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Welcome to Atlanta Community Cats
Atlanta Community Cats is a
100% volunteer rescue organization started in 2010 with the purpose of
helping abandoned and feral cats and their caregivers in Metro Atlanta. We are motivated by kindness and compassion.
Our vision is a forever home or sanctuary for every pet and an end to
the yearly killings of millions of unwanted cats in shelters and pounds.
We are proponents of TNR (trap-neuter-return), a humane methods of population control. Under our care and guidance feral cats are trapped, given veterinary care and rabies vaccinations.
Our mission is to reduce the feral cat population by conducting spay-neuter initiatives and by finding homes for adoptable kittens born outdoors and for newly abandoned pets who find their way to an Atlanta Community Cat Colony.
We are proponents of TNR (trap-neuter-return), a humane methods of population control. Under our care and guidance feral cats are trapped, given veterinary care and rabies vaccinations.
Our mission is to reduce the feral cat population by conducting spay-neuter initiatives and by finding homes for adoptable kittens born outdoors and for newly abandoned pets who find their way to an Atlanta Community Cat Colony.
We are caretakers and guardians of feral cat colonies in and around Midtown Atlanta and act as an outreach group to cat/human communities in the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area.
Atlanta Community Cats is working to get a 501(c)3 program funded, to help both cats and their caretakers. All Colony Caretakers & Guardians are cat-lovers contributing to the community they live in with the rewards being good feelings from caring for the cats and the pleasure in becoming friends with other cat lovers. Caretakers pay out of their own pockets for the food they use, trapping equipment, spay & neuter fees, medical expenses and shelter materials and space. A support program can both give the cats quality care and ease volunteer's financial burden.
Atlanta BeltLine activities are running close to several of our feeding stations. We are doing an ecological feasibility study for cat sanctuaries along the BeltLine which we call Atlanta Rail Trail Cats. We are in contact with people connected to the BeltLine and look forward to the possibility of working with them to design and incorporate Cat Sanctuaries along the old rail trails.
At present, our activities include the following:
- Free Maintenance of Atlanta Community Cats colonies: We conduct ongoing TNR at our colonies and have our own traps for that purpose. Most of our cats' spay-neuter surgeries and vaccinations are performed by LifeLine, Decatur.
- Free Fieldwork: We actively assist others in TNR projects and have a collection of specialized traps for different situations. We are available for residents new to trapping and for experienced trappers conducting a mass TNR drive.
- Free Seminars: We do Community Cats Education Seminars for residents who want a hands-on experience with the basics of managing TNR and caring for the feral felines in their neighborhoods.
- Free Consultation: Among our workforce, we have decades of experience in caring for feral cats, and we can be consulted about any problem in feral cat colony management. We will not remove feral cats from your property, but will provide support and tools to humanely manage the cats.
- Finally,
we pursue a broader,
informational goal through our website and
outreach
education of the public about kindness to animals
in all habitats and reducing the abandonment of unwanted pets. We
provide educational pamphlets and videos by Alley
Cat Allies for the common goal of supporting
compassion and care for the feral cat.
ART Cats for Kids & Community Outreach
ART Cats for Kids:
We go into pre-schools and explain about the trials and
tribulations of the many cats that live outdoors, especially
along the Atlanta Rail Trail (get it? A.R.T., Atlanta Rail
Trail... we thought it was a well boding acronym!). Feral
cat drawing and coloring is also part of the agenda. Here
are some meowumental results:( link to ART Cats)
We go into pre-schools and explain about the trials and
tribulations of the many cats that live outdoors, especially
along the Atlanta Rail Trail (get it? A.R.T., Atlanta Rail
Trail... we thought it was a well boding acronym!). Feral
cat drawing and coloring is also part of the agenda. Here
are some meowumental results:( link to ART Cats)
Feral EcoCat Advocacy :
We will give a talk with a PowerPoint slide presentation to your neighborhood group or business about TNR and controlling feral cat populations, covering many points on this website such as:
- Why trapping and euthanizing cats or coyotes doesn't work for long because of the vacuum effect-others just come and take their emptied places in the eco system.
- Successful city policies and projects.
- How it is done and how your neighborhood benefits.
- TNR allows a feral cat population to naturally decease while controlling rodent population
Cats Guards Museum :Cats have been the heroes at the world-famous St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum in Russia. Having felines as the protectors against rodents goes back 200 years for the museum.
WILL WORK FOR FOOD
Innovative Programs give feral fats jobs and prove their value to society. Feral cats are part of our ecosystem and play an important role in controlling rodent populations and stopping the spread of diseases carried by rodents.
Cats work in the Flower Market in Los Angeles. Cat Cops are preventing files of evidence from being destroyed by rodents at LAPD Stations. There are working ferals in 20 other cities in the US.
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The greatness of a nation and it moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Mohandas Gandhi 1869 – 1948
