ABOUT US
In 2003, two visionary animal lovers met and created the Feral Cat Consortium to help feral cats in St. Tammany Parish, on the Northshore across the lake from New Orleans. They had only three traps and no money, but they did have a passionate belief in the new practice of TNR for feral cats. TNR is Trap, Neuter, and Release of cats back into their colonies to live out their lives without constant breeding and the production of unwanted kittens, half of which die before they are a year old.
These dedicated volunteers put up their own money and enrolled a few volunteers. With a partial subsidy from the St. Tammany Humane Society (a private organization), and with the cooperation of several local veterinarians, they began to spay and neuter significant numbers of feral and free-roaming cats in St. Tammany Parish. They also rescued some dogs needing help.
FROM DISASTER TO OPPORTUNITY
August, 2005 -- Hurricane Katrina changed everything, for every individual, business, and charity in Southeast Louisiana. The Director of the FCC and her husband travelled daily to the flooded streets of New Orleans, rescuing more than 400 dogs, cats, and other pets, from roofs, trees, and houses. For more than a year after Hurricane Katrina, FCC volunteers traveled almost daily into the vast deserted areas of New Orleans and surrounding parishs, feeding and trapping the surviving cats and dogs. With emergency grants from national animal welfare organizations, the FCC expanded it's operations both geographically and in services offered. More than three years post-Katrina, the FCC continues it's expanded operations.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
LOVE CATS?
THINK YOU DON’T HAVE THE TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Meet with us for coffee and we will show you how to
make a difference in the lives of feral and free-roaming cats!
Call Wendy at 983-373-5937
WHAT DOES AN FCC VOLUNTEER DO?
TRAPPING is the heart of our operations, but it’s not for everyone.
We have other important roles for you regardless of your skills or the time you have to devote:
FOSTERING kittens and friendly cats is essential to our success—do it one time or many.
SCREEN ADOPTION APPLICATIONS so our kittens go only to good, loving and forever homes.
FEED a feral colony one or several days a week - it’s very rewarding. You quickly bond with “your” cats.
ARE YOU GOOD AT FUNDRAISING?
PREFER OFFICE WORK?
UPCOMING EVENTS
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10/16/2011 - Feral Cat Spay Day
Oct 16 is National Feral Cat Day! Please prevent undue suffering for free roaming cats by TNR. Trap Neuter and Return cats to their existing location!
Call us if you want to help or need help (985)373-5937.
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10/16/2011 - Feral Cat Spay Day
Oct 16 is National Feral Cat Day! Please prevent undue suffering for free roaming cats by TNR. Trap Neuter and Return cats to their existing location!
Call us if you want to help or need help (985)373-5937.