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96.4
Current Live-
Release
Rate
Release
Rate
This is the percentage of cats that enter Cincinnati shelters and are NOT euthanized.
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Community cats are cats without owners, and therefore need the community’s help. Together, we can make sure these cats are spayed, neutered and vaccinated. This practice will keep the population from growing larger and ensure healthier lives for all cats.
PLEASE REPORT STRAYS: (513) 644-5600
Community cats are cats without owners, and therefore need the community’s help. Together, we can make sure these cats are spayed, neutered and vaccinated. This practice will keep the population from growing larger and ensure healthier lives for all cats.
NALA
OF CHEVIOT
Nala is a bit of a clean freak. When she’s not sleeping or eating, you’ll find her grooming her beautiful calico fur. (Check out Nala’s video below.)
OF NORTHSIDE
DASH
Dash is a little shy around humans, so he dashes into the foliage whenever someone approaches. (Check out Dash’s video below.)
OF COLLEGE HILL
STEEL
Most days you’ll find Steel lounging under a car in one of his favorite driveways or parking lots. (Check out Steel’s video below.)
OF NORWOOD
RANDO
Rando is an excellent mouser, often seen pouncing in lawns and hunting underneath sheds in Norwood. (Check out Rando’s video below.)
OF GREEN TOWNSHIP
NIXIE
Nixie likes to hang out in the window wells of houses. Her name comes from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a spirit that lived in a well, though she is much nicer!
OF SAYLER PARK
NOTCH
Notch likes to visit houses along Home City Avenue, hoping for canned food but settling for dry.
OF MIAMITOWN
CUTIE PIE
Cutie Pie loves playing hide and seek with the neighborhood kids who feed him and gave him his adorable name.
OF WESTWOOD
CHESTER
Chester was a bit ornery until he came back to his colony neutered thanks to TNR. Now he is the friendliest cat in Westwood! (Check out Chester’s video below.)
OF CARTHAGE
BILLY
Billy can often be found deep in thought, enjoying a gentle breeze and a little me-time. (Check out Billy’s video below.)
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A cat's night vision is 5x better than a human being's
A domestic cat can run at speeds up to 30 mph.
A cat can leap 6x its own length and 7x its own height.
Cats can hear frequencies in the ultrasonic range of 100,000 hertz.
A cat's sense of smell is 14x more sensitive than a human being's.
Attention, crafters and cat persons! You can help the community cats in your neighborhood by building a winter shelter for cats. It’s easy, inexpensive, and a great project for the family. Best of all, you’ll be helping those community cats stay warm and safe during the harsh winter months. Good luck!
Are you an animal lover? Please think about fostering a cat. This selfless act frees up valuable space in our shelters, so we can take care of more cats. What’s more, you’ll be giving the animal a more natural, relaxing environment until he/she is ready for adoption. Your heart will thank you.
A caring resident in Price Hill called and told us about Trixie, so we notified a community cat caregiver. She brought Trixie to the vet in a humane trap. Trixie was then spayed, vaccinated, and given a left ear-tip so people could tell from a distance that she’d been fixed. Next, our caregiver returned Trixie to her outdoor home where she is now healthier and happier!
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- Please leave stray kittens where you found them (as long as they’re in a safe place). Those kittens may look helpless (and adorable!), but mom is likely out searching for their next meal.
- If you’re feeding a stray, please take responsibility and call us for spay/neuter. We’ll make sure your cat friend is spayed or neutered and safely returned.
- If you see a cat with a tipped left ear, the animal has already been spayed or neutered. For more information, please read the Field Guide.
Spaying and neutering is the most humane way to effectively control pet overpopulation in the no-kill nation. And community cats are no exception. Spaying and neutering will ensure that community cat populations never exceed available food sources, which would lead to starvation, disease and worse.