Lancaster & Morecambe Cat Rescue

10/01/2025

10/01/2025

10/01/2025

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Trap
Neuter
Return

09/01/2025

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08/01/2025

📚 Our BACK TO BASICS SERIES: "the vacuum effect"
👉 Why "catch and kill" doesn't work.

A vacuum occurs when a population is removed from an area, opening the territory for outsiders to take advantage of it's resources. Some people believe that if you remove cats from an area (catch and kill), you will solve the problem. What they don't realize is that the resources in that area (food and shelter, for example) remain and will attract other cats from neighboring areas to take advantage of those resources.

Why don't we just catch and euthanize the cats in an area rather than TNR them? Because "catch and kill" doesn't work to solve the community cat population problem. Plus, killing otherwise healthy cats is inhumane.

Cats are territorial, so when you remove cats from a territory (when you "catch and kill"), new cats will move in to take advantage of the resources available in that territory. Those cats will also need to be captured, and the cycle will continue to no end. The better solution is to TNR the cats already in the area and let them defend their space against newcomers.

Exterminating community cats does not work to control the cat population. The only proven method is TNR -- and it happens to be the only HUMANE way as well. The attached link leads to a short article from Alley Cat Allies with more details about "the vacuum effect." Support TNR in your community!

https://www.alleycat.org/.../the-vacuum-effect-why-catch.../

Original content provided by Stray Cat Project. Graphic by Alley Cat Allies.

07/01/2025

Rescues are full. Fostering saves lives! 💖

07/01/2025

LOL😃😃😃😃

04/01/2025

Goals for 2025.
Illustrated with cats.
Obviously.

28/12/2024

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28/12/2024

"Love yourself enough to just be who you are. There will be those who love you for being you, and there will be those who aren't going to like you no matter who you are."

28/12/2024

Travis has just brought himself back home and tucked himself up in his cozy bed. 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
This could have gone a lot worse as he’s a very scared cat who has had a lot of bad experiences. Feeling very grateful for this sweet sweet boy.

Missing - Travis😢

Travis is an elderly ex stray on long term pain medication who was just starting to learn to trust people and enjoy being spoiled.
Whilst in a pen in a fosterer for Lancaster and Morecambe Cat Rescue’s back garden on Ashton Drive, Skerton, someone has come in the night and opened all of the pen doors and he’s nowhere to be found.
This is a cat that was in a bad way medically when he arrived and took a lot of time and patience to trap. It’s absolutely heartbreaking that someone would do this.
He’s likely to be incredibly scared and hiding. If you see him, please could you contact the rescue as we really need to find him asap.
Thank you,
Catherine x

27/12/2024

Gabby would like to say a massive massive thank you to everyone who has donated to the Christmas boxes and Becky for organising and delivering it all.

Thank you to Adrian and Heather Waldie for all of her treats and toys. She’s going to have great fun playing with them all.

Your support really is appreciated and I hope you all had a very happy Christmas.

Catherine ###

27/12/2024

Merry Christmas, whiskered friend above,
In heaven's warmth, may love and joy surround.
Among angelic purrs and starry skies,
Celebrate freely, wild and wise.

Heavenly catnip, treats and cozy rest,
Forever cherished, in eternal nest.
Your memory stays, a precious light,
Merry Christmas, dear kitty, shining bright.

27/12/2024

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