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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.

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.

12/11/2025

So this is a very late notice but my 32 appointments for Spay Neuter surgery tomorrow has turned into the number 23. If you need your cat be it boy or girl, fixed contact me ASAP. For those Juvile cats that have to be over 2 pounds. Thanks

10/11/2025

UPDATE !!! 1 & 1 = 2.
Therefore 127 + 4 = 131
While looking over my spreadsheet that's exactly the number (4) I did not see before I posted the number we TNR'd. Our revised number for October 2025 is 131. Our best month to date. Snip & Tip St Bernard TNR Program is on a good roll for the Cats and Parish.

10/11/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 “𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞” 𝐓𝐍𝐕𝐑

We hear it every week:
“Can someone come trap these cats?”
”𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘆? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲. ”

We understand.
Most people don’t realize what goes into TNVR they just think it should be “free” and that someone else can handle it.

But here’s the truth:
That “free” service you’re asking for?
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

Every trap, every can of food, every drop of gas costs someone. 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙨, 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧, 𝙙𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧, 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙖, 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙜𝙖𝙨, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙙𝙨 to line traps none of it appears out of thin air.

Each “free” TNVR job costs hundreds of dollars before we even count the 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜.

And behind every “free” service are real people.
Volunteers washing soiled traps in their driveways.
Loading and unloading scared ferals before sunrise.
Skipping dinners and losing sleep to make sure those cats get trapped, fixed, vaccinated, and safely returned.

This isn’t a hobby it’s hard, messy, emotional, draining, real work.

“Free” doesn’t mean easy. It means someone else is paying the price.
Through their time.
Through their gas tank.
Through their weekend.
Through their heart.

So next time someone says, “𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀,” 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. Someone let it get to this point, and 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

If you can’t trap, donate 💰.
If you can’t donate, share 📣.
If you can’t share, educate 📖.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 “𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲” 𝗧𝗡𝗩𝗥 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Every cat matters. Every caretaker matters. Every dollar helps 🤟🏼🐈🪤.

09/11/2025

Thank You Auntie Janice Bell for your donation of dry cat food. You know just what our cats love to eat. XOXOX

09/11/2025

Due to a Scheduling Conflict our Cat Coalition Meeting for November 15th has been cancelled. I will keep everyone posted as to the date of our next meeting. And a heads up to caretakers of colonies of cats the statement "I'm a Feeder and not a Trapper" in all reality you need to be BOTH. Trappers can't be Everywhere and you need to trap the cats you feed. When we show up the cats run off sometimes for days. Whereas they trust you for their daily care and you know what cat needs to be trapped. So be "A Feeder and A Trapper" Your Cat will LOVE you More if that's even possible!
Thank You

08/11/2025

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