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Snip & Tip - St Bernard TNR Working to solve the community cat crisis in St. Bernard Parish through TNR (trap-neuter-release). We also promote cat adoption and responsible pet ownership.

Snip & Tip - St Bernard TNR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the cat overpopulation problem in the Parish. We accomplish this mission by spaying and neutering community cats. Snip & Tip is the lead agency in the St Bernard Community Cat Coalition dedicated to bringing the entire community together - nonprofits, government, the Shelter, community organizations, businesses and individuals. It will take us all to accomplish our goal of fixing every cat in the Parish in 5 years.

28/12/2025

So we have some news to share concerning the end of the month. Then also our number for the end of the year. First we have to Thank our incredible donors that make this all possible - Trap Dat Cat, Deborah-Paul Strother, Lisa at Katz's lounge, OAB in Arabi Bridget Terrio Perkins and a host of other supporters. Our trappers are working those long hours to get those cats that live in the shadows. Sandra Casanova Emerson, Janet Savoie, Mark Forbes & his daughter and many more trappers throughout the past year. Paris Road Hospital, Elizabeth Fay and the staff. St. Bernard Animal Services. My trusted fellow Snip and Tip ppl of Becky Rieker and Dennis Dauterive. We do make a good team. Sorry if I missed anyone.
So for the number of December we fixed 63 cats.
And the number for the entire year is (DRUM ROLL PLEASE) 849. We can't begin to say how much we appreciate all the support we've received and 2026 is off to a good start. XOXOX
Vice President Barbara E. Meyer
P.S. Happy New Year Everyone and be safe out there we have cats to fix.

27/12/2025

Thank You David Rome for the heated cat house. Thank You Elizabeth Doran Pendergraft for the Turkey carcass our cats were having withdrawals after having so much turkey since Thanksgiving week. And Thank You Mary Gleason for your donation towards the Snip and Tip Program. Thank You All. XOXOX

25/12/2025

To all of our members and the support of our Community Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

Thank You Nicki Cocchiara & hubby for your donation. I'm so very excited for your colony now that you pretty much think ...
14/12/2025

Thank You Nicki Cocchiara & hubby for your donation. I'm so very excited for your colony now that you pretty much think every cat is fixed. This is what we do - stay till the end.

The Lord gave us a beautiful day and 24 cats will have a new life after today. Thank You Paris Road Hospital, Dr. Chris,...
10/12/2025

The Lord gave us a beautiful day and 24 cats will have a new life after today. Thank You Paris Road Hospital, Dr. Chris, our favorite vet tech Elizabeth Fay, our trappers that work endlessly in our Parish for the feral cats. And owners of cats in the Parish for the health of their cat.
We couldn't do this without the help of Trap Dat Cat, Deborah-Paul Strother and of course Becky Rieker and Dennis Dauterive.

Thank You Deborah-Paul Strother for your continued support.Without your help we could never accomplish this program for ...
08/12/2025

Thank You Deborah-Paul Strother for your continued support.Without your help we could never accomplish this program for the Parish. XOXOX

Giving Tuesday is here ! Please if we are to continue the work we do for the cats in our Parish we need your help. No gi...
02/12/2025

Giving Tuesday is here ! Please if we are to continue the work we do for the cats in our Parish we need your help. No gift is too small. Thank You

This is one of our many Wednesday's at Paris Road Hospital. Our best number was 28 cats in for surgeryOf course Dennis D...
01/12/2025

This is one of our many Wednesday's at Paris Road Hospital. Our best number was 28 cats in for surgery
Of course Dennis Dauterive, Becky Rieker and myself make the "Dream Team" possible. I'm sure Elizabeth Fay would agree with me.
Giving Tuesday tomorrow please consider a donation to Snip & Tip St Bernard TNR so we can continue this "Labor of Love" especially for the feral cats in our Parish.

So the numbers are in for the month of November. First we do need to Thank Trap Dat Cat and Deborah-Paul Strother for th...
01/12/2025

So the numbers are in for the month of November. First we do need to Thank Trap Dat Cat and Deborah-Paul Strother for their continued support. We couldn't begin to do this mission without your help and in speaking of support our Trappers in St. Bernard Parish are the best. They are the boots on the ground cause we all know it takes a Village to trap cats. And we all know Becky Rieker and I can't be everywhere. Next are the owners who also stepped up to the plate to fix their cats making them have a much better life and not adding to the cat overpopulation we already have in the Parish.
So our number for November is 67.
Thank You All that made this possible.

27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to our Members, faithful trappers and St. Bernard Parish. We are so very Thankful You are here to support us in the TNR efforts for the cats in our community.

23/11/2025

When People Attack TNR, Here’s What They Never Tell You

Every time a community steps up to protect feral and free-roaming cats, the same small crowd of TNR naysayers pops up with outdated talking points, junk science, and wildly inflated “kill the cats to save the birds” fear-mongering.

Let’s be clear:

They’re not quoting real data.
They’re quoting old myths, bad math, and disproven models that were never based on actual field studies.

Here’s what they DON’T want people to know:

✅ 1. “Outdoor cats kill every bird in America!”

That claim comes from a single speculative model that assumed:

every cat hunts constantly

every bird co**se is found

every kill is counted

and cats behave like robots instead of living animals

Actual field studies show the opposite:
Neutered colony cats roam less, hunt less, and stay close to their feeding stations.
The more TNR you have, the less wildlife impact you see — because stable colonies stop producing waves of hungry kittens.

✅ 2. “But they reproduce like crazy!”

Not fixed cats.
Only unfixed ones.

And here’s what the anti-TNR people don’t say out loud:
If you remove cats, new unfixed cats move in to fill the vacancy — and start breeding immediately.
It’s called the Vacuum Effect, and it is documented worldwide.

TNR removes the breeding.
Killing removes the cats, but never the population pressure — which is why it fails every single time.

✅ 3. “We need to trap and kill them to solve the problem.”

Communities have tried that for over 50 years. If it worked, we wouldn’t still be having this conversation.

What has worked?

TNR.
Every city that implements high-volume TNR sees:

fewer intakes

fewer kittens born outdoors

healthier colonies

quieter neighborhoods

and drastically reduced shelter killing

That’s called measurable outcomes, not ideology.

✅ 4. “Feeders make the problem worse!”

Nope.
Unmanaged, unfixed colonies grow.
Managed, neutered colonies shrink.

Feeders are the reason cats can be trapped, monitored for illness, vetted, stabilized, and humanely reduced over time. They’re the backbone of every successful TNR program in the country.

✅ 5. “TNR doesn’t work — I read it online.”

They read it on an opinion blog that cites itself, not science.

Meanwhile:

Entire counties have cut kitten intake by 70–90% after implementing TNR.

Large shelters have dropped their kill rates from “automatic euthanasia” to functional No Kill because colonies stopped endlessly producing kittens.

Neighborhoods report less noise, less spraying, fewer fights, and fewer issues after TNR — not before.

You don’t get those results from killing.
You get them from fixing what’s actually causing the problem: breeding.

❗ The bottom line:

People who attack TNR aren’t defending wildlife.
They’re defending failed, outdated, cruel policies that never solved anything.

People who support TNR are supporting:
✔ humane management
✔ actual science
✔ stable colonies
✔ fewer kittens born outdoors
✔ lower shelter intake
✔ lower shelter killing
✔ healthier communities for people and animals

TNR works.
The data is not debatable.
The only debate left is whether communities choose compassion — or cling to the failed methods of the past.

Well I booked for 32 cats we had 20 show up. Thank Goodness for our Trappers we had 2 separate big boys our trappers hav...
12/11/2025

Well I booked for 32 cats we had 20 show up. Thank Goodness for our Trappers we had 2 separate big boys our trappers have been after for over a year now. And low & behold those boys decided now was the time to get snipped. We also have 2 other trapping sites that are the end of trapping cats there. And the best of it all for today NO Pregnant Cats. How we hate to do Spay/Terminations but it has to be done. If Mommy doesn't have a home 4/6/8 kittens have no chance of a home. Thank You Trappers, Dr. Chris, Elizabeth Fay.
And most of all Thank You Trap Dat Cat & Deborah-Paul Strother we all have mission and because of your monthly support we can do this mission. We so love Ted, Mark, Mary, Malynda, Dee, Marie, and a number of other ppl who showed up today. And of course our crew of Dennis Dauterive, Becky Rieker and myself Barbara E. Meyer. We were rocking and rolling today.

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