Take a look at our Trap/Neuter/Return Feral/Community Cats site

[CurtEastPoint]

I founded this organization a year ago (and I won't forget the date...Inauguration Day 2017...gag me) and am so pleased with the first year's results.

We are located in S. Metro Atlanta in the towns of East Point, College Park and Hapeville, often called the Tri-Cities, so the name 'Tri-Cities Friends of Kitties' kinda rang in my noggin!

This has been a learning process for us. We are a small group and depend on each other to help the cats.

We have adopted out so many in the last year, mostly kittens, who, big surprise..were not all that feral! It just takes some love and patience.

The cats who are truly feral we provide food and shelter for. They know it's us when we drive up!

Please take a look at our site. I am not ashamed to admit that we, like most charities (we are 501(c)(3) tax deductible) need funds. Right now we have (actually I have at my home, fostering) 2 kittens who need some eye surgery.

Take a look at 'Our 2017 Cats' and explore the site.

Thank you all so much in advance!

Curt(EastPoint)

www.tricitiesfriendsofkitties.org

[TygrBright]

1. Lovely site! And wonderful work. Thank you. n/t

[CurtEastPoint]

7. Thank you so much!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Thanks for doing this for the cats!

Nice web site, beautiful photos. Good luck with your work.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. Thank you....appreciate the kind words!

[japple]

3. Is there a facebook link to this page? I am involved in cat rescue in Georgia

and might be able to help if we can connect. Most of the groups I interact with are interactive via fb pages.

[CurtEastPoint]

4. Yes!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tricitiesfriendsofkitties/

[japple]

11. Thanks, friend. I just sent a request to your page.

I am in NW Georgia and transport up and down I75 between Chatt. and Kennesaw about 2 times per week. Maybe we can work together at some point!!!

[CurtEastPoint]

17. Got your request! Thanks!

We use LifeLine for neuter/spay. Whom do you use?

[japple]

30. Most of the ones who are trapped go to Wally's Friends

Spay & Neuter in Chattanooga, TN. Their transport comes to our county once a month and they will take ferals. They are sp/neutered and returned the next morning. It is a bit tricky to get the timing just right. We also work with National Spay Alliance in Dalton.

I will share your posts on my fb page which is seen by a lot of cat people in the state. Maybe it will help. Bless you for being there for the ferals.

[CurtEastPoint]

31. You are so kind to help. Another group here that I know personally is Snap2It

SpayNeuterAssistanceProgram = Snap. They do great work, have a farm where they keep kitties plus they have 2 PetSmarts, Howell Mill and Camp Creek, where they house kitties for adoption.

They have a FB page and website as well. http://snap2it.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/snap2itcats/

[mopinko]

5. best of luck. feral cats are in huge demand in chicago.

cook county has been helping cat charities place ferals for rodent control. a few years back rat populations spiked, and there is now a waiting list.

this book came out of their early efforts-
http://www.communitycats.us

[CurtEastPoint]

9. I have heard this before. Thanks for the link!

[ploppy]

6. Wow!

That is a lot of incredible work done over the past 12 months. Congratulations and thank you.

[CurtEastPoint]

10. It seems like a lot but I wish we could do more. Thank you so much!

[rpannier]

12. K&R

So, who did Chunk kill over that costume?
I'll have to donate later. The paypal link is giving me grief

[CurtEastPoint]

19. Crap! Sorry about the PP link. Of course it ALWAYS works for me!

Send me a msg. here if you continue to have issues.

I appreciate it!

The costume? LOL... probably his Human Mom!

[RandomAccess]

13. I salute you!

And what a beautiful website, beautiful photos.

Wish I could donate, but I send my congratulations, thanks, good vibes, and I'll go promote you on FB.

[Mosby]

14. feral cats kill birds, by the millions

[KT2000]

15. from what I have seen

their preference is mice and rats. I live in a rural are where someone killed most of the cats. We were over-run with mice and some had serious, expensive damage to their homes and especially the electrical systems of cars (mice like to eat the covering on wiring).

[Botany]

16. + 1

and snakes, insects, invertebrates, frogs, salamders, toads, butterflies,
pollinators, mammals, and lots of other critters too. They are ecological
hammers. It might feel good to help the cats but they really hurt our
native wildlife and ecology.

[CurtEastPoint]

20. Thanks for sharing your concerns.

[Botany]

21. I wish you well!

n/t

[catbyte]

18. Wonderful site and even better work on behalf of ferals.

Thank you for caring and I wish you all the best going forward.

[CurtEastPoint]

22. Thank you and love your handle!

[CurtEastPoint]

23. If one of you is "Diane D....P" please message me as your email bounced back.

I sent an acknowledgement of donation and it was returned. Thank you!

[crazycatlady]

24. Your photographer should enter some of those photos into a contest

Such excellent work


And Sebastian is such a handsome boy.

[CurtEastPoint]

25. Thanks! I am the photographer

If we have a photo contest of pets I'll enter one

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Have you considered setting up a "cats with jobs" program like this?

http://www.startribune.com/working-cats-program-gives-felines-a-job-and-a-home/374560061/

Jim Trenter was fed up with the mice chomping into grass seed bags at his business’ warehouse — until he heard about the new “working cat” program of the Animal Humane Society.

Despite the fact that “cats” and “working” rarely appear in the same sentence, he adopted two felines. They now live and labor in the warehouse, which is suddenly mouse-free.

“Best employees I have had!” joked Trenter, manager at Ramy Turf Products in St. Paul. “And you feel really good about it. You’re able to give a cat that might be euthanized a good place to live.”

That’s precisely the goal of this program, designed to find less conventional living arrangements — and a full-time job — for cats that aren’t a success on the adoption floor.

[CurtEastPoint]

29. Thank you for sharing this!

[3catwoman3]

27. If you are not already familiar with...

..the Tiny Kittens program out of Langley, British Columbia, it would be worth taking a look. They manage a large colony of feral cats and have an extensive website, with followers from all over the world. Very active chat room. There might be some ideas there to help you in this noble endeavor. Just google tiny kittens, and you'll get there

My four rescues and I send you love and good wishes.

[CurtEastPoint]

28. Thank you, my dear CatWoman!