Community Cats Rescue Network trap neuter return program
TNR Saves Lives and Controls Cat Population
about ccrn
ABOUT OUR RESCUE
Our mission is to improve the lives of feral and homeless cats by humanely stopping their breeding through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). TNR is the only proven maintenance program to be effective, humane and long term in controlling feral and stray cat populations. Under the TNR program, feral cats are humanely trapped, spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and returned to their original location for continued oversight by their caregivers. The left ear is “tipped” as a universal identifier that the cat has been sterilized and vaccinated. We do not relocate cats and do not have the capability to take additional cats or kittens into our care.
Our Vision
Community Cats Rescue Network (CCRN), a small, volunteer-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the humane treatment and control of feral and stray cats. This rescue was formed in Fredericksburg, Virginia. However, in 2018 CCRN expanded its services to SW Virginia covering counties of Wythe, Bland, and surrounding areas.
EMERGENCY VETERINARY
TOWN AND COUNTRY VETERINARY CLINIC
Help Our Cause
CCRN assisted with spaying and neutering over 425 cats in calendar year 2023. As stated, we use the low-cost spay neuter clinics vs veterinarian clinics; however, there are most always added costs each trip and donations received are expended quickly.
We hope we can count on your support in our efforts to raise awareness of the plight of the feral and stray cat populations in our neighborhoods, and to come together as a community to share the responsibilities of humanely controlling the population growth of both feral and pet cats through affordable spay and neuter.
ccrn ...what we do
WE STRIVE TO PROTECT THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY CATS BY:
- Collaborating with low cost spay/neuter clinics for affordable sterilization and vaccination of feral, stray, and pet cats.
- Offering the use of traps (with refundable deposit) and proper instruction to residents wishing to spay and neuter community cats.
- Providing hands-on trapping and transportation assistance for those not able to do it themselves, or when working with larger colonies.
- Educating the general public about the plight of stray and feral cats and the importance of spaying/neutering and microchipping domestic pet cats.
- Providing a voice and support for community cats and their caregivers by bringing awareness to the beneficial roles they play in our communities.
- Promoting our belief that these cats deserve a place in our society, one in which their lives are respected and safeguarded.
- Promoting support for long-term, caregiver-based solutions regarding community cats.
- Networking extensively with reputable rescue groups to help foster and put up for adoption kittens and friendly adults taken from TNR colonies.
OUR COMMITTENT IS TO:
- Help facilitate the work of caregivers in caring for outdoor cats and controlling feral cat population growth.
- Provide an affordable, humane, and cost-effective alternative to euthanasia in local shelters, through TNR and ongoing managed care of unsocialized cats, and adoption of tame cats and kittens.
- Promote community awareness of the responsible care and treatment of both domestic and feral cat populations.
- Have a significant impact in decreasing the number of unwanted and unadoptable cats that are killed at our local kill-shelters every year.
CURRENT PRICING FOR SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES
- We operate exclusively with volunteers and donations. We run a transport to the low-cost Margaret B. Mitchell Spay/Neuter Clinic in Bristol, Virginia, weekly to spay, neuter, and vaccinate friendly or feral cats. Spay surgeries are $75 and neuter surgeries are $60, and rabies (required) and FVRCP vaccines are $15 each, making the total cost for a female cat $105 and a male cat $90. Added costs when needed are $25 for an antibiotic injection, $17 for a flea/ear mite treatment, and $20 for a parasite dewormer.
- Feral cats are transported to the low-cost Mountain View Humane Spay/Neuter Clinic in Christiansburg, Virginia. The cost at Mountain View Humane for the spay or neuter surgery is $26, required rabies vaccine $15, and feline disease FVRCP vaccine $17, making the total cost $58 per cat. When needed, a parasite dewormer and flea/ear mite treatment adds another $18 and an antibiotic injection another $15.
