TNR SWVA

05/31/2024

We’re working on helping a family with a large colony of cats on their property.
30+ cats and at least 15 kittens.

So far, 10 were spayed and neutered today!

We are working to trap all adults to have them spayed and neutered, then returned home. As well as helping the kittens get into a rescue organization for adoption once they are big enough.

Not only do we worry about controlling the reproduction of the community cats but also trying to help them with ailments, parasites, and general health.

If you would like to donate towards this cause, we would greatly appreciate it.

05/30/2024

Did you know that you can help our community cats while buying your weekly groceries?

https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

05/28/2024

05/17/2024

Thanks so much for our donations! What a great and compassionate company.

If you’re wondering, yes, it is canine frontline. We measure out a specific amount and are able to treat 48 cats for fleas/ticks. Some products can be deadly if used on a different species but this is a treatment used for a very long time and proven to provide some prevention.
Donations are always greatly appreciated. Check out our wishlist:

https://www.chewy.com/g/tnr-swva_b113471419 -list&wishlistsortby=DEFAULT

04/28/2024

We’ve been tackling some larger cat colonies recently.

Virginia federation of humane societies granted us with a $1,000 grant while at the conference in March 🤩!
One weekend full of trapping, engulfed that grant.

As we continue to fundraise, We continue to work on other large cat colonies and also help smaller scale situations.

Thanks everyone for supporting our efforts of helping our feline friends.

04/23/2024

If you want awesome apparel that gives back and loves to help animals, check out 4 hands 8 paws 🐾

They are helping organizations like tnr Swva ❤️😻

Because of our wonderful supporters…

04/06/2024

2024 Solar Eclipse Pet Safety

Just a friendly reminder - during a solar eclipse, it's a good idea to keep your furry friends indoors. The sun's rays can be harmful to their eyes, and the sudden change in light might spook them. Many pets react to eclipses just like they do to fireworks or thunderstorms.

03/27/2024

T-shirt fundraiser for Trap, Neuter, Return!

Stop by Franklin County Humane Society to purchase your t-shirt for $20

Or shop online:

https://tnrswva-24.itemorder.com/shop/home/?fbclid=IwAR2VQTADu6pxNpiLpEJQnsLEBLgZo1_d9srwdF3SbM2QXDGQV4w38CmPqeY

03/20/2024

**update: she did very well for her surgery. A very long and bloody surgery but two veterinarians and staff worked hard to remove a dangerously locates mass. She’s feeling better ❤️❤️ post op picture in comments👇

A very sweet girl came into the clinic yesterday seeking help. She has weighed heavy on my heart all night. Yes, we are focused on community cats but anything that needs help is important to me.

Our full service team will perform surgery next week to remove this mass that’s interfering with her quality of life. The family is struggling to meet the funding estimate: $2,000.
So far, we have $500 in commitment. Any money donated will go directly to her vet bill.

I know the mass is large and ideally should’ve been removed sooner. Negative comments aren’t necessary. I just want to help this little lady.
Thank you all. I will post updated pictures after her procedure next week.

03/12/2024

26 spay/neuters in 2 days!

4 days of countless hours trapping, transporting, and ensuring their safety and care.

Additional to their spay/neuter surgeries, they had donated frontline, painful teeth extracted, and injuries treated.
Their lives and comfort are very important to us.

I’m thankful to be in a position to help with all aspects of tnr.
I am out in the community advocating and participating in trapping community cats. Working directly with them during their surgeries and recoveries.
Most of all, knowing that all of this hard work is preventing future suffering and many unnecessary euthanasia’s.

It takes a village ❤️

Franklin County Humane Society/Planned Pethood Clinic

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03/10/2024

17 cats spayed and neutered today! Lots of lives saved. Thanks to Dr Lynn, Dakota, Laura, Diane, Angela for all of the help on this windy Sunday.

02/17/2024

https://www.vfhs.org/awards

Follow this link if you’d like to nominate heroes, organizations, and furry friend heroes.

The Virginia Federation of Humane Societies has established several awards to honor those who have made a difference in animal welfare. Recipients of the awards are recognized at the VFHS annual conference and honor the achievements of the prior year.

02/09/2024

We have 4 really cute kitty bags filled with goodies for our raffle fundraiser.

All items were donated!
Thanks Tammy, Kathryn, & Diane!

We will have each bag at our fundraiser table at parkway brewing this Wednesday (Valentine’s 💘) but if you cannot make it, you can purchase your raffle tickets here. A portion of the drinks sold that evening will benefit trap, neuter, return. Thanks parkway!

Raffle tickets are $5 each and you can choose which bag you’d like the chance to win. Maybe you’ll buy chances for each bag or multiple chances for one 🛍️

What feline loving person wouldn’t love one of these??
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02/01/2024

Kroger is committed to bringing hope & help to local communities. They do so through a variety of activities including charitable giving, sponsorships & their unique Community Rewards Program. Kroger Community Rewards® makes fundraising easy peasy. Once you’ve registered your Kroger Plus Card & designated TNR SWVA as your charity of choice, all you have to do is shop & swipe! And, we’ll earn funds to help us in our endless fight for the welfare of our community cats here in Southwest Virginia! 😻
https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

01/30/2024

Homemade with love,
$10 cat collar fundraiser
😻
Collars are break away-the only collar we recommend for kitties for safety reasons.

Local pickup: Roanoke or Franklin co.

Shipping: $5

01/28/2024

Don’t forget to mention us @ checkout! 😻

01/21/2024

Heart felt thanks to everyone who came out for paint night tonight. It was puuurrffeect!

The Heartworks Company did a great painting for our fundraiser!

The support is very much appreciated 😻

01/20/2024

Please take a few moments and add a comment to those in office about tnr and why this bill is not ethical for our community cats. We are their advocates!

1-Click link
2-scroll down to bill for community cats
3-click the check box
4-scroll down, click next

https://hodspeak.house.virginia.gov/committees/H01/bill_feedback

https://richmondspca.org/2024/01/16/innocuous-sounding-hb-221-poses-danger-for-cats-and-tnvr/

The most dangerous bill for animals in this General Assembly session is hiding behind a boring regulatory process. House Bill....

01/17/2024

Check out our online wishlists for quick & easy shopping! 🐈

AMAZON - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/S8CD8PUP2D33?type=wishlist

CHEWY - https://www.chewy.com/g/tnr-swva_b113471419 -list&wishlistsortby=DEFAULT

01/12/2024

Successful return of kitties for the week! 😻

Returning Them also means ensuring their safety from the elements and sources of food.

Much thanks to everyone who helped me this week with helping our community kitty friends (and maybe other critters too) with housing during the cold weather.

Thank you Tresa for donating 4 sturdy cat houses!

Thank you Kathryn for being a supplier of styrofoam!

Thank you Travis for putting on the shingles for me!

Thank you Laura for the cat food support!

I couldn’t do it without everyone. Happy life kitties!

Moving on to our next location.

01/07/2024

Starting the year off running with TNR. I went back to a location that has always been over populated with kitties. Over the span of about 3 years, I think it is somewhere between 35-40 cats that I’ve trapped, neutered, and returned.

Today was a first…I have small traps, they work for me and I love to play cat trap Tetris when fitting as many as possible in my car . Well I trapped two cats In one trap:
a mom cat and a kitten.
(I thought this was near impossible as the traps aren’t very spacious!)

As I walked up to the trap, another kitten was just sitting there next to the trap.

I attempted to trap the other kitten by using the mom as a lure in her trap but it didn’t work.

I took the trapped mom and kitten away and left the other trap set, hoping and praying I could trap the other baby. I can’t think about that little one being without its mom.

After about an hour, I went back and the kitten had been trapped! This is such a relief.

Six total today trapped…All adults are females. What a blessing to get them spayed before more kittens that would’ve had to spend their life in the wild just trying to survive.

TNR is not an easy service because there are always unforeseen circumstances. I have housed so many community kittens, nursing moms and kittens, sick cats that weren’t healthy enough for surgery or ready for release right away and even earned my first black eye (running into a Jack stand) trying to catch wild kitten. All for their best interest in mind.

Thanks everyone who supports TNR! We are saving lives one by one. To each one, the effort is worth it all.

01/06/2024

Happy Caturday, friends! 😻

01/01/2024

Only 10 tickets remaining! Help us start the mew year off with bang. Join us for a night of fun & entertainment with The Heartworks Company!

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:
https://www.paintnite.com/us/va/roanoke/26422/events/big-lick-brewing-company/january-20/tnr-swva-fundraiser-10321888/?fbclid=IwAR2EpMEhigImw5PMRSMkChihI5KJNfKqavEXlzuOvF1H8FFVrvc8scCflz4

12/16/2023

Our friends at Twin Creeks Distillery donated a gift basket to help us raise funds for trap, neuter, return. It includes:

(1) medium tie dye t-shirt
(2) x-large t-shirts :
1 tie dye & 1 distillery print
$50 gift voucher!!
(1) 750 ml “first sugar” shine🫙
There are two ceramic coasters as well.

We will sell raffle tickets:
$5 each chance 💰

Click and donate through the Facebook donate button

Or PayPal


Or Venmo


Comment with your number of chances you purchased and you’ll receive a picture of your raffle ticket(s) 🎟️

Winner will be announced 12/30 🎉

Thanks for your support and good luck 🍀