Today is: Global Cat Day

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A pair of feral marmalade tabby cats sun on the trunk of a vehicle parked in a West Side Evansville alley Friday afternoon, March 18, 2022.
A pair of feral marmalade tabby cats sun on the trunk of a vehicle parked in a West Side Evansville alley Friday afternoon, March 18, 2022.

Global Cat Day, which was known as National Feral Cat Day from 200-2016, is a day when Alley Cat Allies launches an educational campaign around the world to protect the lives of cats in all communities — with a specific focus on the lives of outdoor cats. According to Alley Cat Allies, since feral cats can't adapt to indoor living after being wild, the best way to help them is to treat them with the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) process.

When following this process, feral cats are first neutered or spayed, then they are vaccinated against rabies, next they are ear tipped so they can be identified, and then they are sent back to their outdoor home. Benefits of doing this include the stabilization of the feral cat population.

Source: Checkiday.com

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