not going anywhere i shouldn'tTraci wrote:Don't know if you're going somewhere with this, but TNR has really made differences in the lives of ferals the world over.
When we first took our Carmel cat in, we had to move because our apartment didn't allow any pets, but she was too adorable to refuse. Then, of course, a few years later we met up with our then-stray Blue dog, and had to do the same thing again. Since we've bought our own house, we haven't met up with any strays. I've promised my hubby I won't go to the humane society to adopt another, but he knows that, if I meet up with an animal that needs some help, we will end up with another.
That's not unusual, it's really difficult to deal with people in that regard. Shelter people have the worst attitudes, rescuers sometimes try to be martyrs, and people or organizations who could or should be helping choose rather to ignore the situation. But, there is sometimes light at the end of the tunnel. Rather than deal directly with the shelter or humane society in your area, try contacting private people instead, your vet may even be able to get you in touch with folks who are working behind the scenes but don't advertise their involvement. I've found those types so much easier to deal with, usually, there is a network available for foster parents, folks willing to donate time or veterinary expenses, and others willing to direct you to other resources. Chances are, some of those people are your vet's clientsjason wrote:"tnr" from this post was the first i have heard of the acronym....the folks around here that handle the rescue shelter seem rather difficult to work with (from the phones at least) so i haven't had good experiences on trying to help strays thus far.
Absolutely! Even if it is simply donating food or donating a shelter (an insulated dog house), or helping to trap a feral for spay/neuter, educating someone, etc, every little thing is a worthwhile effort. So much to be done, so few people to do it, but progress is being madethe idea of tnr seems appropiate and the statistics that i have read indicate a strong effectiveness for reducing the stray population in a relative humane way.
Here's a link to the article if you are interested