by Chandler Scarborough | May 8, 2023 | Feral Affairs Network, Kittens, TNR, Volunteer Spotlight
By Team FAN — On Saturday, April 22nd, FAN celebrates Earth Day with a fundraiser and CATS-ON-EARTH education event in the WHRO Parking Lot in Norfolk, Va. FAN is reinforcing the need for more spay/neuter surgeries, highlighting TNR efforts in Hampton Roads, and...
by Chandler Scarborough | 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 Chandler Scarborough | 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 Chandler Scarborough | 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 Douglas Dye | Aug 21, 2021 | Volunteer Spotlight
One of Beth Kelley’s favorite (albeit heart wrenching) cat tales is the story of a bloodied and battered stray she trapped and affectionately called Shaggy. Shaggy was in bad shape. He was an older cat who was obviously abandoned years prior. His eyelids had even been...
by Douglas Dye | Aug 21, 2021 | Volunteer Spotlight
Michelle has been one of FAN’s busiest volunteers for nearly two years. When asked what she’s been up to, Michelle replies, “Crawling through bushes, sweating, and using every trick up my sleeve to outsmart savvy cats & kittens!” She’s a trapper extraordinaire and...
