The next phase of the Randolph feral cat program includes education!
As you may recall,
Randolph, Iowa’s feral cat crisis was the issue that launched a thousand emails! Best Friends was there in the beginning to negotiate a solution that both the officials, the public and the cats could live with.
Then Best Friends swung into action: trapped, spayed and neutered over 30 cats,
relocated any at risk or nuisance cats to safe and caring locations, now we’re going back to the heartland. This time to provide a free seminar available to Randolph and the surrounding area, teaching Trap-Neuter-Return! The Basics of TNR Workshop is open to the public, officials and anyone interested in helping the cats of their community. In addition, Best Friends will be in the hospitable town for a week, doing TNR on any kittens or young cats that they may have missed during previous efforts and bringing TNR to the neighboring town of Shenandoah.
Shelly Kotter, manager of the Best Friends Feral Cat Program said that they’ll be officials attending the TNR Workshop from Red Oak, Iowa. Including their Mayor and their Animal Control officer!
When Mayor Ted Schoonover of Red Oak contacted Mayor Vance Trively of Randolph to talk about Red Oak’s cat problem, it was Mayor Trively that convinced him that TNR is the only solution! Talk about an endorsement! TNR and humane solutions are being touted by the new believers – officials and officers of rural America, and Best Friends is there to show them how it’s done.
If you’re in the area, please join Best Friends and your fellow animal-loving colleagues for this Free and Informative Workshop! No pre-registration is required.
The Basics of TNR WorkshopWhat: Seminar on Trap-Neuter-Return, Relocation, Colony Management & more
When: Monday, July 14
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Where: The Banquet Room of the Depot Deli 101 N Railroad St, Shenandoah, IA
(712) 246-4444
For More Info: Please call Shelly Kotter at (435) 689-1221Click here for a downloadable flyer for the event, please print it out and share with your co-workers, family and friends!
Iowans Be Part of the Solution!Attendees of the Basics of TNR Workshop are invited to participate in the weeklong TNR project in Randolph and Shenandoah! They will be able to get hands-on experience while learning best practices and procedures from the experts.
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Feral Cat Resources.by Denise LeBeau, Best Friends staffimage of happy feral in managed colony by Molly Wald, Best Friends photographerBest Friends thanks the Depot Deli of Shenandoah for donating their banquet room for the workshop, this is truly a community effort!