In 2014, a group of cat advocates came together to help a group of homeless cats in licking County. Winnie and her friends were abandoned and small group of concerned citizens, vets and rescues pulled together and trapped all of the cats, provided spay/neuter and medical care (including a full mouth extraction of all Winnie's teeth due to dental disease) then found homes or barn homes for all of
them. This experience of rescuing 62 cats from a property in Newark, Ohio planted a seed that would grow into Licking County TNR. Winnie and her 49(+) friends deserve to always be honored along with the people who worked tirelessly to rescue them. For that reason, her story will continue to appear on our page in its history. Today, Licking county TNR is a 100% donation funded and volunteer staffed, 501 (c ) 3, not-for-profit program that provides services for un-owned, community cats in Licking County, Ohio. Services offered include colony assessment/management consultation and trap-neuter-return services. Trap-neuter-return services include equipment loan, training and support on trapping, holding and transport of feral cats for TNR. Sterilization clinics are held once or twice a month and are by invitation only. To qualify for services, colonies must reside in Licking County and have a caregiver committed to providing food, water, shelter, appropriate medical care and continued TNR for the colony. The colony must have cat advocates willing to participate in the TNR process with support from LCTNR as needed. How to join our team:
Volunteers are needed for trapping, transport, housing and sterilization clinic staff. The Menu button on our page will open up a volunteer application. How to apply for services:
Orientation trainings are held at least once a month to provide cat advocates with the opportunity to learn about TNR, colony management and how our program helps those helping community cats. Individuals only need to attend an orientation once, after that, they will be able to request services whenever a new cat shows up or if an existing colony cat is injured and in need of care. Please remember that the need for these services are great and we are only one small group of volunteers. Your patience is greatly appreciated. As always, if you have an urgent need, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will see if we can help
Licking County TNR exists to improve the welfare of Licking County community cats. If you are interested in volunteering, please message us through our FB page.
