Protecting Community Cats Stories

Program finds "jobs" for Osceola County cats - some from overcrowded conditions - in places where they can work in exchange for food, shelter and safety.

Animal advocates around the country made a huge difference for pets this year.

A cat colony at a California transportation company opens new horizons and inspires pilot to foster and advocate for trap-neuter-return.

Sassy the cat went from life as a mascot and working cat at a feed store to cushy retirement with cat lover Armando Resendez.

The community cat program at Palm Valley Animal Society, started just last July, has already blown past expectations by raising the cat save rate to 90%.

How Bowling Green, Kentucky came around for cats with a pilot program for trap-neuter-return

With trap-neuter-return efforts for community cats temporarily on hold, a van normally used to transport dozens of cats becomes a mobile pet food bank.

This shelter completely turned around the way it handles stray cats, and thousands of lives have been saved because of it

With the help of Best Friends, Hall County Animal Shelter in Georgia is saving more cats via TNR, spay/neuter, and other strategies.

Partnership between Best Friends and The Animal Foundation results in thousands of cats staying out of shelters due to return-to-field program.

Idaho Falls Animal Shelter has made great progress saving more dogs and cats, from less than 50% to 97%. Read how they did it.

Unsure about return-to-field feral and stray cat programs, Jefferson Parish man changes his mind after employing effective cat deterrent suggestions.

Best Friends helps Jefferson Parish (Louisiana) Animal Shelter round up cats on the flooded Grand Isle for TNR (trap-neuter-return).

Via return-to-field and trap-neuter-return programs, street cats are spayed or neutered and vaccinated so they can live their best lives.

Valle Del Sol students and teacher support Best Friends' Coachella Valley Community Cat Program that provides TNR for stray and feral cats.