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FOMCA Announces T-N-R<br />
Feline $5 Program<br />
Friends of Madison County Animals (FOMCA) has<br />
created a new program to help the cats—and the<br />
community with the on-going feral cat population—a<br />
win-win for the cats and people!<br />
If you have a feral cat colony that you are caring for,<br />
FOMCA can lend you a humane trap and teach you how<br />
to properly use the trap, schedule the cats appointment<br />
for Spay/Neuter and bring the cats to them for TNR - Trap<br />
Neuter Return. All feral cats get a rabies vaccination,<br />
worming meds and are neutered or spayed.<br />
TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) is not only helpful in<br />
keeping adult community cat populations under control,<br />
but it also allows unsocialized kittens born to feral moms<br />
to be trapped, socialized and turned into affectionate, pet<br />
cats.<br />
The best part is it costs you $0! But wait - there’s more.<br />
As an incentive to bring a humanely trapped feral into this<br />
program they are giving you $5 for every feral successfully<br />
trapped, spayed or neutered and returned to their colony.<br />
One such example is Tori, who reached out for help<br />
with some kittens that were born around her rental home<br />
and a couple of feral adults. With help from FOMCA, she<br />
has been able to start trapping the kittens and hopefully<br />
adults as well.<br />
One kitten named “Terry” was trapped, kept indoors in<br />
a large wire crate until he became socialized enough<br />
to run free in the house, then came to one of FOMCA’s<br />
Spay/Neuter days to get neutered, vaccinated, and<br />
microchipped, and is now a loved member of Tori’s family!<br />
Sweet Terry enjoying his new loving home.<br />
To aid this effort, FOMCA is seeking used humane<br />
animal traps. Do you have a used live animal trap sitting<br />
in your barn or garage gathering dust? Would you like to<br />
donate it to their TNR program to be used to trap and<br />
release feral cats? If so, call them at 828-649-9798 and<br />
they can make arrangements for pickup.<br />
The Feline $5 Program is generously funded by<br />
PETCO Love Foundation, a non-profit designed to help<br />
rescues and shelters save animals lives.<br />
HENDERSON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES<br />
828 Stoney Mountain Rd. Hendersonville, NC<br />
hendersoncountync.animalshelternet.com<br />
(828) 697-4723<br />
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CRITTER MAGAZINE • SEPTEMBER 2021 • PAGE 11
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