Can you tell us more about what Frida’s does?
Broadly speaking FCAF provides food assistance and resources to low income pet owners in Clayton and Cherokee Counties. It is a tireless advocate for Spay & Neuter. If everyone took care of their pets there wouldn’t be feral colonies of cats in parking lots. Our goal is to keep pets out of Animal Control (AC). Anytime anyone posts on NextDoor or Lost Pets etc about feral cat colonies, FCAF starts a feeding station and goes in and tries to TNR (trap, neuter, return) the whole colony. This is a long and painstaking process but that’s what we do.
Why is TNR important?
It stops the reproductive cycle of unwanted cats, which results in less cats in shelters and doesn’t overload the resources of rescue organizations.
Where are the kittens that your are currently fostering from and where are they going?
They are from a local grocery store parking lot. We trapped the feral mom. The kittens are going to rescue when they are ready.
What is a story that you love to tell about your work?
A little while back there were posts on various social media about a cat that was hanging around the Costco parking lot. We went in and set up a feeding station and trapped the cat who turned out to be a geriatric senior. She was a bag of bones with absolutely no teeth. Purr Nation Cat Alliance (purrnation.org) took her into rescue and she was subsequently adopted by an older couple looking for a senior cat. What a great outcome for a cat that was very close to dying on the streets.
How can the Community help you?
Spay and Neuter pets. It you are feeding a cat at your house and it is not fixed, get it fixed. The highest intake of AC is kittens of a cat that people are just feeding. The Georgia Animal Project (theanimalproject.org) is a low cost S&N option. There are many resources, including Frida’s. There is no reason to be feeding a cat that isn’t fixed.