by Missy Schmidt | Feb 2, 2023 | Feral Affairs Network, TNR
By Team FAN — Feral Affairs Network has been awarded a top charitable rating in recognition of the organization’s financial health, accountability, and transparency. Guidestar, now Candid*, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information, awarded Feral...
by Missy Schmidt | Jan 31, 2023 | Feral Affairs Network, Kittens, TNR, Volunteer Spotlight
By Robert Paasch, TNR Authority & Founder of Herdin Cats — “Save the Kittens and Friendlies, TNR the rest!” That’s rescue group, Herdin Cats, mission statement (or, better yet, our battle cry!), and everything we do adheres to it. Born out of boredom...
by Missy Schmidt | Dec 19, 2022 | Feral Affairs Network, TNR
By Team FAN — Sensationalized statistics are often misrepresented, skewed and taken out of context in order to push anti-cat, agendas. Using flawed studies and poorly collected data in this way —against community (or feral) cat trap-neuter-return (TNR) efforts— is...
by Missy Schmidt | Nov 26, 2022 | Feral Affairs Network, Kittens, TNR, Volunteer Spotlight
By Team FAN — Half of the adoptable cats and kittens at Catnip Cat Cafe in the Ghent neighborhood of Norfolk, Va., are from small, all-volunteer rescue group Feral Affairs Network (FAN) whose mission is to help community cats all over Hampton Roads. FAN partners with...
by Missy Schmidt | Nov 19, 2022 | Feral Affairs Network, Kittens, TNR, Volunteer Spotlight
By Michelle Keith — FAN Volunteer — I loved kittens growing up. I wanted kittens growing up. My dad claimed he was allergic (a “fact” that has since been debunked), so I didn’t have kittens in my home as a kid. After I moved out of my parents’ house and finished...
by Missy Schmidt | Feb 15, 2022 | Feral Affairs Network, Kittens, TNR
By Vaida Moore – FAN President and Co-Founder — It takes a village. This project has been —and will continue to be for quite some time— very costly. The caregiver is unable to cover any of the veterinary cost. Food, foster homes for kittens, more spay/neuter...