More Prince George TNR (Trap Neuter Release)

Dealing with Francesca's painful caustic burns and finding a home for her

Francesca is a feral cat who was living in a very unhealthy industrial site. Animal Advocates worked with our rescue colleagues in the interior of BC to get her the help she desparately needed: vet attention and a more hospitable place to live.

You can see in the picture of Francesca's feet that it appears that she has caustic burns on all of them, possibly from walking through a chemical in the industrial site she's in. It looks to be healing. We cleaned them up during surgery and gave her a long acting antibiotic.

It was clear to us that she couldn't stay where she came from. Or that any cats should be put back out there. So we worked to find a home for her, and then the good news came from our rescue colleagues:

"Francesca was just picked up yesterday and is off to a barn quite a ways out of town, with a nice person who may be able to take a couple more from us, but would like to make sure these two do well first. I had a good look at Francescas feet yesterday before she left and they are looking great, they are almost completely healed.

Francesca is semi-feral, so that's why the barn is a perfect home for her. She is used to people being around and bringing her food but is not used to being handled. When she is handled she is much more likely to bolt than be aggressive; she has a very strong fight or flight response. She's been friendly enough that in her time here we were able to cautiously clean her kennel around her, feed her, and carefully transfer her into carrying kennels without any major incidents. I think with time she will warm up to people enough to at least be petted."

We are only able to say yes to animals like Francesca, who are suffering through no fault of their own, because of your generous donations. If you'd like to help, please donate here.

Alto, Banjo, Clara and Dill

Animal Advocates is continuing its commitment to feral cat TNR (Trap/Neuter/Release) in British Columbia. We work with our rescue colleagues throughout BC to help these cats get into a place where they can safely live out their lives the way that they choose – with as much interaction with their own families (and as little human interaction) as possible. Animal Advocates pays the bills and offers expertise based on more than 20 years of TNR experience.

Here's what our rescue colleague told us recently about this campaign:

"We've had a busy week trapping cats! We've done several spays and one neuter. I've attached pictures of all of the cats.

Everything is going well! They have all been placed in barn homes and we have homes set up for four more cats when they come in. Alto and Banjo went to a huge horse barn with a fabulous owner and will have tonnes of space, multiple heated rooms and food - they'll have a GREAT life. Clara has gone to a smaller horse barn with a really nice lady who is giving her lots of time and space to warm up to her and who really likes her, even though she can't get near her yet. Dill was just picked up yesterday and is off to a barn quite a ways out of town, with a nice person who may be able to take a couple more from us, but would like to make sure Dill does well first.

All the cats are semi-feral. They are used to people being around and bringing them food but are not used to being handled. When they are handled they are much more likely to bolt than be aggressive, so they have a very strong fight or flight response. They've all been friendly enough that in their time here we were able to cautiously clean their kennels around them, feed them, and carefully transfer them into carrying kennels without any major incidents. I think with time they will all warm up to people enough to at least be petted."

We are only able to say yes to animals like Alto, Banjo, Clara and Dill – who are suffering through no fault of their own – because of your generous donations. If you'd like to help, please donate here.