Philadoptables is committed to helping community cats in the Philadelphia area. Through this commitment, we have sponsored many TNR surgeries.
TNR stands for Trap, Neuter, Return. Community cats are cared for by feeders who are residents of the community but with over 400,000 stray cats in Philadelphia, it is important that these cats are spayed and neutered. Once a community cat is spayed or neutered, they will have an ear tip that shows this so if they are trapped again, it is already known that they are fixed.
By assisting with funding for these surgeries, Philadoptables is supporting our mission of helping to reduce the number of cats and kittens being brought into the city’s open intake shelter, ACCT Philly.
Help a Community Cat in need and sponsor a TNR surgery here
Check out this sweet boy, dubbed James. His caregivers in North Philly reached out for local help when James showed up suffering from an upper respiratory infection with a runny nose, discharge, and non-stop sneezing. James was TNR’d over eight years ago and is deeply loved by his community.
We are proud to donate $360 toward medical care for James thanks to our generous supporters! Feel better, James! Read more here.
When the sweetest street kitty, later named Cara, arrived at her foster home, she was in dire need of lifesaving care. After being rescued by our friends at Philadelphia’s Urgent Rescue & Relief, Inc. PURR, Cara became lethargic, was very sick, and experiencing dental problems.
After Cara’s emergency veterinary visit, it was determined she would need extensive dental surgery to remove infected teeth to give her the happiest and healthiest life possible. Cara’s medical bills are climbing into the thousands, and we were pleased to donate towards her medical care.
Cara isn’t out of the woods yet but is slowly on her way to recovery and getting a second chance at a pain-free life. For updates, visit PURR’s website here.
Candy was trapped in Northeast Philly. A citizen reached out about 3 cats she was feeding outside that needed help. Pat Maher responded and trapped Candy and took her to get spayed at Forgotten Cats. Candy went to a temporary foster home where she was having trouble eating and had a strong odor coming from her mouth. It was determined that Candy needed dental work and Philadoptables sponsored her much needed dental surgery at Forgotten Cats where she had 7 rotten teeth removed. Candy is feeling better already and is a happier cat as a result of the dental! Community cats like Candy require dental care and vet care just like house cats and we are honored that we could help Candy feel better!
The Cat Collaborative has been hard at work helping cats in our community. Since November 2021, 187 cats and kittens have been through TCC’s TNR program. Of the 187 cats trapped, 69% have found rescue placement!
We were happy to help our friends at TCC continue their life saving work by purchasing five brand new traps!
One part of Philadoptables’ mission includes helping community cats. Community cats are outdoor cats who may be feral or semi-feral but still need care and to be spayed and neutered. We were contacted by a local animal advocate about a colony of cats in Yeadon, PA – Delaware county.
With the help of local trappers, 19 cats were trapped for spay/neuter and taken to Forgotten Cats for their surgery. This process is called TNR – which stands for trap, neuter, return.
Four of those cats were kittens who were sent to rescue. One cat had a severe eye infection and the eye had to be removed. That kitty, Vixen, who is pictured above (black and white), will now live a more healthy and happy life from getting the medical care she needed. During the TNR process, cats are spayed or neutered and given vaccines.
We are thankful we can support community cats like Vixen who need our help! All made possible through partnerships and grant funding with Finance of America Cares – thank you FOAC!