Grove Community Cat Coalition

07/15/2025

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07/15/2025

You know it's working when the cats see your vehicle and come running. It's looking promising that all 4 babies and mama will be caught tomorrow! As you can see, they have all gotten very comfortable in and around the trap over the last week. This is why we "trap train."

07/15/2025

Another one of GCCCs clients. He was so beat up, he had to get his right ear tipped, instead of his left. Well, look at him now! All recovered, living life without new battle scars. Isn't he a stately gentleman?

07/14/2025

To spay and neuter is an act of love.

👉🏽 We are not making this stuff up! We are speaking from years of experience working in the field directly with my community. 👈🏽

We hear the stories over and over again and we receive pleas for help from the same people who refuse to spay and neuter and constantly give unaltered animals away. It's so frustrating and sad.

Not every free kitten goes on to reproduce, but a very high percentage do. Why? Because many people in search of a free kitten never get them spayed or neutered. Many of those people may be on Do Not Adopt lists with local rescues and shelters from poor care/abuse/neglect of current/previous pets. That's why many turn to online in search of FREE kittens/puppies they are looking to give so much love and they just can't seem to find one through a licensed rescue or shelter.

That should give you a hard pause. 🤔
And tell you what you need to know.

Spay and neuter is the only humane solution ✅ to help with the overpopulation crisis. It helps the shelters and rescues because the animals don't end up there and it helps individuals because they don't end up overwhelmed and desperate.

In our area SAAF Spay Neuter Clinic is low cost for a one time visit that must include spay/neuter and the Humane Society has a low cost clinic inside open to the public - Clinic Southwest Missouri Humane Society

Many rural vets have great pricing on spay/neuter and even TNR rates for free roaming unsocialized cats.

Make some calls.
Set an appointment.
Make a big difference.



✨ If you TRULY want to help a cat or kitten, have them spayed or neutered. ✨

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07/13/2025

These past few days of trap training have given us a gift as well. We continue to see a few of the TNR cats, and they are alive and doing very well. This credit is due to TNR charging their course in life, and the caretakers who continue setting food out as an act of kindness. It's amazing what not breeding, and having nutrition can do for these unhoused cats. Isn't this one fantastic looking? 😻

07/12/2025

Hi everyone! 🌟 You can support us by sending Stars - they help GCCC earn small amounts of money to put in the spay/neuter account. We appreciate you, and are grateful for such an encouraging community.

Whenever you see the Stars icon, you can send us Stars!

07/12/2025

During trap training, this handsome boy was seen. He is one of GCCCs TNR kitties. His life has been dramatically improved. Not only does he have a loving caretaker to ensure he is watched out for, but he no longer pursues females, and has stopped unnecessary fighting with other toms. He may wear some battle scars for the rest of his life, and that's fine, because they tell his story. We love their stories, especially when their future gets rewritten. 😺

07/11/2025

We spotted our very first sponsored cat "Blanco" the other day. He's looking happy and healthy! And no more wounds from fighting!

07/10/2025

Day 2 of trap training looks promising for these kittens. Still leery, but much more comfortable today.

07/10/2025

The best way to stop kitten dumping and out of control cat populations, is to stop it at the source. Breeding. Spay and neuter.

07/09/2025

We are starting trap training for our next group of ferals to be TNRd next week.

Trap training is an essential part of TNR, as it allows the cats to get comfortable going in and out of the traps, which in turn makes them less stressed when they are caught. It also makes us more likely to catch them on trap day if they are comfortable with the traps already, meaning fewer cats are missed.

While we are getting the cats accustomed to eating in the traps, they are zip tied open, so the cats can come and go as they please. On "trap day" we remove the zip ties and set the trap, leaving them none the wiser to our scheme. It's all for their own good though!

06/18/2025

This girl found herself in one of the local businesses here in Mountain Grove, and when Animal Control picked her up, we did not miss an opportunity to get her fixed.

She is very *VERY* feral, and we likely would have never gotten her back into another trap at a later time, because she really wants nothing to do with people (except to slice them into small pieces.)

She is one feisty girl, and even the vet said "she is a tough cat." She is a fighter for sure, and very street smart. Definitely a survivor!

Comment below 👇🏼 what you would name her.