TNR in Montgomery County

Join others on June 27 to learn about humane feral population control.

Provided courtesy of Diana Hensley, Founder and President, The O'Malley Alley Cat Organization

Hello Animal Advocates and MCAS Supporters

I am a volunteer with Montgomery County Animal Shelter (MCAS) and recently had the opportunity to meet some individuals from The O'Malley's Alley Cat Organization, a 501(c)(3) organization in Nacogdoches, Texas that has set up a Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) program in that area which now envelops two counties. The O'Malley Alley Cat Organization also serves as a resource of information and support for other Texas counties who are moving toward a TNR program.

As most of you know, MCAS has drastically reduced their euthanasia rate in the last couple years and we would like to help this trend continue. One of the leading proponents of 'No-kill' sheltering, Nathan Winograd, specifies a 'Feral Cat TNR Program' as one of the mandatory programs and services needed to reach this goal.

Diana Hensley from O'Malley Alley Cat Organization with Chapter in Nacogdoches and Lufkin will be giving a presentation to us about TNR and animal control's role in TNR. The meeting will be held this Friday, June 27th, from 3:00 - 5:00 PM in the 1st floor conference room at the Mitchell Library in The Woodlands on Ashlane Way.

I hope that all of you will make an effort to attend. Please pass this invite on to your other animal loving friends. I feel that it is our obligation as residents of Montgomery County to assure that we implement any program which will move our local shelter toward a 'no kill' solution. Let's take this first step in learning about TNR programs with the view that we can determine how such a program could be administered in our County in the near future.

Hope to see you there!

Marcia Piotter
MCAS Volunteer

Date: Friday, June 27
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Place: Mitchell Library (map to the library)
8125 Ashlane Way
The Woodlands, Texas

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

1. Attend the presentation on TNR this Friday. If you are unable to be present, learn more about feral cats and TNR and see how you can help in your own neighborhood. Other online resources include Alley Cat Allies and Neighborhood Cats.

2. Join the Best Friends Feral Cat Program Community for additional information about how TNR works.

For more information:

O'Malley Alley Cat Organization
PO Box 633452
Nacogdoches, Texas 75963-3452

Montgomery County Animal Shelter
8535 State Hwy 242
Conroe, Texas 77385

Posted by Jennifer Hayes, Best Friends Staff
Photo credit: taken by Jennifer Hayes