco, TX.&amp;nbsp; These cats are fed by volunteers.&amp;nbsp; Now the Lions Club has taken the feeders down and won&amp;#39;t allow the cats be fed.&amp;nbsp; If you would go to this page there are petitions and phone numbers to try and change their minds. &amp;nbsp; Please take a few minutes of your time to save these cats.&amp;nbsp; Thank you &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; http://www.hotferalfriends.com&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Loews Hotel at Universal (Orlando) Suddenly Stops TNR Program, Hauls Cats to Shelter</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/55656/195703.aspx#195703</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:22:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:195703</guid><dc:creator>jborkowski</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Please make your voices and spending dollars heard in support of a feral cat colony (TNRed and vaccinated) at Loews hotel properties in Orlando.&amp;nbsp; They used to be SUPER supportive of the colonies on their properties and have recently done a complete reversal:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.catster.com/the-cats-meow-a-cat-and-kitten-blog/loews-hotels-feral-cat-trapping/2012/01/11/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#a74910;"&gt;http://blogs.catster.com/the-cats-meow-a-cat-and-kitten-blog/loews-hotels-feral-cat-trapping/2012/01/11/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kittens Need Home in Las Vegas</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/55113/194440.aspx#194440</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:21:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:194440</guid><dc:creator>MrsKiddB</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi there, my bosses found three stray kittens in their backyard on Thursday morning. They are about 6 weeks old. They&amp;nbsp;have been trying to catch the kittens and take them to a NO KILL SHELTER, but have had no luck.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If anyone knows of a place or of a foster that can help them catch the kittens and take them please reply. the only shelter taht will take them will only give the kittens 5 days to find a home.. if they are lucky.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For now, the kittens are getting food and water, but unfortunately if no help is given by a safe place, then my bosses will have to call animal control or ask the one shelter to take them. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your time, you may email me at &lt;a href="mailto:JenJacobo@att.net"&gt;JenJacobo@att.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;my bosses description of the kittens: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;There is 1 black one w/green eyes, a white one w/grey patches and green eyes, and a white one with light grey &amp;quot;tiger&amp;quot; face &amp;amp; tail /blue eyes. They are very cute!!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Cat deterrents video</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/media/p/193452.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:10:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:193452</guid><dc:creator>jhayes</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>Toledo OH:  FREE Spay/Neuter in 43605 &amp; 43609!</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/54497/193139.aspx#193139</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:32:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:193139</guid><dc:creator>jillborkowski</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;We have a grant that will allow us to spay/neuter free-roaming cats in Toledo, Ohio&amp;#39;s&amp;nbsp;43605 and 43609 zip codes for FREE through the end of this year (must provide proof of residency)! Please call Humane Ohio at 419-266-5607, x111 to make a spay/neuter appointment for a stray or feral cat that you are caring for, or to alert us on where free-roaming cats are living. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Humane Ohio operates a non-profit, low-cost spay/neuter clinic to serve pet parents, people caring for free-roaming cats, animal shelters and rescue groups. We serve all area pet owners, and we offer a special, even lower rate to people on Medicaid, Food Assistance, WIC, SSI, Section 8 Public Housing, the Heat Assistance Program and Ohio Works First (OWF). We can offer low-cost spay/neuter prices because private donations and grants help subsidize the true, higher cost of spay/neuter procedures. Humane Ohio believes that all animals should receive the highest quality veterinary care possible even if the services rendered are at a reduced cost. Our clinic uses state of the art instruments and equipment, all spay/neuter surgeries are performed by qualified, licensed veterinarians (DVMs) and every patient receives a brief physical exam and quality pain medication. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Humane Ohio Pet Food Bank makes pet food available to pet parents in need and to people caring for free-roaming cats in Lucas, Wood and Monroe counties. This program helps make sure that pets and stray cats in our community do not go hungry, it helps pet parents keep their pets even in tough financial times, and it helps ensure that people do not have to share their own meal with their pets and go hungry themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;419-266-5607 or www.humaneohio.org or www.facebook.com/humaneohio&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>National Feral Cat Day Event: Oct. 15, 2011 in Salt Lake City</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/media/p/192885.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:39:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:192885</guid><dc:creator>jhayes</dc:creator><description /></item><item><title>Tacoma, WA - Feral Cat Day Special All October</title><link>http://network.bestfriends.org/initiatives/cats/forum/p/54275/192721.aspx#192721</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:22:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3c9c9158-c96f-4dfb-b0cd-45be9ad12748:192721</guid><dc:creator>punky0617</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:xx-large;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Honor of National Feral Cat Day all Feral Cats can receive the Catnip Package for $10! &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;During October all feral/free roaming cats (no pet cats please!) can receive the &amp;quot;Catnip Package&amp;quot; of services (spay/neuter, distemper and rabies vaccine, ear mite treatment, tattoo and ear tip) for only $10. Ear tip is mandatory and cats &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;COALITION: HUMAnE &lt;/p&gt;
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