05/24/2026
We are SO excited to launch a new, community TNR program at Kzoo Cat Cafe and Rescue that gives YOU the tools, training, and support to help make a real difference in Kzoo!!
Here's how it will work:
🪤 Learn to Trap: Sign up for one of our hands-on trapping workshops and learn safe, humane TNR techniques from experienced volunteers. You'll learn where to rent or buy a trap, how to bait a trap effectively, proper trap placement, the best timing for successful trapping, how to safely handle a trapped cat, and general best practices for the entire TNR process.
🚗 We Handle Transportation: Getting a cat to a spay/neuter clinic shouldn't be a barrier to helping them - so we've got you covered with our new transport van (grant funded by the wonderful Mission Meow)!! Once the cat is trapped, we will coordinate with you to drop them off at the cafe and we'll transport them safely and free of charge to one of our trusted partner spay/neuter clinics and back home!
💰 Funding Covered: Cost should also never be a reason a community cat goes unfixed... they deserve care too. Financial assistance is available to help cover the cost of spay/neuter services upon completion of the workshop. We cover the full cost of spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccination, and any emergent medical care that arises (ie: flea or parasite treatment), so you can focus on trapping without worrying about the bill.
So whether you're already feeding a colony, dealing with strays on your property, or just watching cat numbers grow near your home, and want to help rescuers help cats in your community, this program is for you!!
The only proven, humane way to address cat overpopulation is spay and neuter... But wanting to help and being able to help aren't always the same thing. Affordable and accessible veterinary care, transportation to low-cost clinics, and financially providing for all this is a barrier for some. So we will provide the training, transportation, and funding so that cost, access, and lack of experience are never the reason a community cat goes unfixed. And local rescues like ours can't always take in every cat that needs help, but this program allows community members to still HELP community cats, and help an already overwhelmed shelter system.
Ready to make a difference?
🐾 Sign up for an upcoming trapping workshop, absolutely no experience necessary. Fill out our interest form (below) and we'll be in touch soon with upcoming dates.
💜 Support the program — every dollar used for this program will come through the community! Donations will go directly toward spay/neuter surgeries for community cats in Kalamazoo. No cat should go unfixed because of cost.
📣 Spread the word — do you know a neighbor who's been feeding cats in their yard, a property owner dealing with strays, or someone who just wants to help? Share this post! One share could be the reason a whole colony finally gets the help they need!
Every cat fixed is a life made better, and dozens of future lives spared from the harsh environment and a life of hardship. We want to address the barriers in our community so that more humans can help more cats can get the care they deserve!
