Category Archives: TNR

Trap Neuter Return (TNR) is the humane, effective, long-term solution to the feline overpopulation problem. Here you’ll find tales from our TNR exploits and from our Talking TNR information sessions and workshops around the country.

COVID 19 & Feeding Community Cats

Adapted from Alley Cat Allies' resources. Our Recommendations Healthy caregivers should go about their care and feeding routines while maintaining appropriate social distancing protocols with regard to distance from other people. If you can stock up on cat food so as to reduce the number of visits you make to the store, that’s great. Follow safety […]

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COVID-19 & Community Cat Caregivers

Adapted from Alley Cat Allies' resources. Answers to your Questions & Helpful Checklists We at CATalyst want to make sure that you have the information you need about caring for community cats during this time of COVID-19 – including if you become unable to care for your cats. Please find below several answers based on information […]

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COVID-19 Safety Tips and Precautions for TNR

Adapted from Alley Cat Allies' resources. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents new challenges to conducting Trap Neuter Return (TNR), the humane and effective approach to community cats, the challenges are not insurmountable. TNR is still very much possible - and essential. This guide outlines CATalyst's recommendations for planning and carrying out TNR with COVID-19 health and […]

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TNR Manual All-New Site Development

We’re delighted to announce the development of our new-look website, managed by Drogheda Animal Rescue (DAR) and the CATalyst Project to host Ireland’s TNR Manual.

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DIY Feral Cat Shelters

In the cold weather that’s coming, we want to be sure our community cats are as safe, dry and warm as they can be. When cats don’t want human company, we can’t take them indoors, so we have to provide shelters. Here’s an easy DIY shelter made from styrofoam boxes, packing & duct tape and […]

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Feral Cat Shelters

Found a lovely little feral cat shelter & feeding station on Items for Sale or Free in Bantry (a great FB resource in my area). It needs a bit of weather proofing (primarily a more overhanging roof), but works lovely in the rare sunshine – got some snaps of my guys checking it out when it was installed. In the cold weather it’s especially important to provide community cats with warm shelters and safe, dry feeding stations.

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Glengarriff TNR Trap Tips

Popped up to Glengarriff for RAWR (Rural Animal Welfare Resources) yesterday to do a bit of trapping and check out the caregiver situation. RAWR have neutered most of the cats in the area I was checking out. But a few more need to be done. And they’ve been proving elusive! So here’s some pics – including the three […]

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DAR *PurrOut*

Just a quick *PurrOut* for Drogheda Animal Rescue (DAR), one of the fab TNR organisations that came along to our workshops this weekend. Liza passed on their recent publicity with County Matters Louth – an excellent example of how to promote TNR, rescue and volunteering effectively and inspiringly – AND, as Liza said, ‘… how to look windswept and […]

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Talking TNR in Navan & Athlone

Following on from our Cloughjordan TNR session back in March, CATalyst’s Talking TNR sessions are heading up north for the weekend. Learn all about TNR and why it’s the only humane, long-term solution to the feline overpopulation problem in Ireland (and the rest of the world!). Come and join us at either free event to find out more – and network […]

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Talking TNR in Cloughjordan

As part of our collaboration with Feral Cats Ireland in the CATalyst Project, we’re Talking Trap Neuter Return this coming Wednesday, 4th March, at 8pm at the Thomas Macdonagh Heritage Centre in Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary. Talking TNR Date: Wednesday 4th March 2015 Time: 8pm Venue: Thomas Macdonagh Heritage Centre, Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary We’re here to help you humanely manage your community […]

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*** DRUMROLL ***

Okay folks!!! *** BIG DRUMROLL *** *lil twirl* *raises top hat* As part of National Feral Cats Awareness week 2014 *cymbols CLASH* we’d like to introduce to you *stray cat caterwaul chorus* the launch of the Fantastic *applause* the Magnificent *enthusiastic applause* the Fantabulous *thunderous applause* TNR MANUAL for IRELAND!!!! *the crowd goes WIIIIILLLLLLD*  Download it here […]

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Newstalk and TNR

A ten minute sound bite Are Feral Cats Taking Over? on Newstalk this morning was very interesting – and great publicity for TNR! The broadcast was part of the publicity campaign that is National Feral Cats Week 2014, spearheaded by Feral Cats Ireland, the networking resource for TNR in Ireland, and it was wonderful to hear the information […]

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The Kingston Concentration Camp Victims

Otherwise known as The Giants this crowd were rescued from Kinston's Concentration Camp near Bantry, Co Cork. Our first TNR. The farmer didn’t look after the domestic animals at all. I was horrified at the state of the kittens. Only Goliath (see Before & After pic above), Judo, Timmy and Cleo survived.The Giants' StoryPlease click the titles […]

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