Johnson County Community Cats

Johnson County Community Cats The Johnson County Community Cats is a non-profit, 501c3 cat only rescue and spay/neuter clinic. There is a difference between stray cats and feral cats.

Johnson County Community Cat: Trap-Neuter-Return Program

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is the most humane and effective approach for controlling the feral cat population. Through TNR programs, community cats are humanely trapped and spayed/neutered. Cats are also given a rabies vaccination and ear-tip (clipping of the left ear under anesthesia as a signal that the cat is sterilized). They are then ret

urned to their original territory where caretakers provide them with regular food, water and shelter. A stray cat is a domestic cat that has been abandoned or has ‘strayed’ from home and become lost. Stray cats were once pets or have had human contact and they can usually be successfully rescued and placed in homes. Meanwhile, feral cats are cats whom people typically can’t touch. They are not socialized to people and not candidates for adoption into people’s homes. Although some feral cats can tolerate mild human interaction, most are too fearful and unsocialized to be handled. They are quiet and keep their distance from humans. Feral cats usually live outdoors in groups known as feral colonies. We know that many people feed and care for feral cat colonies throughout Johnson County, and they are fearful that the cats will be trapped and euthanized. Consequently, the cats, although cared for, continue to reproduce, thus driving up the population of homeless animals. Colonies whose populations spiral out of control are also likely to cause concern from neighbors. It is best for everyone involved that the colony be stabilized as quickly as possible. With this said, our Community Cat (TNR) program is available for all Johnson County residents who are willing to take responsibility for their feral cat colony. They must sign an agreement that they will provide shelter, food and water for the colony after they are spayed or neutered. The cats will be returned back into their natural habitat. This program has been set up to reduce the Johnson County feral cat population and the burden on JCAC & HSJC of the large number of cats and kittens received on a daily basis. Outside of our TNR program, we do not take feral cats, we do not trap them to euthanize them, and we will return them to their natural habitat. This program is set up to help reduce the feral cat population and we will not trap feral cats to remove them from their homes for human convenience.

With just three days left in May, can you help us make some final progress on our goal for the Monthly Donor 500? Our ra...
05/28/2026

With just three days left in May, can you help us make some final progress on our goal for the Monthly Donor 500? Our race car stalled out - we haven’t had any additional monthly donation commitments since our last post. Any amount is greatly appreciated. We fully understand that times are hard.

Making a monthly donation commitment is easy!

🐾 Visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RZNJZA7P4L3QL
🐾 At the PayPal donation site, enter an amount, and select the “Monthly” option. This authorizes JCCC to charge your method of payment around the same time each month in the amount of your choice.

A special thanks to our most recent monthly donors, who helped us reach 42% of our goal for the Monthly Donor 500! We no...
05/20/2026

A special thanks to our most recent monthly donors, who helped us reach 42% of our goal for the Monthly Donor 500! We now have $210 in committed monthly donations. Our donors have committed anywhere from $5 to $100 per month. With $290 more in committed monthly donations, we’ll hit our goal!

Every single dollar you donate goes directly to helping cats and their owners in Johnson County. Help us help them by donating any amount!

To make a monthly donation, you can:

🐾 Visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RZNJZA7P4L3QL
🐾 At the PayPal donation site, enter an amount, and select the “Monthly” option. This authorizes JCCC to charge your method of payment around the same time each month in the amount of your choice.

Thank you, as always, for supporting us 🖤

Thank you to the donors who have committed to monthly donations totaling $160, bringing us to 32% of our goal of a commi...
05/12/2026

Thank you to the donors who have committed to monthly donations totaling $160, bringing us to 32% of our goal of a commitment of $500 in monthly donations! 🥳 A monthly donation in any amount helps us to get there.

To make a monthly donation, you can:

🐾 Visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RZNJZA7P4L3QL
🐾 At the PayPal donation site, enter an amount, and select the “Monthly” option. This authorizes JCCC to charge your method of payment around the same time each month in the amount of your choice.

We have 19 days left in May - please help us make it to the checkered flag! 🏁

Meet this sweet old lady Tora!Tora recently underwent a paw repair after X-rays revealed many bone fragments left behind...
05/09/2026

Meet this sweet old lady Tora!

Tora recently underwent a paw repair after X-rays revealed many bone fragments left behind after her declaw 😔.
Like many declawed cats, she was living with pain that couldn’t simply be walked off because declawing isn’t just removing a cat’s nails it is an amputation of the last bone of each toe, permanently altering the way they walk and bear weight.

Many declawed cats develop:
🐾 Chronic pain
🐾 Arthritis
🐾 Bone fragments left behind
🐾 Litter box avoidance
🐾 Increased biting or behavioral changes

Because cats instinctively hide pain, many suffer silently for years.

We believe in giving declawed cats the best chance of comfort so we offer declaw evaluations and repairs to help cats like Tora get relief and improve their quality of life. Paw repairs can help remove painful bone fragments, relieve tendon contracture, and address other longterm issues caused by declaw surgeries.

There are many humane alternatives like appropriate scratching posts, nail trims, nail caps, and behavior modification that protect both your furniture and your cat’s wellbeing.
Remember, scratching IS NOT a bad behavior, it is instinctive to cats and declawing them robs of that.

Tora’s journey is a reminder that declawing has lifelong consequences. We hope her story helps educate others and gives hope to families with declawed cats who may still be suffering in silence.
Tora is also looking for her forever home and is available for adoption through the Johnson County Animal Shelter - Indiana 💕

In our area, May is all about the number 500. This year, we have our own take on 500 - the Monthly Donor 500. It is our ...
05/06/2026

In our area, May is all about the number 500. This year, we have our own take on 500 - the Monthly Donor 500. It is our goal to achieve a commitment from our supporters of at least $500 in monthly donations to sustain Johnson County Community Cats' work.

The peace of mind and stability these guaranteed, recurring donations would give us would be invaluable. Most importantly, these donations would ensure that we don’t have to raise the prices for our clinic services. The cost of everything has gone up, and medical supplies are no exception. A surgery day requires air filters, gas, needles, syringes, etubes, gauze, rescue wipes/spray, sterilization pouches, drape/tape/strips for spay packs, suture, glue, and fluids, among other things.

Here's what $500 a month could do for JCCC:

🐾 $500 = 20 bags of cat food for the cats in our care and those visiting for surgery
🐾 $500 = a significant portion of the cost of sutures for the month
🐾 $500 = six vials of sedative or five vials of sedative reversal
🐾 $500 = a little under two months of rent

If you'd like to help us reach our goal, committing to a monthly donation is simple!

🐾 Visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RZNJZA7P4L3QL
🐾 At the PayPal donation site, enter an amount, and select the “Monthly” option. This authorizes JCCC to charge your method of payment around the same time each month in the amount of your choice.

We will report back on our progress throughout the month and sincerely hope you will join us. A monthly donation of any amount brings us one step closer to our goal!

Mental health isn’t an easy thing to talk about especially in animal welfare.Many of us feel the weight of the need arou...
04/30/2026

Mental health isn’t an easy thing to talk about especially in animal welfare.
Many of us feel the weight of the need around us and just keep going because we have to despite what it might be doing to us. I personally feel the stigma around it shouldn’t exist and folks outside this field should know the reality of what many of us feel day in and day out. Sometimes this field of work just sucks really, really bad and that’s just the reality.

As I’ve mentioned before mentally I’ve been in a bit of a slump, hence why our social media has been rather lackluster of late.
Sometimes in order to conserve mental energy something must take the backseat and, for me, that’s been our social media.
Trust me when I say that I feel absolutely horrible for it because I want our community to be along for the ride with us. I want to introduce all of you to the amazing animals who come through our clinic doors and share the recent goings on but, unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen.
I guess what I want y’all to know is that, despite our social media presence, we are still very active doing what we do best: getting cats and dogs fixed and vetted to better their lives and the lives of the people who love them.
I will try to do better with our social media but I do ask for patience and a bit of kindness because sometimes life is a lot and we all deserve some compassion.

So anyway, here’s a picture of my perfect little angel baby, Bartok, who has made a full recovery from FIP and is CURED!

Victoria is here with a free and easy way you can help support Johnson County Community Cats - with your weekly grocery ...
04/22/2026

Victoria is here with a free and easy way you can help support Johnson County Community Cats - with your weekly grocery shopping! 🛒🍎🥗

You can automatically support Johnson County Community Cats each time you shop at Kroger! JCCC is part of the Kroger Community Rewards program, which provides JCCC with regular donations based on the amount spent by shoppers whose Shopper’s Cards are linked to JCCC as their organization of choice.

It’s easy to sign up! Before your next trip for groceries, link your Kroger Shopper’s Card to JCCC with these easy steps:

🐾 Sign in to your digital account on the Kroger website (or go to this link to set up your account: https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards)
🐾 Select the My Account tab and go to Community Rewards
🐾 Enroll in the Community Rewards program and search for Johnson County Community Cats as your chosen organization

That’s it! Thank you for using this program to help JCCC.

We’ve helped 95 clients in our clinic so far in 2026! Our clients have included these two cuties, lots of other felines,...
04/08/2026

We’ve helped 95 clients in our clinic so far in 2026! Our clients have included these two cuties, lots of other felines, and the occasional canine friend.

As a completely volunteer-run organization, we’re proud to be able to contribute to Johnson County at this level. With kitten season already ramping up, the need for our clinic’s services will only continue to grow. We want to be able to help as many pets and their owners as possible, but we need your help to do that!

Please consider making a gift today using the “Donate” button on the top right of our website or through PayPal or Venmo:

Paypal: PayPal.me/jcccats

Venmo: https://www.venmo.com/u/jcccats

You can also purchase something from our Chewy wishlist and it will be shipped directly to us: https://www.chewy.com/g/johnson-county-community-cats-inc_b72152658 -list&wishlistsortby=DEFAULT.

THANK YOU for helping us make a difference! It truly takes a village and we are grateful for ours.

Support our friends at Street Cat Community Outreach if you can. 🐾
04/08/2026

Support our friends at Street Cat Community Outreach if you can. 🐾

We’re still looking for donations for our upcoming bake sale on May 9th! 🧁💛

If you’re a local business or an individual who loves to bake, we would be so grateful for any goodies you’d be willing to donate. Every single treat helps us raise funds for our TNR efforts and keeps our foster program going strong for the cats who need us most. 🐾

If you’d like to help, please reach out—we truly appreciate the support from our amazing community!

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4247 IN/135
Franklin, IN
46143

Telephone

+13179144211

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