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You are here: Home / Kitty Wisdom / Be the Change for Feral Cats… and Commenthon!

Be the Change for Feral Cats… and Commenthon!

October 15, 2013 By: Sparkle Cat76 Comments

I asked my human to make a commenthon a regular Feral Cat Day feature

Many of you already know that tomorrow is National Feral Cat Day, in which thousands of humans work hard to raise awareness and remove prejudices about feral cats. Many groups will be spaying and neutering feral, or as I prefer to call them, “community” cats for free. Some groups will be teaching people that a cat colony that is properly cared for consists of healthy cats that won’t spread disease or breed. They will show that TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) is the most effective and humane way to reduce feral cat populations. Click on the link above and see if something is going on near you. My human will be attending an event put on by Fixnation and the Best Friends Free Fix LA Team.

Three Feral Kittens by Karen ThompsonYou are never too young to learn how to love and care for community cats, so I want to talk about a new book by Karen Thompson, the human who lives with the PDX Pride kitties. It is a small children’s book called Three Feral Kittens, and it is the story of Hemming, Miss Marble and Tigress, three feral kittens who were cared for by the PDX Pride humans (the story ends before Miss Marble’s tragic death). It also contains exercises and games to help young humans learn more about feral kitties and their ways. It is a short but very charming book, and part of the proceeds from its sale will be donated to the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon.

Now, here is the deal: today’s post is a commenthon, and for each comment between now and 11:59 PM Pacific Time, October 16, my human will donate 50 cents to Fixnation, which spays and neuters feral cats and has a Saturday wellness clinic in the San Feranano Valley for cats and dogs. The cap is $75, and please spread the word so we can make the limit! But there’s more… the links to Three Feral Kittens are Amazon affiliate links, and if you buy a copy of the book between now and the end of the day October 16, my human will add our affiliate commission to the total!

Today is also Blog the Change for Animals — please visit some of the other participating blogs by clicking on the image below:

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  1. Rascal and Rocco says

    October 20, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    This is wonderful! I wish I had made it in time, but what a great idea. Thanks for sharing and helping kitties!

    Reply
  2. Kjelle Bus aka Charlie Rascal says

    October 17, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    Am I to late for the commenthaton ?!
    Sure hope not 🙂
    XOXO

    Reply
  3. speedyrabbit says

    October 17, 2013 at 12:26 am

    good luck and great job by the way,xx Speedy

    Reply
  4. janie benson says

    October 16, 2013 at 6:18 pm

    Hey sparkle hope the fundrising goes well by the way yours is the first blog I looked at 🙂

    Reply
  5. Layla Morgan Wilde (Cat Wisdom 101.com) says

    October 16, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    We’re doing a limited blog hop today, but stopped by the say thanks for spreading the message about feral cats.

    Reply
  6. Devoted to Willow says

    October 16, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    Sparkle that is a much better name of “Community Cats” as that is more apt name to show the goal for them and a positive. Purrs.

    Reply
  7. Shoko & Kali on October 13 says

    October 16, 2013 at 5:48 pm

    Fantastic…a feral day…this is overdue. Thanks for shining the light a little brighter for all of us.

    Reply
  8. Spitty the Kitty says

    October 16, 2013 at 5:46 pm

    Whew–we’re glad we made it. And you know what? My Human says that she would be happy to MATCH your Human’s 50 cents per comment. We’ll come back and check in the morning to see what the total is!

    Reply
  9. Rene S says

    October 16, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    Count me in! How generous and wonderful of you!

    Reply
  10. Rita says

    October 16, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    Thanks for the donation and thanks for the link to the book. I just made my purchase.

    Reply
  11. Austin Towers says

    October 16, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    Oh Gosh! I’m glad I just got in in time!!! A great idea :))

    Reply
  12. Pasha says

    October 16, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    We wanted to leave a comment to get your Mommy in trouble 🙂 Heh!

    Reply
  13. Pumpkinpuddy says

    October 16, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    Here’s my 50 cents worth. Good luck with the commentathon. Hope you make your goal.

    Reply
  14. Paula says

    October 16, 2013 at 10:52 am

    a great idea for feral cat awareness! i rescued a feral kitten 2 years ago. my friend worked with the feral cat coalition in san diego using the trap-neuter-release program. she became very ill with cancer and a cat had a litter of 5 kittens. my friend passed away when the kitten was about 8 weeks old. so i took one, in honor of my friend and the rest were given good homes.

    Reply
  15. Emma and Buster says

    October 16, 2013 at 9:56 am

    we love feral cats; we feed them, mom has to find a way to trap them and get them fixed then release them back in the hood.

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    • Paula says

      October 16, 2013 at 10:54 am

      Emma, see if there is a feral cat coalition where u live. here, they provide humane traps for you to catch the cats, then they spay or neuter the cats..free of charge…and release.

      Reply
  16. Basil says

    October 16, 2013 at 2:51 am

    What a brilliant cause!

    Reply
  17. esther ran says

    October 16, 2013 at 2:16 am

    fab that you’re doing this, hope you make the ccapxx 😆

    Reply
  18. Flynn says

    October 16, 2013 at 1:44 am

    I managed to escape from lock up just long enough to leave a comment for your commentathon. I have to hurry back before “Holiday Auntie” notices I am missing.

    Reply
  19. Harvey Button says

    October 16, 2013 at 12:23 am

    A great post Miss Sparkle, Dash was right, you are one of our best blogging colleagues – we are proud to add our comment. We are also sharing a lot!

    Yours,

    Harvey Button

    Reply
  20. Mark's Mews says

    October 15, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    We wish the best fer all ferals, that they get rescued and TNR, that they find ferever homes. But we arent ready to welcome new cats into our yard. Yet. Its… hard.

    Reply
  21. Team Tabby says

    October 15, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    Last week our humans bought 2 cat calendars in support of

    http://pierresalleycats.org/dockyard-cats

    They rescue many feral cats – spay, neuter and feed them

    Reply
  22. MelF says

    October 15, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    Great cause to post for today’s Blog the Change! When I was a pet sitter, I had the opportunity to see a well-cared for pet colony. Because of TNR and two ladies who lived in the neighborhood, these cars were spayed/neutered and cared for the whole time I walked dogs in that area of town. I think this is a much more humane way to control a population that humans allowed to get out of control. The cat is the least at fault in this situation. Looks like Fixnation will be getting a nice donation from you! 🙂

    Mel Freer
    No Dog About It
    BtC4A team

    Reply
  23. edith says

    October 15, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    Thank you for the donation to Feral Cats.

    Reply
  24. Clooney says

    October 15, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    That is wonderful that you are having a Comment-a-thon to help feral cats, Sparkle! We hope it is super-successful!

    Reply
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