Snip & Tip

Upcoming 2008 dates:

• April 27th at the Lebanon Fairgrounds

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Do you have un-owned free roaming or feral (wild) cats on your property or in your neighborhood? A new program of the Humane Association is offering a non-lethal solution to controlling the population of these cats. Call 444-8299 for more information.

SNIP & TIP is the newest program of HAWC. It is a trap/neuter/return (TNR) program that will help control the population of feral and free roaming cats. This free program is available to anyone in the middle Tennessee area who is caring for a colony of un-owned, feral or free roaming cats.

Our goal is simple, to reduce the number of feral and free roaming cats by sterilizing as many of them as possible. Many calls that come in to the Humane Association and animal control are regarding un-owned free roaming or feral (wild) cats. People don’t know what to do with them. There are three options. 1) Leave them alone allowing them to breed uncontrollably. 2) Have them killed 3) Have them spayed/neutered and allow them to live out their lives. We have developed a program to make #3, the non-lethal option, available free to anyone.

We expect the following results:

Healthier stabilized colonies
Reduced spread of disease, less injuries and suffering
Fewer calls to animal control and the Humane Association regarding this issue
Reduced smell and noise resulting in breeding behavior
Less “killing” of cats

This program is devoted to helping stray and feral cats that would not be sterilized if not for SNIP & TIP. This program will not sterilize owned pets or strays being adopted by the finder. All cats will receive a left ear tip to identify them as a spayed or neutered and vaccinated cat.

This proactive program will stabilize the population, improve the health of the population and eventually reduce the number of these cats in our community.

Why Snip and Tip? click here.

 

For more information on Snip & Tip Clinic instructions click here.

Alley Cat Allies: This web site covers all topics regarding Trap/Neuter/Return including caring for feral cats, maintaining a feral cat colony, wildlife concerns and much more.

For more information about this program call 444-8299. Humane live traps are available to anyone who wants to trap cats for spay/neuter. For humane trapping instructions click here.

Donations of supplies, food for volunteers and funds are needed for this program. Call 444-8299 to find out how you can help.

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Snip and Tip celebrates 1 Year Anniversary! click here.

Snip and Tip Wish List

heavy duty trash bags
paper towels
heating pads & electric blankets
blankets & old sheets
wide masking tape
copy paper & pens
peroxide/alcohol
cleaning products
humane live traps
Medical/Surgical Supplies:  gauze, drape, gloves, suture (Vicryl, PDS, Monocryl), lactated ringers, instruments, Ivomec, cotton balls, Advantage/Frontline/Revolution
Food and drink for volunteers
and monetary donations