The Straygency

06/01/2026

Today marks a huge milestone for the Leafy Shenanigans colony.

One year ago, this colony consisted of 21 cats. Today, after trapping Rico “The Risk” Martinez, the colony has officially reached 100% sterilization.

Rico was the last unaltered cat in the colony, and true to his nickname, he made us work for it. As many TNR trappers know, the last cat is often the hardest cat. It takes patience, persistence, and a refusal to give up.

Over the past year, three colony cats became friendly through consistent, responsible feeding and daily interaction and were able to transition into indoor homes. The kittens born before we could complete sterilization were all taken into rescue and adopted into loving families.

That leaves just five cats in the colony today. Those five have maintained their territory for the past year and have not allowed new cats to move in and establish themselves.

This is exactly why TNR works.

A colony that once had 21 cats now has 5. No new litters. No population growth. Just a stable, healthy, managed colony that continues to shrink over time through sterilization, adoption, and natural attrition.

This accomplishment didn’t happen overnight. It took a year of dedication, countless hours of trapping and monitoring, and a commitment to showing up every day for these cats.

That’s what successful TNR looks like. 🐾

05/30/2026

📢 TNR SUPPORTERS — WE NEED YOU THERE 📢

If you support Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) in Cedar Rapids, please make plans to attend the upcoming TNR feedback meeting.

The City is currently working to finalize an ordinance that will determine how TNR programs operate in Cedar Rapids for years to come. The decisions made now will directly impact our ability to humanely address community cat overpopulation and continue the lifesaving work that so many volunteers, rescuers, and colony caretakers have dedicated themselves to.

You do not have to speak. You do not have to prepare a statement. Simply showing up matters.

A strong turnout demonstrates that our community supports practical, humane solutions to cat overpopulation. TNR works, but it can only succeed if the ordinance allows rescuers and caretakers to do the work effectively.

We have spent countless hours trapping, transporting, fostering, fundraising, and advocating for these cats. Now we need our supporters to stand with us.

Please attend if you can. Your presence sends a powerful message that Cedar Rapids wants compassionate, effective solutions for community cats.

Together, we can help ensure that TNR remains a viable tool for reducing overpopulation and improving the lives of cats in our community.

Join the open house on Wednesday, June 10, from 5–7 p.m. at 7241 Washington View Parkway SW.

05/21/2026

🚨 TUXEDO TAKEOVER 🚨

Hero's Haven Animal Rescue has a whole crew of tiny tuxedo-clad criminals ready to steal hearts, snacks, and probably your favorite blanket. 🖤🤍

These kittens are:
✔️ Professionally adorable
✔️ Experts in zoomies
✔️ Certified biscuit makers
✔️ Dressed for every occasion

If you’ve been thinking about adding a little chaos and a lot of love to your life, this is your sign. Tuxedo cats are known for their BIG personalities and even bigger cuddles.

Let’s help these babies find forever homes! Share this post, tag your cat-loving friends, or better yet… apply to adopt before someone else snatches up your favorite little tuxie. 🐾

05/20/2026

😻 Meet your new favorite troublemaker!

This little tabby ninja was caught mid-mission, plotting world domination from under a deck… until we showed up with a trap and some tuna. 😂

She’s just one of the many community cats we help through The Straygency’s TNR program — Trap, Neuter, Release. We get them fixed, vaccinated, ear-tipped, and sent back to their outdoor colonies where they’re happier (and way less… productive 😼).
Spring kitten season is hitting hard, and we’re on a mission to stop the baby boom before it explodes.💥 Every spay/neuter = fewer kittens born into tough situations.

Your donation = superhero fuel!
Even $10 buys traps & vaccines
$25 helps cover a full surgery
$50 makes you an official Cat Legend 🏆
Sharing = extra tuna for the crew 🐟

👉 Donate Here and Save Lives: https://www.thestraygency.com

Drop a ❤️ in the comments if you’re team “fix ‘em, don’t kill ‘em”!

**Kittens are not TNR’d, they are placed into foster**

04/30/2026

🚨 TNR Match Update🚨

Last week, a very generous, long-time TNR supporter said, “I’ll match your donations up to $1,000,” and you all said, “Bet.” We hit $765! 🙌

Meanwhile, today’s agenda: 13 cats checked in for their spay/neuter/vaccinate spa day.

Services include: ✨no more surprise kittens✨, ✨ear tip chic✨, and ✨a lifetime ban on dating✨.

And just so everyone knows—we do NOT hoard TNR funds. Oh no. The second a donation hits, we’re basically:
📞 booking the appointment
🪤 trapping the cat
💸 writing the check
🏃‍♀️ moving on to the next cat

Honestly, our volunteers don’t even ask “How’s the weather?” anymore—they ask:
“Did we get enough donations today to trap a cat tonight?” 😅

Our motto? Money in → cats fixed → repeat immediately.

Thanks for helping us keep the streets a little quieter (and a lot less… romantic). 🐾

04/25/2026

🚨 Huge thank you to Cedar Rapids Friends Helping Friends Foundation for financially supporting our TNR efforts. Their generosity is helping turn appointments into action for community cats. 💗

🚨 TNR Progress Report 🚨

It’s been a long week…

Monday we completed 3 sterilizations through Iowa Humane Alliance.

Yesterday we completed 11 sterilizations through Monticello Vet Clinic.

That's 14 more cats no longer contributing to the cycle of endless litters, mating behaviors, and population growth outdoors. They also received vaccinations and care that can help improve their overall health.

But TNR work is never just appointments. It’s also emergencies, injured cats, last-minute changes, and volunteers who keep showing up no matter what.

We’ll be back at it again next week with another 13 appointments. Please keep our volunteers in your thoughts as they continue putting in long hours—trapping, transporting, coordinating, and doing everything they can to make progress for the sake of the cats.

We’re proud of the progress, but the need is overwhelming and there are still so many cats waiting.

If you’d like to help:
💗 Donate toward surgeries
💗 Sponsor a cat
💗 Share this post
💗 Cheer on our volunteers

www.thestraygency.com
Venmo:

Snips & Tips save lives.
Population control—humanely enforced. 🖤💗

04/20/2026

Agents, this is NOT a drill. A very generous, long time TNR supporter offered to match donations, dollar for dollar up to $1,000.00 from today thru this Friday! If you have it in your heart to help, please do. Every dollar goes right to the cats (surgery, vaccinations, flea preventative & microchip).

🚨 STRAYGENCY ALERT: PREVENTABLE SUFFERING 🚨

This week: 11 cats sterilized.
Reality: ~50 kittens born in this colony in the last 30 days.

📸 CASE FILE: Female, ~1 year old
Severe open wound from breeding & fighting

If released like this?
Infection. Maggots. Slow, painful death.

🖤 You know what prevents this?
🚨 STERILIZATION. 🚨

Our agents are out there in the rain, cold, late nights, early mornings — trapping, transporting, monitoring, doing everything they can to stop this.

And right now?

They are ON. MY. ASS.
To get more funding.
To get more appointments.
To move faster.

So we called our vet partner and asked if they could give us 10 appointments at a time.
👉 “Name the day,” they said.

🎯 Funded: 20 cats
🎯 Goal: 40 cats in 30 days

We have the traps.
We have the team.
We need YOU.

TNR isn’t sexy, trust us, we know.
You know what is? Preventing suffering!

💰 Donate = naming rights
📸 You’ll SEE your impact because we'll post pictures of the cat YOU helped

This is how we shut it down.
Join the mission. 🐾

https://www.thestraygency.com/
Venmo:

04/17/2026

🚨 STRAYGENCY ALERT: PREVENTABLE SUFFERING 🚨

This week: 11 cats sterilized.
Reality: ~50 kittens born in this colony in the last 30 days.

📸 CASE FILE: Female, ~1 year old
Severe open wound from breeding & fighting

If released like this?
Infection. Maggots. Slow, painful death.

🖤 You know what prevents this?
🚨 STERILIZATION. 🚨

Our agents are out there in the rain, cold, late nights, early mornings — trapping, transporting, monitoring, doing everything they can to stop this.

And right now?

They are ON. MY. ASS.
To get more funding.
To get more appointments.
To move faster.

So we called our vet partner and asked if they could give us 10 appointments at a time.
👉 “Name the day,” they said.

🎯 Funded: 20 cats
🎯 Goal: 40 cats in 30 days

We have the traps.
We have the team.
We need YOU.

TNR isn’t sexy, trust us, we know.
You know what is? Preventing suffering!

💰 Donate = naming rights
📸 You’ll SEE your impact because we'll post pictures of the cat YOU helped

This is how we shut it down.
Join the mission. 🐾

https://www.thestraygency.com/
Venmo:

04/17/2026

hi… it’s me, ozzy 🖤🐾

soooo… quick question.

where are my adoption applications??

i mean… have you seen me?
these eyes? this face? this pose??
i’m clearly destined to be either:

a professional cat model, or
a very famous tik tok kitten influencer
(i’m open to both. i’m flexible like that.)

my foster mom says i’m a sweet little snuggle monster — which is true. i will absolutely melt into you like i’ve known you my whole life. but i also have very important business plans that require:

📸 daily photoshoots
📸 someone who understands my best angles (all of them)
📸 frequent sharing of my photos with friends… family… strangers… basically anyone with eyeballs

bonus points if you already have a tik tok or instagram following. i’m ready for my close-up. don’t hold me back.

in return, i will provide:
🖤 endless snuggles
🖤 tiny kitten purrs
🖤 a lifetime of being ridiculously good-looking

so yeah… if you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it.

apply to be my personal photographer… i mean… adopter. 🐾
https://www.thestraygency.com/adoption-app