Protecting Community Cats Stories

Iowa city officials learn about trap-neuter-return for feral cats. Randolph, Iowa, has a successful TNR program.

With guidance and direction from Best Friends, Randolph, Iowa, does away with its $5 bounty on stray cats in favor of humane trap neuter return (TNR).

Cats that acted feral when rescued from a hoarding situation in Pahrump, Nevada, become calmer as rescuers show patience and kindness towards them.

Former feral cat sounds exactly like a bird -- perhaps a pigeon or a dove. This guy has mellowed a lot since his early days as a feral kitty.

Billy the feral cat ends up at an animal shelter, and is in great danger of being killed. However, his fate changes for the better. Read his story.

Former feral cat used to be antisocial, but thanks to a feline role model he has discovered attention and petting are a good thing.

Gin Taylor helps feral felines in East Point, Georgia, low-income neighborhood often called "the Projects." She traps, neuters and returns cats.

Boston woman's story of how she came to care for feral cats, and how she convinced her neighbors to seek a humane solution to managing stray cats.

During the months of January and February 2005, West Valley City, the second largest city in Utah, was officially no-kill.

Best Friends Catnippers in Glendale, California, sets new high-volume spay neuter clinic record, admitting 110 feral cats for surgery in one day.

Best Friends' stray cat TNR program in Southern Utah and Arizona is a success, as the stats show.